My CMP restoration

[Jon Bradshaw]

The plate you have displayed there must be early war. I have the plate for my truck and it is aluminum. It is in very good shape so I don't think I need this one. It still needs to be cleaned and riveted back into place so it can be seen clearly but here is mine. Curiously the plates are slightly different in what they say. (Probably because mine is a Ford)
I would say buy it and the ship it to Owen, if he needs one, this is not a common piece to find in a random shop....
Since you asked the filter tops cost me $800 for the pair. They are setup to pump water if someone ever actually wanted to use them for the pumps. My thought was it might be cool to use them if down the road I found a power pump to go with the truck.

[Owen Evans]

Originally Posted by Jon Bradshaw

The plate you have displayed there must be early war. I have the plate for my truck and it is aluminum. It is in very good shape so I don't think I need this one. It still needs to be cleaned and riveted back into place so it can be seen clearly but here is mine. Curiously the plates are slightly different in what they say.

Good point about the plate possibly being early war. A friend has a late war british Bedford MW water tank truck; his plates are marked Bedford MWC on one side, and Morris Commercial on the reverse!

Wayne: sent you a PM reference that instruction plate you found...
Owen.

[Wayne Hingley]

PM sent to you Owen.

[Jon Bradshaw]

So after more than a month away I am now back at home and working on the CMP again. I managed to get the water tank lower drain plate off and re set with a new rubber gasket, the original gate valve on the bottom after some cleaning and fitting of a new turn wheel is still functioning well. I filled the tank to the brim to check for leaks (none) and marked the suspension to see how it would settle. The truck only settled 1/2 inch with 250 gals/ 2000 lbs of water on it! They certainly over engineered these old trucks. I bought another more modern army water tank and pulled the valves off of it since the new ones I look at are crap compared to the old solid brass jobs.
I am trying to setup the cab and wire in the electrical this week and I can't figure out the seat mounting. As far as I can tell there should be another bracket that the sliding seat mount attaches to at the floor. Can someone send me a picture of the closeup seat mount parts? Whatever the angle bracket that bolts to the floor looks like I can't find it in the pile of parts I have. Jigsaw puzzles were never my preference.