Chevrolet CMP C15 cab 11 body 2A1

[Bob Carriere]

Also called "hood" or "bonnet" in any case too small to be of much good.

That cover is held in place by two wing nuts on each corner of the front edge.
If you are doing a full restoration you wil not need that French gizzmo!!!

On the fabric....let me get you some web address to shop from in Canada or USA..... there may be some European suppliers who already importing and reselling on the Continent....... hoping other European members can add information.

Looks like you will also need some Ford door handles from Dirk in Holland.

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Jacek

try this Ford supplier......
http://www.macsautoparts.com/early_v8_ford_truck/

Remember that the Chevrolet CMP cab 11 has Ford brakes except for the master cylinder..... Ford door handles and mine as a Ford grill.

I would encourage you to get one of their catalogue which are well illustrated.
Once you have a copy I can identify specific parts tyhat are compatible with your truck. I find the catalogue helpful in giving me the right words to describe a particular item..... hard to look for parts when you are not sure what it is called.

Cheers
Bob C

[Alex van de Wetering]

Canvas trim or rubber profile?

I always presumed the seal was rubber, fitted with nails(?). My C8 came with the remains of a rubber profile (picture attached) and I think I have seen rubber on two other Cab11's as well. Were both used? Or is either the rubber, or the canvas a post-war replacement(?)

Some oldtimer parts suppliers here in Holland sell the canvas strip, however the choice of width and colour is limited. Jacek, have you tried a firm repairing shoes or making rucksacks?...they might be able to get you the canvas.


Alex

[Bob Carriere]

Fancy seeing you here.

The proper trim for the original build was canvass. It is sold by the foot and held in place with those funny screw nails. the profile of the canvas is like a figure 8 lying on its side...... woven as a tube then flattened and glued or stitched........ nails are driven in the groove when the tube is flattened. It is readily available on the US EBay. Canvass color is limited to black and dark brown/beige.

How are you doing with your C8.

Bob C

[Jacek Nitkiewicz]

Photos show details of canvas trim. I've found two different sizes.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Jacek,

The webbing was also used on a lot of early british sports cars and also Land Rovers. I think Angloparts has the material available (at least the type shown in your last pic) and they have a distribution point in Warszawa;
https://www.angloparts.com/en/about/show/poland
As Bob pointed out...Ebay is also a good source....but also firms specialised in car upholstery and firms repairing shoes, tents and manufacture rucksacks.



Alex

[Bob Carriere]

Usually available in 5/8 ( approx. 14mm) or the wider 3/4 or 7/8 (approx. 22 mm)

Been searching Ebay without success so far.

Cheers

[Bob Carriere]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1935-FORD-PA...item3f0338d29d

Try the above eBay lsiting..... supplier may have other size.

Cheers

[Alex van de Wetering]

Hi Bob. I am slowly getting back on track with the C8. I haven't been able to spend as much time on the project as I would have liked to, over the past few months. The time I did get to spend on the project was invested in doing things over again, due to a bad choice of primer and my own ignorance.
I will update my resto log soon (I was already cautioned by Stefan and Hanno of the Dutch CMP police )
Brian Gough did help me with a very important thing!

The proper trim for the original build was canvass.

Your post of yesterday triggered me (one of the lovely things of the forum!) to check the servicepub factory photos again. I tend to think both rubber and canvas were used.
Some of the cab12 photos show a smooth P-shaped seal between panels, One of the best pictures is a pic with the hood opened, which shows the seal on the inside, along the edge of the hood. This matches the size and shape of the rubber remains I found on my C8. The flat part of the "P" is fixed to the panel with the nails/screws and the round pipe acts as the edge along the panel.
On closer inspection I see the piping on cab 11's, as well as cab 12's, Fords and Chevs.........but not all! Sometimes you see the panels close nicely without any seals sticking out, which leads me to believe Canvas webbing was used on those trucks....others show the piping running along the panels close to the windscreen and the panels close to the radiator; it seems those trucks have the rubber fitted.

I have just checked the C8 parts manual and if I have managed to identify the proper part, than both webbing and rubber are mentioned under "8.034" "ANTI-SQUEAK, Hood to Radiator Shell & Cowl".

Alex