Info needed: TOOL BOX Chevrolet c15a no. 12

[Grant Bowker]

Another group, not in logical order as the rusty (pre-work) photos are folllowing the ones with the first coat of paint.

[Paul Edwards]

Thank you Gentlemen that's very useful.

Regards,

Paul

[rob love]

I have to wonder if that small compartment that Bob has a POW can in, might be for the funnel as opposed to the POW. There are already brackets on the 15cwt for 4 POW cans, and as I recall you would be hard pressed to fill the truck without the funnel and spout.

[Bob Carriere]

..... now back from the cottage...... I am looking for measurements in my file.

Or will take new ones.......... from my previous experience repairing mine it seems that the whole box was welded from individual flat pieces except the lip for the top.

If I can be of further help just ask.....

Rob....yes the original short filler neck on the cab 11 was a bad joke..... it can be filled easily using the square funnel or screwing the flex horse cock onto the 2 gal gan.......

I have two such boxes and have seen a few more and they all, at least in the cab 11 configuration..... have the same two pocket slots for the 12 gal POW which assume also serves as a corner brace..... which implies a max of 8 gallons of extra fuel if no water or oil was carried. My rough estimate is about 10 miles per gallon no matter what speed of actual rolling....2x4 or 4x4.

My main tanks have been modified to do away with the reserve sections...... the fuel valves were funky and when doing the POR lining I drilled extra hole in the baffle's bottom......easy to do with the large access cover removed. One quart did both tanks.

Cheers

[Bob Carriere]

Try this one for size......

Now making corrections and checking measurements

[Paul Edwards]

Thank you Bob you are a star!

Cheers,

Paul

[Paul Edwards]

Hi Bob,

Just been studying your drawings, is there an anomaly between drwg 1 and 2? In the first drwg the height is 10 1/2 total height but in drwg nos 2 the height is 12 1/2 plus.

Cheers,


Paul

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Paul Edwards

Hi Bob,

Just been studying your drawings, is there an anomaly between drwg 1 and 2? In the first drwg the height is 10 1/2 total height but in drwg nos 2 the height is 12 1/2 plus.

Cheers,


Paul

11 gauge / .125 has me wondering. I would have though it was constructed with 18 gauge or maybe up to 1/16" thick steel. Even if 11 gauge (or 0.09") it wouldn't be .125 which is 1/8" thick. Or is it that solidly built?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Try this one for size......

Now making corrections and checking measurements

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