1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

[jaap de wit]

before I can make the testdrive there have lots of thinks to be done like...
the floor plates. I made the woodplanks of hardwood and drilled the holes in.
these are nessesary otherwhy's the floor is to low and hits the gearbox.
now it is time to place the floor and they are heavy, before you bolt them on you need to suffle them a littlebit so they are in place and then bolt them on.
next I will putt a seat and batterybox in place, but this next time....
cheers jaap

[Bob Carriere]

Nice job..... did you cut/make a new floor or was that the original..?

I plan to do the same as you on the seats..... I may use a 5/8 piece of wood instead of the 2 inch spacer to give me more head room for the beer belly.

Carefull you install a temporary brace between the steering wheel frame and the radiator support.... other wise the top hose is the ONLY support for the radiator.....if you cross a ditch the frame will twist and the rad support may hit the fan...... ask me why I know....

Good luck on the test run and take more photos.

Boob

[Alex van de Wetering]

Excellent work again, Jaap. About a year ago I spoke to someone who restored a cab11 C15 for a friend and he said it was quite a challenge to get the cab and all the sheet metal lined up, because the owner took the truck apart and threw all the wood in the bin without taking pictures of measurements.

It would be excellent to see the truck at the Ginkel Heath in september....with or without rear body!

The shortened seat is strange indeed....you wonder if the former driver was very long....or maybe just very short

Alex

[jaap de wit]

I used the original floorplates bob, they are stil very good.
and alex I don't now way the seat was shortend I am nearly 2 mtr tall and I fit in it so ? I putt the seat in and the battery box so I can make the test drive when the weather is good some day. for now I can show you how I did the doors last winter. the doors were rusted all over and on the bottom there where some small holes. so after sandblasting the doors I cut out the bottom part and welded a new part in, I also cut the inside bottom bracked out and shortend it 2 inch at the bottom so when there is water in the door by any change it can drip out of the door and not pillup and rust the door away.
I painted the inside with textiel paint and the rest with iron primer and when this was dry the green was putt on.
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

now the green is on I neaded new doorhandels and I found these at dirk leegwater in the original paper, thanks dirk. first I had to clean the lock and I got a good tip how to do this, I used lemon powder solved in hot water and then put the part in and let it stay there for the night, the next day you won't beleave you eyes ( see the picture ) the lock was the same as the backplate. this works very well great tip. I painted the lock and put some grease on it and then bolted it in place and putt the handels on. I also put in some new bushings and pushbuttons for the side curtens in I bought them at macsautoparts webside, now it neaded some last paint and the doors are ready.
cheers jaap

[pauljboudreau]

nice werk!

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

Hi Jaap,
Where did you got the handels i am looking for one to put on the gun tractor and the look to

[Ganmain Tony]

Originally Posted by jaap de wit

now the green is on I neaded new doorhandels and I found these at dirk leegwater in the original paper, thanks dirk. first I had to clean the lock and I got a good tip how to do this, I used lemon powder solved in hot water and then put the part in and let it stay there for the night, the next day you won't beleave you eyes ( see the picture ) the lock was the same as the backplate. this works very well great tip. I painted the lock and put some grease on it and then bolted it in place and putt the handels on. I also put in some new bushings and pushbuttons for the side curtens in I bought them at macsautoparts webside, now it neaded some last paint and the doors are ready.
cheers jaap

Really really good work Jaap.

Great to hear you can get the door handles and pushbuttons from Mac's as well.

I'll have to get myself into gear and do the doors on my truck.

Thanks Boob for your info as well.

[jaap de wit]

thanks guy's for the thumps up.
he tony come on you can do it, you can do those doors

for me I can't stop so here are some more parts I have done. some neaded some welding like a new rain gutter cup ? or something.
I did the front two noseparts they neaded some hammering to get them into shape. the nose pice was easy it was like new and I putt the chevy embleme on it, looks nice now. I did the inside driverside pannel to and the bonnet pannel.
chees jaap