C8AX Tac Sign

[Ausmick]

Had rain here today (still going) and out of absolute boredom, decided to see if tools for this project had any marking when new? Found a few pictures and one of interest I have posted here of New Zealand Army store depot Guadalcanal. Noticed the new shovels and spades on the left and did the same to this one.

Thanks to Mike Kelly for his C8AX tray plans I am starting to bend the tray up this Wednesday.

[Ron Pier]

I love these little attentions to detail! You realise you will now also have to carry a rusty shovel for digging latrines Ron

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Ausmick

Had rain here today (still going) and out of absolute boredom, decided to see if tools for this project had any marking when new? Found a few pictures and one of interest I have posted here of New Zealand Army store depot Guadalcanal. Noticed the new shovels and spades on the left and did the same to this one.

Thanks to Mike Kelly for his C8AX tray plans I am starting to bend the tray up this Wednesday.

Probably done to stop those thieving Aussies from borrowing them long term

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by cliff

Probably done to stop those thieving Aussies from borrowing them long term

Probably to stop comtaminating Aussie Pits with Kiwi Droppings!

Mick, shouldn't you have marked the shovel with the same tac number as the truck? Now it looks like YOU'VE nicked the shovel from another unit!

[Ausmick]

Thanks Tony for the guidance with the colour of the lights. (And you’re right, I should have put a 102 on the shovel, I thought the 20 was a item number or something! With the rain we had I was on a two day bender so didn’t pay much attention)

Cut the rust out of the back of the rear of cab and had it in one spot on roof rear. All painted green now anyway. Fitter rang up and I can pick the engine up so will do just that Friday. Made a start on the C8AX tray from the plans Mike Kelly sent me.

[Ken Hughes]

Good job you are doing there Mick

[Ausmick]

Finished all the cutting and pressing for the tray from Mike Kelly’s plans.
Weld it up next week and on the weekend - its green. Might not look like much but its another part of the project out of the road.
A – Headboard
B – Tailgate
D- Tailgate (upside down) sitting on back ends
F - Support struts that will eventually have the strapping from the canopy bows feed into it.

Took 5 sheets of 18 gauge.

Just as a matter of interest - has anyone any knowledge of just how many parts/bolts/pieces went into one of these trucks?

[Ausmick]

Just picked the engine up. Will paint it tomorrow so then I can finally start to rebuilt the truck.......the long wait is over

[T Creighton]

Hi Mick,
I can't work out how to send pics via the private message thing.
This will have to do.
The original hinges were 3" I used 3 1/2"stainless steel butt hinges. Quite cheap at the local hardware store.
I found some 1/4 solid rivets to attach them to the doors and used 5/16 bolts threaded into backing plates for the sill.
The original ones had silly little machine screws.
All my doors bar one are off the original deck.
If you are stuck for the twisted link chains mine came from car tyre snow chains. (no common in your part of the world)
Regards,
Terry

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Ausmick

Finished all the cutting and pressing for the tray from Mike Kelly’s plans.
Weld it up next week and on the weekend - its green. Might not look like much but its another part of the project out of the road.
A – Headboard
B – Tailgate
D- Tailgate (upside down) sitting on back ends
F - Support struts that will eventually have the strapping from the canopy bows feed into it.

Took 5 sheets of 18 gauge.

Just as a matter of interest - has anyone any knowledge of just how many parts/bolts/pieces went into one of these trucks?

MICK

Do you have a folder ..or are you getting it done by a workshop in town ?

Glad to see the time I put in measuring it all is coming to fruition ...