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Old 25-08-08, 21:49
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looking good John. It is nice to see all the hard work you guys put into restoring your vehicles.
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Old 25-08-08, 22:40
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Hi John,

Intresting brake tool!

How does this tool work?
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Old 26-08-08, 19:54
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Hi Martin,
the brake aligning tool is used to check concentricity of the shoes in relation to the axle.The tool has a vee clamp arrangement that clamps onto the axle and you set the gauge to a point anywhere and spin it slowly checking various points around the shoe diameter.There is also another part to the kit that measures the drum and compares it to the shoe diameter you have set.It was made in the USA by Shepard Thomason Co.Not sure what it is called but i use it every time i set up brakes with and offset cam arrangement ie my old Mack and CMP.It turned out when the lower cams were in their neutral position the shoes were perfectly concentric on the Chev.
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Old 26-08-08, 20:04
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looking good John. It is nice to see all the hard work you guys put into restoring your vehicles.
It's not so much the hard work Cliff It's the time management that is my biggest problem.Two young daughters and wife need attention not to mention the earthmoving business.Thank you for taking the time out to check out the progress of our latest reto.I finished a 1971 falcon not 12 months ago, I'm enjoying the CMP a lot more as you don't have to spend hours sourcing and paying a small fortune for original parts.I will keep posting progress shots as they come to hand.

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Old 28-08-08, 14:43
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I picked up the tyres today 12.00 x 20 Dunlops.Dummy fitted one to the rear they look huge standing around 45 inches tall.The wife is worried she cant climb up into it when finished.Hopefully by the end of the weekend i will have a rolling chasis again fingers crossed and hours of work ahead.
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Old 31-08-08, 13:59
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Hi All,
Well its Sunday night and the Chev is almost rolling.All the brakes,hubs,etc are back on and all is coming along nicely.I would say you have to be dedicated to wrestle with those brake,hub assemblies when checking for correct bearing tension on the front axle.A couple of new brake lines for the front and mount the master cylinder this week and the old girl will have brakes again.Another run around with the spray gun,wheels on,then its time to concentrate on getting the engine and gear box sorted.In the mean time i am sorting out the cab etc more sandblasting,rust patches welded in etc. I'm pretty sure I'm not telling you guys and girls anything new as by the look of the other forums we are all in the same boat.More to come later.The white C60s is my cruiser,well i had a few beers last sunday and thought it would be a good idea if i took a mate of mine for a spin around the block (no brakes) All went well until we ran out of fuel and had to call the wife for a tow.All she asked was where are you? and hung up.A few minutes later arrives the Toyota with chain and wife! well you can guess the rest.(NOT HAPPY WITH ME) oh well that was last week.She is happy i worked on CMP not drove one this week.
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Old 31-08-08, 15:34
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Great stuff John. Keep this thread rolling along as we all love a good restoration

BTW, those 12.00 x 20 tyres...are they the same as the Army Unimogs as the tread pattern looks similar?
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Old 01-09-08, 13:25
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Got home a bit late so not a lot done only fitted up the winch.Because its a C15A wireless van it didn't come out with a winch.We use the original plates and bearings that came out of one of the C60s i wrecked that was too far gone.We let the left hand side plate into the chasis by 6mm so it formed a box section.The right hand side was fabricated so it fitted between the top and bottom rails and bolted.Very neat and accurate job if i can say that without boasting.The tyres i am not sure but they came from the army as new old stock could be unimogs but nut sure.Dunlop Australian made if that helps.I will post a picture of the old C60 i wrecked for parts.The one with the round counter weight is the Chev the other is a Ford F60 with a very rusted side valve.
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Old 02-09-08, 14:01
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Rain sent me home early today so straight into the shed to work on the C15A.I installed the kit into the NOS master cylinder and fitted the remaining pipes and hoses.Filling the master cylinder with fluid and a bleed here and there it was all good news. I removed the tie rod ends and cleaned the threads and adjusted the toe in something wasn't right.It seemed not to have enough turning angle.I thought about it for a while as i disconnected the drag link from the RHS hub still not the same as the left side.Then the penny dropped the backing plate retaining bolts were fowling on the knuckle.Pulled the drum off shortened the bolts and everything is fine.Not sure if this was always like this or i had lost the shot bolts.The old saying comes to mind check,check,then double check.
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Old 03-09-08, 10:31
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....I finished a 1971 falcon not 12 months ago, I'm enjoying the CMP a lot more as you don't have to spend hours sourcing and paying a small fortune for original parts....
John,
How's about a pic of the falcon?
I have a '73 Fairmont awaiting the loving hand, after the F15!
(PS be aware that Falcons have been called 'ugly' on this forum before...)
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Old 03-09-08, 14:01
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Hi Howard,I will post a couple pictures but the Blitz is the flavor of the month.Keeping in mind this took two and a half years and 3 jobs at a time to pay for it! That is why i say i am happy to do the C15A more realistic.Image 001 is not shown you will have to open it.
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Old 14-09-08, 14:29
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Hi all, just a quick update on the progress of my C15A restoration.Took it out of the shed today and installed the 235. I still have a long way before she is fired up but at least it's in and looks like it's ready for action.The new water pump and acc will arrive this week and hopefully i will have some spare time to get it all on.The radiator is going for a clean up and test tomorrow and i'm hoping it will be given a clear bill of health.I still am yet to order a loom and need to do that also.I also pulled the gear box apart today and out of three of the am able to put a realy good one together with the usual new seals and bearings.Feel free to offer advise as i am going off the trucks in my yard and a manual so all the help i can get is welcome. John Stokes
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Old 18-09-08, 05:13
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Hi John

Nice job your doing...... watch the water pump/fan clearance with the stock radiator..... you may have to consider an "hey-Daptor" plate to install an older 216 pump.....

Let us know if you get stuck.... a few of us have been down that snarly path and can give advice......

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Old 18-09-08, 11:41
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Hi Bob,I took the 235 out of another blitz and it had a different pulley/fan set up to the stock 216 pump.I have a new 216 water pump do i remove the pulley and use the same set up and install it on the new pump is that what you mean?and not use the big cast pulley.
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Old 06-10-08, 13:20
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...Keeping in mind this took two and a half years and 3 jobs at a time to pay for it! That is why i say i am happy to do the C15A more realistic...
Yeah, I know. The XA is going to take a LOT of work. Well done with the GT! I bet it sounds even better than it looks!!!!!
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