1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

[Alex van de Wetering]

Jaap,

You have come a long way over the past few months. Excellent work. Good to see it driving down the road.

Did you manage to find any other remains of markings, apart from the census number?

Alex

p.s. starting to get jealous....

[jaap de wit]

thanks guy's for the reactions, it looks cool do's it but I have no time for all the chicks how want to see me (ehh the truck)
alex I only found the census number nothing else
I did some more parts like the inside fender parts they are on the truck now.
I also did the 2 strips of the rear window and 1 was so bad I had to replace it.
I only could find 1 of a GMC and these are to big so I cut it to the good size and welded it to gether ready to install. the engine covers were done to and some new brass plates were riveted on (dirk leegwater has them, very nice)
the old ones weren't there anymore.
now these are ready I think I can start on making a dashbord, yes that was missing to but that next time.
cheers jaap.

[Bob Carriere]

I am curious about the oil filter location...... can we see more pictures of the installation.....

Will the engine cover still fit with the oil filter location.....??

How will you service / change the oil filter element when the full sheet metal covers are isntalled.....?

cab 11 are such a nightmare...!!!

Boob

[jaap de wit]

bob at the moment I have only one picture, but I think you can see that there is some free space between the filter and the engine covers.
so when I have to change the filter I take the back cover away and I can change the filter.
I can take some more pictures if that neaded just let me know.
hope this helped bob.
cheers jaap

[Bob Carriere]

Have you considered locating the filter in the original location..... horizontal... inside the frame under the passenger side.....?

Removing that engine cover can be a bitch even if only done twice a year..

Bob C.

[jaap de wit]

hello bob yes I did considered to put the filter there, but I didn't see anything on that place that there was a filter before. and when you change the filter the oil leaks everywhere, so the place it's in now saves me a lot of cleaning.
now it is time to start on the making of a new dashbord because of the few things that were missing this was one of them.
I started with meassering the engine covers for the size and then bent a sheet of iron in to shape.
I instolt the covers themperary to fit the dash and then draw the squear holl on it for the gauge cluster to fit in. I welded some bolts to attache the gauge cluster to.
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

to go on with the dash the gauge cluster was in nead of some paint and cleaning up, and a new bezel. it fitted nicely in it's place and then was painted. I also put a extra earth cabel to the cluster for the dashlights, just to make sure. because with the 6 volt system a good earth is everything.
I drilled the 3 holls for the switches when I have the right ones they can be fitted.
cheers jaap