C8 progress in Texas

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by David DeWeese

Getting ready to tackle my wooden roof structure, and had a question:
I have two 90-degree angle brackets in the rear upper corners of the window openings, but no brackets in the front where the windshield header wood and upper window opening wood join. Am I missing some brackets, or were they ever there?
Thanks, David

Gday David

Hopefully these pictures will help - these are ones I had made as exact copies off the original timber frames from my truck. I was lucky that one end off each of them was in good nick.

To answer your question - yes those corner brackets are original and I'd even say the bolts are too from the look of them. I was able to re use all mine but my truck spent nearly all its life in inland down under. Press studs look original too (what you guys call snaps).

There were no front brackets, the two timbers join together using bolts and I suggest the very widest washers you can get in there. To spread twisting forces over the timber and avoid them splitting.

I havent had any trouble yet and I have done some miles in mine since the resto.

Anyway.... some pictures

[David DeWeese]

Thanks Bob and Tony for the information and photos!

I can see now why the front wood structure on these trucks failed. I will make some brackets on the corners in that location that goes above the wood so it can't be seen...

Tony, what method did you use to make the channel for the angle iron in the front wood piece? It looks to be about 1/8" deep.

I studied the bend in my rear roof panel today, and think I came up with an easy solution to repair it. We'll see this weekend...

Thanks again!
David

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by David DeWeese

Thanks Bob and Tony for the information and photos!

I can see now why the front wood structure on these trucks failed. I will make some brackets on the corners in that location that goes above the wood so it can't be seen...

Tony, what method did you use to make the channel for the angle iron in the front wood piece? It looks to be about 1/8" deep.

I studied the bend in my rear roof panel today, and think I came up with an easy solution to repair it. We'll see this weekend...

Thanks again!
David

I got a very good local furniture restorer to make the timbers David. Just ran out of time and would have had to buy tools I do not have for the one project. Anyway, he did a great job, it was even made out of a Canadian timber.

Long and short is I cant tell you how he did that channel.... sorry.

I can tell you the channel is the width and depth of the metal piece it bolts up to (see last picture in my previous post)..