Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

Private_collector · #1 14-08-11, 11:01

Cliff,

Trust you!

To be honest, if I had bought Chevrolets instead of Fords, I would be spruking their virtues instead. One in, all in, for the purpose they were intended.

Don't think my Dad had a preference for one over the other. By the time I got around to making serious effort to look for one to restore, Dad had passed away & opportunity to discuss these wonderful vehicles was permanently lost. Sad on many levels!

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These 2 photos show the extremes of age & health of the man my restoration is in memory of!

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That's Dad standing with his arms in the air.
Photo taken on the day the end of WW2 was announced by P.M Chifley.

Andy Cusworth · #2 14-08-11, 11:38

Great pics of your Dad Tony !

im sure h would have loved your trucks and the quality of work you are doing to bring them back to their former glory

Keith Webb · #3 14-08-11, 12:55

Nice to see pics of your dad.

And what's that in the background of the third picture? Could it be a CMP?

Private_collector · #4 21-08-11, 12:07

Drove to see a fellow who has a number of bits which I need, including engines.
No engines rebuilt but may easy runners with minimal work needed.
An engine would cost me $1000, but includes gearbox, carb & filters (air and oil), distributor, generator, starter and spark lead piping. At present, this is above the amount I can budget for, so I will continue to look around.

One engine has been removed from vehicle by cutting chassis fore & aft. This one has the brake booster on the chassis bit still. Can anyone advise what prices Bendix brake boosters have been bought for?
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The major coup of the day was this set of seat upholstery, which I have now started to clean up. Seat bases will be sent to blaster on Mon or Tues & I should have them back by the weeekend. I have put the nose panel in for blasting last week & this is now ready for pickup. Nose will definately require some metal work, including plating of 2x holes, one each side where I suspect non original turn signal lights were wired or bolted.

I also bought some seat springs & rings, repairable left side guard, another cab step with brackets & was given a good speedo cable.

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #5 21-08-11, 12:20

Hi Tony - as stated earlier I could be able to help you out. At the moment I am working on a couple of contingencies that hopefully will be resolved within the next couple of weeks. If you can just hold off doing any other major work for this time I will be able to let you know what I can offer. Sorry I can't be any clearer at the moment but I find if I pre-emt something it can go pear shaped.

Bob

Private_collector · #6 21-08-11, 12:48

Cheers Bob,

(or 'international man of mystery')

I will wait until I hear from you.

I've got plenty to go on with for a while.

Looking forward to seeing the seats finished. As Andy C. & I were discussing today, seeing something completed is our 'small win'. even though it may be somewhat off at a tangent from the big picture.

Private_collector · #7 26-08-11, 12:11

I have received two interesting books this week.
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Notice this is pamphlet No. 1 Mechani'z'ation???
Interesting book, but has little in the way of pictures. Mostly relating to basics of vehicle running and light maintenance. Some good pics of the V8 engine & associated bits though. Has anyone seen one of these books before? It's a new one for me!
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This is the other & far more interesting one. Not directly related to any one type of vehicle but a real eye opener to read.
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I suspect they may be a tad optomistic with their expectations for repair of this vehicle!!!!
Was it that ugly before the accident? I suspect it may have been.

See more interesting pictures from this book in next posting.