Info needed: Battery box for C15A No.12 Cab Chevrolet

[Paul Edwards]

Hi Guys,

Does anyone have an original battery tray/box picture for my no 12 cab please, mine appears to be a bubba mod and I'd like to fabricate a period looking box?

Cheers,
Paul

[Alex van de Wetering]

Paul,

Phil Waterman has some good pictures and plans of the box on his website;

https://www.canadianmilitarypattern....tery%20Box.htm

Alex

[Paul Edwards]

Thanks you Alex, that link is a master piece!

Cheers,

Paul

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Paul

If you can't read the dimensions just give a shout. The one thing I think is missing is the thickness of the steel, which is thin. I'll try an get a gage today.

It will probably take making two boxes to get one you like.

Thanks Alex for posting the link.

Cheers Phil

[Paul Edwards]

Hi Phil,

The thickness reads as 18 gage (gauge) on your drawing.

Would there be much call for these boxes, has anyone every priced up mass fabrication.

Cheers Paul

[David Herbert]

I believe that sheet metal and wire gauges differ between USA and UK. I have no idea about Canada but I would assume that they use the US standards. In the UK we have gone totally metric now and the nearest (very near) to UK 18 gauge is 1.2mm. I find it easy to remember that UK 16gauge is pretty much 1.6mm and 1/16" which is nice and easy to remember. A bit of research with Mr Google might confuse this further !

David