Snail's pace Blitz rebuild

[Plushy]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Problem solved now.
Brought home 2 Ford Blitz trucks yesterday from a farm about an hour away.
So now I have 2 gearboxes to play with as well as another flathead V8. I now also have an overflow tank too.
The more complete truck had both windows fitted in their frames before we left the farm. By the time we got to my place one had slipped out and dropped onto the tray of the tilt truck. Amazingly it didn't break!

Plushy, thank you for your offer bbut now I will not need to grab a gearbox off you.

No Worries Ryan let me know if theres any other parts your chasing . If you happen to find a spare drivers side fuel tank could you let me know as i am still chasing one for my Bliz .

cheers ,
James

[Ryan]

No worries Plushy.

Working on the front of the chassis today. Removed the hand made supports for the Holden radiator. Bumper cross member will be replaced as the previous owner had cut off the top off it to fit the non standard radiator. Bolts came out fine. Wondering about the rivets. Thinking I will just cut them off with a grinder and replace with with a round head bolt. Were they hot or cold riveted?

[Ryan]

Removed a couple of good flathead radiator support brackets out of a wreck today. Grinded off the rivets. Then knocked them through their holes, buggers of things they are. Cross member can wait for tomorrow.

[Ryan]

Removed the bumper cross member today and cleaned it and the radiator brackets up. The removal of the original cross member will be tricky. I'll either have to remove the front springs to properly access the rivets or break the oxy out and cut off the tops of them.
To the manual.

[Ryan]

When it rains it pours.
Went to a clearing sale today in Geelong and picked up a further two gearboxes. And a transfer case with pto. Gear levers, bearings, fuel tanks, straps, steering wheels, clutch plates, NOS horn, drive shafts, axles, plus much more.
Had a good chat with Hugh Tompson and met a new chap from Drysdale who has a 3/4 finished Ford Blitz tipper who DIDN'T know of MLU! Needless to say I told him about us. Hope he pops up soon. Both he and Hugh also shared in the goodies.
Missed out on other items like more driveshafts and wheels and tyres. A early sidevale V8 sold for $150. Another bloke bought a Ford Grille with badge to hang on his garage wall because it looked 'nice'.

[Ryan]

Oh yeah, also spoke to a scappy from Balwyn who told me they had just a couple of weeks earlier cut up a 'excellent condition and running' Chev Blitz with crane. The yard wouldn't sell it on due to health and safety reasons.

[Jan Thompson]

My dad sounds like he has been spending my inheritance. I will call him tomorrow and find out what he purchased. I recall him looking forward to this clearing sale.