11 Cab F8 - Change of Plans

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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[Yeo.NT]

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[Yeo.NT]

Latest update, starting to really look like a truck again

[david moore]

Neil
Am I right in recalling that you "up-sized" the wheels on your F8 (so as to be able to get road-worthy and available tire size) using the spare F8 wheels that I sold to you (or your dad) a few years back? Could you remind us how you did that? Jonathan - who bought my F8 - might want to copy that idea?

Cheers
David Moore
Kingston

[david moore]

I was also thinking of your comments about the exhaust headers .Most don't realise I think that the headers on the F8 seem to be unique to the Cab 11/12 - regarding the "room" available. I was very lucky in that I could salvage the headers from the original unrecoverable engine and fit them to the V8 I got from Brian Asbury.

[Yeo.NT]

Originally Posted by david moore

Neil
Am I right in recalling that you "up-sized" the wheels on your F8 (so as to be able to get road-worthy and available tire size) using the spare F8 wheels that I sold to you (or your dad) a few years back? Could you remind us how you did that? Jonathan - who bought my F8 - might want to copy that idea?

Cheers
David Moore
Kingston

Dad used those rims on his 12 Cab C8.

The wheels on my trucked were butchered by the previous owner decades ago. I have cut out the 13'' centers and bolted/welded them into the center of 15'' trailer rims from Princess Auto.

This modification is just a temporary as this will not pass safety or legal for the road. Surprisingly with this being eye balled together, during the test drives I don't feel any wobbles or imbalances

[Alex van de Wetering]

Originally Posted by Yeo.NT

Latest update, starting to really look like a truck again

Nice work Neil. It does look like a "mean" truck in that picture, without the nose and with the big radiator.

[Yeo.NT]

Yes it looks mean, but would also call it a bit scary as the test drives have revealed the steering/alignment requires a little more work. Its a bit of a Hot rod too, since the engine is the 110hp Mercury 255 cubic engine the acceleration is impressive for a CMP.