C8 progress in Texas

[David DeWeese]

Gordon,
Nothing needed now for the C8 that I can't source here from domestic vintage Chev truck suppliers, except for an extra 13" wheel as a spare. Am going to try and make a spare wheel that looks the part from a couple of wide 13" Corvair rims that were given to me. It won't ever touch the road, so.....

I can't imagine a better home for this '34 Dodge than in your garage....only thing is that you have to finish the T-36 Iron Fireman first!
Thanks, David

[gordon]

I have to finish the TD 20 one ton, the VC3 half ton, and the WD21 one ton first, THEN the T-36, and then take a rest before even thinking of anything else. I do actually have the Sno-Cat and various trailers complete, but all my completed Dodges have been sold so it is probably some kind of defense mechanism.

I've no idea what markings you could put on the Chev though.

[David DeWeese]

I will admit to knowing very little if anything about putting the correct vehicle markings on this truck.
Thanks, David

edit- did a search on this forum this morning and found all the information I needed, plus some... Did have a question on the placement of the division formation sign, though. Is left or right side correct?

[David DeWeese]

Hi,
Was going to weld up the extra holes in my hood until I noticed some type of fixture in that location on the early C15 in my last post.
Is this a latch, or?....
Thanks, David

[Bob Carriere]

Hi David.

Mine is a C15a but I do not remember those holes..... will check in the barn tomorrow morning.

From what I remember my cab 11 has holes on the front corners.....for the two wing nuts...... the small panel is held by a spring type clip at the back and two wing nuts at each forward corners...


Bob

[Bob Carriere]

Found this old picture David.

Taken some years ago before dismanteling my cab 11.

My hood was missing and Don Dingwall gave me a NOS hood cover.

My truck had Jeep type hood clips holding the previous hood in place.

The two holes for the wing nut headed bolts are visible on the LH and RH corner of the hood cover.

There are so few cab 11 around to compare..... maybe in sunny Australia.

Bob

[Bob Carriere]

My apologies to the owner.... can't remember who owns it but probably UK area.

You can now see the two wing nuts headed bolts in an otherwise very smooth hood.

I call them wing nuts headed bolts because from what I have seen the wing nut part replaces the nut head..... so when you remove the wing nut the whole threaded bolt comes out. Maybe what I have seen is not original.

So what is it....? do you loose the wing nut when you remove them with the threaded portion remaining sticking out to impale your hand when servicing.... or those the wing nut bolt comes out as a complete unit....

Bob

PS......8.0032 CO1Q16619 Screw, Hood Centre Panel Thumb (2) (First Job)

[Keith Webb]

There are so few cab 11 around to compare..... maybe in sunny Australia.

Not many here Bob, they're a rare beast indeed.

[cliff]

Most of the factory photos from Service Publications show the wing nuts in each front corner like Bob's photo in the post above but I found a photo of a restored truck in my photo collection that had a clip type catch in the middle front which would match those holes.

Hope this helps