2009 at the Hammond Barn

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

....Grant pulled apart the doors - removing the outer skins so that Bob could map the interior dimensions. Two things were noted - there was no paint on the interior surfaces, and penetrating oil really penetrates! The oil was sprayed on some of the nuts and bolts and had seeped almost to the other side of the door. ......).

You raise a very important point about CMP doors which I have confirmed on all three of my trucks. The inside of the doors were not painted hence some of the rust out problems. I have tackled this in different ways if I re-skinned the doors I have painted the inside. When not re-skinning I've removed the doors taped up all the openings and poured in about a quart of cosmoline like industrial rust inhibitor, the waxy stuff works best if it is heated up till it pours like water. Then rotate the door slowly until the inside of the entire door has been coated then drain out the excess. One caution if you ever have to do any welding on the door be prepared for the coating to catch fire, which means any welding should be done with the door removed from the truck.


Cheers Phil

[Grant Bowker]

The door(s) I was working on were off a Cab 13, the outer shin was ripped around the hinges and needs other patching too. Oddly, it seems to have fatigued in the corners rather than seriously rusted. I was also curious to see how the door was built.
To open up the door I drilled out the spot rivets and bent back the flange around the door edges. I probably should have used heat along the fold line to soften things because the metal was cracking as I unfolded it. Not really surprising given the tight fold. One interesting thing, it seems they assembled the screws at the top of the door, then did a very few spot welds to hold the two faces of the door in place as they folded the flange over and then did the main series of spot welds around the perimeter. As with all CMP welding, the quality was "variable". The initial locating welds were missed as I started the door disassembly.

Bob's doors were off cabs 11 and 12. Interesting to note how many more parts were used to make the earlier doors. But each part cound be made using much simpler equipment.

[RHClarke]

I am now the legally registered owner of my (unfit) HUP. It took no less than three visits to the license office, hours on the phone to Manitoba for a lien and registration search (at a cost), a game of fax tag between myself, Manitoba Vehicle Registry and the Ontario License Office, a sworn affidavit (at city hall at a horrendous expense), a copy of the bill of sale and a appraisal, but it is done!

Another small step towards a spring roll out…Many thanks to Gunner and to David at the Kemptville License Office. I think the next HUP should be easier to register...or maybe not.