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

loading up with tyres and clearing the loft out before the roof comes in , to much military in the house, see you all there , pop over and see the original one and only jonny loot ...................tyre man

 

make a tyre order or you could just buy something ............................please

 

 

jonny loot

 

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

when the bike is fettled .....

 

Jenkinov

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

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Andy

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

Bit of an update the spare carrier is now fitted, looks better than what I thought it was going to.

Welcome along

Some pictures of the CCKW open cab doors would be great. Anything to document the parts is always welcome.

 

As for wood doors, here is a quick scan from 'A Universal Truck'

 

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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

I used 5mm ply and made the hinges out of some off cuts of steel plate, bent and welded to hold a cut down nail which fits the holes in the hinges on the cab. Problem is the ply is flimsy and am having issues with the hinges snapping the ply so my MkII version will be ply and inside an ally sheet to add strength and weight.

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]52906[/ATTACH] This was from the trip to Normandy 2009 on the beach to Arromanche.

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 !

Its a good idea half doors on open cabs, I have had mine on our truck now for 2 or 3 years, keeps the wind and rain out a bit and you can still see well.

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

I have been told that as few as 10 years ago open cab doors were still plentiful. But recently all you can find are rusted steel frames with rags covering them.I have a set which I do plan to repro. But the biggest drawback is that covering them is so expensive. $350+USD per pair. Which means each set would be over $500.I've looked at the doors and can't see $350 worth of materials.As for your great effort, there are PLENTY of pics of just about everything used to seal up an open cab. Wood, steel, blankets. You may want to run some 1x1 stiffeners across the top and the sides.

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

Waiting for 2 x Dunlop Unigrips plus inner tubes ....I need to check a rear wheel bearing whilst the wheel is off ...but if its OK Its Tyres on .....

 

Bikes will be ready before me ...... I need to do my bike tests .

 

 

Jenkinov

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

Vulture

Half doors look excellent mate .......Glad to see the old woodwork lessons paid off ...Our teachers would be proud

 

Jenkinov

: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.

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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 :-)

Well the good news is the Process has worked ..Flushed the Tank out with some old petrol and inspected the tank ...No visible liner and no active rust ...Soo good news ,

 

Filled the tank with fresh petrol and the cleared the tap and the bike fired up no issues .....

 

 

I think I can consider the process a success ...

 

 

Now onto replacing the tyres ...I have ordered some Dunlop Unigrips

 

 

Update to follow

 

 

Jenkinov

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

I am the principal of this project. Ask questions.

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

Making new stake pockets is easy.

 

But once you remove the old stake pocket you'll see that there are quite a few bends that make up the side/bottom sill of the bed. There are no 'repair kits'. Your only hope is to find a reputable welder/body shop and see if the can do the work or provide the repair sections.

 

You could find a product like POR-15 and simply seal in the rust.

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