New Member - CMP Differences

[Joe Lorenzino]

Given your location, it might be worth checking with the Reynolds collection in Wetaskiwin to see if there is anything left that might have parts you need.

There is also an auction sale coming up for the Alaska Highway Construction Museum that is very close to you and has some CMP's on it.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Jim,

Welcome again, as you can see posting these sort of questions get a prompt response on MLU

Regards,
Hanno

[gary_bath_jr]

Hey Joe

I have bad news for you, 1) all the CMP's from Reynolds have been sold, the only ones left are being donated to the larger museum down the road from him, 2) the CMP's at the AH Museum are both Cab 11 or 12's, I have to go past it when I go to Edmonton and have stopped several times to take pics and have a look.

Now I am not saying that I would pass up the trucks from the museum, I am just saying that they would not work as donor vehicles for the Cab 13 that James has.

Gary

[James Y]

So taking advise from the expert forum members here, thank-you I passed on the Ontario truck. Instead a truck popped up on Kijiji in Vancouver, went on the weekend and picked it up.

The family was selling the truck unfortunately the owner has passed away.

It is a 1942 Ford, he had rebuilt the drivetrain and it appears the running gear is in excellent condition. this truck is very complete, box is rusty but I will use the box from the Chev Alberta truck.

I would post pictures but i am travelling and Ipad will not work to post pictures, so they wll have to wait, unless someone can tell me how. In the meantime a couple of questions for the experts.


Are front fenders universal on Cab 13's?, the radiator will need to be recored so any advise on the rad will be most helpfull. Missing the toolbox and tire carrier, so will need to get one made, also details on the storage boxes under the box would also be most helpfull. Does anyone make reproduction seats, box canvas and the weather flaps around the doors and windows, aslo window rubbers etc.

Thx Jim

[Bob Carriere]

HI Jim

Yes pictures when you can....... remember some of us can't read toooo good.

Fenders....... yes they should interchange between all cab 13..... but not the HUP even though they seem the same.

On the radiator..... save the top and bottom box of your best radiator and have a new 3 row core installed..... it will cost you near $400 but that is cheap insurance for the engine and peace of mind.

Tool box can be reproduced... it will provide you with good welding practice plans or at least drawings are floating around on MLU.

Spare tire bracket...... you may have to find and buy a whole truck to get those..... they can be replicated ....... again take you time and look around.

The small storage boxes underneath the cargo box are easily reproduced and measurements should be on MLU or guys will help you out.

Seat..... do you mean the frame or the seat covers??

Seat frames have to be hunted down..... canvass covers may still be available from Dirk in Holland or Brian Ashbury...... one day some one will start reproducing them but it has not happened yet.

Canvass cover for the cargo box...... some were made a few years ago by a firm near London Ontario..... they were done as a special one time order and we had to get enough buyers to make it worth there while...... amybe it is time again to canvass MLU members to see how many are prepared to pay close to $500 for each unit prepaid presold.

Weather flaps around the windows..... still some NOS floating around very hard to get..... best bet is to borrow a set and see if you can find a heavy tarp place to do it for you.

The BIG problem in all the canvass item is that the material is all done overseas and a local Canadian tarp shop has to order a minimum amount of canvass for the specific weigth and OD color...... so if he needs to buy 500 yards minimum and use only 10 yards for your order he is stuck with the rest.

Now on your cab 13 you should have a metal skelton frame that will hold some form of clear plastic...... you need to find those frame off other members or parts trucks. Have a look at Phil Waterman's site he has dimensions for these door frames.

Whatever you decide to install as side windows they will not seal, you will get wet and you will get cold..... but your a Canadian Hey !!!!

Bob C

[gary_bath_jr]

Hey Jim and Bob

I have been able to source green canvas and will be making my own Seat covers as well as all other canvas parts as you are correct they are very hard to find and there is no one in Canada making them. For the canvas tarps, (box cover) I need measurements or one that I can take apart to get exact measurements from.

The first set of Canvas seats I make will be going to George in Northern AB as he has given me a seat cushion to reproduce, the ones he and I have are the thinner ones that just have Horsehair cushions and no springs.

Jim, if you need your Instrument panel rebuilt I will be able to do it for you, I am attaching photo's of mine, I was fortunate enough to get a panel from Phil Waterman to finish mine as these are very hard to find.

Gary

These are the before pictures.

[gary_bath_jr]

Here are the after pictures. The glass has been repaired since these photo's were taken, I can post some more as soon as I get everything done.

Gary