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

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Mike Timoshyk

Well I started the battery tray while the paint is drying on the tailgate. I do have a question.....I have the tray portion and will fab the hold down....I am sure was there was another piece to it to completely cover the battery...does anyone out there have a good pic of it?cheers from sunny but cooooool Windsor Ontario Mike Timoshyk

Hi Myke. Try Phil Waterman's website. I believe it has the drawings for part or all of the battery box. By the way, if you are feeling energetic, and would like to make more than one cover, I would be pleased to order one from you...

[BCBlitz]

Mike

gate and truck looks great ! .......... what color and brand of desert tan paint are you using ?

[Mike Timoshyk]

I am using Light Stone 61....this was the color used by the British in North Africa....I get the paint from the original supplier to Ford during the war. The company is still in operation.

cheers

Mike

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Mike

Phil's site as suggested is probably the best source of info and drawings....

There appears to be two style of battery hold down cover.... the open style as in your picture..... but you will probably have a hard time to match a current battery box size to fit/match the original hold down..... and the full cover which I prefer as it hides the modern 12 v. battery from CTC....

I have a good original battery box and if you need measurements or specific pictures let me know.

Boob.

[cletrac (RIP)]

Mike, your Light Stone looks to be the same colour as the one I came up with. I took one of the IWM colour pix and adjusted the colour until the skin tones were right then took the paint colour and printed out a part of a page with it. I took this to the paint store and they used their computer to come up with the formula. It seems to have worked real good. Are you going to keep yours one colour or add camouflage?

[BCBlitz]

Mike

Thanks for the help, do you have a link to the paint Co. ?

The tan looks great, all you need now is the Moo Cow dark brown and it will look like a Nestle Quick truck !

[Mike Timoshyk]

Hi Dave...

Currently I plan to keep it as is. Once I get a little bored with it I will add a camo pattern and then eventually do a NW Europe color scheme...afterall it is only paint and with a gun it only takes about an hour to do.

cheers

Mike

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

Hi Myke. Try Phil Waterman's website. I believe it has the drawings for part or all of the battery box. By the way, if you are feeling energetic, and would like to make more than one cover, I would be pleased to order one from you...

Hi

Here is the link to the drawings and pictures on my site http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...tingPage3.html

Cheers Phil

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi

Here is the link to the drawings and pictures on my site http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...tingPage3.html

Cheers Phil

Phil et al,

In reference to the 13 cab style covered battery box, how/where do the cables exit the box???

[Bob Carriere]

Through the holes.....

BooBee

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Through the holes.....

BooBee

It's obvious you've not been sleeping through class...

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

It's obvious you've not been sleeping through class...

Bob, I can always count on you for an interesting level of clarity...so which holes specifically? Feel free to add measurements and a detailed description of the part in which the holes exist. You know, something this Artsman can understand..

Geoff, Be careful! Bob will take your comments as encouragement.

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

Phil et al,

In reference to the 13 cab style covered battery box, how/where do the cables exit the box???

Good question - actually you will note that the battery hold downs have a tube spacer that sticks up above the sides, this has two purposes one it keeps the battery posts from shorting on the top of the box second it actually holds the cover up about an inch. You will note that the Pattern 13 battery bock cover has only three sides so the cables go out the back.

Cheers Phil

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Good question - actually you will note that the battery hold downs have a tube spacer that sticks up above the sides, this has two purposes one it keeps the battery posts from shorting on the top of the box second it actually holds the cover up about an inch. You will note that the Pattern 13 battery bock cover has only three sides so the cables go out the back.Cheers Phil

Bob, See above for example of clarity for artsmen...Phil, as always you continue to amaze! Thanks to both for the fun and info!

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

Bob, See above for example of clarity for artsmen...Phil, as always you continue to amaze! Thanks to both for the fun and info!

Thirty years ago when I was getting my HUP on the road for the first time, per the normal I got last bits done the night before the first antique car show that I wanted to take it to. Of course in the rush I stuck the battery in and forgot to install the hold down bracket. New morning I headed out first turn I made heard an crackling arching sound right under me and started to smell something burning you guess it the battery had shifted and the cover had shorted on the post.

Quickly stopped removed the cover, not much damage actually it had just burned the paint at the points of contact. Anyway stuffed a rag in as spacer on top of the posts and put the cover back on and head on to the show.


When I got home I found the battery hold down and saw that it had tubes on the top to keep the cover from doing what it had just done.

Cheers Phil

[Mike Timoshyk]

Hi Phil

Thanks for the info and pointers for the battery tray.

cheers

Mike Timoshyk