F60L Cab 12 truck

[Lang]

Shane,

As far as your diff goes, one must ask the question "Why touch it?"

There will only be foreign matter in it if there has been some major problem (Broken internals, torn seals or it has been submerged in a muddy creek)

Putting degreaser, kerosene and pouring hot water in it is only going to start the almost permanent "lining" of the housing coming loose and creating blobs of toffee to go into the bearings and causing seals to leak. Who cares what is coating the non-contact surfaces - it might even cut down on noise! The only thing that matters is the contact surfaces of the gears and bearings.

I would just be draining the oil, checking for unusual contamination and filling with recommended oil. One oil change to remove any loose sludge picked up by use after say 1,000km should almost do for the rest of the vehicle's life if it is used as a show/club truck only.

Lang

[Mike Cecil]

"I have two seats that not sure which one is correct for my truck so here are the pictures"

The Cab 12 had the narrow backed seat fitted as standard: the wide back seat is a 1944 Australian invention. Nothing to say it was not 'retrofitted', but it was not standard for the vehicle.

The comfortable one is the wide back one, of course!

Mike C

[Lang]

Mike,

I must be missing something - "comfortable" and Blitz seat in the same sentence!

Lang

[Mike Cecil]

Lang,

A comparative term between the two CMP seats only ... !

Maybe I should have said 'grossly uncomfortable' to 'not quite grossly uncomfortable'!!?

As a (former) Blitz owner/driver, I can vouch for just how bad the narrow seat really is, over any distance. No wonder the Australians invented the wide back seat.

Mike C

[Shane]

Just some more photos of how the old girl is getting along.

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Ive talked to Keith W about the gearbox and the one in the photo is incorrect. (it was in my the truck when i got her). Would you lads think its worth hunting down an original or just stick with this one? It does not have the lever to put it in reverse, nor does it seem it ever had one im thinking it may be post war gear box. Also i was thinking of using fiber washers instead of the webbing between the panels to stop wear and rubbing would this be just as good or not worth doing. I was lucky to get some hard wood from a work mate who had it laying around in his shed and will be perfect for the truck, even better it cost nothing. The motor is taking forever but i will have to get a move on as i think it will not be long before im up to that stage of putting it in. Seat covers are being made in the next 4 weeks by the Swag Man and also a new windscreen is on its way. So plenty going on all at once and will post more pics when more of the items are ready, would really like feedback on the gearbox and the use of the fiber washers, many thanks Shane.

[Mike Cecil]

And I see you are installing the 'Facility, Showering, DND Pattern, One Only, Driver for the use of' - this will be quite a unique restoration!!

Mike C

[Keith Webb]

Looks all you need to change is the shift tower and lever, shouldn't be too hard to find one of those.