Cmp c15a gs

[Marc Montgomery]

you have an very good base vehicle to start from... the doghouse still has the round inspection covers (an item hard to find) and even the floor grab handle...some very nice details to have already and not have to look for!

BTW- the CMPs did not have rear "windows".. there was a frame with double channels and two sliding (thick) sheet metal plates.

These frames however are almost always rotted at the bottom.

What are the students cutting with the saw?

[Adrian Rittner]

Thanks for the note on the back window. We were wondering about that. Yes the channel was a bit rotten. Anyone know the size and thinkness of the window plates?

The welding of the holes were obvious holes that shouldn`t be there. One was for an afterthought extention arm for the PTO. An operator probably stood outside the vehicle and controled the lever. They bored a hole in the body to reach the outside. We filled the hole and left the pto operator in the cab. Curious to see an original winch as there is not one on the truck, and being a GS body (not recovery) not other need for PTO really.

The factory or drilled holes were left. But that raises any question. We looked in the orginal Chevy shop manual. It has great drawings of the front cab loking forward including the instrument cluster and features. But there is no diagram looking back in the cab. Meaning we have no idea where the tools, bags, rifle holder, fire extinguisher, etc, should go. Any one have a handy picture?

the old rubber was really fused to the rims. Cutting them with a saws all was the only way, then literally chisel the band away from the lip of the split rim. Personally if I was doing that task myself, I would have given up and squeezed the old noggin for a better idea. But the one kid was so determined and surprisingly made a science out of it.