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Hello all;

I was in the shop again, did not spend too much time on the truck though. The weather here has been -35C for a couple weeks now and it is having an effect for sure. The biggest thing I have seen is that the weather will bring to light any equipment issues you may not be aware of. Battery a little old, no problem -40 will kill it dead and you can replace it in the deep freeze. Hydraulic hoses getting old but not leaking yet, -40 will solve that...
Work has been challenging, the daily battle to keep areas of the plant running while heaters fail. Conveyors and product elevators are having weird issues as the cold messes with sensors and such. Fun and games...
Anyways, at the shop the main compressor which had an issue last weekend... apparently it was a catastrophic failure and the compressor is beyond economical repair. A new compressor has been ordered but it will likely be a couple of weeks before it is installed.
Since shop air is at a premium I tried to limit my usage. I got the rear cab mount interior re-inforcing plates made up. I am 2nd guessing my initial plan though. The exterior re-inforcing plates are held in place with screws and the cab mounting hardware itself. I was planning to use a modern epoxy glue to permanently fix the new plates in place. I thought this would be best as I could fill any voids so as not to make a new place for corrosion to start and to get the most contact for weight transfer/dispersion. I am thinking though that since the old mounts had such a tendancy to crack there, it would be good to be able to inspect for cracking if there was ever a concern???
I was of the frame of mind that the cab mounts had cracked for several reasons.
1. The roads were pretty basic and rough back then.
2. The truck was a 1.5T and the suspension was pretty stiff.
3. Being a military vehicle who knows how much off-road use and abuse it may have seen.

I figured if I repaired the damage, then re-inforced it as well to spread the load it should resolve the issue. Considering the truck has a modern IFS and will not see any off-roading, I figure that should be the end of it??

What do you guys think, is it safe to permanently install the interior plates or should I bolt them so they are removable?

The drivers side cab sheet metal has been replaced, Tim was going to work on the passenger side today.

The last picture is the 1945 five window GMC of Tim's that I mentioned in my previous post. He is making good progress, yesterday he was making the front bumper brackets and pan.

Stay warm, stay healthy
Steve