my C60L has come home...finally

[Darrin Wright]

more pics of the unload.

[Darrin Wright]

My wife said to our 2 boys that there would be a surprise in the yard when they got home that night.
We wondered how long it would take them to find it or if they would walk right past it looking for something for themselves.
But they found it and soon got themselves into it and over it, checking it out.
As you can see in the pics they both got into the drivers seat to test it out.
Just have to see if my eldest will ask to drive it around.

But before that can happen I will have to:
re-kit all the brake components as there is no pressure in the brake system
there are a couple of leaking wheel cylinders and leaking hub seals
have to fix the leak from the gear box mounted air compressor
inspect all the fluids for contamination from humidity
check and rebuild the water pump as I think it was leaking a couple of years ago when it came out for a car show
there is a small leak in the front of the radiator core
LH head light bulb requires replacing
pull the plugs out and spray lubricant into the cylinders so that I can slowly turn it over by hand to make sure the rings and bearings are not siezed or grab
rub it back and respray

If anybody else can recommend/advise me on what else I should do prior to starting the engine, or maybe I have missed something?
Please advise.
Yes, this may take time away from the BGC....

[Col Tigwell]

A couple of fine looking boys a credit to you and your lady.

The truck looks great I presume that you restored it up there

Regards

Col

[Darrin Wright]

I bought it in 1991 and got it driving where I had some fun with it while at Bandiana, then stripped it down that year and had the chassis blasted and undercoated.
I was then moved to Ingleburn Sydney in Jan 1992, where I got the bulk of the restoration completed. Towards the end I had to move it to East Hills in Sydney (now a migrant facility) as I was posted to Holsworthy.
I managed to finish the truck in either 1997 or 98 and had it on the road in the military vehicle club there.
Its 1st real test drive was down the Hume Hwy to Mittagong for a picnic, and then back.
In early 1999 we moved to Darwin and the truck was transported on a float as part of my move.
Yes I did all the work, my Dad assisted with a few items such as rebuild of T-case, making the overflow tank.

[Mike Cecil]

Darrin,

'Unbinned' means 'Truck, 3ton, Stores, Unbinned', so it would have had a fixed canopy frame with wire mesh on all sides, and no interior fittings in the tray. The other stores truck with the same canopy frame was 'binned', ie fitted out in the tray with stacked bins, fixed to the floor, for small, bulk item stores. Stores trucks had fixed side tray bodies.

3BOD was indeed, 3 Base Ordnance Depot at Seymour. The other letters and figures make up the entire disposal authority (rather than the place it was sold from).

Very nice truck.

Mike C

[sth65pac]

Thanks Mike,
I was not sure what it meant either.
Finally able to get on to MLU again... after almost two years.

Good to see all the pictures Darrin. Nice & easy to look at in the future.

Cheers,

Ian

[Darrin Wright]

Thanks for the info Mike, that clears it up. I may have to look out for the bows and mesh sides, down side to that is that the truck will not fit into my workshop. It will be a tight fit as it is with only about 30mm clearance.
This weekend I will tow it into the workshop and see just how tight a fit it is. If it does not fit it can live outside for a while, the sun will not hurt it over summer.

Ian, glad you finally found MLU again, we expect updates on your Ford.

Washed the truck last night and checked it over, I think I now know what people went through when they purchased vehicles from the disposals, missing nuts & bolts, faded paint, spiders, wasp nests, oil leaks, coolant leaks.....the list goes on.

Checked the engine oil, that is good, engine turned over freely by the crank handle.
Filled the radiator, there is now a puddle of water under the front of the truck form several leaks in the core and top tank. At least I do not have the problem of water freezing in the block and radiator to cause these leaks.