C8 progress in Texas

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by David DeWeese

Getting ready to tackle my wooden roof structure, and had a question:
I have two 90-degree angle brackets in the rear upper corners of the window openings, but no brackets in the front where the windshield header wood and upper window opening wood join. Am I missing some brackets, or were they ever there?
Thanks, David

Gday David

Hopefully these pictures will help - these are ones I had made as exact copies off the original timber frames from my truck. I was lucky that one end off each of them was in good nick.

To answer your question - yes those corner brackets are original and I'd even say the bolts are too from the look of them. I was able to re use all mine but my truck spent nearly all its life in inland down under. Press studs look original too (what you guys call snaps).

There were no front brackets, the two timbers join together using bolts and I suggest the very widest washers you can get in there. To spread twisting forces over the timber and avoid them splitting.

I havent had any trouble yet and I have done some miles in mine since the resto.

Anyway.... some pictures