2017 F15A Starting over

[sth65pac]

Managed to get the lower cab off the chassis on Saturday. What a job. No surprises but 75 YO bolts were FT!



Now I can access the fuel switch and lines to make new ones. This part will go to the sand blasters eventually or I will home sand blast it.



Lastly


Are the cab mounts available or do I make my own???
Cheers,

Ian

[Lynn Eades]

They look like Ford v8 engine mounts? (you can tell I'm not up on CMPs)

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Ian

I made my own rubber washers for my C60S, I had a hint as to how to make them though when I took my truck apart. When I looked at the original rubber mounts on my truck, noted that they were made out of layers cut from tires. Apparantly cut from the side walls of tires, now we know what one of the uses they made of all those tires collected in rubber drives during WWII.

They were easy to make just took a hole saw of the correct size and cut out rubber donuts from the side walls of tires. Then drilled the center bolt hole on the drill press. Found that bias ply non-steel belted tires worked best.

Enjoy your restoration keep us posted on progress.

Cheers Phil

[Grant Bowker]

Both rubber insulators (the upper one seen in the photo C29Q-8111240 and the lower one hidden by the cast bracket C29Q-8111241) are shown in the parts book with the "peculiar to Canadian Military Pattern" asterisk. I understand this to mean that the part wasn't an off the shelf part before adoption for CMP use but it is possible that the part could have been adopted for another use later on. The same two part number insulators are listed for the mount at center rear of the cab.

[sth65pac]

I wasnt sure, I have some old conveyer belt which would be suitable to cut donuts out of, but I wasn't sure if they are an 'off the shelf' part.

Funny you say that Phil, as I have noticed that the Chev's had a lot of 'tyre' type materials as washers etc in the CMP fleets. I am guessing Ford had more of literally everything back then.

Cheers,

Ian.

[Jacques Reed]

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

Both rubber insulators (the upper one seen in the photo C29Q-8111240 and the lower one hidden by the cast bracket C29Q-8111241) are shown in the parts book with the "peculiar to Canadian Military Pattern" asterisk. I understand this to mean that the part wasn't an off the shelf part before adoption for CMP use but it is possible that the part could have been adopted for another use later on. The same two part number insulators are listed for the mount at center rear of the cab.

Hi Ian,

I am almost certain the rubber parts are the same as Ford engine mounts looking at my collection of old body and engine mounts. See attached.

The only difference I can see is the length of the bolts. The body mount ones on the left are slightly longer, probably to accommodate the thicker cast steel chassis to body support arm. The third one is an original Engine mount bolt and the one on the right is an early Landrover engine mount. This would account for the astisk Grant mentioned in the parts list.

As a mater of interest Ford CMP engine mounts are also the same as early Landrover engine mounts. I bought my engine mounts from a Landrover parts supplier a long time ago in the years BI (Before Internet). Think he said they were the same as Series 2A engine mounts. Perhaps the Landy experts on the forum can confirm.

Surprisingly Blackwoods Industrial Supplies carried at that time an identical rubber vibration insulator in their catalogue. No guarantee it is still available though.

Hope this is of some help.

Cheers,

[sth65pac]

Originally Posted by Jacques Reed

Hi Ian,

I am almost certain the rubber parts are the same as Ford engine mounts looking at my collection of old body and engine mounts. See attached.

The only difference I can see is the length of the bolts. The body mount ones on the left are slightly longer, probably to accommodate the thicker cast steel chassis to body support arm. The third one is an original Engine mount bolt and the one on the right is an early Landrover engine mount. This would account for the astisk Grant mentioned in the parts list.

As a mater of interest Ford CMP engine mounts are also the same as early Landrover engine mounts. I bought my engine mounts from a Landrover parts supplier a long time ago in the years BI (Before Internet). Think he said they were the same as Series 2A engine mounts. Perhaps the Landy experts on the forum can confirm.

Surprisingly Blackwoods Industrial Supplies carried at that time an identical rubber vibration insulator in their catalogue. No guarantee it is still available though.

Hope this is of some help.

Cheers,

Yes Jacques,
I have found a supplier here in Oz for the mounts so now its all about the money, yes they are the same as Ford engine mounts. Land Rover mounts would suffice (I have a few) but I will be getting five new mounts from http://www.tcrcarponents.com.au.

Many thanks to all contributors to this thread, (so far Lynn, Phil, Jacques, Terry and Phil) and it makes a restoration so much easier when you're not the 'trail blazer'!

On another note: I dropped my roof in at the sand blasters today so it will return next Monday with all the tin worm damage visible. Then I can set to repairing it.

Cheers,

Ian

[sth65pac]

Well I had the cab roof sand blasted and as usual the tin worm has had a good 75 year munch.

I have the replacement parts pre-made. Just have to chop off the rot and tack on the new. Jeremy's efforts some years back gave me confidence to do this task.

I have made quite a few measurements so I have it 'just' right.
Pictures for your edification.




Two Piece affair I had made up some time ago.


Cheers,

Ian