1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by jaap de wit

oke I have cut the side metal and it go's on right now.
on the corner this sheet fits over the nails of the front and the back sides so they stay in place. I nailed the side through both sheets and these are coverd with metal strips so these nails stay in as well. I will show pictures of them later. The back door that I gave a new skin is fitted now and needed some adjusting to fit nicely. In the back rightside there is or has to be a panel with louvers to vent the generator compartment so I started to make the one for the back. this took so time to get it right to fit and look good.
this metal shaping is time consumming and hard work and get you drinking b.. ugh.
cheers jaap

Jaap..
You are doing too good of a job..!!
Remember that all these bodies were assembled by hastily trained wartime labour..in Canada..
and some small imperfections were obviously over looked in the manufacture of these bodies..
So after it is all nicely finished and painted..beat on the side of it with the wheel wrench..so you can say...."Now it is right..Just like Canadians..Great but not perfect..!!"
Nice job..I am enjoying the thread..

[jaap de wit]

thanks alex for the thumps up, but I can't beatup the body the truck would not like it and get even with me by stop working I think
that was a joke,
it was time to start on the roof to go in to place, but first I had to paint the inside because it is easyer now than to paint above your head. I insulated the roof first before it was put on the truck. when the roof was on the truck it was screwed on to the frame and then it took some work to get the sheet metal into place. I glued it on and then bent the sides and secured them in place with nails. I placed some bricks on the roof so the glue sticks to the metal sheets. when this is dry then I can bent the sheets around the front and back walls.
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

so the glue on the roof is dryed up now and I can start by screwing on some strips across the seems on the roof. then I used some kitt to close everything so there can't get any water in.
on the sides I nailed the roof panels to the frame. the front and the back roofpanels I bend down the overlapping part.
now this was bend down I have to make a mall to bend the strips around nice so they can be screwed on the front and back to top things off.
On both sides above the windows ( they have to be made jet) and were the roof starts, there must be a wooden ridge , this ridge is to attache the 2 canvas tent roofs that come on later. these wood strips keep the roof nails in place to. after all this us of a screwdriver, I think about 120 of them I was in need of a big pot off not
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

hi guy's the radiobody starts to get in shape don't you think.
now all the sheet metal panels are on the truck I had to make a raincap above the door.
then I thought it was time for some painting, allway's nice to do this.
first the roof was painted black twice. then the sides go green and whalla it looks a hundred backs. the windows come in later because I have to make the frames myself so I do this after I have the registration on the truck.
I cleaned the date plate for the body and attached it.
(body, fitted for wireless, No.1, mk 3 m.c.c. cont. No.23/7447 ser. No 391)
look's good dos it. now the only thing to do to make the body water tide is the small window above the cab. sorry this comes next time.
cheers jaap

[Bob Carriere]

....a rare piece to feast the eye !!!!

Very well done.....

Bob C

[jaap de wit]

thanks bob , when I told my truck you like looking a her see blushed dark green so bob I hope you don't hurt your eyes by looking ad my truck to much.
I wanted to post this earlier but had some more important things on my mind, registration of the truck for a dutch titel.

oke the top small window of the radiobody had to be made. I only had the hinge part and the glas, the rest was gone. I started by cutting strips of ironsheet to bent the frame from. this took some time and hammering to do it right. they were then cut to the right lenght and fitted to see if it fits nice with the glas. then I welded the parts together and whalla we have a window.
the 2 stands to keep the window open were attached and the window was put in place and painted. now it only needs the rubber seal and it is water tight, ( I hope). the holle proces took me the holle weekend but I am happy with the result so no time waisted I think.

[jaap de wit]

the big moment was finely there it was time to go to the registration office to get the truck on a titel.
I took all the manuels and pictures of this cab 11 type with me so I could prove that the truck is from 1940, ect, ect. it was very cold on the vryday morning to drive to the office but I wasn't driving that fast so it was oke.
the truck drove nice but on full speed it shocked a bit so I have to look at this later. ad the registration office they checked the chassis no, if there was a titel on the truck before and this was never before.
then I had to drive the truck on a scale to way it, and it was 2340 kg
and this was more then I thought. Now it was time to drive in to the garage for the big checkup. I had to explane the chassis no, the cab type, ect, and this was excepted as early 1940. then the technical side of the truck was checked and yes this was oke to.
so after a hour I was back at the counter to pay and I had a dutch titel yessss So after 2 1/2 years of work the truck can drive on the road again, legaly. this asked for a big cake.
now this is dealed with I can start making the side and rear window frames and all the finising things that nead to be done to make this truck realy great.
cheers jaap