FGT Restoration

[Alex van de Wetering]

Rob,

this will be an exciting project to follow. The frame on my C8 was bad (cracked, welded, beefed up, cracked etc.), but probably not as bad as yours!

I know the subject of the actual difference between 15cwt and FAT chassis has come up on the forum before; so it's interesting to see the hands-on differences you'll find along the way.

Well done on finding an original body!

p.s. would that be the original chassis number painted on the door???

Alex

[rob love]

Pretty sure the number is meaningless. It would have likely had a domestic number on it. I will carefully strip the door with the CAA and see what I can find.

At this point, aside from the hitch difference, I would say the frame rails are identical. All the holes are there for the winch, the various crossmembers, and even the winch guide. There is one hole on the rear crossmember that has to be enlarged for a cable guide, but the frame itself seems identical aside from the hitch area.

The toughest part is going to be to salvage some of the frame gussets near the winch. A lot of them have been welded over to the point that I don't even see the rivets anymore.

Notable is that the crossmember from the 15cwt that was behind the transfer case had to be moved up about a foot, and there needs to be a pair of spacers underneath as the frame gets wider. I was able to salvage those from the tractor frame. All the frame holes were there.

[m606paz]

Good lock with the proyect Rob! Thanks for sharing!

If you need any measurement or pic , we have this 1944/45 FGT http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=31692

[rob love]

We have a couple of unrestored FATs at work, so I can measure here if I need. I have noticed some differences already though between the one earlier Cab13 FAT here at my workshop and the late one I own at home. There is one more down at the dustbowl which served as Bill Greggs gate guardian. I have not been down to check that one in a while. The wood-ticks should be mostly gone down there, but the poison ivy will have had a good growing season so I try to avoid that compound.