Your toughest CMP part to find???

[Rob Fast]

What CMP piece just does not seem to be showing up for you? If you've been at this crazy hobby for a while, more often than not the pieces come into place thru the wealth of knowledge here, and this great fraternity. But sometimes, some pieces have slipped thru the cracks for you. What are those pieces? I'll start this thread with a couple of my own. HUW fuze box and blackout light switches for the back 3 doors. Pics always preferred. Cheers Rob

[Bob Carriere]

The coupler between the winch and the transfer case........ made of unobtainium and not made since the late 40s.

It had to be taken apart to remove it and re-installed the same way with new grade 8 bolts.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

The coupler between the winch and the transfer case........ made of unobtainium and not made since the late 40s.

It had to be taken apart to remove it and re-installed the same way with new grade 8 bolts.

They look like LEYRUB joints - used on the Morris Commercial 8 cwt PU & CS8 15 cwt trucks . They used them on the prop shaft . Also used on post war Commer trucks of the 1950's , the Commer knocker . Been told the little building site Lister dump things used them .

I know of a place that has some NOS , but he wants 180 bucks each

I think the Humber 4X4 of WW2 uses them too , between the gearbox and transfer box ?

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

First is a 'Wheat Lamp'. It is a miner's lamp used in the Fox. The lamp is on the left attached to a trickle charger and the battery is on the right. It seems the old brass miner's lamps are available as are the modern LED ones but nobody thought to save any of these from the 1940's. I've been after once since I first got my Fox and was successful only last month.

Second is the wireless table, battery trays and seat bases for my HUW. I can't imagine there are any originals to be had so these are my reproductions as accurately as I can make them based on drawings from UK friends.

Rob, I'm also in the market for one of those HUW fuse boxes and, like the rest of the HUW interior, I'm not confident I will ever find one. I do have accurate drawings and will be making one up. If you are interested I can send you a copy.

[Euan McDonald]

Found a cab 12 windscreen cover at a swap meet not knowing what it was, I bought it for the buckles only to discover it fitted a cab 12 windscreen.
Never seen another.

[Bob Carriere]

.....can you drive with the windshield open and the canvas as a sunvor.....

cheers

[Eric R.]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

.....can you drive with the windshield open and the canvas as a sunvor.....

cheers

You're a funny guy Bob!

[Bob Carriere]

.... we will not let you back in to get parts....!!!!

Never seen such a device..... we get so little sun here we would never use it.... Only the Australian would cut out the roof section...ie Sun roof.... then add a canvas on the windshield for shade......

There must be a Canadian equivalent made of beaver pelts to keep the windshield from icing up.

Cheers