How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Jordan Baker]

Finished building the engine stand. I also made up a metal stamping die for some small parts I needed to make a bunch of. Works well and I simply use my vice to press the two together and form the metal.

[Jordan Baker]

Things have been quiet in the build. This year I set out to get the wire-3 box rebuilt and on the chassis. Well the was accomplished. Recently ve just been working on a number of smaller mini projects that I've wanted to get done.

I was able to track down a 5/8-18 die to clean up the threads on the original frame to box U bolts. I discovered the NOS ones were for the big CMP's so I had to cut them down and then re cut the threads lower. Once I feel like crawling under the frame they will get mounted.

Today I realized I needed to make the four clamping strips Mountings, Carriers, No1. I ended up using stainless that was sand blasted and then sanded to replicate the finish that the originals had. Once I get more of the shock mounts done I'll be getting these mounted to the wireless table.

Lastly I finished setting up my shop press. I picked up the shop made frame from a neighbour for $20. Then Princess Auto had their 10ton porta power set on sale. The frame was made to fit the Princess Auto ram so it was just a matter of threading the ram in. I did have one small issue. The fittings on both the hose and the rams would not screw together. A trip yesterday back to Princess Auto and I got them to give me new fittings. Today I finished up press forming 24 pieces for another project.

[Bob Carriere]

With the scale models and the full size models youze a busy guy!!!!!

[Jordan Baker]

Spare time... amazingly I do get bored some days but I do enjoy staying busy. I find shop work and model building very relaxing.

[Jordan Baker]

Installed the shock mounts that I am making and selling (shameless plug) and the Carriers No1 to the wireless table. Then tried out the ws19 mounted on the No23 Carrier and all fit as it should. It's amazing just how much absorbing those shock mounts take once the weight of the WS19 is on. Things look great and one more item off the check list.

[Jordan Baker]

Too cold in the shop to do work now. But I did luck out big time back in October. Through a Facebook group a guy in Italy was selling some CMP seats. I noticed the seat rises had features that matched the holes in the box floor of my truck. After getting the measurements it was confirmed that the risers were in fact Wire-3 seat parts. Unfortunately for me, the seller in Italy had already sold the parts and shipped them to another vehicle restorer in Czechoslovakia. Luck would have it that I made contact with him (he's also a fellow MLU'er) and explaining what the risers were he agreed to sell me just the risers. Well today I picked up the package from the post office. Another Wire-3 mystery solved. Interestingly these were made in Brantford during the war. Went to Italy sometime in 1944, then sold to Czechoslovakia and now back home in a Canada about 45min away from where they were made in 1944.

[Jordan Baker]

I also picked up a crystal calibrator for the WS19.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Too cold in the shop to do work now. But I did luck out big time back in October. Through a Facebook group a guy in Italy was selling some CMP seats. I noticed the seat rises had features that matched the holes in the box floor of my truck. After getting the measurements it was confirmed that the risers were in fact Wire-3 seat parts. Unfortunately for me, the seller in Italy had already sold the parts and shipped them to another vehicle restorer in Czechoslovakia. Luck would have it that I made contact with him (he's also a fellow MLU'er) and explaining what the risers were he agreed to sell me just the risers. Well today I picked up the package from the post office. Another Wire-3 mystery solved. Interestingly these were made in Brantford during the war. Went to Italy sometime in 1944, then sold to Czechoslovakia and now back home in a Canada about 45min away from where they were made in 1944.

I had a horrible time finding the attachment chain material. The same chain is available in larger sizes but the only modern one close to the right size doesn't have the wrap around twist in the middle. So I drift over to the pet section and there is a bundle of chain with two clips at either end (to attach Fido to his dog house) of precisely the right size and style. I promptly bought two. My dogs were NOT impressed until I convinced them it was for the truck and not them.