Canvas Side Curtain Frame

[Bob Carriere]

Hi everyone...... nice to all chip in..... not to many 11/12 left with curtains.

Over the Easter weekend I will dig out my NOS curtains and the tubes for the doors and photograph everything in detail... hard to describe everything by words alone.....

for example there is a separete canvas part that snaps on the slanted windshield pillar and a separete piece that fits on the upper part of the cab door opening....... all serving the purpose to better seal out the bad weather.

Bottom line.... they look good but are probably totally ineffective and greatly reduce dvision..... so in a front line situation they would get stored or chucked very quickly. I suspect that at 25 mph enough water would seep around the windscreen and drip on the driver's knees..... only to be matched by water being splashed from below by every lever opening available.

Cab11/12 were not meant to float !!!!!!!

Happy Easter and don't be fooled by the Easter Bunny hidding his eggs..... you would to if you didn't want anyone to know you've been scr***ing around with a chicken.

BooB

[Jim Price]

Bob,
That would be super! will look forward to the pictures. Now I get the "picture" on all the pieces that went into the window coverings! Like you, I wonder how effective they really all were!

Regards,
Jim

[Chuck Anderson]

Hi Jim,

Here's what I've got for mine. I had one and 1/2 original rods to copy. The curtains are reproductions the former owner bought while attending Beltring some years ago.

The rods are 5/8" wide, 3/16" thick, and 18" long. I had to cut mine down a bit to work with these curtains. There were also two tapped holes in the rods for screws to attach to the curtain (I assume). The bottom is tapered from round to a square to fit the slots in the doors. I also angled the front rods to match the angle of the front of the curtains.

Chuck

PS.. if anyone has pics of what the top part of the rifle holders looks like, I'd sure appreciate it!

[Maurice Donckers]

Hi , mine are round rods with another 3rd one on top wich slides over the 2 bottom ones , pictures after weekend .
I still got a dozen original side screens for 11/12 cab , so if somebody needs some .

[Alex van de Wetering]

I still got a dozen original side screens for 11/12 cab , so if somebody needs some .

Maurice, can you tell me a little more about the screens you have? Are they NOS? Or only for patterns? left and right? greenish or brownish?

Alex

[Jim Price]

Chuck,
Thanks very much for the pictures of your curtains. Could you porvide me with some measurements and close up pictures of both sides of the windshield frame ones; I don't have anything on them at all.

Attached are pictures of the rifle holders I have for my F8. I haven't installed them as yet as I don't have the second "cup" that holds the rifle butt in place. One of those lesser "to do" things on the list!

Regards,
Jim

[Jim Price]

Maurice,
Would you have any of the other pieces besides the curtain itself that make up the three-piece set for each window? Or, any of the supporting rods?

Regards,
Jim

[aj.lec]

I think the peices you are after can be found if you do a search for " cab 11/12 canvas " and this thread has measurements for windflaps

[Mike K]

I've had a look at the C8 parts list C8-01 ..... I have a Nov. 43 print .

Page 127 lists

Rod , Door curtain - front - right ( Canadian army ) part no. COIQ755434
left

Note: When above two parts are used on "After Jobs" they are to be reworked as shown on print 5800060-1

Rod , Door curtain - front - right ( British army ) part No. 5800060
left

Support assembly curtain rod upper 5800014 2 required


CO1Q would be a Ford part number.

Must have been early and late versions of the rods .. confusing isn't it . I had a look at the original side curtains here ..cannot work out how a third rod can fit inside the curtain as the two vertical pockets for the rods are enclosed - sewn together . And , why would the parts book refer to them as Rods ..if they are flat section as Chucks pics show ?

BTW The snaps that hold the lower curtain edge to the door top are the same type as the WW2 Jeep HALF DOOR canvas snaps . These are unusual and not easy to find and very expensive

[Jim Price]

Andrew,
Thanks for the reference; I did check it out and although I couldn't find any measurements the pictures and drawing were sufficient to make a set of the windshield frame flaps from scratch. What I need know now is what the flap that goes on the top edge of the door frame looks like.

Regards,
Jim