How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Bob Carriere]

.....it is meant to muffle not to silence the engine......so you have less back pressure while doing 45 mph downhill with not tarp and a tailwind.......

You will not hear the engine above the gears whining....... front end shaking.....clutch linkage rattling....., fan moaning, doors squeaking , windshield whistling and Vicky yelling SLOW DOWN.....

You have to start it at least on New Years Day................ hey I drove mine on the front driveshaft for months until I had a rear one made..... then found the original in a corner of the shed......

Cheers and Happy New Years to you and Vicky Victrola or is it Victoria......!!!

[Jordan Baker]

Happy New Years to you as well.

I made up a sleeve today that has sealed up that spot very well. I’m thinking I might go visit the exhaust shop next week and see about getting a new pipe and muffler made up in stainless.

I’ll see if Vicki is up for it. The truck still has a few things I want to do before driving it. I was hopeful I’d get them done this past eeek but that hasn’t happened.

[Maurice Donckers]

that down pipe will last for years , be careful with stainless steel , it will not get rid of the heat as quickly as steel , therefore your manifold will get hotter , and distort.
I have an exhaust with silencer for years on my CGT now , and still performs well .

[Jordan Baker]

One rear axle shaft installed. NOS gasket used along with a thin smear of silicone. I also used brand new tapered washers since most of the originals were broken. The green shaft end will be getting painted later. I just used what was handy when the POR was curing so that the top coat of paint could chemically bond.

[Jordan Baker]

Working on installing the exhaust system. I got the tail pipe bent up today and it should be getting installed tomorrow. I’m also playing around with putting this POL can carrier on the truck. It was used on the larger ones. I like the idea of being able to use the 2 gallon cans I’ve been picking up over the years.

[Jordan Baker]

Finished making up the muffler and tail pipe hangers today.

[Jordan Baker]

Thais to the help of another MLU’er, I made up the two battery box mounting trays for the back of the truck. I still need to add a few small things but all the big work is done. I also tried one out to see how it looks with the battery box in place. Lastly I installed the tail pipe and hanger bracket.