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Old 17-12-11, 10:38
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Thought it was about time I showed some of my efforts at home regarding my trucks. ( Sometimes I actually get off ebay! )
The Blitz I am working on is my Ford F15 cab 13. This was actually the 5th truck I bought. The first three (a C15A, a C60S and a WC51) were all sold to fund the shed that I am now working in.
A fourth truck, a Ford F60L cab 13, originally bought for its 20inch wheels now sits in the shed and will be rebuilt in the future.
The Ford F15 was bought in Apr 2009 and sat outside for close to 18 months until my shed was nearing completion. This time last year I began the slow but rewarding process many of you here are doing or have done in the past, a Blitz rebuild/restoration.
The Ford F15 is an Australian built truck going by the nosecone and leaf spring attachment points. There are no data plates.
It was last rego'd in 2007 in Victoria and is stated as a 1941 Ford.
On the rego sticker is the serial no.0229775 and an eng no. However the engine no. AVR95114 most likely belongs to the transplanted Holden 179 straight six that was the last to power it. The Flathead V8 being retired many years earlier.
Here's a couple of photos of how it looked when it first arrived.
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Old 17-12-11, 11:14
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With the shed up I was able to store the Blitzs out of the weather. They then came out again for a week while the concrete set.
Once it was all signed off by council the shed began to fill up with all the bits and pieces and the teardown began.
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Old 17-12-11, 11:26
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Good luck with your restoration Ryan!

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Old 17-12-11, 11:47
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Cheers Kostas. Hope the handbook is coming in handy.

One of my best ebay bargins is certainly a 1 ton gantry I bought on ebay. Terrific construction and size for my shed, it cost only $180!
The roof was a lot easier to take off with just me working on it.

Last pic is of my future Blitz driver.
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File Type: jpg ford blitz 008.jpg (41.4 KB, 111 views)
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Old 17-12-11, 12:03
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With a full time job, a family and a farm, shed time is a rare thing.
But progress still happens.

Gantry again to take the nose off and the rear water tank. It will not be going back on as there was a large amount of internal rust.
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Old 17-12-11, 12:11
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Next to come off was the old timber tray section and the Holden radiator.
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Old 17-12-11, 12:33
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With a full time job, a family and a farm, shed time is a rare thing.
But progress still happens.
I know the feeling Ryan It took me two years to get the blitz on the road abd now it's nearly another three years and I am still not finished. It's all worth it though, good luck
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