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  1. As so often with these things it has taken longer to finally finish this rebuild than we had anticipated....but we are there🍾. New canvas fitted and myriad of small details finished. We have completed the restoration of this British contract Canadian Chevrolet C15 to be as accurate as possible to its appearance in 1944. Non-original items are a 12v alternator and battery. I've also added a discreetly fitted electric fuel pump to help prime the system after its stood for a while (something I fit to all my trucks) We've not added any markings so that the future owner can mark it to suit their personal taste/interest. This truck has a very unusual history and has now been saved. This thread shows some of the work we've undertaken to make it one of the best C15 trucks available. We have the engine cover, again in perfect condition...just left it off for these photos to show off the engine. Road registered and ready to go. Now for sale, it is currently garaged near Yalding in Kent where it can be viewed by appointment. Price is £22k.
  2. Another rare one.....very heavy though! There is one in the museum in Groningen, and the only other one I know of belongs to Louis Wright and was at W&P Show in 2011 when I took most of these photos
  3. A momentous day for our C15: first time it has moved under its own power in at least 37 years. We just need to double check the new voltage regulator is operating correctly and we can then fit the nose, mirrors, wipers , ,bumper and brush guard. Bound to be some teething issues to tweak, but all being well will be up for sale by end of summer. Please let me know if anyone is interested. IMG_4826.mov IMG_4826.mov
  4. "good job this isn’t an hourly paid thing. I’d be make no money"........definitely, dont work out an hourly rate for trailer rebuilds!😄
  5. Another trip to Kent for some more work on the truck. Fitted windscreens and rear screen is in, all with new glass. Spare wheel in its clamps on the toolbox. We just need to make sure it is charging correctly and we run it up the drive. Then the nose cone can go back on. While the truck has a complete new loom. we added a small non-original fusebox. Practical and will be well hidden under the dash. Also, after 16 months from placing the order, I understand the canvas is ready for collection. 🤞 IMG_3423.HEIC IMG_3427.HEIC IMG_3428.HEIC
  6. Spring is in the air and we are back on the C15 rebuild. Over the winter we've had the waterpump and dynamo rebuilt by specialists. Finished fitting gearbox and prop today. Also gave engine a longer run up to temperature. Hope to be on the move soon. Only issue now is that the canvas we ordered in Oct 2021...yes 2021....still not ready. We may end up putting it for sale later in the spring without canvas, knock that off the price and let the new owner either get their own made or take over the order we placed! Video of it running on MLU FB page.
  7. Please can anyone help me identify this flywheel? Came with a batch of WWII parts from a British and Canadian MV collector. I thought it might be Ford V8 CMP, but the machined bolts holes do not match the pattern from a known Canadian Ford V8 clutch plate. Thanks IMG_7070.HEICIMG_7069.HEIC IMG_7069.HEIC IMG_7069.HEIC
  8. Andre Hartfords: I used the usual suspension rubber method on these. Use a long threaded bolt or piece of studding to draw the lubed bush into the housing. Have a suitable sized socket placed the other side of housing, bolt/studding through socket and tighten nut up against it and it will pull the bush into place. I've found this method to be more controllable than a hydraulic press
  9. You need to get that bowser filled and trundling south! Considering repainting the Jeep in desert camo and 8th Army markings😀. Catches look good. I've had to repair them in past with similar corrosion.
  10. Toolbox all painted and installed with original "Clamshells". New battery fitted. Original Bumper had had a hard life. Didn't get photo of worse warps, but this was how I straightened and welded crack. Next task is to complete the wiring and run engine in chassis (rather than just on the stand)
  11. Looking good Richard. Have you been able to turn your central heating off yet up there?😆
  12. Fabricated toolbox aken to Kent yesterday for trial fit of the spare wheel, and of the box onto the chassis. Always a concern when 30 miles between truck and workshop! All fitted perfectly and painting now in hand.
  13. I have a wooden battery box that is made in the same way as those fitted to Airborne Jeeps or the larger version on REME Electrical Repair Trailers, but it is smaller. Size is: W = 7" x L = 5" x H=8". Can anyone tell me whether they were used by the military, and if so, what equipment they were used with? Thanks
  14. Chev work delayed for a couple of weeks by Goodwood and then helping get Capel showground ready, but have finished the toolbox. It will now go down to Kent for painting.
  15. Slight hiatus in re-build progress, but things are moving on. Paint going onto rear body and hoops over last couple of days. Luckily we have the original spare wheel "clam-Shells" but the large toolbox (as so often is the case) was missing on this C15, so am starting to make one.
  16. FCL engines built between 37-46 https://www.wehs.net/when_was_it_made-2.html
  17. While the truck came with the vast majority of parts in the "kit" to rebuild it, the hood hoops where missing so needed to be made from scratch. I copied an original set of rear hoops and bars. Took a surprisingly time to make all the parts and set up a rig to accurately bend the hoops. Heavy engine crane used to "anchor" the pipe bender when I operated. Latch pins all made on the lathe and welded into the hoops, after trail fit with sample. The original Canadian rear hoop connector bars were just flattened, so followed suit using the 20T press. Took all parts down to Kent today and pleased that it all fitted well. . We've also received the special battery box from Denmark (Thanks Niels), so next job will be battery and wiring. Looking forward to first engine start in the chassis.
  18. Hi Neil, Parcel dropped off and now on its way. Thanks John
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