F60L Cab 12 truck

[Shane]

Hello all.
I have a thread going in For sale or wanted, however Private collector said i should start a new thred here as well. I have a F60L Cab 12 truck that im chassing parts and information on so if anyone can help out that would be great. Tony said to put up photos so as soon as i learn how i will do so, in the mean time i have a few videos on youtube under Ford cmp user name shane rayner. Hope to hear from you and am very keen to have this ready for next ANZAC day see how i go. Cheers Shane

[Private_collector]

Hello Shane,

I look forward to following your progress, as will many others, I should imagine.
How complete is your vehicle? You have mentioned several pieces you are needing, but are there others?

The one piece of advice I would give is simply, photos, lots of photos! Photos here for us to see, and take heaps for yourself to store. My memory isn't good, so I take photos of everything, and at almost every stage of disassembly or reassembly. They have saved me from a great deal of head scratching when trying to fit something together again.

Do you have any maintenence manuals to assist you?

[Shane]

Gday Tony.
Yes mate there are lots of parts i need. Have you looked at my videos on youtube(put on by my wife)Ill have to learn how to put up photos and i sure dont have a manual. I need seats to be done, wipers,doors, rubber seals, tray,webbing to put between pannels, and the list goes on but hey it wouldnt be fun if it was easy. Cheers Shane

[Private_collector]

I don't currently have ability to use youtube. I'm using a Samsung tablet device, and it is problematic with youtube. Will fire up the old laptop tomorrow evening and have a look.

[Shane]

Thanks mate i will buy the reprinted version Hope to put up some photos tonight.Cheers Shane

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Shane

Hello all.
Hope to hear from you and am very keen to have this ready for next ANZAC day see how i go. Cheers Shane

G'day Shane,

Aim for Corowa Swim-In before Anzac Day 2014.

Next year Corowa Swim-In is the Year of the Ford and WWI. so we need you to be there with your F60L Cab 12.

Regards Rick.

[Shane]

Mate i will try but its a long shot as getting time off work is very hard, so most work done at night time, but never say never. Cheers Shane

[Shane]

Ok lads here she is or shall i say was will post more pictures on how she looks now.

Any help i can get would be great Cheers Shane

[Shane]

Well at the moment fuel tanks are getting done as is the motor, I am leaving a few dings in the panels here and there as that is look i want. I would like the look as it was when used by the Australian army not as it came off the line. Help from you all would be great thanks to all so far. Will post more photos soon.Cheers Shane

[Keith Webb]

You're really steaming ahead on this Shane, most impressive!

[Tony Wheeler]

Nice work Shane, she'll look quite striking in Portland Stone. Interesting chassis extension, they've used the entire rear section off another chassis.

[aj.lec]

A few pictures from when it was at Cobar Scrap after it came from Dunlop station at Tilpa

Good progress so far

[Shane]

Here are some more pictures. The motor did run before we took her apart the other truck in the photo is growing the veg very well, hahahaha a green blitz and a shot of the cab 12 in bits. Thanks for the photos Andrew do you know what happened to the jeep?

[aj.lec]

Originally Posted by Shane

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Thanks for the photos Andrew do you know what happened to the jeep?

Assuming it was Sold but not sure. Havent been to Cobar for a fair while

[Shane]

Had a quote to fix the old girl and wait for it...............$2000. Is there a modern radiator i could put in for a while? I want her to run well so i dont mind using something modern under the hood. Cheers Shane

[Paul Dutton]

$2000 to sort that out??? That's about 1,500 in real money (UK) bit steep that my friend. I would shop around. I've had bigger rads rebuilt on CAT 320s for less and they are 6 core! No back yard repairers near you? Send it to bloody India n would still be cheaper!!!! Lol

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Shane - I have a radiator that was restored by Balhannah Radiators. $900 and it is yours.

