F60L Cab 12 truck

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Shane

Mike that would be Tim who has the portee, i hope to see him over the Christmas break.

Shane

So Tim bought the Whittlesea portee ? I am confused now !

[Shane]

Hi mate.
Not sure where he got his truck but he has a cab 13 portee, Keith might know. Looking at old photos the radiator is bolted in by two bottom bolts, and no other support apart from the radiator hose. There is a steel rod running behind the radiator but does not offer any support, will having just the two lower bolts sitting on rubber be satisfactory for driving conditions?

[Keith Webb]

Yes, Scrivo's Portee is a cab 13, but a fair way from Whittlesea, he's in Kerang.

And yes, the radiator is mounted on rubber both ends, pads with bolts at the bottom and just by the hoses at the top. It is not secured to the cab so they are independent to allow for flexing between chassis and cab. I think the rod on the cab 12 is for the integrity of the arch bar construction.

This pic of Tim's portee was taken several years ago in Corowa by Hugh Davis.

[Bob Carriere]

Yes the rod behind the radiator does bring a lot of support to the sagging cab 11 fenders.

I reproduced a cab 12 rod from an original and installed it on my C15a cab 11. I was surprised how it pulled the two cast steel parts together and made things fit much better.... you do need to use tapered flat head bolt/screws to allow the nose of the cab 11 to fit.

Also installed the 1/2 plate under the corners of the floor for more cab stiffeness....pirated from a cab 12.

Cheers

[Bob Carriere]

Could only find pictures of Chev cab 12...

I included a pic of the repro rod we made.

But even after thousands of pictures I still need more...just realized that I have no pictures of the repro rod installed....

I really think it is worth having....
Cheers

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Shane

will having just the two lower bolts sitting on rubber be satisfactory for driving conditions?

I always use the standard Ford spring mount kit as well as thick rubber, although I'm not sure they were used originally. They don't appear in the CMP manual but they're commonly found on Ford CMPs in Australia. Whether or not they help much is questionable, as the spring is almost incompressible! They're available much cheaper than this mob below but I can't recall where I've bought them in the past.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1941-1948...item43d462f7bc

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[Darrin Wright]

Macs Auto in the USA, $3.95 per kit

http://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_me...passenger.html

I have this on my BGC and can not complain. I don't think the springs would compress either...

[Howard]

Pics as promised. Note- Countersunk bolts not fitted (lost)
First pic is from behind the radiator & rod passing through the shroud
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[Shane]

Hi all.

Thankyou gentleman for your posts, very helpful as usual.

Howard that shroud is the same as my original radiator set up. However i didnt have the rubber surrounding on the iron bar is that what they did? The one i have now is from a cab 13 hence the brackets. So how about i cut the top of the bracket on either side so it is no longer attached to the truck and get stronger radiator hoses and mount the bottom brackets onto a rubber base? Does anyone have a right hand water pump for sale that does not leak Have found welsh washers at our local auto pro will try and fit tomorrow and install new steering box.
Thanks Lads

[Shane]

Hi all.

Ok for some reason the water pump doesn't leak anymore(work that one out) Although still have to replace welsh plugs.
Got a lot done today with help from my Dad, he was made in the same decade as the truck hahahaha. Doors on,radiator problem solved, floor in, dash and steering wheel done. Its amazing what you can get done when you avoid doing the welsh plugs.
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Thanks for all the help in 2014
MERRY CHRISTMAS MLU GANG (Really hope to post more before 2015 )