Ford KL Welder truck restoration

[Kirk Armitage]

This 1943 Ford KL was picked up by Jim Fraser (Arnprior , Ontario) in early 1995 from the Truck Trader, advertised as " Jeep 3 ton with welder 25 amp ". It was remarkably intact except for the driver's door and front bumper guard .
Jim sold me the truck in late 95,and it was put in storage. The serial number was given to the late Peter Ford and a build date of 1943 was concluded. In 1999 , a full tear down was started, the welding unit was removed and set aside to wait it's turn. After sandblasting, the axles were resealed, transfer case rebuilt, brakes done all round, re-arched the springs and added a leaf front and rear. Michelins were installed, with an original tire for a spare. Didn't have access to a large lathe at the time to cut the rims, managed to get the Michelin's on, they were tight, NDT Mohawks wouldn't go on . So the truck was in primer, with the brake lines to be run , in the spring of 2000 . Then other projects came along, also a couple kids, and I don't like running brake lines . The project went to sleep for 14 years in a heated garage....................... to be continued. Picture quality is poor on these old photographs.
Kirk Armitage