2008 at the Hammond Barn

[sth65pac]

Bob I dont know what is the 'right' floor. I think 42's have a diamond floor. have seen a dot & dash on a Chev... Tony Smith would know..Or My good friends Max, Mark, or Ashley.

Yes well we are blessed here with nice weather.. Tomorrow for me is (hopefully) the 'drabbing'/greening... Photos to follow (hope you dont mind me hijacking your thread, or anyone else mind...)

I am at a loss to know what the block in the cab is for, but its been there for a while. I have taken them out and will make new ones... maybe someone will know..Tonyyyyyyy???

There is an aircraft company near me, they can laser cut anything.. makes plate cutting super easy... I just cannot afford to use them yet... but heck it is a fancy machine.. If you can think up a hundred things we all need in mlu I will go see what they charge...

Summer brings me out and I work most days 17-19 hours.. (8 hrs at work) so I am hoping to get my truck done by March..(Corowa)

We have not had a sunny day in weeks. For summer it is very mild..

Gee I want that restaurant though..... Some nice ladies in there .

Back to the F15A................
& a roof pic to enjoy....


Ian

[Dale Law]

Hello Everyone,

My original 41 F15A Cab 12 has the dash-dot plate. I would suspect one company made it and was used by the other whether it be Ford or GM.

Regards,
Dale

[cliff]

The diamond pattern as shown was used on Australian built Fords.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by cliff

The diamond pattern as shown was used on Australian built Fords.

Cliff is spot on. I think it's called railway plate.

Of course this applies to Australian cab 13 Fords as we fully imported cab 12s. The Chev cab 13s built here by Holden had smooth thin floors.

As for the wooden blocks you'll find they are spaced to fit the side curtain lugs.

[Bob Carriere]

...........As for the wooden blocks you'll find they are spaced to fit the side curtain lugs.

That makes a lot of sense..... although I do not ever recall having seen them in Canadian CMP trucks.......

Boob

PS...... Ian you are not hijacking anything....please feel free to post any and all....

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Bob and Ian

Ian you mentioned "There is an aircraft company near me, they can laser cut anything.. makes plate cutting super easy... I just cannot afford to use them yet... but heck it is a fancy machine.. If you can think up a hundred things we all need in mlu I will go see what they charge... " as a way of cutting the floor plate as alternative to that or to acetylene torch cutting I used a small plasma cutter to cut all my floor plates and found it to be a very use-able tool.

See http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...MetalWork.html about half way down the page. I even cut 10 inch section out of the drop side body that I fitted to my Pattern 12. In the pictures below you can see a bit of that process. You'll note in some of the pictures that there is a added fan and even a cover over the Plasma unit to extend its duty cycle by adding more cooling.

[colin jones]

Hi Phil, better let you know that someones got there foot on the brake pedal in pic 2. Don't want you flatten your battery
Colin.

[sth65pac]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

See http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...MetalWork.html about half way down the page. I even cut 10 inch section out of the drop side body that I fitted to my Pattern 12. In the pictures below you can see a bit of that process. You'll note in some of the pictures that there is a added fan and even a cover over the Plasma unit to extend its duty cycle by adding more cooling.

Phil,
You're welcome to drop your plasma cutter at my place (just the little prob of weight & distance...)

I can make....late model lifting rings, hatch catch profiles, toolbox brackets, pioneer tool holders ... now back to the anvil, fire and hammers...

And the 'greening' has begun... Unlike you poor blokes.. Summer is here & painting is a breeze. I did my St*FF SH*T handle about 12 weeks ago.. I will get to enjoy the 'joys' of engine rebuilding shortly..