F60S

grant fincher · #1 23-05-06, 13:28

I'm struggling to post a photo on this forum. Ihope I have managed to show a picture of my F60S under restoration.
Fingers crossed.
Grant Fincher
Eureka. At Last.

jim sewell · #2 24-05-06, 11:24

Nice looking unit Grant
Can you tell us a bit about it's history , what year it is and pic's before your restoration .

Regards
Jim S

grant fincher · #3 25-05-06, 09:30

Now that I have got the nack of posting photos I'll put a few on the forum. The first one is how it was found in Tenterfield 2002. By the thick red paint it was in the bush fire brigade and thn a crane truck. I think it originaly came from Wallangarra army camp on the Queensland NSW border.
Grant

grant fincher · #4 25-05-06, 09:39

The truck was then picked up by a young bloke of 16 who managed to do a basic cosmetic restoraion. I bought it in 2004 with the notion of a full restoration. The chassis was butchered and poorly welded and with the help of Wayne Kotz from Blitz & Bits in Jimboomba we bought a wreck and went about putting a new chassis under the original components. Here is the wreck we started with.

grant fincher · #5 25-05-06, 09:43

Ater sandblasting and undercoating the good chassis we stripped the truck down to components and built up the chassis with refurbished part. Almost like building anew truck.

grant fincher · #6 25-05-06, 09:45

Motor and floor.

grant fincher · #7 25-05-06, 09:46

A full rewire with a new wiring loom

grant fincher · #8 25-05-06, 09:49

The original truck had a Chev roof so this was swapped with Wayne Kotz who had a Chev C60L with a Ford roof.

grant fincher · #9 25-05-06, 09:56

At this point I would like to thank Max Hedges for the instrument panel and wheel nuts and studs. Also salesman Bob for the switchplate stickers. I had them copied and screen printed.

grant fincher · #10 25-05-06, 09:59

Thanks to Tony Smith for information on were to source Data Plates

grant fincher · #11 25-05-06, 10:01

The old wooden body was rejected and Wayne made up a steel body from original patterns

grant fincher · #12 25-05-06, 10:05

I have spent nearly every weekend and holidays helping Wayne with the restoration for the last 13 months but had to move to Central Queensland for work and have not seen it since the mudguards were fitted. I'm told that the camouflage paintwork has been completed and the signwriting is happening tomorrow. I hope to have it registered and driving around in a month or 2.

grant fincher · #13 25-05-06, 15:07

Body work has been finished and a final coat of khaki applied

grant fincher · #14 25-05-06, 15:08

Then the camouflage

grant fincher · #15 25-05-06, 15:16

At last after nearly 2 years I am seeing the end of the restoration process. I have certainly learnt some new skills and met some great people. I hope to be able to enjoy some club runs and perhaps assist on a few Anzac Days in the years to come. I will post some more photos when we venture out onto the road for the first time.
Grant Fincher

Ken Hughes · #16 26-05-06, 08:32

grant whats the difference between a ford and chev 13 cab roof?? i thought they were the same ??????
ken hughes

grant fincher · #17 26-05-06, 08:46

The Chev roof hatch is different and the handle is one rail, where the Ford has 2 grab rails. There is some minor differences in the rear window canvas roll mountings and there is also some footman loops on the front of the Ford roof to tie down the blackout covers for the windscreen.
Grant Fincher

Keith Webb · #18 26-05-06, 08:58

The differences mentioned by Grant refer only to the Australian produced versions. Holden-built ones followed Canadian practice whilst Australian Fords used their own design (buit built by a sub-contractor) hatch and grab handle arrangement. The same applies to Ford cab 12s where the roof hatches were added here.

jim sewell · #19 26-05-06, 09:48

Grant
Thanks for an interesting restoration , some more pic's when she is on the road .
Regards
Jim S.

Max Hedges · #20 26-05-06, 10:29

Grant it's exciting when it gets close to finishing your vehicle and it's ready to register and to actually drive it legally down the road. It's also good to see another ford on the road so all the chev owners can see some quality .
Well done

Max

grant fincher · #21 26-05-06, 10:38

I've been a Holden man all my life but after playing with this great lump of V8 metal I'm starting to turn. The sound it produces is like nothing I've heard before. Just the sweetest noise.
Grant

oztankboy · #22 26-05-06, 11:26

As of today!

Phil...

oztankboy · #23 26-05-06, 11:28

Next...

oztankboy · #24 26-05-06, 11:31

Last one for now....

Phil...

grant fincher · #25 26-05-06, 12:17

Thanks Phil.
It looks great. Thank Wayne for me. Has the signwriter left the name off the front bumper, or has he not finished yet?
Grant

oztankboy · #26 26-05-06, 16:20

hey there Grant!

I'll pass that onto Wayne... the name is there, just take a close look at the 1st pic I posted. Bit hard to see with this resolution and seeing it is black.

Phil...

Ken Hughes · #27 26-05-06, 22:52

grant you have don an excellent job!! im impressed
congradulations

Keith Webb · #28 26-05-06, 23:16

Hopefully this will be of assistance to you...

Here's a detail of the front of a new vehicle showing the correct spot for the Ford badge and the right way round for the crank handle guide.

grant fincher · #29 27-05-06, 00:00

Thanks Keith.
Phil, would you ask Wayne to make the adjustments for me.
Many thanks
Grant