How To: C8A restoration in Holland

[8threcce]

Hi listers

My first pictures on this board of my restoration

You can also find some pictures on my facebookpage

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...5847133&type=3

[Haridimos]

Hi Pieter!

I see that you have a HUP with the 1C7 body there..very interesting indeed!
What's the story behind your vehicle?

I wish you Good Luck to your restoration and I promise to follow your progress very closely!

kostas..

[8threcce]

Kostas

Thank you for your reply, how's live in Greece these days, hope your doing ok.

The HUP that I'm restoring is actually a HUM or machinery the other is a HUW I'm told the Machinery is a very rare car only 100 made during the war.
I'm not a specialist in body types maybe you have more information about that for me .

Both cars where stored in Holland for many years, I trade the cars against my just restored Harley WLA.

The HUM that I'm restoring served in Norway and is re-inforced for carrying a snowplow

Hopefully in the next coming days I will be able to take of the Body from the chassis..

Keep you informed.

Regards

Pieter

[Haridimos]

Ηi Pieter, thanks for your interest, things are going bad to worse here, but we will cope with these, we are tough as a nation.

Now, I revised in my mind that you have your HUM for sale some time ago. You made the right choice to restore that vehicle, you will not regret it!

Are you intend to scratch-build the rear tool boxes/cabins also?

[8threcce]

Originally Posted by Haridimos

Are you intend to scratch-build the rear tool boxes/cabins also?

Not sure yet, I want to keep my options open, but in the mean time I try to collect the little information and photo material there is on the Machinery version.

[8threcce]

Some more pictures of the backside.

[8threcce]

Some sand-blasted seat parts

[8threcce]

Some details of one of the 6 seats that I have acquired with the HUP

Taking them all apart to be sandblasted and re-painted

Still need those seat covers.......

PB

[8threcce]

I made a small drawing of the main body profile as I need to add new ones to my body of the HUP.
Measurements is in mm Radius is dead on I already have these parts made (left and right side).
If some one has questions just let me know and I'll translate.

Pieter

[8threcce]

Well today was finally D-Day, we managed to separate the body of the HUP from the Chassis.
Will post some more pictures later

Pieter

[8threcce]

Originally Posted by 8threcce

Some details of one of the 6 seats that I have acquired with the HUP

Taking them all apart to be sandblasted and re-painted

Still need those seat covers.......

PB

Finished spay painting the restored seats today

[8threcce]

Enclosed some pictures of the restored Wooden Steering Wheel of my HUP
With special thanks to my nephew for adding multiple layers of coating

[8threcce]

Originally Posted by 8threcce

Will post some more pictures later

Pieter

Well find some more pictures on the body split

[8threcce]

Hi All,

Please find my HUP restoration progress on https://www.facebook.com/ChevroletC8A

Currently I'm in urgent need of the pushrods that run from the Hydraulic absorbers to the springleafs/axle

I need front and back..

Please any leads???

Thanks

Pieter

[RHClarke]

I note with interest that you include a series of photographs on Facebook of HUPs used by Agriculture Canada in the 1940s, but you do not give photo credits. Did you get permission to use these photos? If so, they should be properly credited.

Nice work on the HUP by the way...

[8threcce]

Some of the pics are credited but most of them where taken from public sites
just by using google.
Will pay more attention to the crediting, main goal is to introduce my "friends" to a very nice truck

thanks on the restoration your book is of much help .

Pieter

[Alex van de Wetering]

It seems most of the 13cab Chevs used the same link rods throughout the series, but I don't know if this applies to the C8A. There was a guy in Belgium who broke up one or more CMP's for spares on the GAF website, maybe you wil have luck there.

Don't forget to check the orientation of your shocks, as they seem to be upside down.....or actually upside down and left swapped with right.

good luck,

Alex

[8threcce]

You're the first to notice !!

Changed them last week as I found out the hard way

[8threcce]

Hi All,

Please find the latest update on my HUM project on

https://www.facebook.com/ChevroletC8A

included also pics of the newly made battery tray


Pieter

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Pieter

Just looked through your https://www.facebook.com/ChevroletC8A page great work enjoyed looking at the progress you have made. The restoration is going to turn out to be first class job that you can be very proud of.

I'll have to add a link to it your page on mine.

Cheers Phil

[8threcce]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

I'll have to add a link to it your page on mine.

Cheers Phil

Many thanks for your reply! still lots and lots of work to go, but slowly getting there.

[8threcce]

I worked on the tie rod today and need some help

See the arrows : when I dissembled the tie rod the ball seat (cup in the middle) had a kind of felt grease retainer, which I cannot find in the manual (second pic)

Also missing was the grease retainer which goes around the spring, ....Is this a critical part?? apparently my HUP drove without them.......

any idea where I might find these parts?

Thanks

Pieter

[RichCam]

Pieter,

My friend Wade Wettlaufer is an accomplished upholsterer who helped us with the restoration of the Huntsville Legion Bren Carrier. He has also fabricated seat covers, seat and back rest, for my CMP's. Please feel free to contact him directly
Mar 14 (2 days ago)

to Richard
No problem on the canvas Richard. If I remember correctly it comes in three colours, green, grey, khaki. Let me know when you need them. An acrylic canvas (boat top material) is also available in a wide variety of colours if anyone is interested.
from Wade Wettlaufer

Originally Posted by 8threcce

Some details of one of the 6 seats that I have acquired with the HUP

Taking them all apart to be sandblasted and re-painted

Still need those seat covers.......

PB

[8threcce]

Work is slowly progressing on my HUP, we are now in the process of building the frame for most of the rear body.

I have added some new pictures on my FB page
www.facebook.com/ChevroletC8A


Still looking for axleshafts!!!

Regards

Pieter

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hello Pieter,

As noted before, a great way to share a project, but please keep updating your MLU thread too - many of us are not on FB.

Thanks,
Hanno

[8threcce]

Hi Guys

Last week did some cutting and grinding on the body, the restoration is coming along slowly
www.facebook.com/ChevroletC8A

Pic1 removing the backplate of the cabine
Pic2 backplate partial removed
pic3 old meets new, have have made new base profiles for the roofconstruction
pic4 old meets new side view

[8threcce]

Building up the backside of the body

[Hanno Spoelstra]

You are to be recommended for taking on such a rebuild.

Keep up the good work!

[8threcce]

I did some sheet metal grinding again this evening and it's coming along very nicely.
It's not easy to mention but I raped the roof of a CMP cab, now if you look at the pictures you know why....
I'm going to use the back end of the roof and put it on the HUP which saves me making those round corners .....hope you forgive me......

Ahhhhh not to mention, always use safety shields when grinding.....I'm wearing a full face shield...and it saved my life, during grinding the disc exploded right in my face....

[Ian McCallum]

Hi Pieter,

I restored a number of years ago a PUTR which had been cut very similar to your own, just below the waist line meaning a complete rebuild of both frame and skins. Did exactly the same as yourself and used a donor 13 cab roof section for the rear to both save on making the corners and you should be able to just get sufficient length on the roof profile to take it to the rear of the sliding roof section.

Keep up the good work.

Ian