Vulture

Guys, your wise counsel please. Changed the spark plugs on the CCKW today as part of the comprehensive service I'm on with to try and baseline the condition of the vehicle and to get to understand it. The gap on the old ones was old ones was about 50% too large, and they were pretty black, although the latter is to be expected given the short runs I've been doing. The manual says says to tighten the plug until it bottoms then turn another 1/4 to 1/2 turn until firm. For consistency I'd prefer to use a torque wrench. I'm thinking of a lowish setting, perhaps 15 lb. Your thoughts/opinions would be appreciated on the setting to use. Kind regards to all Ian

Welcome along, I'm sure you find this a great forum to participate in :-) Cheers Ian

See you there John with a cheque for the tyres :-). Inner tubes....?

If your ready for War In Peace next year we could take it along in the CCKW :cool2:

:nut: LOL, okay that is quite impressive ! :-)

That looks really good !

Welcome along

Wow ! :shocked: That door looks brilliant ! Love the curves on it !:cool: I shall have to think about having another go, and try and replicate that design... :-) Thanks for posting Kind regards Vulture

Love the look of the truck with the spare wheels bolted on ! Awesome ! :nut: Must try that myself ! Doors look great as well :-). I will look into strengthening mine as well perhaps. Depends what hinge arrangement I eventually end up with.

Great little movie !

Do you have any photos you can share ? Also, what did you make yours out of, and what did you use for hinges ? Kind regards Vulture

Deadline Yes, 1" x 1" stiffeners would be a good idea. Do you have any good photos you could share showing wood and steel solutions ? Must confess I've only seen a couple myself. Kind regards Vulture

When do you start with the lessons ? :nut: :-) Vulture

:laugh: My wordwork skills are rubbish, so I had the local hardware store cut them for me . They could perhaps do with a small amount of strengthening to make more rigid, but I'll only do that after fitting the hinges. Vulture

After talking with Ken Pugh and also seeing a few photos of Open Cab trucks with half hard doors, thought I'd try and make some myself.... (5mm Plywood). Today was our first outing with them fitted. - - - As expected/hoped for, wind buffet in the cab was reduced hugely, but without compromising visibility . Still need to organise some hinges, which I hope to do at the forthcoming Northern Military Expo this coming Sunday. Kind regards to all Ian

Looking good ! Thanks for sharing your progress :-)

So what's the current forecast for getting it on the road ?

Awesome looking vehicle there. Here's a couple of questions for you: 1. What does it weigh ? 2. What engine is in it ? 3. How long did it take you to make it ? 4. Who did you make it for ? 5. How is it worth ? 6. Do you plan to make any more ? Kind regards Vulture

I see that 10 different people bid on it, and it topped out at $ 10,555 (£6,608), which wasn't enough to make the reserve price.

Just spotted this CCKW 353 on E-Bay today Link. Looks a very nice example. It will be interesting to see what it finally goes for.

Wow, very nice ! :clap:

Welcome along

Wow, what a great collection you have, lots of toys, simply fabulous Kind regardsIan

What do we think about this stuff ? http://www.rust.co.uk/epoxy-mastic.cfm Kind regards Ian

Deadline Thanks for your thoughts as well. I've had a look at the POR-15 system, which looks pretty detailed in its approach to trying to contain rust. Kind regards Vulture