Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Euan McDonald]

Tony,
I have a few sets of side curtains and the ww2 set has a bit of freedem to allow the door to open.
Most blitz only need a LH side curtain as its only required to keep the driver mate happy.
Check out Keiths site for more pics.

http://www.oldcmp.net/canvas.html

Cant wait ot see engine in and running.

[Private_collector]

Euan,

Your photo shows one of the very few curtains I have seen which are made with the steel rod instead of the flat bar construction. I note there is also the triangle access flap like mine.

I suspect my originals would have had a bit more 'slack' in them too, but the need for them to be disassembled for examination of construction method has now reduced them to a pile of rags. Very old and stinky rags at that. Mind, the the canvas was in dreadful state, so I don't feel any remorse with not being able to keep them as they were.

The truly odd thing is that the rod frames were different to each other. One had the angle of windscreen slope, other was a simple rectangle. The rectangle one had a longer portion of canvas at front to accomodate the shorter frame, and still allow it to fit sloping windscreen. very strange!

I still have the frames around. They will be kept for "Justin"

[Private_collector]

Air duct 2.jpg Air duct 3.jpg Air duct 4.jpg
Didn't get a lot done yesterday. It was too cold to even put decent primer on the radiator air duct once I got the welding finished. Managed to put a light bit of etch primer, so long as I used the heat lamp to warm the panel before and after spraying.
Rotten window frame 1.jpg
Amongst the things I retrieved Sunday, were two window frames. They both looked to be two of the most inact I had seen..............that was until I pulled one apart and found it completely rotten inside. Still, they didn't cost me anything, and perhaps the other one will be better. If nothing else, it has shown me how to get the glass out without breaking it. Only the bottom portion was rusted badly so I may use these to make one good one from both (they are both passenger side).
Booster seals.jpg
Further items retrieved include (but not limited to): The 2 window frames, a good brake booster, repro reflectors x 4, Ford generator, some switch plates, brackets for side curtain bag (that hold the bag to cab rear, I think), V8 distributor caps, spark plug conduit tubes x2, Ford gearbox..................and last but not least............a new set of seals for the Ford vacuum brake booster. Not NOS, these were made in last couple of weeks by a company in Brisbane. They were not cheap, but very important to rebuilding the booster!

I left home at 0600hrs Sunday and got home again 1900hrs. Took my boys new car and put over 800km on the clock! He wasn't too upset about that, but didn't appreciate the dirty, oily, crud covered gearbox being carried in the boot . Andy, if you are reading this, the rags did the trick. Not one bit of oil on the floor carpet of the car, and I didn't scratch the bumper getting it back out.

While travelling one of the back roads 'en route', we 'discovered' an intact and very restorable Cab 11/12 in a paddock. Had intended to go back and call in there, but when we spoke about it to our host, he already knew the vehicle and it's not for sale! Apparently it's a fairly elderly gent that is going to restore it 'one day'.

[Phil Waterman]

Hi

Here is what I did when for a replacement windscreen frame rebuild, this was on my Pat 12 but I've been picking up spare M series frames to eventually replace one of the Pat 13 frames. http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/C...Windscreen.htm

Cheers Phil

[Andy Cusworth]

That was a good result not getting any oil leak out in the boot ....... the downside could be a gearbox ran with no lubrication

On a seperate note, you are doing a superb craftsman's job mate

[Andy Cusworth]

forgot to ask you sunday, there is a rear convoy light sat up in my rear chassis crossmember that I think used to shine down on the white paint on the rear axle centre, its no use to me, not sure of condition ..... sat in armchair, not shed at mo but you are welcome to it to refurb or copy etc

Let me know if you want it and I will take it off for you ?

[Private_collector]

Andy,

Saw your post this morning but didn't have time to reply until now. Yes please to the convoy light! I'm sure I can make it good again with a little work. It's funny you should mention this, because I was following a military convoy earlier this week (Wide Bay Training Area, Camp Kerr) and noticed the truck I was behind had the white paint on diff centre for a 'Follow Me' light too. Wonder what sort of light they use currently. Thanks Andy, i'll get it next time i'm down your way. Some time in near future, you must come up here and I will take you to my 'secret' parts source.


Tony,

I think the chassis plates may have arrived at the post office today. I got the notice in letter box, and it says "Very Large White env." I'm not expecting anything else so I guess thats them. I'll get those tomorrow afternoon. Thanks heaps. Can you receive paypal $$$?


Mike,

Photos I took last weekend won't be good enough to send you. Was too overcast for natural light and photos with flash had flare. Expecting good weather this w/e so they will get done then and sent Monday. I haven't forgotten you! Worst case scenario, i'll send the original items for you to get scanned or copied at your end.


Phil,

I looked at your windscreen info! Had seen that some time ago but forgot about it, so it was good to see it again. At present, I haven't given up on cannibalising a larger number of frames to make two. Also know of someone who is said to have two frames that are without rust at all, so if I get lazy, I may even buy those..............after tax return received!!


Sorry I haven't replied individually guys. Not been using computer much in last few days & things got overlooked temporarily.