Blitz Chassis and Truck info wanted

[Jason Linders]

I am looking for any information on my Blitz truck. Wanting to know if it was a long wheel base cut down? or is the engine cover the wrong one for the vehicle? what type of vehicle was it? And any further info would be greatly apperciated Thanks!

[Jason Linders]

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[cletrac (RIP)]

It looks like a cut down gun tractor. The roof and the floor are too long for anything else.

[Tony Wheeler]

Yes it's a FGT8 Jason. Have you checked under the bonnet yet? The chassis model was painted on the underside, it may still be legible. Engine cover looks to be original but the dashboard is off an F60L (I'm assuming that's where the data plate is).

Anyway nice find Jason, it's pretty rough but it's always good to find another FGT. What are your plans for it? Can you send a pic of the ARN, looks like a couple of digits may be legible.

Cheers,
Tony

[Euan McDonald]

Hi Jason and welcome!
what you have looks like it started life as a FGT No8 Aust, that would mean it was a gun tractor at some point. The engine cover plate would indicate it came from a long wheel base truck.
Whats the plan? it would be great to see it restored back to a GT.
Looks to have had a hard life around the rear end, front looks very original.
Can you post pics of the glove box if it still has one?
Do you have fuel tanks?
Please keep the pic coming!

[aj.lec]

Welcome to MLU Jason
looks to be on the original GT chassis too with 2nd row cross member at rear (so wheel base not cut down 101 inch original)
Poor thing has had a very hard life.
As Euan said it would be great to see it go back to a FGT No8

[Jason Linders]

Thanks for all the replies.
Yes, it still has its glove box, missing all its fuel tanks though
Still even has its log book holder above the drivers window and all the rifle holders still in tact

How do i check the wheel base to check the 101 inch?

New to blitz's

[Jason Linders]

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[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Jason Linders

How do i check the wheel base to check the 101 inch? New to blitz's

No need to check Jason, it's definitely a FGT chassis. The twin rear crossmembers are unique to FGTs as Andrew says. There are 3 different wheelbases in the CMP range (Canadian Military Pattern, aka blitz):

SWB: Fords are 101 1/4", Chevs are 101"
Medium: Fords 134 1/4", Chevs 134".
LWB: Fords 158 1/4", Chevs 158".

Gun Tractors use the SWB chassis, and Ford Gun Tractors include certain chassis mods, notably twin rear crossmembers. They're instantly recognizable, as is the glove box which is also unique to FGTs.

"F60L" denotes "Ford, 60 cwt, Long wheelbase", so whatever that data plate is attached to is off another blitz (sometimes they're on the dashboard, sometimes on the engine cover).

Anyway welcome to MLU Jason and well done on scoring a FGT first up, most of us have to wait decades to find one! They're extremely rare, less than 200 built (84 FGT8 and 98 FGT9) so it's always exciting to see another survivor, regardless of condition. Actually yours isn't too bad, it's considerably better than the FGT9 I'm planning to restore. Very few bodies have survived, they invariably get the chop like yours. BTW the body is Australian designed and built - hence "Australian Pattern No.8", and the chassis is Canadian - hence "CMP".

Here's a few pics of the FGT9, main difference is the small step in the roof.

[Jason Linders]

Hi how do i know what ford flathead v8 i have, so i can start to get the engine gasket kit and parts required would it be a 39,40,42 engine

Thanks

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Jason Linders

Hi how do i know what ford flate head v8 i have, so i can start to get the engine gasket kit and parts required would it be a 39,40,42 engine

Thanks

It would seem from the earlier post by Cameron you may have a post war 21 stud Pilot engine which I think was the 3 1/16 bore 85 BHP version rather than the CMP Mercury engine of 95 BHP.

These sites may be useful:
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/bboogaar/engine.htm

http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...tify_a_Ford_V8

[Jason Linders]

Thanks for the info Keith.

[Lynn Eades]

Jason, my guess is that the "BB" that starts the serial number, means that the motor was built in Dagenham. The only thing I base that on,(50years later) was that I had an English assembled Ford Escort. The serial number also started "BB", which according to the Ford parts book meant that the car was built at the Dagenham Ford factory. This would need to be verified.
The 6 and 7 thing. I imagine the person doing the stamping picked up the wrong punch (he / she had just used the 7) The 7 is light, and the 6 is heavier.

[Jason Linders]

Thanks Lynn for the info