Salesman Bob

[Shane]

Hi Bob. $900 sounds better than $2000. However i know a bloke that is doing some electrical work at your place could you give the radiator to him. Come to think of it make it $600 and there wont be any fires caused by electrical fault bwhahahaha (this could happen if i bribe him with a CHEV blitz truck)and you know as well as i do he couldnt say no. And now your asking yourself how does he know who is working at my place...........scary, so scary that maybe i should make it a fair deal and put in a fuel cap(im missing one) and repair the dash for this young man. Its all in your hands now Bob. Cheers Shane

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Shane - I had another look at your radiator and saw that it was a tropical core one with the chamfers on each edge. The one I have is out of a Cab 13 Ford so I do not know whether that would be suitable. We need to know whether yours is the typical radiator for a Cab 12.

Bob

[Shane]

Hi Bob

I have no idea if its a typical radiator for a Cab 12 . Ill ask Keith :teach By the way does anyone know who does cushions for the seats and also webbing to go between the body panels. Cheers Shane

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Shane

Hi Bob

I have no idea if its a typical radiator for a Cab 12 . Ill ask Keith :teach By the way does anyone know who does cushions for the seats and also webbing to go between the body panels. Cheers Shane

As far as I know they are all interchangeable, the CMP ones have taps at the bottom and the lower outlets are in line with the water pumps (unlike Carrier radiators for example). Yours looks like a CMP one. The Cab 13 radiator should fit although the sheet metal shrouds are different.

The seats have a sprung base - which is far superior to foam which is most commonly used in restorations. These are not easy to find though.

[Howard]

I think the 13 radiators are slightly different
I have fitted 2 different radiators from 13 cabs to my 12, but the lower hoses don't line up with the water pumps. They can be made to fit, but not without a lot of swearing.
The shroud is also different allowing for a cross bar to be inserted through the upper part of the shroud.
H.

[Shane]

Would it work if i use flexi pipe? Thanks for all the feed back lads its good of you to give your time. Thanks Shane.

Oh by the way took the brakes in today, should get them back next week. Have also asked if they can fit brake lines and was told $95 an hour Should get the tyres in 7 to 14 days

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Howard

I think the 13 radiators are slightly different
I have fitted 2 different radiators from 13 cabs to my 12, but the lower hoses don't line up with the water pumps. They can be made to fit, but not without a lot of swearing.
The shroud is also different allowing for a cross bar to be inserted through the upper part of the shroud.
H.

But the relative positions of the radiator mounts to the water pumps was unchanged between cab 12 and 13. It's not uncommon to see cab 12s and 13s retrofitted with truck or carrier radiators where they don't line up. I've had to fit the wrong ones myself sometimes and if you fit the hoses first then push the radiator down into position before tightening the clamps they work OK.

[Shane]

Hi all, im still not sure what to do about the radiator I would also like to know what colour the gear box and motor would have been when the truck was made, mine seems to be blue and red on top of the gear box(I thought red was caution)photos are above. I am going to leave the "bars" that run from the top of the cab onto the guards, reason being i found a photo with Aussie troops standing near the tuck which had this done to it. Will be picking up some more parts on thursday from the crash shop and will put up photos, also if anyone has the webbing that goes between the panels i would like to buy a roll if i could and the adhesive to put it on with. Could anyone with a cab 12 please put up a photo of the engine cover mine seems to be made of 3 parts . Im also missing side mirrors drivers side and the free ride side if someone has any parts for sale.

Tony Baker your paint job on your truck leaves mine for dead, wow mate you have done so much to your truck it makes me feel that i have years to go on this project Who did your seats mate they look great.

[Keith Webb]

On any original ones I have seen they are painted the same colour as the vehicle, often over a black undercoat, although I have some original new old stock parts which don't have even the black under them.

[Ganmain Tony]

Shane,

In answer to your engine covers they do indeed come as three seperate pieces. Two side covers and one that goes over the engine oil filler and gear stick.

I have gone right through my photo's cant find a single one of the engine covers.

Found one without them of course...

[Shane]

Thanks Keith.

I was told the cab 12 was painted portland stone when it was sent to the middle east or while she was posted there, but was she painted army green on the production line. So does that mean the motor was army green even after it was sent to the middle east?

[Shane]

Ganmain Tony Cheers mate cant wait to see my girl in this part of restoration i thankyou for the feed back mate.

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Shane

I was told the cab 12 was painted portland stone when it was sent to the middle east or while she was posted there

Is there reason to believe this Cab 12 is ex-Middle East? I had assumed it was a normal 41/42 delivery ex-Canada.