F60L Recent pics

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Now Im in a bind as to what to do ???

Thanks for some wonderful info cliff........invaluable Ive never seen pictures like these before and they are very helpful.

I still need to unlock the mystery......is this a holgate mod. Or did the guys at holden do this truck a bit differently because it was a portee?

The other thing is what do people think I should do from here to the truck. My initial thought is to just keep going with what Ive got & worry about genuine originality at a later stage.

OK I think the bit above the diff with the upstanding roller is a Holgate addition and is better removed. The flat plate with the rollers which I mistakely took to be forward of the diff are in fact behind it but should be right on the rear of the chassis "underneath the chassis rail" so this is probably another addition. If it were me I'd try and get a standard rear crossmember without all the winch rollers on it and fit it in place of the flat plate and rollers, remove the add on above the diff and return the chassis to a standard 'No winch' LWB chassis and find or build a GS body as close to original as I could and when finished enjoy the thrill of driving it. Most folk would not know it was not a genuine GS from new truck unless you told them. Plus of course in a few years time when you locate an original portee body along with a 2lb anti tank gun you can always swap bodies and tell the purists who critizied your non genuine GS CMP just what a one fingured salute really means.

[Ganmain Tony]

Again Cliff & Robert

Many thanks for the input. I think I'll leave things as they are & continue with rebuild as normal.

We can have another look & derive options over a beer (or two) at Corowa 2010.

Obviously one of these days I would LOVE to find a 2 pounder and a back to restore her to her anti tank glory days.

I'll continue to update this thread with pictures and hopefully further fertile discussion.

Having fun & loving every minute.

[Scrivo18]

Hi Tony

I have just had a look at the chassi of my F60l Portee, it's very dark down there, but I am 99.99% sure that my chassis has not go the roller assembly on it, and my spare chassis did not have it either.
The winch is a hand winch that is mounted on the front of the body, under the crew seat.
Last weekend we had the majority of my vehicles out on display, and we demonstrated how to winch the 2 Pdr up onto the back of the truck.

Hope that helps.

Tim Scriven

[Howard]

GT, Go with a GS-style resto, keep the winch fittings because one will turn up one day...
My two bob's worth...

[Ganmain Tony]

Thanks very much Tim & H

Yeah I can't see much point in ripping what's left on there... its not interfering with anything at this point, so we'll compare notes & trucks at the next meet.

This seems to be Corowra at this stage. Tim, I sure hope your Portee makes another appearance then I'll pour all over it with digital camera in hand.

As I mentioned earlier the plan will one day be to get it back to a portee but that will be dependant on stumbling onto a back and a two pounder .

You never know.

[Max Hedges]

Goon morning Tony

have you found a winch for the ford yet, if you haven't we need to find you one before you put ths tray on. I will try to have a look at the blitz we spoke about this weekend to see if it has one.
Max

( being fathers day the thing to do, would be to look for blitzs)

[hrpearce]

Hi Tony if you want a winch I have one in good working order mounted in a small jib you are welcome to it.