1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

[jaap de wit]

her are the pictures of the glass and the metal strips I replaced.
the glass took some time to clean them up. the strips were bend and glued to the glass just like the old ones were. this hardend glass brakes easy I know I broke one, but I am lucky to have some spare.
I did the near side so it is time for the offside now, but that the next time...
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

here are some pictures of the offside of the radiobody window and the rear window, only I have to order the glass for this so this will take some time before I can finish this one. in the meantime I started to restore the blackout boxes for the small front window and the antenna outlet.
these are there to prevent light to shine to the outside of the body when working at night. there are 3 shutters for the side and back windows to.
but that is for a other time.
so for now cheers
jaap

[jaap de wit]

here are some more pictures of the blackout boxes of the window and the antenna outlet.
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

thanks very much guy's for getting the website in the air again. I was affraid that the site was gone, but thanks to these guy's it is back, thanks again.
so now I can go on with my thread.
I bought a wireless insulator outlet No 12 for the "A" aerial for my radiobody.
it is buildup of a 2 piece hard material and 2 glass cups with a treaded bar for the attachment of the wires and long bolds to attach it trough the wall of the body. it was put in place and on the outside sealed with kitt.
the next job I started on now is the insulation of the inside of the body itself.
but that is something for the next time....
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

hi guy's as promised I have some pictures of the insullation of the inside of the radiobody.
i used glasswool panels you can buy in our do it your self shops, this works well. I put some wiring in for the lighting and so. now it is ready for the wood panels to be made and nailed on the woodframe. I have bought 3 plywood plates to make them from. this will take a lot of measurements to be taken to get it right
cheers jaap

[Marc van Aalderen]

Hi Jaap,

It looks as if you're almost done. The truck looks very nice. Great job you're doing!

Cheers,

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jaap

Your progress is most impressive. Just out of curiosity what are your roof bows made out of? Back in post 141 it the picture looks like wood, but are they single pieces of wood for each bow or are they a laminate.

Interesting that you could find a good insulation to replace the original, the insulation used on my radio box was some kind of shredded paper which I discovered after removing it burned very fiercely, glad I didn't try to do any body work on the out side of the box which required heat or flame.

Keep up the good work.

Cheers Phil