mullvane

Hi all,

Been a long while since the last update. Here are few pictures showing the front part of the chassis having been cleaned down and sprayed

Regards

Jack

Here are a few more pictures showing the booms and body being removed

Hi all,

Here are a couple of pictures of my Diamond T

Jack

I have a spare drivers side wing for it if you need one.

Ken

Hi Ken,

Thank you for the offer but I already have one

Regards

Jack

You have a job on there restoring this old girl, the quote " Miracles we can do, but the impossible takes a little longer", good luck with this, will look forward to seeing more photos of the restoration.

dizzy-t

Hi dizzy-t,

Thank you, its not as bad as what the pictures show, it is mostly there apart from a windscreen frame and a passenger seat.

Regards

Jack

Hi all,

Here are a few pictures of my 969 which I recently bought from a local farmer. As can been seen it is mostly there apart from a complete windscreen frame and a passenger seat. Does anybody know if the tie down hooks under the rear body would be an orginal fitment?

Regards

Jack

Hi all,

Here are a couple of pictures of my Diamond T

Jack

Hi all,

I have found a number on the 969, which is 8608031, if this number is correct does anybody have any idea of the date of manufacture?

Cheers

Jack

Hi all,

Does anybody have any GMC engine decals that I could buy/ or know of anyone producing them?

Regards

Jack

Hi everyone,

finally got round to splitting the body the other week- I reckon no body has seen this happen in a long time!

Jack

Any idea of year of manufacture, or contract would be a big help.

Does it have a winch? Was it always a tipper?

A quick look at 'the book' suggests the following possible ranges:- 428589 (a single cckwx 353 dump 1941), 4139626 - 4140925 (353 dump 1942), 4484953 - 4500783 (352 dump with winch 1942), 47327303 - 4736910 (353 dump with winch 1944).

The book only goes up to 1944 so any later production is not listed.

Regards

Ken

Hi Ken,

Sorry I do not know either the year of manufacture or contract. However, it does have a winch and has always been a tipper. Thanks for taking the time to dig out that information, it was much appreciated

Regards

Jack

Hi jack

 

Do you have anymore information eg date or chasis number or just after a generic number ?

Hi Tony,

The chassis number is 488 208 H1, but I do not know what the date is

Regards

Jack

Hi all,

I don't suppose anyone on here would know what the bonnet serial number would be for a Airportable CCKW tipper? Any information/pictures would be greatly appreciated

Regards

Jack

Hi all,

Here are a couple more pictures of the truck

Jack

Hi all,

Here's a few pics of my Dad's restoration on our '42 Ford Jeep. It took him 18 months to restore from a rolling chassis to road worthy condition.

However, prior to purchursing the jeep we were informed that the engine had been "reconditioned" which we soon found out wasn't the case. When he went out to fire it up the engine was locked up on the mains, after stripping the engine down it turned out that the main bearings were put in upside down, 3 of the pistons were fitted round the wrong way, 3 of the con rods were also round the wrong way and there was no end float!!

Moral of the story, don't believe everything that people tell you!

Regards

Jack

Take off the back plate, the impeller, the pulley. Push the shaft out front to rear. Use heat as required.

 

Pumps are still available new/rebuilt, generally with a core.

Hi deadline,

after discussing the issue with Rex Ward and another GMC owner the information that you supplied would have resulted in the water pump cracking

Regards

Jack

Hi all,

which direction should the water pump bearing come from? Should the bearing come out of the fanblade end or should it come from the impeller end?

Regards

Jack

Just a note this is the later dash, with rotary light switch and no blackout lamp switch as this function is included in the rotary switch, the earlier dash with push pull light switch was a little different lay out.

Hope this helps.

Hi shopnut,

thanks for your input

Regards

Jack

Hope this helps Jack, if not please ask for more, regards David.

Hi David,

thats great, thanks for uploading the photo

Regards

Jack

The TMs have them, but in grayscale. No a lot of color in an open cab.

 

The SNL-G-508 has probably the most detailed drawings... but other than OD, black gauge faces and white lettering not much color to be had.

 

Are you looking for something specific?

Hi deadline,

thanks for the info, what we were looking for was the layout of the switches

Regards

Jack

Many thanks deadline, it was much appreciated

Regards

Jack

Hi David,

would it be possible for you to send a picture of your GMC dash board, showing all the pull out switches etc?

Regards

Jack

Hi all,

here are a few more pictures of our truck showing the old fuse board, cab seats after removal

Regards

Jack

Hi all,

does anyone have any coloured photos of the dash board on an open cab GMC?

Regards

Jack

Hi all,

does anyone have a diagram of the standard wiring for a GMC?

Jack

Hi Jack, i have known about the hard cab Airborne Tipper for a couple of years. There maybe a couple more in the UK. Yes my truck is ex Dutch Army, it was then in the Johan Dieffenbach collection for a number of years, then in the hands of another collector in Belgium, then to me. Being ex Dutch it has the same wiring as yours i imagine, extra fuses below dash on drivers side and a different lighting system from standard. If you need a copy of the Dutch wiring diagram PM me as i have one being sent over from a friend in Holland. On my truck i plan to leave the wiring as it is for the moment, that includes leaving the indicators on the brushguard, i see you have removed them from your truck if you do not plan to use them would you like to sell them ? I had to rob one of the indicators from a NEKAF Jeep for my truck and need to replace it, regards David.

Hi David,

yes the wiring on your truck sounds very similar to ours. If you want all four or a pair make me an offer for them and we can take it from there. Obviously there will have to be postage on top of that

Regards

Jack