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  1. goanna
    I guess you know about this : http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/36-42-MORRIS-CS8-MKIII-C4-AC-C4-WT-MILITARY-WWII-BRAKE-HOSE-SET-x3-2FR-1RR-/361900819774?hash=item5442f8453e:g:iyEAAMXQUmFSlNf7
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    Do radial tyres have a place on old vehicles , say a WW2 Jeep or series 1 Land Rover that is used as a everyday driver ? What are the advantages if any, of radials over cross ply on these older cars ?
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    I need to find a 1/2" Whitworth ring spanner , the rear axle U bolt nuts are that size and there are four nuts per U bolt- the lower nut is deep and a socket will not fit over it . It appears the tyres are the original Trak Grip RF ones , made under license.
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    The scene of disassembly . Removing the old tyres from the rims is proving to be a holdup. The bare chassis is rather flimsy without the axles in place .
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    The proof !
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    Great minds think alike ! I did exactly as you suggested and it worked ! Also needed the heat though . The Kookaburras were laughing at me while I was working at it .
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    I have got the chassis mostly stripped down but there are always a few stuck bolts , this one is a pain - the bolt through the front main spring hanger casting is jammed , heating with the oxy has no effect on it. Been so hot here the past week , makes working outside a real drag . Sunburn is a ever present hazard. My shed is currently full of old lathes and milling machines, another weakness of mine - among them I have a wartime Parkson No. 1 universal mill with the "austerity finish" Ministry of Supply badge on it.
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    Looking great . Did you have the 7/8" timber boards milled somewhere ? I guess that each of the 15cwt manufacturers made their own GS bodies to a common plan. I have one original wooden side GS body section from a Morris CS8 body , the same style of cast brass tag was used .
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    If we want to be really authentic the Hop farm dunnies should look like this !
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    Paint technology back then was light years away from what we have today . The paint manufacturers supplying to the armed services would have used the cheapest formulas , large amounts were the order of the day . Get em out the factory doors and if they last for 6 months of service life, that is a blessing.
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    Mario The manual I was looking for, I cannot find it. I scanned it onto a CD , but I have looked and looked . The manual is the 1940 manual that MCC put together for all the military models . The book includes stuff like suspension spring dimensions
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    Has this truck been seen ? Was it finished ? http://www.reocities.com/vk3cz/oud.html
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    These are pics of the battery box in the floor .
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    I was at the local library a few years ago when a guy came in and asked the librarian to search for anything re: a Mossie crash here in East Gippsland in the early 1950's , the chap said the pilot was his friend . We found the accident report and other details emerged with two fatalities reported. The hole in the ground is still visible today . It was a familiarization flight for a new pilot with the instructor . One of the Australian made Mosquitos by de Havilland in NSW .
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    When it comes time to work on your motor, be very careful when removing the coolant side cover. The old bolts are extremely fragile and heads snap off if you look at them too harshly . I t may be feasible to drill out the remains and tap to the next size up. BTW the bolts are 6mm nominal OD . You do know that these engines have metric threads in them ????
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    Mario, OK thanks for the king pin info . I think the CV 11/40 is a civilian model truck , it first appeared in late 1937 or 38 along with the other CV range of trucks . I have the Harry Edwards book here somewhere , I will check that . And, I thought the CS8 king pin has a straight pin , not stepped ? The 8 cwt PU does use a stepped king pin . Yes I would like the contact details for John Walker .
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    Mario Can you check the diameter of the king pins ? I think it is .925" , this is a unusual size. I believe that some 1950's Chevrolet trucks had the same size king pins .
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    The Australian pilot was played by John Meillon AKA Flight Lt. Gillibrand. In 1984 I was working on a telemovie film set ( The Dunera Boys ) where John Meillon was working. He looked permanently drunk, with a red face and big red nose. He must have drunk the local pub dry. He eventually died from Liver Cirrhosis. Also on the set were Warren Mitchell AKA Alf Garnett and Bob Hoskins the short Cockney actor . Another good movie with plenty of Mossie flying action is THE PURPLE PLAIN with Gregory Peck as a Pilot in Burma . Excellent scenes of the airstrip in the jungle .
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    Pics .....................The engine is standard bore size . Some bore wear is evident . I do have a set of new pistons so I might go the whole rebuild ? We will see .
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    I just moved the chassis over to the driveway today. I am removing the engine and axles and taking the chassis to be sandblasted . I will measure the panel for you when I remove it . There is also a panel on the passenger side , this panel is shaped to go around the oil filter . BTW I noticed the front axle wheel track or width is quite a bit wider that the rear axle track . I wonder why the designers or the WD did that ?
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    Mario You may not be aware of this panel between the engine and the chassis - drivers side .
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    Not sure if this is what you need The panel is 18 gauge .
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    Mario I got your email. I think you want me to measure the driver's foot well ? I will try and measure it tomorrow sometime . I've had a bad day, surgery on my finger, a silly accident that happened while cleaning carpet !
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    I have a series of pics of a modified CS8 , the mods enabled the truck to fit inside a DC3 AKA biscuit bomber . This pic shows how the battery boxes were fitted to the floor. The cab floor has been cut down to allow fitting in the DC3 doorway.
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