How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Bob Carriere]

...but where did you find the snow?????

We had torrential rain Xmas Eve and Xmas day.....resulting in NO snow left in the Ottawa area.

Is your canvass part of the repro batch that Stewart Loy got made a few years ago???

Mine is tightly folded and stored in a container at this time and I am trying to remember if it has the side and rear windows like yours.....

Also noticed D rings on the side for rolling up the canvass...... does the canvass have corresponding leather straps for tying up the sides???

I intend to secure some leather straps to the canvass allowing me to use the smaller brass thimbles on the sides of the 2B1 box..... as per cab 11 style.

Cargo box is now being rebuilt....taking 3 rusted boxes to make one....... it looks like all four corners and front head board and tailgate will need total reproduction....... the floor, underpinning and fender wells will be saved. Will detail the repro/repairs in the Hammond barn section next Year.

I will be trucking on New Year's morning snow or not.....

Stay healthy.

Cheers

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Red and green Christmas tarp tie downs...very festive!

[Jordan Baker]

The snow came Christmas Eve. It can now go and bring spring weather.

Yes the canvas is one of the ones Stewart got made. No leather straps but it has web straps on the inside.

Yup red and green bungee cords. I’ve made up the proper rope to match the original ropes on my NOS canvas. However I still need to wax them before I install them on the canvas. I was surprised at just how much rope was used on one cover... over 50’

[David Dunlop]

Its looking really lovely, Jordan.

David

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Jordan

Was the waxing process typical of that time??? I know the Navy used to pin tar the manila ropes to make them last in the wet environment.

How will you do yours....... rubbing or soaking in melted parrafin???

Cheers

[Jordan Baker]

I guess this is my first post of the year. It’s been a very busy fall/winter and early spring doing home renovations. But they are done and some shop time has returned. The shop need a huge cleanup as I created quite the mess from running saws and a plainer from the renos. Taking advantage of the summer like weather (sunny, 20deg) I pulled both vehicles out. Both started up without any issues and the shop looks a lot better for it.

[Jordan Baker]

Bob, I’ve yet to get to finishing my ropes. They are on my list. I’m thinking of setting up some kind of double boiler to melt the wax and then put the ropes through it.