1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

jaap de wit · #1 08-06-09, 19:22

I am jaap de wit from holland and a new member to the forum. I visite the forum for a year now and want to share my restoration prodject wth you guy's. I restoring a 1940 chevrolet c15 cab11 4x2 truck with wirelessbody No 1, MK3. I buy it from dirk leegwater

(see thread dutch cmp) it is a good truck with a lot of surface rust and dirt. I started taking it apart last year and try to do as much as I can my self, till now it works

cliff · #2 08-06-09, 20:18

Welcome Jaap. It looks like you will have a very unique vehicle once you have finished restoring it. Do you intend to fit out the wireless body with original equipment or just use it as a place to sleep while on holiday?

aj.lec · #3 08-06-09, 23:06

Welcome to the forum Jaap

Congratulations on your c15 project ,It looks to be a very good starting point with the majority of parts still intact

Hanno Spoelstra · #4 09-06-09, 16:55

Welcome Jaap,

Looking forward to seeing your Cab 11 C15 under restoration / running in Holland.

Regards,
Hanno

Alex van de Wetering · #5 09-06-09, 17:57

Welcome Jaap. Great truck and a great project. I hope you will "bother" us with some restoration update pictures every once in a while. The number of monkey faces under restoration in Holland is increasing.....which puts a smile on my face.

Do you know more about the front fenders? They almost look like Dodge WC ones crafted in place....or are they just the original ones, slightly reshaped by a former owner?

regards,

Alex

jaap de wit · #6 09-06-09, 20:11

thanks guy's for the warm welcome.
I try to put as much original things in the wireless body and still sleep in it.
and alex the fenders are shaped by a former owner I think but I like this shape so I see what I do about it. here are some more pictures of the inside and the taking apart of the body.
cheers jaap

jaap de wit · #7 09-06-09, 20:19

and some more pictures guy's

jaap de wit · #8 14-06-09, 09:14

here are some more pictures of the taking apart of my chev project.
it took me about 3 weeks to strip the wholl car. after that it begins the restoration .

jaap de wit · #9 15-06-09, 19:06

so the first job to do was to bring the frame to the blasters.
than the next job the front axel, look all the dirt but all the nuts and bolts came of in one peace. till now I was lucky with the nuts and bolts I only have to cut 15 ore so to take the car apart so cross fingers.

jaap de wit · #10 15-06-09, 19:15

the next thing , the hubs came of and the brakeshoes to.
they where in quite a good state, only the shoes have to be replaced.
the hubs are not bad . the bearings were like new, only the seals nead replacing.

Hanno Spoelstra · #11 04-12-12, 12:09

Jaap,

Have you seen this picture posted by Tony in In the background ?!?

Hanno

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Originally Posted by Private_collector

jaap de wit · #12 05-12-12, 08:44

thanks hanno. yes i have seen this one before when i was looking around on the internet.
when you type " western desert ww2 " and so on you see lots off pictures off the desert war and so i came accross this one to.
it looks like a home made shed ? never seen one again like this.
cheers

jaap