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19-05-12, 11:18
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Good to hear from you Nick! Well...."just in case" happened in the end. The C8A and C15 chassis are also still available; they have moved to another MLU member and are stored "just in case" anyone ever needs them.
Do you remember where the chassis originally came from? Cab 11 or 12? Short box, lengthened short box or long box? I have some holes in the frame that I think are not original and need welding up. Normandy? I am jealous....no holiday for Norma and me (again!) this year unfortunately. What about Wings and Wheels or Tanks in Town? It would be great to meet up with you and Gina again and finally catch up. Alex
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19-05-12, 11:40
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Attached you will find a picture of the Crossmember that was under my truck when I bought it. The next two pictures show the corners of the replacement after the frame was blasted. I wasn't happy with the small rotted holes and decided to weld in some fresh steel and also replace the nuts and bolts.
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19-05-12, 11:58
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I first made a template from cardboard and than transferred it to steel. Forming the replacement bits was largely a matter of trial and error with a hammer and wooden blocks. The crossmember is slightly angled towards the front of the frame, so the replacement bits left and right are mirrored. I cleaned the inside of the crossmember as much as possible, treated it ith Fertan and coated it in primer, before welding the new bits in.
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Chevrolet C8 cab 11 FFW BSA Folding Bicycle Last edited by Alex van de Wetering; 19-05-12 at 12:06.
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19-05-12, 12:00
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The cross member is bolted in position with four bolts on either side and two extra located on the bottom. I tag welded the replacement steel in place and testfitted the cross member to see if the holes lined up. Thankfully my measurements were correct and ould proceed with welding and bolting the thing back into position.
Alex
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Chevrolet C8 cab 11 FFW BSA Folding Bicycle Last edited by Alex van de Wetering; 19-05-12 at 12:07.
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22-05-12, 00:14
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I spent some time today to sort out all the holes in the frame. Some are pretty crudely placed and are civil probably post-war, a few others I think are not factory, but maybe added later on by the army, maybe also postwar. The ones on the left seem to match up with side fuel tank mounts, while the holes on the right show a different layout.
I marked the holes that I think are not correct for my 1940 Cab 11 short box and want to weld them up. Is there anyone who can back this up, so I am not filling up holes I am not supposed to? I plan on measuring the hole size and location before welding anyway, but I rather not redrill the holes later on. I marked the holes that I think are not correct with some green wire. Alex 1st pic: Left hand rail between cab and box 2nd pic: Right hand rail between cab and box 3rd pic: left hand rear 4th pic: right hand rear
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22-05-12, 06:27
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Here's the holes in my frame. I don't know for sure if any of them are add-ons but there's less than in your frame.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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