Old ammo crate find in "barn"

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Saturday morning I was looking for some metal to use on a weekend project.


Found this old ammo crate that is now serving life as a nail bin.

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How I pine for the days when .22LR ammo was made here in Canada.

Am thinking I might have to trade my father for another box to store his rusty nails in and then clean this up a bit for my own ammo storage.
 
surfclod said:
Saturday morning I was looking for some metal to use on a weekend project.


Found this old ammo crate that is now serving life as a nail bin.

N9Rg2de.jpg


PXoPBqC.jpg


ojLTMCn.jpg


How I pine for the days when .22LR ammo was made here in Canada.

Am thinking I might have to trade my father for another box to store his rusty nails in and then clean this up a bit for my own ammo storage.
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thats very cool, and yea I wonder what a box like that of 22lr cost back in the day..
 
Plus one on that! By the way, that Apache is beautiful! What are the chances of you cleaning it off and covering it with a canvas tarp until your
father is ready to put it on the market?
 
The old Apache 10 is pretty rusty along the bottom.

but a cool old project that I might have to tackle some day.

I think its a 1960 with "knee banger doors", splash lube 6 straight cyl, "3-on-the-tree" with a hydraulic clutch. Short box step side.


It was grandpa's truck and I guess its mine now, back when I graduated I plated it and tried to drive it a bit but the floats in the carb were sticky and the hydraulic clutch leaked. Smarter now than I was in 1996 so I might get it in drivable condition one of these days.
 
surfclod said:
The old Apache 10 is pretty rusty along the bottom.

but a cool old project that I might have to tackle some day.

I think its a 1960 with "knee banger doors", splash lube 6 straight cyl, "3-on-the-tree" with a hydraulic clutch. Short box step side.


It was grandpa's truck and I guess its mine now, back when I graduated I plated it and tried to drive it a bit but the floats in the carb were sticky and the hydraulic clutch leaked. Smarter now than I was in 1996 so I might get it in drivable condition one of these days.
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Good on you! You will really appreciate that truck in another 10 years, until then, stop the rust by cleaning, WD40 it, then Fluid Film.
 
Sweet, definitely hang on to it. The 3lb chrome inside door handles, the awesome power of that mighty 216" (IIRC), the joys of that goofy combination brake/clutch master cylinder. Not that it matters because it's yours but I vote for keeping it as original as possible instead of rodding or resto-modding it. Just because there aren't many unmolested examples left and there are lots of sources for restoration parts now.
 
surfclod said:
The old Apache 10 is pretty rusty along the bottom.

but a cool old project that I might have to tackle some day.

I think its a 1960 with "knee banger doors", splash lube 6 straight cyl, "3-on-the-tree" with a hydraulic clutch. Short box step side.


It was grandpa's truck and I guess its mine now, back when I graduated I plated it and tried to drive it a bit but the floats in the carb were sticky and the hydraulic clutch leaked. Smarter now than I was in 1996 so I might get it in drivable condition one of these days.
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This would be a long term project. Something like when i bought a 350 mag, and spent 8 months looking for ammo and components to actually shoot it.

Start looking for drivetrain and body parts now, they will never be more available and cheap than now. The rust, elbow grease, and time are what they are.....but parts for that tranny will not be easy i am thinking.
 
nowarningshot said:
This would be a long term project. Something like when i bought a 350 mag, and spent 8 months looking for ammo and components to actually shoot it.

Start looking for drivetrain and body parts now, they will never be more available and cheap than now. The rust, elbow grease, and time are what they are.....but parts for that tranny will not be easy i am thinking.
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You'd be surprised. Parts for that Saginaw 3 speed are pretty easy, shift linkage parts are way harder but most of the time, it's just wear on pivots and bushing. So a little tigging here a little turning there and miracles can happen.

I'm astounded at how much and how good the supply of parts for classic/antique vehicles is now. From the people making new parts to those that can catalogue and then advertise NOS parts, I'd say it's easier today to find stuff than it was even 10 years ago.
 
There is nothing on that truck you cannot buy state side just it is the wrong time with the dollar the way it is
Make a list and head to carsile either the spring or fall event
Cheers.
 
If you are really just using the ammo case as a nail box, I'd be happy to pay you $25 for it and pay the postage to get it to me.
PM if interested.
 
IvoB said:
Lol guy posts that he found an old ammo box and everyone likes the Chevy maybe post more pictures of whats under the ammo crate
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It would make a wicked picture to have that crate in the back of the truck with some father and son types sitting on the tailgate holding rifles.
 
It is very likely a 235ci. and pressure lube. Splash went out part way through 1953. Get a spare clutch housing, if you get the chance to grab one cheap.
 
Old CIL wooden ammo boxes like that ( usually shotshell ) and in that condition usually go anywhere from $15 to $25 in the local auctions around Dauphin. If I remember correctly there is a vertical stack of four of them for shelving in the old home farm garage in SW MB. On the subject of the truck, check out the thread on the Kettenrad restoration for a very high recommendation on a carb rebuilder - it is getting to be a lost art ( unless you are fortunate enough to have a local oldtimer with decades of experience still plying his trade).
 
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