Canvas and bows
Jim
My F8 has exactly the same body as your Chev. I had the canvas made with side/rear window gauze and flaps by Lorie at Hornsby Canvas here in Ontario, Canada. She did a great job with real canvas for less than CND$ 1000 which is pretty good. She has desert colour too if you prefer. Shipping wouldn't be too bad I think.
The longitidinal "bows" are easily made from EMT conduit - a shade oversize but easily flattened and rounded at the ends and in the middle. The transverse bows are more of a challenge what with the complex bends, the welded-in reinforcements and, particularly, the offset "stubs" for the end bows to make the bows flush with the front and rear of the box.
Re your truck - does it have the data plates? In particular, is the box makers plate still on the rear lower left of the box? Should be W.D. Beale and Sons, Toronto # 411AC ???.
Finally - a detail - the census number for an 8cwt should be "Z" not "L"!
Cheers
|