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04-09-08, 07:03
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What a gem . It is a No. 11 cab and it's in very good shape - believe me. There are a few of us on this forum with C8's . Myself, David Pope in Canada, Andrew up at Dubbo in NSW . A guy in California Dennis Deck , but he has dissapeared . Nick Bullock in Yorkshire has one too, it was measured up for the 1A2 body plans . The 1A1/2 body you need , not 1B , you will have to build a replica. The plans are available From my research, they used a civilian front 'I' beam axle from the 1940 Civilian 3 ton truck - the part numbers are same .. But they adapted the lighter brakes to the axle . The rear axle is the 1940 civilian 1 ton truck axle .. same springs , 4.55 -1 ratio. My article is here : http://www.geocities.com/vmvc1au/8cwttwins.html Glad to see you chose the GM version ... the inferior Ford version would be too difficult a job .. Mike
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04-09-08, 08:56
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Congratulations David
It does look to be in pretty good order At least you are in the right country to get chevrolet parts at a reasonable price As mike has said the c8 is pretty much built around 1940 civilian components including the chassis with only a few changes here and there So for all your mechanical components it will be easy for you to source wheel spacers are rare (In Australia at least)so you may have to get some custom made if you can not locate some Good to see another one saved from the scurge scrappies  Post a few more pics .They are always good to see Look forward to seeing your progress Good Luck  (not that you need it with a chev)
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13-10-08, 11:12
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"Dennis Deck wrote (Monday 13 Oct, 1.30am): I recently sold my 1941 Cab 12 C8 CMP to Chuck Anderson in Oregon. He is going to finish the restoration project I started many years ago."
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13-10-08, 18:07
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I just picked it up from Dennis last week. I'm starting by rebuilding the carb and figuring out wiring & dash. Unfortunately there isn't another one locally (at least that I'm aware of), so I have nothing to look at to see how things should look.
Could I trouble a fellow C8 owner to post some pictures of the dash & how the top front of the cab mounts onto the top of the windshield? I wish I would have taken more/better pictures of the smokin' nice C8 that was a the MVPA show in Portland last August.  At the time I had no idea I was two months away from getting one.
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14-10-08, 08:42
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I think this is what your after
Top of windshield bolts to wood panel which is screwed in along turrett face
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Last edited by aj.lec; 14-10-08 at 09:59.
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14-10-08, 18:46
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Thank you very much Andrew! Those are great pictures.
 I don't know what the "dip button" is, I thought someone mounted a starter button on the dash. However, looking at the wiring....I can see it is original to the vehicle. I'm missing the trim piece that goes around the top front and sides of the cab. This must be where the wood pieces are screwed onto the cab. Should the trim piece be made of canvas or metal? It almost looks like the welt material that goes under the hood (on top of the radiator shroud) on a jeep. Regards, Chuck Last edited by Chuck Anderson; 14-10-08 at 19:46.
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14-10-08, 22:11
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The trim is on the outside of the turrett to cover some of the holes for the wood frame holes . This is light gauge metal
The wood frame goes from behind each door across the top of door openening then across the windscreen
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15-10-08, 18:41
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