1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

[jaap de wit]

here some more pictures

[jaap de wit]

Now the axles are ready the wheels are the next thing to do.
This took me about 1 1/2 hour to take one wheel apart the bolts I have to heat up, and then with a powertool turned them lose, very hard worke.
after the bolts where lose it took some force to get the tire to let go of the rim half. the front tires where war time tires of the run flat type. the rear tires where post war. in the front tires there where thike rubber wheels. and they where marked 1940 and W^D , I think they belong together with the run flat tires. So now I can start sandblasting the rims and paint them.
And finely the new tires could be put on the rims, this looks very nice now.
so time for a
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

I'm back...from a short holyday in normandie.
now the wheels, springs, frame, ect, are ready, so it was time to assemble the hole lot.
first the rear springs where put on there place and then the axle and wheels are in place.
then the front springs and axle where put in place, what a site to see.

[jaap de wit]

yeeh the frame is rolling
the first importend point in the restauration.

[Ganmain Tony]

Hi Jaap

Tony from Australia. Very new to the forum, but I could not help but express my amazement and admiration at the fantastic job you're doing and the way you're recording it.

Looking forward to more pictures.

[jaap de wit]

thanks tony I do my best, but youre doing not bad youre self.
very nice film on you tube of the starting the engine.
and here are some more pictures.
after the frame was rolling I put the shocks on and the brackets for the fenders.
O yes you need a stearing wheel that whould be nice would it.

[jaap de wit]

after I had the frame rolling I could start to put in the brake lines.
but sometimes I am to strong so I broke the copper splitter blok on the rear axle but with luck dirk leegwater find one for me so I instold it.
he also find the iron brackets for the towing hook for me. the spring was a problem because the brackets where for a C15A ,to small so I made the spring myself and it was put on the frame. because I want to tow my airborne trailer witch has a jeep plug for the lights I made a plug holder myself
and put it back near the hook so you can not see it so easy.