Snail's pace Blitz rebuild

[Haridimos]

Good luck with your restoration Ryan!

Kostas.

[Ryan]

Cheers Kostas. Hope the handbook is coming in handy.

One of my best ebay bargins is certainly a 1 ton gantry I bought on ebay. Terrific construction and size for my shed, it cost only $180!
The roof was a lot easier to take off with just me working on it.

Last pic is of my future Blitz driver.

[Ryan]

With a full time job, a family and a farm, shed time is a rare thing.
But progress still happens.

Gantry again to take the nose off and the rear water tank. It will not be going back on as there was a large amount of internal rust.

[Ryan]

Next to come off was the old timber tray section and the Holden radiator.

[Ryan]

Next out was the Holden engine and gearbox.
But bugger! The gear stick would not clear the window frame.

[Ryan]

So I rehooked the lot and took it out backwards.
Engine and gearbox wasn't in bad condition but a Ford Flathead will replace it.

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by Ryan

With a full time job, a family and a farm, shed time is a rare thing.
But progress still happens.

I know the feeling Ryan It took me two years to get the blitz on the road abd now it's nearly another three years and I am still not finished. It's all worth it though, good luck

[Ryan]

Thanks Rob.
Your threads have been great to follow.
MLU is like a 'chose your own adventure' book, what story will I read today.

[Ryan]

My Christmas holidays didn't begin well with putting my back out by simply pulling clothes out of the washer! I was out of action for 8 days. I got back into the shed today however and managed to remove the fuel tanks which are in good shape, the dash which will need to be rebuilt, and the rear tray frame which I may use again in the future.
My plan is to fit a spare tyre carrier with tool box behind the cab and then fit a flat tray onto the chassis so that the Blitz will be useful around the farm.

The first pic shows some bits I picked up at the last clearing sale I went to. Including a couple of bags of NOS flathead V8 bolts.

[Private_collector]

G' Day Ryan!

Just wanted to say hello, and i'm enjoying watching the progress.

Would you mind if I save a copy of your pic showing the rear chassis of your CMP? The previous owner of the Ford I am restoring 'lost' the rear chassis cross-member. I need to get another fabricated by a local engineering firm (who also do my sandblasting of larger parts) and your photo may help. I still don't understand HOW the part got lost.

Hope the back is coming along OK. It amazes me that it's often the really simple things that cause the 'last straw' scenario.

I plan to put a spare-wheel carrier & box on mine also. Just be sure you don't have the same sinking feeling I got when I first tried to fit a tyre into the carrier & found it was set up for 16in size wheel!!!!! It's farily simple to modify for 20in though.

I look forward to seeing the work progress.

P.S: What the hell are those clutch assemblies from??? They don't look anything like the one on my flathead engine.

[hrpearce]

Originally Posted by Ryan

My Christmas holidays didn't begin well with putting my back out by simply pulling clothes out of the washer! I was out of action for 8 days.

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I understand the back problem well. My worst epersode took 300 panadeine forte before my regular medication was good enough. It usually is the simple things that trigers the pain, I can mix and pour concrete all day but put my heel down on an unseen stone and I drop like a sack of spuds. All because I fell 16 foot as a child.