C8AX Tac Sign

[Ausmick]

Have not been on line for a bit.
Finally got the truck just the way I wanted it and took off to the Alice Springs Truck Show.
Left home and one of the two good looking ‘old’ tyres on the back blew out, so two news ones in Narrabri on day 1 – also – at Moree the 6v pulley broken in two and went into the radiator! The pulley had a hairline crack in it, maybe where some fool in the past had hit it off with a hammer, or fatigue? I hitchhiked back to Coona and pulled a radiator out of one wreck I knew had a good one, and found a new pulley on another wreck beside it.
Got going and didn’t have another problem – well one – till I got home after driving the old truck 5600km up through Queensland into the Northern Territory to Alice Springs, back into South Australia to Broken Hill to home.
Other problem I had was the earth strap not doing its part properly – which it is now.
Left home with 110 litres of fuel in her tanks – 500 litres in drums in the back - $400 dollars worth of tucker – generator – cloths – spares – and most important, 10 cartons of beer.
The parade on the Sunday at Alice was 8 km long having 900 old to new trucks lined up, went for three hours through the outside of town.
You wouldnt believe it but on the day another C8AX got in line behind me!

[Bob McNeill]

Was there ever any doubt, its a CHEV, well done.

[aj.lec]

Well done Mick
Looks good and you had a few stories to tell at the end of it all
Hopefully you will be posting a lot more photos of the Alice run

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Ausmick

Have not been on line for a bit.
Finally got the truck just the way I wanted it and took off to the Alice Springs Truck Show.
Left home and one of the two good looking ‘old’ tyres on the back blew out, so two news ones in Narrabri on day 1 – also – at Moree the 6v pulley broken in two and went into the radiator! The pulley had a hairline crack in it, maybe where some fool in the past had hit it off with a hammer, or fatigue? I hitchhiked back to Coona and pulled a radiator out of one wreck I knew had a good one, and found a new pulley on another wreck beside it.
Got going and didn’t have another problem – well one – till I got home after driving the old truck 5600km up through Queensland into the Northern Territory to Alice Springs, back into South Australia to Broken Hill to home.
Other problem I had was the earth strap not doing its part properly – which it is now.
Left home with 110 litres of fuel in her tanks – 500 litres in drums in the back - $400 dollars worth of tucker – generator – cloths – spares – and most important, 10 cartons of beer.
The parade on the Sunday at Alice was 8 km long having 900 old to new trucks lined up, went for three hours through the outside of town.
You wouldnt believe it but on the day another C8AX got in line behind me!

Christ almighty what a feat ! You deserve a medal .. or a trip to the local funny farm

MIKE

[Ausmick]

Does anyone know

On the drivers side floor where the steering column and brake/clutch peddles go through.........what covered these holes originally.....or....what have people used now? to help with water/wind/noise entry........rubber/canvas/felt?

[Rob Beale]

I've seen remnants of canvas boots around the levers on the floor, but I've not seen anything around the pedals on the trucks around here.

I assume it will be the same as Canadian produced vehicles overseas. It certainly needs something to stop the wind whistling up your trouser legs!

Well done taking your truck on such an odyssey Mick. I hope your fuel consumption was lower than the 15cwts! Amazing to see another one too.

Rob

[warren brown]

Geez Mick - the C8AX behind you in Alice didn't belong to Fred and Marilyn Reeves did it? Cheers Warren.

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Ausmick

Does anyone know

On the drivers side floor where the steering column and brake/clutch peddles go through.........what covered these holes originally.....or....what have people used now? to help with water/wind/noise entry........rubber/canvas/felt?

Which model truck and which manufacturer because this is something that seems to have changed and evolved. A photo of the floor boards around the peddles would help tell if there is something missing.

I understand from old comments that it was not uncommon for drivers to cut up pieces of carpet they "found" make the holes for the peddles more air tight.

Cheers Phil

[Ausmick]

Warren - yes the other C8AX was Freds......I got to talk to him and his son in law while we waited. He found it hard to believe there were two more within 100kms from my home town.

Phil - I will get a few pictures of the cab 13 floor, but from what I take it I have the top section that slid over the steering column but a chap showed me the two pieces that I need to make the slip down from the top of the brake/clutch peddles. He thought when he pulled them from a wrecked cab years ago they clamped down on some old red felt....but was not sure.

I traced the two missing sections down on paper and once made will get some pictures of them and the floor.

<My model was built in canada and sent in crates to NZ

[Ausmick]

Maybe this felt part is what slipped under the three floor sections?. I have the steering column section and the template I have drawn up for the other two bits would fit spot on. Has anyone else found felt around this section before?

www.chevsofthe40s.com
FELT FLOOR SEAL -STEERING COLUMN, BRAKE & CLUTCH
Item # 3657153 41-46
Fits 1941-1946 Chevrolet Trucks
Seal
Floor Seal. Felt for steering column, brake & clutch.
This part fits 1941 1942 1946 Chevrolet Trucks
US$8.50

[Pete Solomon]

Hi Folks,
Well Mick has done a wonderful job on the restoration but has decided to sell the old girl - to me. I feel very lucky to have scored the prize and look forward to using and maintaining such a wonderful vehicle.

This is my first Blitz, but not my first collectable or vintage vehicle so rest assured it is coming to a good home. I plan on getter out and about to some displays, shows and swap meets in the not too distant future and have big plans for a major fundraising event for Legacy featuring the Blitz. I'll keep you all posted.

Cheers

Pete Solomon