Ford 3 ton CMP

derk derin · #1 22-11-09, 02:22

Here are other photo's,the small splash shield behind the rad overflow tank is nice to have.None of my other CMP's had this piece on them.The plug on the steering box had a piece of chip bag shoved in the hole so I scrounged a proper threaded plug and went to put it in and there were no threads in the hole.Were some of these holes not threaded and just had plugs in them or was this a missed step in the finishing process?I shoved a plastic plug in there for now until I find another steering box or a way of threading the hole again.The 2 rubber mounted L-brackets behind the radiator are also new to me as they were missing on my other trucks

cmperry4 · #2 22-11-09, 03:03

Hey Derk, that is one nice project, amazingly complete (relatively speaking, in CMP terms) - it will be brilliant with the ambulance body.

I was wondering about those brackets on the bumper - snowplow, I'm guessing.

Pics also remind me I need to find an air filter for my transfer case. Now I know what I'm looking for.

derk derin · #3 22-11-09, 03:33

Hi Mark,
I am very happy to have found such a complete CMP to restore.It just means that I will have it restored sooner instead of holdups of looking for pieces!I was hoping for a 30 cwt but this will work for me just fine.I don't know what was mounted to the bumper but it was nice to just unbolt the brackets and throw them away.They even used some original holes.The only thing I have to grind off of the truck is the extra mirror arm bracket.The PTO and pully shaft are also just bolted on with a u clamp welded to the frame that is also easy to grind off.
How is your HUP project coming,any pictures posted lately?
Derk.

Bob Carriere · #4 24-11-09, 22:04

Thanks for posting all the photos Derk...... and keep posting them as you progress.

The windshield glass "Duolite" were manufactured by Duplate of Canada in Oshawa.... who like a lot of Canadian companies were taken over by the USA PPG Industries.

Duplate / PPG had a long tradition of supplying glass for GM..... they have now closed the raw flat glass plant in Owen Sounds, shut down the plant in Oshawa and closed the last windshield manufacturing plant in Hawkesbury, Ontario, East of Ottawa, early in November last.

All automotive glass for GM Canadian manufacturing is now imported from the US and/or Mexico......sad..!!!!

Boob

S LATHERON (RIP) · #5 25-11-09, 00:07

my F60S LAAT was built in July 1944, I am missing those splash plates behind the Expansion tank and on the drivers side of engine bay. I cannot remember seeing that Filter on my TRANSFER BOX either but I will take a better look next time I am underneath the truck.
Nice to see Rifle butt holders and barrel / stock clamps all in place, all the bag stowage plates along rear cab joint are a handy reminder that I have not put mine back into my cab yet!
The passenger grab handle on the floor always raises a smile when I think what amount of movement these trucks make on un made roads.
I notice that you dash panel is the earlier version.
I look forward to seeing the completed vehicle in the months years to come

derk derin · #6 25-11-09, 06:51

I am glad the one windshield survived as it gave me the year of the truck.My only other possible clue would be a metal tag with the year soldered to the back of the radiator upper tank.I remember there being one on my 15 cwt when I changed engines.
My Ford MCP dump truck also had the date on the drivers side door glass,otherwise I wouldn't know the manufacture date for that vehicle either.
Interesting story on the glass company.Thanks for sharing it.
The filter on my transfere case was missing on my 15 cwt also.The large splash shield seemed to always come with my trucks but the small one behind the overflow tank I had never seen before I bought this CMP.They are easy to make if you had a way of stamping the long indent in them.
Derk.

Keith Orpin · #7 25-11-09, 14:06

Hi Derk,
I've just been admiring your latest restoration projects, namely the Ford GPW and the F60L. To find unrestored examples like those two, considering how complete and unmolested they are, after all these years, must make you feel very proud to be their new owner (I know I would be !). It's strange how 2 manufacturers can on the face of it turn out a similar looking truck, but in detail, there are so many differences, between the Ford & Chevrolet (and for that matter Ford and Willys). I'll be watching future postings of their rebuilds with great interest.
Regards
Keith

Keith Webb · #8 24-12-10, 19:27

Seeing Manfred has brought the thread back to life again... somehow I missed this when it was originally posted.
I think the truck is a 1942 model as it has the early dash and the small steering box found on these models. Does it also have the smaller steering ends?
Possibly the glass was replaced at some time.
The air breather filter on the transfer case is a standard one.
The small splash shield behind the overflow tank is pretty common here in Australia as it was rarely removed, The one on the drivers side is less so because it easily shorts on the dip switch. The really rare one is the heavier plate with two large holes which bolts onto the chassis under the radiator.
Any progress since 2009? I also have some of the data plates you are missing.

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Originally Posted by derk derin

I am glad the one windshield survived as it gave me the year of the truck.My only other possible clue would be a metal tag with the year soldered to the back of the radiator upper tank.I remember there being one on my 15 cwt when I changed engines.
My Ford MCP dump truck also had the date on the drivers side door glass,otherwise I wouldn't know the manufacture date for that vehicle either.
Interesting story on the glass company.Thanks for sharing it.
The filter on my transfere case was missing on my 15 cwt also.The large splash shield seemed to always come with my trucks but the small one behind the overflow tank I had never seen before I bought this CMP.They are easy to make if you had a way of stamping the long indent in them.
Derk.