C60 cwt Signals CZMk IV

[Bob Carriere]

Wonderful job on the truck..... absolutely stunning....... one can almost hear the clapping of the screen doors on a warm Summer night.

How does it drive?????

Cheers

[Gordon Yeo]

Bob

If I ever do get the C60 out to a show it will make great caravan with screened windows and doors. Mike Cecil posted info on the van body that said the floor was coated with Dektred and it was lifting in many places. I stripped the floor to bare metal and wondered what to put down in its place. The idea I came up with might not be the original but will do. I used a two part under coating/ primer from PPG that is very durable and sprinkled sand blasting grit into it. I put down two coats of primer and sand with two coats of grey porch floor enamel paint. It gives a slip resistant surface that will be very durable.

I haven't gotten the truck licensed yet so miles traveled are minimal. I went about three miles yesterday and there was shimmy and shake in the steering. Today I went over three miles and things went much better. The old girl has sat for so long and different tires maybe things need to be run in again.

I have a transmission out of a 15 cwt in the truck and am wondering if speedometer drive unit in a 60 cwt transmission is a different gear ratio. Could the brain trust comment on that possibility?

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Gord

Too late tonite for a brain trust but....

....where is the speedo connected.....?

Usually connected to the front centre gear of the transfer case...... so actually recording Revs going to the axle.

Gear ratio is different for C15 axles and C60 axles.... different tire heights.....

I would gamble that properly fitted on a 2 speed T-case on a C 60 the difference in tire height is offset by the axle gear ratio and they are all the same.

Now on your 3 mile runs if it starts showing 80 miles per hour your speedo is wrong !!!!

Cheers

[Alex van de Wetering]

Lovely work Gordon; very nice. So, what have you done lighting wise? I see the original lights at the rear, and two modern lights added to the chassis rails. And two small LED (?) indicators on the front bumper?

I have no idea what Dektred looks like, but I think your solution of a coating combined with sand is very clever. I see the truck also still has the Original ceiling lights!

Original mirrors seem very hard to find these days and the repro ones are becoming more expensive by the day. I have seen a lot of people using the cheaper "interior mirrors" (at least that;s how the classic car parts dealers call them) , but I have to say your John Deere solution is also a very good alternative....slightly larger than the Original mirrors, but still a similar look.

Alex

[Ganmain Tony]

Looking terrific Gordon, a superb restoration - does the old girl stop as well as go?

I do love the look of the later round instrument dash.

Lovely looking variant and very practical back for throwing a swag in and camping the night.

[Harry Moon]

The transmission would be exactly the same C15 or C60

[Greg]

Hi Gordon,

The truck is looking great. I am really glad that it went to a good home as I did not have the time to do it. I did not want to see it rust away.

Cheers,
Greg

[Gordon Yeo]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Looking terrific Gordon, a superb restoration - does the old girl stop as well as go?

I do love the look of the later round instrument dash.

Lovely looking variant and very practical back for throwing a swag in and camping the night.

Tony

The truck stops very well, it would seem the booster is working as it should. I'm not as convinced about the van body being "very practical", your truck with a cargo tray is far easier to see around and behind. Once you get your sides and tail gate sorted, some tarp bows and a canvas, you will be set up very nicely.