How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Jordan Baker]

Thanks for the pictures. Now to find one.

[David Herbert]

Why are there holes in the rear corners of the shroud about 4" down from the header tank ?

David

[Grant Bowker]

I'm not 100% sure as they don't seem to serve any purpose on the Cab 13 but I think the holes are there to permit a reinforcing bar used on the cab 12 to pass just behind the radiator.

[Jordan Baker]

Made up a new felt gasket for the stick shift floor plate. The old one has seen better days.

I also started plumbing up the engine. I’m putting in all new lines for the fuel and vacuum. I’m also going to be flaring all the ends instead of using the brass compression rings.

[Jordan Baker]

New clutch pedal blushing pressed in and reamed to finished size.

Does anyone have a clear picture of the pedals with the springs all attached. I can’t remember where everything goes.

I also made up the fuel line and vacuum line for the engine and got them fitted. I still have a few things to do on the engine before firing it up.

[Bob Carriere]

Only thing missing is the return spring that attaches to the brake pedal clevis pin and on forward to the tab on the frame.

The fuel lines and the vacuum lines are usually above the pump and above the elbow that holds the hose to the rad....... the cast elbow that bolts to the head should have a small bolt hole that takes a 1/4 - 20 bolt and clip that holds the lines steady. Your set up below the pump is neat and not rubbing on anything I would leave it has is....... when you do the PCV from the draft tube make sure the valve is in the vertical section of the tube before the first bend across the engine to the manifold.

where will your PCV connect to on your intake manifold...... into the manifold just below the carb????? had to make special adjustment since the side of the manifold on a cab 11 is too close to the engine cover.

Cheers

[Jordan Baker]

Thanks Bob. It’s gett there. For fuel and vacuum lines I simply copied the ones that were on the original wartime engine. However I went to test fit the throttle linkage and I ran into a snag. The lines are directly in the path of the horizontal rod from the linkage. So back to the drawing board for some tweaking.

Today I was off to visit a friend and see a new project he recently picked up. I was able to borrow a number of the splash guards and an inner radiator shroud.