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Old 14-02-23, 01:27
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It is great to see several projects coming together in Ontario these days in spite of all the obstacles that seem to "dog" MV owners. One worthy restoration team consists of Gord Yeo and his son Neil who have been involved in numerous projects over the past decade. I had an invitation to stop by last weekend to check out some projects underway and observe something new for me which was the reriveting of a WW1 FWD frame.
I peeked into the shed to check on the progress of the 30cwt Chev and it needs only a box to be finished. I watched this project come together fairly quickly over the last year or two. Really nice truck!
I also wanted to check out the 15cwt box that Gord was working on, a new set of sides and tailgate on an old original floor.

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Old 14-02-23, 01:39
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The real highlight of the day was the repair and riveting of a WW1 FWD frame by Tim Gillies and his support crew (Neil Yeo on air gun, Matt Furber juggling hot rivets, Gord on bucking bar) . Tim has been working on this project for a number of years and it is starting to come together. ( follow him at.. FWD Model B Truck Restoration, Facebook) While many of our WW2 project feature riveted frames or armour I have never had a chance to see the job done. I witnessed about 50 plus, rivets going into into the frame that day and as the crew gained some experience the results looked better and better! Mild steel rivets were heated to cherry red then fitted into holes in the frame that had been drilled for size and alignment. A delay in getting the rivet in straight or stuck at an angle meant rapid cooling of the rivet and a sometimes less than satisfactory result. When all was done, a few of the new rivets were removed and replaced and the improved results was gratifying to all involved. All in all a very interesting day, and many thanks to Tim and to Gord for hosting it!

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Old 14-02-23, 01:49
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Great post and thanks for sharing. Richie Harrisson is the go to guy for hot riveting.
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Old 25-08-23, 23:40
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A bit of a delay, here is the the team Riveting the chassis

https://youtu.be/LnN3KoHleVw?feature=shared
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Old 27-08-23, 14:47
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Bob, thanks for sharing these Ontario projects.

That C30 looks stunning! Gordon; anymore pictures of this project? Judging from the winch and hooks on the chassis for the skotches.....it is a LAAT bofors tractor?

The riveting movie is a joy to look at.....makes it look so easy. I don't quite understand why one would drop a hot rivet in ones coffee?
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Old 27-08-23, 15:13
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I enjoyed the video, great tunes as well! The video does make it look easy but it took a lot of practice to produce those nice evenly rounded rivet heads. I wonder if the hot rivet in the cup would keep your coffee hot?
Check out the photo of the 30cwt with newly aquired and tidied up box. Gord sent me this photo, but advised it still needs to be properly attached. He also told me that he and Neil had the truck out (before box arrived) for a very respectable cruise of about 80 KPH. Certainly faster than I have ever travelled in a CMP. What a beautiful truck!
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Old 27-08-23, 15:19
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A bit of a delay, here is the the team Riveting the chassis

https://youtu.be/LnN3KoHleVw?feature=shared
Bravo a super team that does a super work.
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Old 27-08-23, 18:01
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Default Fantastic video on riveting ...and finished 30cwt...

Hi Gord

Will you be using a pipe A frame with the winch?????.......'cause I know where there is one........ not quite complete but available for a very low price....

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Old 28-08-23, 02:17
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Bob and Bob

Unfortunately the Chevrolet 30 cwt is a bitsa truck, I think that its original livery would have been a LAAT. It is a 1942 year and does not have helper springs so an early 13 cab truck. The engineers box was available (although it was in Manitoba) so wrong box for the truck. The offer of the A frame is appreciated but I have no desire to have equipment in the truck box. Thank you for the offer. Just because it may do 80 K doesn't meant it will be driven that fast.

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Old 28-08-23, 02:50
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Your stable is looking fantastic Gordon and Neil.

Very curious about the Engineers body. Can you expand on its background?

Are they Canadian built? Were they on 30 Hundred weight trucks only, or on 60's as well.

Did they have a canopy? Or did they all have that Derrick crane in the back?

More pictures would be great.

We may have stumbled across one down here Down Under.

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Old 28-08-23, 03:23
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Tony
The engineers box I have on the truck is probably for a S60 cwt and not correct for the chassis. If you search 3 ton derrick there is a discussion about this type of box and would answer a lot of your questions. I'm not very computer literate but will send you PM.
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Old 28-08-23, 03:36
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Got your PM Gordon,

I think you underestimate your computer skills

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Great to see these restorations, well done to all!
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Old 28-08-23, 11:51
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A bit of a delay, here is the the team Riveting the chassis

https://youtu.be/LnN3KoHleVw?feature=shared
Nice work ! Team work in action. Looks like a hobby type propane fuel forge that the knife making fraternity use.
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Old 28-08-23, 18:20
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Yes the forge was procured for forging knives, but as shown it makes short work at heating rivets.

This is one of those times when all the required equipment and personnel were in the right place and the right time. If I was still posted in Manitoba the rivets would have been heated with a roofers torch instead of my forge.
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