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flex pic of the "Blitz"
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:05 pm
by Snarba
This is not at full flex but I don't imagine it goes much further, maybe a foot or two. It's a wild old ride I tell you....no shockies, or brakes at the moment ( good handbrake ) the winch works well and the cable is in great shape!
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:51 pm
by rockcrawler31
that things a beasty looking thing. are you gonna do any panel work on it and tidy it up? i love the basicness of the thing. what sort of use are you going to put it to? will it be registered?
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:42 pm
by muppet_man67
yea are you going to do a build/restoration on this thing. they are a pretty impressive truck.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 4:51 pm
by ofr57
hay that looks great .. i like old trucks
you going to restore it to oringanal specs?
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:32 pm
by dogbreath_48
Will it be ready for TT 07?
Looks mean!
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:19 pm
by big bundy
dogbreath_48 wrote:Will it be ready for TT 07?
Looks mean!
bring the comp truck on the back of it
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 6:45 pm
by Simo63
big bundy wrote:dogbreath_48 wrote:Will it be ready for TT 07?
Looks mean!
bring the comp truck on the back of it
Yeah and if the comp truck sufffers a misfortune .. you can fire up the blitz and still compete
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:15 pm
by 460cixy
prety good for haveing no load. a load on it would flex prety good
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:52 pm
by twinnie
but with a wheel base you can mesure in nautical miles the rti wouldn't be that good and ramp over.....
Matt
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 12:01 am
by turps
These style of trucks have more chassi flex than susp travel.
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 12:49 pm
by mudpog
A mate of mine has one of those old girls with a big arm and pulley off the back ,,he uses it for pulling logs outa the river country around griffith ,,he used 2 sell slabs and fire wood ,awsome to watch comin up a river bank on 2 wheels dragin a big log behind ,they sure do flex alot
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 1:07 pm
by bogged
alan at outback accessories in Seaford also has one hes doing up... tis out the front during the day at the shop.
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 6:02 pm
by BabyGodzillaGTi-R
Enlgihten me, What the heck is that monster contraption?
Looks interesting.
Pardon my ignorance.
Is there anything that can be found on the net on that monster?
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 6:19 pm
by Patroler
Nice Blitz! Saw one recently at the bullarto vintage tractor pull, did a demo run, think it got pretty close to a full pull, cant remember what weight it was pulling tho, was up just before the 2 stroke chamberlain super 70's so wouldn't have been bad!
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 6:25 pm
by bigbrowndog
BabyGodzillaGTi-R wrote:Enlgihten me, What the heck is that monster contraption?
Looks interesting.
Pardon my ignorance.
Is there anything that can be found on the net on that monster?
http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/GM/Chev.html
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 8:31 pm
by Snarba
Its a Ford CMP "Blitz" made in 1943 running an old flat top V8. I plan to just get it running good and use it round my block moving timber n rocks and pulling my buggy outa the creek from time to time
might look into vintage rego at some stage...it would definately be a novelty at an event but I reckon the Mogrover would still hold "recovery vehicle" honours...these trucks weren't made to turn corners
till next update...
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 8:56 pm
by goodie
that is the one of the coolest things i have seen, you could make a awesome camper/tourer rig out of that
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:50 pm
by bogged
goodie wrote:that is the one of the coolest things i have seen
you should get out more..
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:53 pm
by RockyF75
[size=200]bogged[/size] wrote:goodie wrote:that is the one of the coolest things i have seen
you should get out more..
pot calling the kettle black?
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 10:37 pm
by bogged
RockyF70 wrote:pot calling the kettle black?
I get out every day, and every weekend, and 3 differnet club meeting per week, how much more can you get out?
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 11:59 am
by Bundy_Harry
bogged wrote:goodie wrote:that is the one of the coolest things i have seen
you should get out more..
You're not the only that thinks it is beautiful. I love ugly as well.
Bring on the Blitz, I am surprise we haven't seen more of them on here though. I want one preferably hauling a 25pdr along behind
Bundy_harry
"as Napolean said, 'only thunderbolts could be preferred to cannon'"
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:02 pm
by Bundy_Harry
bogged wrote:goodie wrote:that is the one of the coolest things i have seen
you should get out more..
You're not the only that thinks it is beautiful. I love ugly as well.
Bring on the Blitz, I am surprise we haven't seen more of them on here though. I want one preferably hauling a 25pdr along behind
Bundy_harry
"as Napolean said, 'only thunderbolts could be preferred to cannon'"
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 12:33 pm
by bogged
Bundy_Harry wrote:You're not the only that thinks it is beautiful. I love ugly as well.
Bring on the Blitz, I am surprise we haven't seen more of them on here though. I want one preferably hauling a 25pdr along behind
They are not rare or hard to find if you really want them.
Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 1:04 pm
by 86MUD
I found another one sitting in very long grass on a property out the back of Beenleigh...on my way to Ormeau the other weekend. It had been painted yellow!!
So there are a few out there...
Cheers
Andrew
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:25 pm
by chimpboy