C8 progress in Texas

Tony Smith · #1 13-10-08, 11:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

David

....There are a few of us on this forum with C8's . Myself, David Pope in Canada, Andrew up at Dubbo in NSW . A guy in California Dennis Deck , but he has dissapeared ....

Mike

From the CMP Yahoo Groups:

"Dennis Deck wrote (Monday 13 Oct, 1.30am):
I recently sold my 1941 Cab 12 C8 CMP to Chuck Anderson in Oregon. He
is going to finish the restoration project I started many years ago."

Chuck Anderson · #2 13-10-08, 18:07

I just picked it up from Dennis last week. I'm starting by rebuilding the carb and figuring out wiring & dash. Unfortunately there isn't another one locally (at least that I'm aware of), so I have nothing to look at to see how things should look.

Could I trouble a fellow C8 owner to post some pictures of the dash & how the top front of the cab mounts onto the top of the windshield?

I wish I would have taken more/better pictures of the smokin' nice C8 that was a the MVPA show in Portland last August.

At the time I had no idea I was two months away from getting one.

aj.lec · #3 14-10-08, 08:42

I think this is what your after
Top of windshield bolts to wood panel which is screwed in along turrett face

aj.lec · #4 14-10-08, 08:48

dash pics
first three 12 cab dash
last one 11 cab dash

Chuck Anderson · #5 14-10-08, 18:46

Thank you very much Andrew! Those are great pictures.

I don't know what the "dip button" is, I thought someone mounted a starter button on the dash. However, looking at the wiring....I can see it is original to the vehicle.

I'm missing the trim piece that goes around the top front and sides of the cab. This must be where the wood pieces are screwed onto the cab. Should the trim piece be made of canvas or metal? It almost looks like the welt material that goes under the hood (on top of the radiator shroud) on a jeep.

Regards,
Chuck

aj.lec · #6 14-10-08, 22:11

The trim is on the outside of the turrett to cover some of the holes for the wood frame holes . This is light gauge metal
The wood frame goes from behind each door across the top of door openening then across the windscreen

Mike K · #7 15-10-08, 02:54

Chuck

these pics will help you.

The original section of wood that fits across the top of the w/screen, has a shallow rebate in it .. the angle metal you see sitting on top of the tubular frame is supposed to fit into the rebate . I used a flat section of wood as I didn't have a router on hand to do the work. So , what you end up with is that angle metal piece should be flush with the wood.. sit in it rather than on top of it as in my pic.

Mike

Paul Singleton · #8 15-10-08, 18:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck Anderson

Thank you very much Andrew! Those are great pictures.

I don't know what the "dip button" is, I thought someone mounted a starter button on the dash. However, looking at the wiring....I can see it is original to the vehicle.

Regards,
Chuck

The dip button is the headlight dimmer switch. In England the headlights have "main beam" (high beam) and "dipped beam" (low beam). Hope this helps. Kind of like the bonnet (hood) and the boot (trunk). Lets not get into "near side" and "off side" yet.

Paul