2008 at the Hammond Barn

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Looks more like Rob is ready to take a piece out of poor ol' Booby with that thingamajiggy in his hand! And Booby... looks... pregnant? Say it ain't so, Bob!

My gawd, is this a lovers' quarrel in Hammond??!! Shades of Shakespeare!





(Boob, get the abortion... you're much too old to have kids!)

[Bob Carriere]

No I am not pregnant even though Rob looks like he has been told he was the father......... I am fat....plus padded for Winter and have a black camera bag on my stomach.......

Nothing special with the Hat....... just trying to funnel my thoughts about CMP shift levers...... my hands were full so I used the old noggin'.... been shopping at Princess Auto Again.........ssshhhhhh Joyce may be listening.

For a person my age I sure get no respect.......

Boob
Ps.... nice job on the forum Jiff

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

No I am not pregnant even though Rob looks like he has been told he was the father......... I am fat....plus padded for Winter and have a black camera bag on my stomach.......

Nothing special with the Hat....... just trying to funnel my thoughts about CMP shift levers...... my hands were full so I used the old noggin'.... been shopping at Princess Auto Again.........ssshhhhhh Joyce may be listening.

For a person my age I sure get no respect.......

Boob
Ps.... nice job on the forum Jiff

BooBee..
I respect a person of OUR age...
And I certainly like your new drinkin' hat..
Where can I get one..?

[Bob Carriere]

After funnelling all my options for the crop of levers that decorates the floor of my cab 11 I came to the obvious conclusion that I should stick with the original design.... or at least as close as possible.

My original cab 11 floor had both the front axle lever and a separate lever for the E brake of the winch..... however..... the E brake lever had been installed in what area was left free on the floor plate.... or about 4 inches left of where it was supposed to be.... creating a nightmare for clearances of link rods under the floor and handles in the cab. You see the previous owner when he installed the 2 speed T case elected to retain the front axle lever which is not used on a two speed set up......

Look at the old floor lay out then compare to the new one. We opted to replce the original cab 11 floor with a spare better cab 12 floor . So the new floor was cut to accommodate the special 2 speed shift tower..... and left the front axle shifter in the original place..... now we can't properly install the E brake lever unless we remove the front axle lever..... weld a patch carefully to match the dots and dash of the plate and cut a new hole for the linkage rod that goes through the floor to the bell crank below....

It will take a few separate posting to get all the pictures on the forum.

I hope the information may be useful for current and future restorations.

....and a BIG thank you to Phil Watrman who supplied me witih factual information by means of a drawing/template showing where things were supposed to be on an original C60 cab 11 with winch.

Enjoy the pictures.

Boob

The first picture shows the lever on the old floor plate.... to th eleft of the battery cable circular hole..... it should be the right of that hole...

[Bob Carriere]

This is where the E brake handle should be installed.... serious conflict with the front axle engagement lever....

[Bob Carriere]

...of where the patch will go to fill in the hole created by removing the front axle lever..... and an approx. outline of where the new hole will be cut.

[Bob Carriere]

We had to remove the floor and instal the special bracket that bolt on the tranny...... that hold the cross linkage that allows to engage the front axle in 4 wheel drive.

Easier said than done..... it took a lot of adjustments.... as in grinding.... filing with a rat file.... and 4 hands.... thanks to Grant for the extra digits.

Seen from above...... before removing the floor..

[Bob Carriere]

.... now the linkage is in place.... horse shoe shape device that goes underneath the tranny and bolts on both side of the tranny on existing E brake bosses.

[Bob Carriere]

....being too lazy to tackle the tires Grant and I decided to do some dental work on the floor plate of the truck.

First thing was to extract the suitable blank for the patch. Of course the donor plate is resting on the isde of the barn somewhere under 5 feet of hard packed snow that slid off the roof in the past month. So I opted for a good corner section of my old cab 11 plate...... after carefully selecting an area that would match the dots & dashes of the floor to be patched.

Here is the donor plate hanging rom the ceiling after some quick plasma cutting.

[Bob Carriere]

Bubbles are self explanatory....... black area was a previous patch from last Summer.

[Bob Carriere]

It is very interesting and frustrating to see the different size of the dots & dashes from two different plates...... I suppose different dies. different lots and different wear on the dies...... the donor plate had bigger dots and dashes and made lining them up difficult.

Grant being a perfectionist took the time to grind/carve the little boats back after we had the welding done...... he finihsed with a Dremel tool and fine stone to remove the grinding marks..... after some paint ti will almost be invisible.

The other problem we encountered is that the floor was seriously distorted from the back side being pressed in by the huge punches that created all the variuos openings in the floor...... if you put a straight edge on the under side there are marked depressions around the fuel valve hole... the battery cable hole and the shift lever hole we were patching...... but Grant persisted in getting a smooth finish.

[Bob Carriere]

Grant doing all the work....

.......hell someone had to take pictures.....

[Bob Carriere]

Geez Louise I finally managed to post 2 pictures at once....

Final picture is the back side after a quick coat of POR 15 Patching paste.... comes form a tooth paste like tube..... spreads easily with a putty knife..... make sur eyou clean you tools before it hardens.

Looks a little rough with the shinning light.... a coat or two of sandable primer and it will disappear.

The top side will need more careful manicuring to erase the joining lines. With everything welded from behind the top side is just puttied over.

We will wait to decide exactly where to cut the new 1 11/16 x 1 inch hole for the rod to connect between the handle and the bellcrank.

Will need to consult with Doctor Phil.....NO not the one on TV the one in Hew Hampshire....... I am having a hard time deciding where to mount the E Handle.....

On a more pleasant note.... weather was mild in the minus 3C and Lucifer kept us warm around 60 F inside the barn....

Boob

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

Looks more like Rob is ready to take a piece out of poor ol' Booby with that thingamajiggy in his hand! And Booby... looks... pregnant? Say it ain't so, Bob!

My gawd, is this a lovers' quarrel in Hammond??!! Shades of Shakespeare!

(Boob, get the abortion... you're much too old to have kids!)

If by "lover" you mean lover of CMP's, then you are correct. We have our quarrels at the barn, mostly over methodologies, but nothing of substance. Bob, Grant and I all realize that we come to the barn to have fun - to get away from the "grind" of everyday life. Working in a CMP rich environment has its benefits. Working with Bob adds an element of humour and intrigue as attested by our many posted photos.

So, distress not, Geoff. All is well at the barn. "G-Day-9"