Day 65
Continued on the things-to-do list and completed the following over the past three days:
Cleaned the transmission housing in preparation for painting it.
Riveted the double-row beaded material on the frame that supports the windshield. See the picture. The material was a bit narrower than the original but turned out ok.
Finished cleaning the engine and painted it with the Ford engine green paint applicable to a 1940 engine. Bob did a great job on it! See the picture.
Finished restoring the steering wheel. Although there were many cracks it turned out to be a nicely done job! See the picture.
Put a coat of paint on the wheel rim sides that bolt to each other; the painter had left them unpainted. We got lucky on two missing studs; Bob found replacements for the two and welded them in place on the rims affected. The new ones were a bit different and needed some good tacking to stay in place.
Received the starter, electronic ignition system, carburetor, sparkplug wiring, coil, alternator and pulley for mounting the fan on the alternator. Am going to go with that type of mounting as the truck will not be a daily driver.
Dug out the emergency/parking brake parts from the parts removed box and cleaned them. Will be replacing the cables but the rest of the parts are good to go.
Sealed the fuel tank with a sealant made by the same company that made the steering wheel repair kit, POR-15, Inc. See the picture. It's a plastic-like material with silver coloring in it. Dries to a really nice, hard finish!
Finished sanding the plywood seat inserts. See the picture. As I'm fairly handy with a sewing machine I'll probably restore the seats myself. We have several upholstery materials shops in the area and I should be able to get some suitable period material for the seats and seat backs. I'd earlier picked up some springs of the appropriate size and length to replace some of the ones that had failed or were missing from the seat backs. I do have an original seat back to use as a pattern. I did check out Dirk's store and he has some really nice sets but decided to go it on my own.
That's all for this report!
Regards,
Jim
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