Reference: Plans How to build a tool box for a CMP truck

[Grant Bowker]

Consider looking at construction supply houses. Similar 2 tube guns are used for dispensing and mixing structural epoxy for anchoring rebar in concrete and crack injection. I don't recall seing such guns at Home Despot or Rona, but CRS or Len Murray might have them

[Mike Timoshyk]

Bob,

Don't believe the guy....I can see 47$ or 74$ but man someone needs attention.

If you want a gun let me know and I will buy one for you here...I will send to you and you can fix me up later.

yes it appears to have been welded at the tail gate....the tail gate attachments for the hinge portion are missing which leads me to believe it was a grain car or some other farm thingy...as for the round hole which no longer exists what it was for is anyones guess....I believe it was protection against worm holes....after all the box is still in this dimension...so it must work. Well I have to go and get some more strawberry Jam for my tin foil hat....those micro waves are everywhere...

Cheers

Mike Timoshyk from the Southern Quadrant....

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Mike

the 3M guys must be nuts.... or did not want to sell to me....and I didn't want to buy from him.... his outfit had been referred to me by a large body shop which uses the stuff. Claims it is so strong that they are not suppose to use it when replacing quarter section as it will reduce the crush-ability of the body panel in subsequent collision.

What brand name was your glue and gun...???? I got to look some more..?

Bob Unglued!!!!!

[Bob Carriere]

Grant did some searching.....

Found Speedy Grip at $58 a double tube.....compared to 73 for 3M and a special gun for the double tubes at $92........all stock half a block away from the 3M idiot......

Now to try it.........

Heads up..... my local fabricator... metal shop.... tells me the price of steel is expected to jump by 30 to 50% before Summer due to shipping (fuel) costs....

...... he tells me metals quotes that he gets for projects are only good for 24 hours......

Got a 6 inch x 2 U channel 78 1/4 inch long for the cab 11 bumper.... $44.00

Boob

[Mike Timoshyk]

Been a week since I retrieved the box....got it off the truck...taught a friend a few simple welding techniques and prepped the box for the next 75 years.

I am using the POR 15 system. Did a light grind with a 36 grit sanding disc and washed the bottom of the box with Marine cleaner to remove any grease n stuff. Then I washed it with a mixture of Phosphoric acid and Zinc Phosphate. Washed that off and hit the box with POR 15 by brush. I let it cure for a few days and today I hit it with a coating so that it will accept the Light Stone 61 paint. Once it is painted on the bottom I will put it on the frame and finish off the box restration. I will not put the wheel wells in for now. There will be 5 1/2 inches of clearance for the big 10.50s. The truck is now in the garage and I will be attending to the "finer bits". I hope to have it on the road before I leave for Quebec City in the last week of June. I will be away till 20 August. Hopefully the CMP gods will smile on me during the next few weeks.

Hey Chris....any word on the tailgate?

cheers

Mike Timoshyk basking in Sunny Windsor

[George McKenzie]

Hi Mike I made a endgate for Gordon In Yellowknife for the same box that you have .you can aske hime how he likes it .I copied mine and it's better than mine as mine has a few dints in it .George

[Mike Timoshyk]

As the title suggests....today was a landmark day...I have sat 'round the problem of trying to get the box from its position on end to sitting comfortably on the rails...so to speak. Phase one....let gravity do the work...so....like a good ol BC lumberjack...down she went...sitting on the gravel made shifting it to the correct departure angle quite easy with the use of the come-a-long. A few furrows later I attached the engine hoist and using the come-a-long attached to the frame crossmember above the transfer case I started inching the box up and along....quite easy actually. Once on the frame I placed 2 steel rods for ease of movement once the laws of gravity were overcome. The rods will stay in place for the moment allowing me to move the box when the time comes to attach the front section. The distance between the box and the frame caused by the steel rods will also allow me to place thick rubber down before tightening the box down to the frame.

cheers for now from Thunderstormy Windsor Ontario

Mike Timoshyk Time for some wine....

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Mike,

I am really enjoying your series of DIY restoration of your F15A. With DIY I mean you prove one can restore a truck within a restricted space and with limited tools (some of the guys here have huge sheds, cranes, blast cabinets, paint booths etc. )

Originally Posted by Mike Timoshyk

I will not put the wheel wells in for now. There will be 5 1/2 inches of clearance for the big 10.50s.

For comparison, attached goes a pic of a C15A here in Holland without wheel wells, it's been driving around like this for years.

Keep up the good work!
Hanno

[Mike Timoshyk]

first off, thanks Hanno for your comments. Much appreciated.

I have the engine in...it turns over and I am waiting impatiently for a new distributor cap... The spark is intermittent. Have a new capacitor and power all the way to the points. Coil is good...sooooo now I wait for the mail.

I am now ready to register my truck. This will present a few problems. First off there was no data plates with it and I could not find a serial number on the frame. The rear Pintle has been added from another vehicle and the engine serial number is 110971. The transmission has been replaced at one time and there is no serial number on it. So, I have two options....utilize a number that is close to the manufacture year of the truck or....make up a vin and stamp it on the frame. I would prefer to use a number that would closely match a vehicle made in 1942 considering the accoutrements on the truck. Any suggestions out there and any assistance would be much appreciated.

cheers

Mike Timoshyk in sunny Windsor Ontario