1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

Hi Eric

Door handles are Ford 1938 commercial truck variety.... Dirk in Holland has them NOS or you can get brand new repros form Mac Auto in Niagara Falls.

Nice job on the doors.

Boob

As Bob says the handles are available from various Ford restoration supply houses. There are a couple of things I find interesting about the door handles:

Once again we have a Ford part on a Chev, now I suspect that this was done in the name of standardization of parts, or alternatively Ford had a warehouse full of them. Another thing I find interesting is their selection of a handle design with a forward facing hook see picture to get caught on branches? When almost any truck door handle of the day had the same size square shaft, if you look close at the pictures of my Patter 12 you will note it has a smooth curve handles, reason I had a pair of NOS Dodge military handles on the shelf, shorten the handle shaft a little and they are a perfect fit.

[jaap de wit]

last saterday it was nice and sunny weather so time for a short test drive.
so I had my video camera ready and someone to hold it.
the chevy started and I stept behined the wheel and of I go.. in first gear...
it rolled nice. I stayed on a quiet road in my village, I drove only about 1.5 mile or so and then parkt her backup in the garage.
everything went well the engine runs very nice I think. so now I can start to buildup the rest of this beautifull truck.
cheers jaap

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by jaap de wit

last saterday it was nice and sunny weather so time for a short test drive.
so I had my video camera ready and someone to hold it.
the chevy started and I stept behined the wheel and of I go.. in first gear...
it rolled nice. I stayed on a quiet road in my village, I drove only about 1.5 mile or so and then parkt her backup in the garage.
everything went well the engine runs very nice I think. so now I can start to buildup the rest of this beautifull truck.
cheers jaap

Ohhhhh Jaap!!!
What a beautiful vehicle...!! A real chick magnet..!!

(Translation provided..."A person or object which attracts the ladies. ")
Now you need a trailer to pile them all on...

[hrpearce]

Well done Jaap The first drive is great and helps your resolve to finish.
the only downside is that as you finish the cab the leg room disapears

[Alex van de Wetering]

Jaap,

You have come a long way over the past few months. Excellent work. Good to see it driving down the road.

Did you manage to find any other remains of markings, apart from the census number?

Alex

p.s. starting to get jealous....

[jaap de wit]

thanks guy's for the reactions, it looks cool do's it but I have no time for all the chicks how want to see me (ehh the truck)
alex I only found the census number nothing else
I did some more parts like the inside fender parts they are on the truck now.
I also did the 2 strips of the rear window and 1 was so bad I had to replace it.
I only could find 1 of a GMC and these are to big so I cut it to the good size and welded it to gether ready to install. the engine covers were done to and some new brass plates were riveted on (dirk leegwater has them, very nice)
the old ones weren't there anymore.
now these are ready I think I can start on making a dashbord, yes that was missing to but that next time.
cheers jaap.

[Bob Carriere]

I am curious about the oil filter location...... can we see more pictures of the installation.....

Will the engine cover still fit with the oil filter location.....??

How will you service / change the oil filter element when the full sheet metal covers are isntalled.....?

cab 11 are such a nightmare...!!!

Boob