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Old 14-02-10, 10:34
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Had rain here today (still going) and out of absolute boredom, decided to see if tools for this project had any marking when new? Found a few pictures and one of interest I have posted here of New Zealand Army store depot Guadalcanal. Noticed the new shovels and spades on the left and did the same to this one.

Thanks to Mike Kelly for his C8AX tray plans I am starting to bend the tray up this Wednesday.
Probably done to stop those thieving Aussies from borrowing them long term
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Old 15-02-10, 05:11
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Probably done to stop those thieving Aussies from borrowing them long term
Probably to stop comtaminating Aussie Pits with Kiwi Droppings!

Mick, shouldn't you have marked the shovel with the same tac number as the truck? Now it looks like YOU'VE nicked the shovel from another unit!
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Old 15-02-10, 12:30
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Thanks Tony for the guidance with the colour of the lights. (And you’re right, I should have put a 102 on the shovel, I thought the 20 was a item number or something! With the rain we had I was on a two day bender so didn’t pay much attention)

Cut the rust out of the back of the rear of cab and had it in one spot on roof rear. All painted green now anyway. Fitter rang up and I can pick the engine up so will do just that Friday. Made a start on the C8AX tray from the plans Mike Kelly sent me.
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Old 16-02-10, 06:15
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Good job you are doing there Mick
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Old 17-02-10, 12:06
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Finished all the cutting and pressing for the tray from Mike Kelly’s plans.
Weld it up next week and on the weekend - its green. Might not look like much but its another part of the project out of the road.
A – Headboard
B – Tailgate
D- Tailgate (upside down) sitting on back ends
F - Support struts that will eventually have the strapping from the canopy bows feed into it.

Took 5 sheets of 18 gauge.

Just as a matter of interest - has anyone any knowledge of just how many parts/bolts/pieces went into one of these trucks?
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Old 20-02-10, 07:19
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Just picked the engine up. Will paint it tomorrow so then I can finally start to rebuilt the truck.......the long wait is over
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Old 21-02-10, 04:16
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In the first picture - am I correct in saying the blue line is for a T piece that houses the Oil Pressure guage sender and the oil hose to the oil filter inlet? The Red screw is where the return hose from Oil filter taps in?

The next picture - is this where the PCV line plugs in and/or does it share this hole with the windscreen wipers?

Lastly - A few people have said not to bother even putting the oil filter back on as if it let a hose go etc you can imagine the problems. Whats the thoughts on that?

Thanks..........Mick
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Old 22-02-10, 06:08
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Hi Mick,
I can't work out how to send pics via the private message thing.
This will have to do.
The original hinges were 3" I used 3 1/2"stainless steel butt hinges. Quite cheap at the local hardware store.
I found some 1/4 solid rivets to attach them to the doors and used 5/16 bolts threaded into backing plates for the sill.
The original ones had silly little machine screws.
All my doors bar one are off the original deck.
If you are stuck for the twisted link chains mine came from car tyre snow chains. (no common in your part of the world)
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Old 22-02-10, 08:49
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All our PJ decks have butt hinges welded on the locker doors.

On the deck of NZ25051 build number 891 the chains are twisted, and there are two holes for the hook.
On the deck of NZ25791 build number 833 the chains have straight links and a single hole for the hook.

My Ambulance deck NZ22899 Build no 087 has straight links, of a heavier guage chain and single hook holes.

I think they are all standard fittings, though 25051 had RNZEME colours on the bumper, so it may have been modified/improved. (It had little details like an angle iron strengthening of the tailgate, and an angle iron frame on top of the engine cover).

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Old 23-02-10, 01:21
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Finished all the cutting and pressing for the tray from Mike Kelly’s plans.
Weld it up next week and on the weekend - its green. Might not look like much but its another part of the project out of the road.
A – Headboard
B – Tailgate
D- Tailgate (upside down) sitting on back ends
F - Support struts that will eventually have the strapping from the canopy bows feed into it.

Took 5 sheets of 18 gauge.

Just as a matter of interest - has anyone any knowledge of just how many parts/bolts/pieces went into one of these trucks?
MICK

Do you have a folder ..or are you getting it done by a workshop in town ?

Glad to see the time I put in measuring it all is coming to fruition ...
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Old 23-02-10, 07:30
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I have a mate who has a ‘home’ engineering works. I don’t know how he manages to do it, but he seems to have one of everything. Another semi retired guy who lives here was a tool maker by trade, and said he’d love to cut and press it up with me. Nothing like calling in every favour from everyone I know to help out. Think the town will be glad when I'm finished!

The engine I will drop into the chassis after work tomorrow. The good thing about being an Aussie doing up a Kiwi truck is if anyone tells me the colour or something isn’t quite right all I have to say “it’s a Kiwi thing”!

Mike - The plans you sent me have been invaluable to this project.
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