How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Bob Carriere]

Looking forward to seeing it on the hoops........ can't figure out what all the straps are for.....

Cheers

[David Dunlop]

Jordan.

Once you have it installed, and checked for fit, it might be worth, as Hanno suggested, to carefully photo document and spec it out for future cloning. Not often exact, unused originals show up with all their wonderful original dimensions, markings and fittings.

Great find!

David

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Looking forward to seeing it on the hoops........ can't figure out what all the straps are for.....

Likely for rolling up the back or sides and driving with just the tarp roof in place. There will most likely be buckles on the opposite side of the strap.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I hate to be a sourpuss, but how much shrinkage has there been and will it even fit over the bows?

[Colin Alford]

Jordan,

The Dodge part number worried me but a quick flip through the T-222 (15 cwt 4 x 2) parts list shows your tarp. I have never had much interest in Dodges but i now realize that the Dodge T-222s used the standard CMP 15 cwt Cargo boxes. (I have a strong feeling that you already conducted this research).

Excellent find! I hope that there isn't any issues with shrinkage/dimensional changes due to the age of the fabric but it looks like it was stored very well to still have that paper wrapping intact after all these years.

Colin

[Jordan Baker]

It's been very well stored over the years. It's for the Dodge T-222 and as Colin says it's the same as used on the 15cwt series of trucks.

I'll do some more photos on it in the spring once it warms up.

[Jordan Baker]

Today I was able to go pickup a very nice running Chevy inline 6. It took a lot longer then expected as we had to first remove the engine from the sellers truck. Then when ready to load the engine into my pickup the sellers engine hoist stopped hoisting. So I ended up driving home again to get my hoist and loaded it up. Then back to get the engine. Reloaded everything and the off for home. Unloaded everything again and then took the pickup back to my uncles. What should have been 3-4hrs took just over 8. The things we do for a hobby.

However I'll be able to put all of the right hand drive army bits on this engine.

[Bob Carriere]

Look behind you to see if you can see a horseshoe sticking out of your ***

Lots of work but a good find. What size ? what year?

Have you heard it running before the extraction???? If not you may want to consider using your test bed to get it fired up and fully proofed before you do slide it in there......

When you do the water pump transplant try to use the CMP hose neck that has a flat spot casted in the lower front section that gives you additional clearance for the throttle rod. I know what you will be doing over the Xmas Holidays!!!!

If you keep finding CMP parts like that, you will have enough spare to build another one.

Stay warm