daz76 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I am assuming that Scammell in the 50's built their vehicles by hand and this would account for the huge difference in the cab I removed from my Explorer and it's replacement. The frame is an exact fit, but all the smaller items-pipework etc. are subtly different. Each must have been tailor made, as I have a cab frame and bulkhead from one Explorer and a windscreen frame from another and they are not matched at all. The windscreen frame is a good inch shorter than the gap it needs to fill on the replacement cab and we have made up a spacer in the frame to make it deep enough. Can anyone tell me more about the manufacturing as I would like to know if cabs were built by a certain person or team, therefore making them different to those built by other people. I can't find any info on how they were building lorries at the time. Thanks. Daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 There was a difference between early and late cabs. I have an EMER somewhere about replacing windscreens on early contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 There was a difference between early and late cabs. I have an EMER somewhere about replacing windscreens on early contracts. Ah. That would make sense Croc. Ta for that. I imagine panel fit would have included some fair amount of play, although probably not as much as the mid 90's Range Rover I've been driving today....:nono: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Hi Daz. :idea: I'll Have a word with my old man, He should remember.:-D Clive .............................. protruckservices.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 :tup:: Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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