Ford V3000s

[volkswagen]

I am replacing the exhaust system on my V3000s in doing so I have removed the heat transfer box from the old exhaust system. I plan to have it copied in stainless steel, does anyone have any knowledge of this particular system, on the underside I can make out the name Tria which I presume is the manufacturer and Heizung which means Heating, if anyone has any information on this type I would be very grateful.

[philip turland]

Hi Mate - at least you have something to copy.

I aint got one. in the words of indiana jones - "making it up as i go along"

good luck

philip

[volkswagen]

Aww Phil, will keep you posted as to progress on the copy I don't doubt that its equally applicable to the Blitz I am pretty sure that individual manufacturers would not have been fitting a preferred unit. In my opinion they would have been retro fitted to vehicles for the Ostfront. However the only information I can unearth relates to the heat transfer boxes on the Kubel, still we live in hope.

[philip turland]

i feel a trawl through the parts book coming on later this evening to see what should be on the blitz.

as you say probably a standard part.

ah yes kubel heat transfer boxes.......deleted mine.....to much of a pain in the A***

cheers

philip

[volkswagen]

A few shots of the cab interior showing the heater pipe and the windscreen distributors - I have never seen these before acquiring the Ford but I notice on the Norwegian site some pictures of other Ford cabs with cut outs in the top of the dashboard, do you have similar on your Blitz? I am particularly fond of that thing at floor level for warming the passengers feet in the last picture.

[rkdek]

Some months ago -on this very same forum- was a thread about a Ford 3000 left in some North-African country. There were quite a few salvageable parts.

Closer to home, on the website of reenactors "Second Battle Group" - see: http://www.sbg1.mistral.co.uk/ - there is a file on the restauration of a Ford 3-ton truck. Maybe they can help you?

[rkdek]

This was on the Ford in Tunesia: http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...highlight=ford

[NickG]

Nice!!! I like the rifle rack holder for the stock (bottom) and barrel clamp on dash!

[philip turland]

ford

My blitz cab and dash havent been constructed yet mate but not seen anything like that in any of the books or manuals.

i suspect it is gonna be cold in my cab

cheers

philip

A few shots of the cab interior showing the heater pipe and the windscreen distributors - I have never seen these before acquiring the Ford but I notice on the Norwegian site some pictures of other Ford cabs with cut outs in the top of the dashboard, do you have similar on your Blitz? I am particularly fond of that thing at floor level for warming the passengers feet in the last picture.

[volkswagen]

Does anyone know if anything has happened to the Tunisian one? The one with the SBG is long gone its in Spain that was an F198t a French built one SAF Poissey they were building them for the Germans and they were identical to the V3000 with the exception of the cab which was six inches wider - only the French!!