How To: 1944 Chev HUW restoration

[James P]

Very nice to see projects come back to life and look forward to updates (and heaps of pics).

[Barry Churcher]

Bruce is this the one we helped you lift the body off in Napanee many moons ago?
Barry

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Barry Churcher

Bruce is this the one we helped you lift the body off in Napanee many moons ago?
Barry

That's the one. It would be much father along if the Fox hadn't gotten in the way. Pre-Fox I had completed the chassis and assembled most of the missing parts but then it went into hibernation.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Sliding rear body windows completed...

These are restoration projects in themselves and fabricating from scratch I don't want to even think about. Luckily the window tracks are still available (sold as 1947 GMC tracks). These will eventually get their black vinyl blackout curtains and note the padlock. It locks the vehicle on the outside but also the inside, presumably so the signalers won't be bothered or would have time to eat their code books if the Germans were trying to break in.

[Robert Bergeron]

Nice , very nice job Bruce !

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

I thought the sliding roof hatch was going to be easy. It was NOS but stored outside (NOT BY ME!!!) and the weather did its mischief. Oh well. It's going to the sandblaster tomorrow.

What you may notice is that's it's got (now had) a fiber insulation meaning it was originally meant for a staff car HUP. The other change I have to make is to reposition the 'hold open' head banger piece (second pic, top left). HUP sliding hatches went all the way forward but wireless HUW hatches had to stop part way to prevent hitting the roof aerial brackets.

[8threcce]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

I thought the sliding roof hatch was going to be easy. It was NOS but stored outside (NOT BY ME!!!) and the weather did its mischief. Oh well. It's going to the sandblaster tomorrow.

What you may notice is that's it's got (now had) a fiber insulation meaning it was originally meant for a staff car HUP. The other change I have to make is to reposition the 'hold open' head banger piece (second pic, top left). HUP sliding hatches went all the way forward but wireless HUW hatches had to stop part way to prevent hitting the roof aerial brackets.

Hey Bruce,

Fantastic to see your progress , I'm at the hatch too don't know if your follow my FB page but otherwise I need to put some pictures up in this forum

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...d=1#post280521

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Found these on my phone, They rightly should be inserted several posts ago. Anyway, the old beast seen sporting it's green paint for the last time, getting blasted and the result waiting for me to drag home.