CMP Diesel Conversions???

[BEN-RIPPINGHAM]

thanks for all your replies!

I don't want to modify the existing truck or get involved in loads of expense enginnering a unit to fit this truck.
So i could go with a Simca sumb unit i suppose which would be a good compromise as they are plentyfull, does anyone know if both the engine and gearbox will fit in the space of the original unit????

cheers

ben.

[cmperry4]

I spoke with a restorer here in Canada who told me he was equipping a C60X he had with a modern diesel engine. Cummings or such, and furnishing the workshop body as a camper van so he could drive it to shows. No idea how far he got with that. Other Canadians here may know who I mean, and may know more about it.

[Lang]

I have seen three CMP's fitted with 6354 Perkins. These are a cheap, readily obtainable engine of 120hp. Standard SAE bell housings which will fit the original CMP gearbox are easily obtainable but a box out of a Bedford, Commer etc that comes with the engine would be better.

Good boost in HP and rev matching to the CMP axle ratios is also good for a few more mph.

[BEN-RIPPINGHAM]

Thanks for that Lang, i think the engine you've mentioned perkins 6354 is the same motor as the perkins phazor which is used in dodge/renault 50s? You can pick up these dodge/renault 50s very cheap so this looks like the way forward. Have you any pics of the trucks you've mentioned so i can see how they've done this engine/box conversion with regards to mounting and coupling to the transfer box?

regards

ben.

[Lang]

Ben,

Sorry but I don't have any images of the conversion or the various owners names. The vehicles I saw were owned by farmers and commercial people, not collectors. There was a C-15A radio van with a Perkins all done up like a motorhome going around Australia a few years back. I don't know what became of that.

Even a P6 which was the forerunner to the 6354 would be OK. You might get one out of an old tractor but I think they were only 100hp. Ford and Leyland made very similar size 120hp diesel engines but I think the Perkins is the pick of the bunch for reliability, parts availability and cost.

I am a bit of a fan of them having one in my first truck when I was 18 back in the 60's - a Commer semi-trailer. You would be laughed off the highway now with 120hp and 45mph. If you don't have a minimum of 400hp dragging a B-Double and able to maintain 60mph on all but the steepest hills you are not in the game. Have also had several 6354's in boats since.

[malcolm erik bogaert]

Ben there is a guy advertising some CMP spares on Milweb at the moment he has a P6 bellhousing for CMP which may be usefull regards malcolm

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here's a C60L with Perkins diesel engine, might be worthwile for you to check out:
Chevrolet CMP 4X4 WW 2 Truck. Item number: 280205826673

Chevrolet CMP 4x4 1942 ?. This Truck Needs Total Restoration ( But Not For The Faint Hearted ) or would be useful for spares . Also it is fitted with a Perkins P6 Diesel Engine. I Do Not Have The Original Petrol Engine.

There is a Old Type Log Book, (V5). Reg No. LPH 302, date of first registration is 1947 when it was sold in Auction after the war. The wheels fitted on the truck at the moment are not the correct ones, The Correct ones are on a pallet shown in the pictures.

As far as i can work out the truck is about 1942.

Please Phone 01264 323629 or mail me if you have any questions. Thanks John.

Please Note. This is Cash On Collection