Our LRDG Chev

[Andrew H.]

Today we attached the rear cab and sub-frame to the chassis. Its starting to look like a truck!

[Marc Montgomery]

excellent work!

[lssah2025]

Wow great work..

[serge]

Hello

After congratulations for the wonder job done by ANDREW , I have to note that there is an other CHEVROLET WB rebuilded in FRANCE.
These last was build after some travel from FRANCE to IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM and I had soon make a description of the truck.
So one more to add.
Best regards Serge

[Andrew H.]

Great work Serge!
It looks very nice and authentic. One day we may do an LRDG Chev WA or WB, although we have nothing planned at present.

[serge]

Hello ANDREW

The truck I displayed is not my truck and I am not the owner neither the restorer. It has been build using parts from two civilian CHEVROLET with large modification to reach what you see. The civilian fenders had been enlarged and the wheels completely rebuild. The owner living in FRANCE had make some travels in the IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM in the aim to take mesurement on the original truck displayed.

Best regards Serge

[Andrew H.]

Progress has been slow lately, but we try to do something to the truck almost every week to keep the momentum going. Recently we have been measuring and cutting out the bearers and cross beams for the tray and welding them together. We were lucky that Greg (tartan shirt) happened to come along today and give us a hand as he is a professional welder and his welds put ours to shame. He spent some time today grinding some of our welds out and re-welding them.

[Andrew H.]

We have worked out what we hope is a good method of attaching the flat sheet-metal on the sides of the rear body to the supporting "battens". Because they taper in at the top we had to cut the battens out longitudinally from a piece of box section steel. In doing that we left 6 small "tabs" which we will poke through slots in the sheet-metal and weld them on from the inside. That will hide the welds, greatly reduce heat distortion, save time and (we hope) make a neater job. We will see how well that works in the next instalment.