C8 progress in Texas

[Alex van de Wetering]

My C8 bonnet came with two countersunk screws on each forward corner, probably because the wingsnuts were lost overtime (Screws also seem to be a different thread). No other holes in the bonnet apart from two holes each for securing the springs near the windscreen as Bob also pointed out.
David, just to be sure.....your picture doesn't happen to show the rear rather than the front of the bonnet.....holes in the bonnet being the ones for the spring fixing and the holes in the nose for securing the rubber strip??? just checking.

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

Bob, It looks like forum members Maurice' truck.

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?....

The pic you posted and the one Cliff posted show a truck that is now in Holland. It's now green by the way and the only one I have seen yet with that latch. I always assumed it was a post-war addition.

Alex

[David DeWeese]

Thanks for all the replies and information!
I guess the holes in the hood (bonnet) may have been made by some post-war owner, but what was the purpose of these two original counter-sunk holes in the front sheetmetal next to the holes in the hood?

Don't mean to bore y'all to death with a discussion on hood holes, but it beats the hell out of watching television!

As always, thank you guys for your imput. I couldn't have gotten this far without it!
David

[Lynn Eades]

Where are they in relation to the radiator filler?
Would it have a support bracket?

[Alex van de Wetering]

Here are two pics of my C8. You will see the same countersunk holes. Used to attach a rubber strip???

Alex

[Bob Carriere]

.... on the nose piece of my cab 11 are the same two countersunk holes...... but can't rememebr what they are for .....and on either side of those holes is the double canvass welting ...... and the welting is held in place by small metal tacks/nails.

Will need to go through some of my old pictures again.

Bob

[David DeWeese]

Hi,
Maybe these holes were for a latch or whatever that never made it into production on the cab 11's? Everyone with a cab 11 has these holes, but nothing is attached to them.
No period photos I can find show a centrally located latch on the hood, nor can I find photos of any fixtures screwed into those counter-sunk holes in the front sheetmetal..
I refinished my hood today, and left the holes in it with some 1/4-20 machine screws with square nuts to fill them. Better safe than sorry.
Thanks again for the great information!
David

[David DeWeese]

Hi,
Had a problem with the '41 Dodge truck radiator I had modified and installed to fit in the C8 a while back. The clearances all looked good until the front sheetmetal was aligned and bolted in tight.
Well, turns out there wasn't even enough room between the radiator core and the fan to install the fan belt.
To me, with the economy here so slow, this is a real show-stopper. I simply can't justify buying a new $500 radiator for a toy, plus then having to pay someone to modify it with a long custom made filler neck to fit a cab 11 Chev.
Had to keep the project going, so...

Looked around at my shop and found a couple of nice late '70's Jaguar XJ6 radiators up in the attic. I used to install lots of small block Chev V-8's in these cars back in the '90's using a locally made kit, and saved back a couple of good radiators.....
The radiator fits very well, with a 1 1/2" upper hose and a 1 3/4" lower hose that fits my 235 exactly.
Made some side mounts for it and a custom filler neck and...

disclaimer: no actual CMP parts were harmed in the installation of this radiator.
Thanks, David