Identification of F15 2WD?

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

A bit of tinkering again. Doghouse has been cleaned up. The felt that was around the inside looks mighty original. One bit is in extraordinary condition.

Passenger side step had had an excursion over a stump/rock/tree. Or possibly all three. So I spent one afternoon beating it like it owed me money.
Pretty happy with the result.

Great work with the step. I've not seen that felt around the edges of the engine cover before, but it looks like it was always there... the parts book should show it if it is original.

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Tony,

Great job: the truck is coming along nicely.

Do you have the little 'Z' shaped piece that bolts to the lower rear edge of the mudguard? It clears the forward edge of the step and prevents mud & crap from coming off the wheels and spraying across the surface of the step.

Mike

[Ganmain Tony]

Keith and Mike.

Good point Keith - Ill check it out..

I think this the bit you are referring to Mike? I reckon they would be a must.

Did they have Rubber flaps attached to them as well? I have one with additional holes in the lower part which would suggest perhaps some owner/drivers did.

Working on the loom amongst other jobs.

Has anyone seen this black strip attached to a door? I assume it was once rubber. It is rock hard and any profile it once had is beyond recognition.

[Ganmain Tony]

So I bit the bullet and had the tailgate blasted. I expected it to fall into bits.

We are truly blessed you Canadian fellows used the best steel in these trucks.

Dry Australian inland also helps preserve as well.

Hard to see from the pictures, but this thing had a dreadful bow in the middle.

Warming the steel. Then into it with the copper hammer with timber underneath. Hitting the highs then turning it over, hit again, turn over, hit again and repeat.... it is actually sitting true now.

Cant believe it... Sure there is some patching to do. But this is salvageable in my opinion

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Tony,

Good you have those. Not rubber: double-layered canvas, with a stitched turned-back edge, and an 'X' cross stitched across the centre. Had some but long gone, and no images.

That 2C1 body looks very restorable.

Mike

[Alex van de Wetering]

Nice work Tony!

Cant believe it... Sure there is some patching to do. But this is salvageable in my opinion

I agree....looks like a very restorable body.

Some strategically placed wooden blocks and driving over it with your car can also do wonders.

Alex

[Ganmain Tony]

Alex - I like the way you think - whatever works is in... In my book.

I did actually stand on it initially and bounce (gently) on it. It did help a bit.

But of an update - photo's don't do it justice and Narrandera Exhaust centre were bloody patient and did incredible work to get all the fiddly bends and eventual successful line up of the pipes at the front. Grinding cleaning painting and approx a dozen test fits done by your's truly.

Apologies for photo's - but exhaust system is finished.

[Keith Webb]

Should get them to do a few more now they know how... I remember having one made in the mid 70s when I worked for Hughes Auto Spares, it was an exhaust place in Brunswick who made them without any fuss as they had been doing them for years.

Yours looks truly excellent!

[Ganmain Tony]

Very kind words Keith...thank you.

Still working on little fiddly jobs. Thought Id better get out the headlights and check them out and clean them up, Managed to fit the original bits to the new loom wiring. I am getting some modern Halogen globes that are 6 volt and fit these pre focus type lights. I'm going to have a crack at cleaning up the reflectors. Ill see how they go with a bit of Silvo.

The other bit that's been bothering me is the gap in the front spring hangers and the leaf springs themselves. I found the right size washers for each side of the leaves and went over the eye bolts, they went in like they were meant to be there.

[Ganmain Tony]

This took a lot of goes on one light. The other came up nicely quickly.

Silvo is definitely the right product for this job.

[Ganmain Tony]

I do sincerely apologise for not updating this thread.

I have not been idle. In fact this restoration has occupied nearly every waking moment I've had the last 10 or so weeks.

Here are some pictures from the weekend.