2008 at the Hammond Barn

[sth65pac]

Hey Bob,

I am just going to show you & everyone else a nice Ford floor... We're warming up to 25C and I am getting 'on' with my F15A. Holidays soon & I will have my engine out & rebuilding..

Here is a pic or two, 2 hours wire brushing...
and then my favourite: primer... looks like five minutes, more like 5 hours.

Ian

[Bob Carriere]

Do all Ford floors have that diamond pattern.....? or is this a Aussie special....??? I am more familair with the dot & dash GM plates fo the early 40s....

...and was is that wooden block near the back wall......

5 hours is still pretty remarkable time.... I sandblasted mine and used two sets of floor plates to make one..... I had holes torched out... so we had to cut out patches taking care to line up the D&D pattern so they owuld be unnoticable........ I am pleased to say that Grant and I did a very good job.... the hard part is grinding extra weld bits with a die grinder trying to work around the D&D pattern and even rebuilding and reshaping some of the D&D.... just part of being mad.......

Wish we had some of your warm weather..... old man Winter has been relatively kind so far.......but rumors are it's coming!!!!!

BooB

[sth65pac]

Bob I dont know what is the 'right' floor. I think 42's have a diamond floor. have seen a dot & dash on a Chev... Tony Smith would know..Or My good friends Max, Mark, or Ashley.

Yes well we are blessed here with nice weather.. Tomorrow for me is (hopefully) the 'drabbing'/greening... Photos to follow (hope you dont mind me hijacking your thread, or anyone else mind...)

I am at a loss to know what the block in the cab is for, but its been there for a while. I have taken them out and will make new ones... maybe someone will know..Tonyyyyyyy???

There is an aircraft company near me, they can laser cut anything.. makes plate cutting super easy... I just cannot afford to use them yet... but heck it is a fancy machine.. If you can think up a hundred things we all need in mlu I will go see what they charge...

Summer brings me out and I work most days 17-19 hours.. (8 hrs at work) so I am hoping to get my truck done by March..(Corowa)

We have not had a sunny day in weeks. For summer it is very mild..

Gee I want that restaurant though..... Some nice ladies in there .

Back to the F15A................
& a roof pic to enjoy....


Ian

[Dale Law]

Hello Everyone,

My original 41 F15A Cab 12 has the dash-dot plate. I would suspect one company made it and was used by the other whether it be Ford or GM.

Regards,
Dale

[cliff]

The diamond pattern as shown was used on Australian built Fords.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by cliff

The diamond pattern as shown was used on Australian built Fords.

Cliff is spot on. I think it's called railway plate.

Of course this applies to Australian cab 13 Fords as we fully imported cab 12s. The Chev cab 13s built here by Holden had smooth thin floors.

As for the wooden blocks you'll find they are spaced to fit the side curtain lugs.

[Bob Carriere]

...........As for the wooden blocks you'll find they are spaced to fit the side curtain lugs.

That makes a lot of sense..... although I do not ever recall having seen them in Canadian CMP trucks.......

Boob

PS...... Ian you are not hijacking anything....please feel free to post any and all....