Chevrolet c15a Progress

[Ganmain Tony]

Looks terrific Paul, going to be a fabulous looking truck. I like the shade of Khaki too!

The Reinforcing strips around the outside of the roof (With the very nice brass screws) are they original? Are they timber or metal?

Just curious... my Ford Cab 12 is different.

Don't mean to be a rivet counter, but where else can I have this discussion???

Keep the updates coming - great work!!

[Paul Edwards]

Thanks Tony,

The strips around the edge of the roof are weathering strips, they are original and made of aluminum to cover up the roof fixings. The brass screws are fresh.

I'm sure I'v seen it available on vintage car restorers sites.

Cheers,


Paul

[david moore]

Wouldn't use brass screws with Alumin(i)um! Asking for rapid bimetallic corrosion. Stainless steel screws would be OK

David Moore

[Ganmain Tony]

Thanks for the reply Paul.

Interesting to see the small variations in these trucks.

Looking forward to more progress pictures!

[Bob Carriere]

Will look up my roof pads tomorrow while in the barn and take pictures of the roof moulding that I have seen on original Canadian cab 11 and 12..... they are made of strips of steel held to the roof with metal round headed screws that fits into the wooden frame work. I have never been able to source the metal strips.

However, is any one as ever rebuilt the pick up box of early 1950 GM/Ford truck they use a metal strip that hold the wooden planks....strip is about 1 1/4 inch wide with a central screw that holds the wood in place.....

will renew my efforts to source the strips....... identical strips are used to hold the cardboard roof inside lining in Dodge pick up cabs circa 1947-52 power wagon stocked as a kit by Roberts Motors in Main......

Can any body else chim in on the metal strips????

[m606paz]

Factory pics

[Bob Carriere]

The metal strip on the roof is very visible......

The cut out in the angle iron of the roof/bottom rear of cab joint line is only found on cab 12 allowing and extra 5/8 of an inch of rear movement of the seat without cracking the back of the driver..... and the large hook device to hold the door open was for greater air circulation on warm days,,,,,,, these hooks started to appear on cab `12 but were also retro fitted on cab 11. In North Africa they had a better solution.......loose the door at the first opportunity for easy of egress under fire.

Bob C