F60L Cab 12 truck

[Shane]

Hi Bob. $900 sounds better than $2000. However i know a bloke that is doing some electrical work at your place could you give the radiator to him. Come to think of it make it $600 and there wont be any fires caused by electrical fault bwhahahaha (this could happen if i bribe him with a CHEV blitz truck)and you know as well as i do he couldnt say no. And now your asking yourself how does he know who is working at my place...........scary, so scary that maybe i should make it a fair deal and put in a fuel cap(im missing one) and repair the dash for this young man. Its all in your hands now Bob. Cheers Shane

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi Shane - I had another look at your radiator and saw that it was a tropical core one with the chamfers on each edge. The one I have is out of a Cab 13 Ford so I do not know whether that would be suitable. We need to know whether yours is the typical radiator for a Cab 12.

Bob

[Shane]

Hi Bob

I have no idea if its a typical radiator for a Cab 12 . Ill ask Keith :teach By the way does anyone know who does cushions for the seats and also webbing to go between the body panels. Cheers Shane

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Shane

Hi Bob

I have no idea if its a typical radiator for a Cab 12 . Ill ask Keith :teach By the way does anyone know who does cushions for the seats and also webbing to go between the body panels. Cheers Shane

As far as I know they are all interchangeable, the CMP ones have taps at the bottom and the lower outlets are in line with the water pumps (unlike Carrier radiators for example). Yours looks like a CMP one. The Cab 13 radiator should fit although the sheet metal shrouds are different.

The seats have a sprung base - which is far superior to foam which is most commonly used in restorations. These are not easy to find though.

[Howard]

I think the 13 radiators are slightly different
I have fitted 2 different radiators from 13 cabs to my 12, but the lower hoses don't line up with the water pumps. They can be made to fit, but not without a lot of swearing.
The shroud is also different allowing for a cross bar to be inserted through the upper part of the shroud.
H.

[Shane]

Would it work if i use flexi pipe? Thanks for all the feed back lads its good of you to give your time. Thanks Shane.

Oh by the way took the brakes in today, should get them back next week. Have also asked if they can fit brake lines and was told $95 an hour Should get the tyres in 7 to 14 days

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Howard

I think the 13 radiators are slightly different
I have fitted 2 different radiators from 13 cabs to my 12, but the lower hoses don't line up with the water pumps. They can be made to fit, but not without a lot of swearing.
The shroud is also different allowing for a cross bar to be inserted through the upper part of the shroud.
H.

But the relative positions of the radiator mounts to the water pumps was unchanged between cab 12 and 13. It's not uncommon to see cab 12s and 13s retrofitted with truck or carrier radiators where they don't line up. I've had to fit the wrong ones myself sometimes and if you fit the hoses first then push the radiator down into position before tightening the clamps they work OK.

[Shane]

Hi all, im still not sure what to do about the radiator I would also like to know what colour the gear box and motor would have been when the truck was made, mine seems to be blue and red on top of the gear box(I thought red was caution)photos are above. I am going to leave the "bars" that run from the top of the cab onto the guards, reason being i found a photo with Aussie troops standing near the tuck which had this done to it. Will be picking up some more parts on thursday from the crash shop and will put up photos, also if anyone has the webbing that goes between the panels i would like to buy a roll if i could and the adhesive to put it on with. Could anyone with a cab 12 please put up a photo of the engine cover mine seems to be made of 3 parts . Im also missing side mirrors drivers side and the free ride side if someone has any parts for sale.

Tony Baker your paint job on your truck leaves mine for dead, wow mate you have done so much to your truck it makes me feel that i have years to go on this project Who did your seats mate they look great.

[Howard]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

But the relative positions of the radiator mounts to the water pumps was unchanged between cab 12 and 13. It's not uncommon to see cab 12s and 13s retrofitted with truck or carrier radiators where they don't line up. I've had to fit the wrong ones myself sometimes and if you fit the hoses first then push the radiator down into position before tightening the clamps they work OK.

Ah, so what you are suggesting is that the two #13 radiators I have may be in fact non-cmp truck radiators?
It was years ago that I removed the radiator from Jo's 13, but I am sure that the bottom hoses were OK for alignment in the 13, but not in my 12.
Hmmm... I'll have to check!
Shane, Sorry for hijacking this thread... but it will be good to have an answer!
Cheers, H