1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

[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

[David DeWeese]

Hello Jaap,
Noticed an interesting difference in your instrument panel in that yours' has four mounting brackets to hold it to the dash.
Looked at my '46 panel in the C8, the one original that came with the truck, and a wartime 1.5 ton Chev panel I had lying around, and they all only have two mounting brackets, one on each side.
Any ideas on why?
Thanks, David

[jaap de wit]

hello david
about the instrument panel of my truck, I buy it on ebay because there wasn't one with the truck. I have seen this to with other panels.
I think my panel is maybe of a person car or truck.
on ebay I see more of these panels for chevrolet cars/ trucks, but I am not sure witch one mine is. But it looks on the outside the same I think.
maybe someone else knows more about this differents ?
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

I have placed the inner fenders to the arch on the truck.
on my truck the front inner panels were missing so I try to make some my self. I used carbord sheet to make a tempplate. I think it is helpfull to have a inspection hatch to access the generator and fuel pump so I made one in each panel. after some cutting and welding they were ready, I welded some nuts in the corners to holt the hatches. then they were ready for painting.
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

here the result mounted on the truck.

[Keith Brooker]

Hi Jaap,
Chev is looking very good, not long to go for Arnhem see you there.
Keith & Nel