Cab 12 question

[Bob Carriere]

From the few cab 11 I have seen, including mine, they all had the extra bar to keep the fenders from flying off..... so much so that the Brits call them wings.....

As to the screen for the air vent....
I have a set of NOS that are flat......

I suspect that because Chev are so fast the rushing air eventually deflects the screen to a concave shape.....

The cab 12 also had an additional brace bar under the hood above the radiator fan....... I chose to instal one on my cab 11 has it really pulls the side together nicely....... I repro-ed one from a cab 12 and it fits nicely...... should prevent the droopy eye looks of the fenders.

Cheers
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[Lynn Eades]

To the untrained eye, all that stands out in Gordon's factory photo(aside from the classic look)is the factory fitted oil leak down the diff When I was an apprentice, if it didn't drip, it wasn't an oil leak. It was a seep!
Back in the day, (WWII) the Americans knew how to build good looking trucks
(the WC Dodge for example) (it's a shame they lost their way at the wars end)
It is great that you guys are saving the 11 and 12 cabs. They must be fairly thin on the ground these days.

[Private_collector]

What about the reflectors? I see the first post photo shows the pin light brackets are sitting over the frame for the reflectors. Were they added later, or factory?

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Lynn

Good spotting on the oil mark, but we all know that CMPs don't leak they just mark their territory.

But with a brand new truck you might also suspect that the diff had been over filled. Really easy to do if you are pumping the lube in, then to avoid the mess on the floor you put the plug in real quick.

It is always interesting to look at factory photos to see little details.

Cheers Phil

[Van Hove Herman]

Hi,

In two chevrolet parts lists, CGT-01 of november 1942 and N° 197 of august 1942, I have find the part number of this side lamps wire tube.(conduit)
(used with rubber type lamps only)
The things that I can't find in this lists are the clips and the RH srews with washers and nuts to hold the tubes in place.
See pictures below.

[Gordons]

Keith in regards to your question when did they start installing front marker lites on the fenders ? Interesting enough looking at the 1940-41 parts book, there are no front marker lights, brackets or conduit listed, as you mentioned the head lights had both a large main head light bulb and an upper small bulb for the marker light, I have this system and also the large rubber lights mounted on the front fender, so your question when then did they start installing the rubber marker lights ? it must have been after the 1941 model came out, and after the parts book was printed, this catalogue is #175 January 1941, there is a picture of a 12 cab in the parts book with out marker light, bracket and conduit.

[Lynn Eades]

Herman, Are the screws and nuts in a "standard hardware" section at the back or front of the book?