1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by jaap de wit

A new skill was to be tryed out when I started on the inside of the radiobody.
after the insulation was in place it was time to carpenter the plywood panels in place this took a lot of measureing to cut ones.
it took me a whole weekend to get it right and it still can be beter I think.
I also put the angle iron bar for the radiotable on the wall and closedup all the wholes so the walls looks smooth and are ready for paint.
in the left back corner I will make a small cupboard for all kind of radioboxes and equipment they had. I only not have much pictures or so off the devide of the cupboard. so I have to make my one devideing.
thats all for now guy's
cheers jaap

Jaap..
It looks so good it is a shame to paint it..how about a nice fruitwood stain with some gold leaf trim and a French polish finish..??
Then off to the Louvre with it..
It is beautiful work..

[sparky]

I have a Morris c8 1944 with a house type body.If you need any photos of the inside let me know and I can post some.I also have some spare items for sale,including a spare interior light.If this is of any help,please let me know.

[jaap de wit]

Hi there sparky, that's a very nice offer , because I am looking for all the info I can get on the inside off the body.
So if it's not to much to ask, all around pictures of the inside would be very very helpfull (as specially of the cupbord and the genny box)
I have some idea off how it sould look but pictures of a finished one works beter. I am curious to see how your morris C8 looks like, mybe you can ad some pictures of it to. thanks
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

hi guy's after all that wood work I had to do something else so I got to a radio fair her in holland and found the tube part of the "B" antenna mount for the 19 set.
I have the rubber part already so I only have to murge these two together and whalla... just like old.
I made a bracket for it and mounted it on the radiobody on the right fronttop.
now I did some outside work again it is time to go on with the inside because it is far from ready, but I am getting there, some day
cheers for now
jaap

[sparky]

this is my morris c8 1944

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[jaap de wit]

very nice morris you have sparky.
looks very complete to me. Do you have the 14 aerial poles that go in the outside bracket ?
Do you know a name or number of these poles ? I am looking foreward to the pictures of the inside of the body.
I know one other morris C8 with a similar body, but I think it is a light warning body or a No 1 MK 2, here in holland. it stay's in venlo (south part of holland).
it doesn't have the small front window and doesn't have the generator hatch on the righthand side only one on the back ? It has the table and the aerial brackets on the sides. I think it is a mix of the warning and radio body's. (there is a picture of it on the softskin forum, morris-commercial wireless info needed.
hope to hear and see more of your truck thanks.
cheers jaap

[jaap de wit]

Now the wood work is in I could put the charging panel on it's place.
As you can see I am missing the switches so if anyone has some I like to know.
the panel go's under the radiotable so the operator can selekt the right possition with the switches.
I had to do the last side panel door for the generator box. So I cut the hole in the righthand side and hammerd the edges in to there form.
then I made the wooddoor witch is to be coverd with sheet metal same as the other one I made for the back.
but that next time.
cheers jaap