1944 C-15A-Wire-5 Restoration

[Harry Moon]

Working into the generator corner i cleaned and painted the fridge fixed a broken hinge on it and get it in but not permanently as I'll take it out to prep it for the generators and seal it properly to the walls. Speaking of the walls I used some fender welting I had on hand as a substitute for the sealing strips on the top edge of the walls.stapeling it from behind. Also the two panels that I decided to save got a new coat of paint in and out and were mounted on the upper corner of the generator area. Also sorted out to a close satisfaction the grill for the chore horse cabinets. I reread some of the posts on this thread and figured out how thay were constructed and how they fit in. Not happy and I may redo them when I pull the Fridge out later.

[Harry Moon]

Once I got all the walls up and started priming and painting I had finished up the lighting and fan wiring, choosing to use the lights out of my old box as I seemed to have more of it and it was a simpler lay out. Another less obvious reason was that this box had a set up that ran a wire up to the front wall and then part way down were it went into a hole in the wall that was a tube inside a frame channel to the underside of the truck. When I screwed the front panels in I failed to notice the factory had carefully screwed their fasteners in on the edge whereas I put them right down the centreline piercing the tube 4 times with my screws rendering it unusable as the screws distorted and blocked it from every attempt to feed a power wire through it. viva la difference as they say... probably not in this context though.
I also finished cleaning up the sliding door to the driver and while I didn't take any pictures I did put a couple of coats of 30478 paint on the roof. Made it to a couple of events with the truck too.

[Harry Moon]

I cleaned up the black out shields, cleaned and softened the curtains and managed to save three of four curtains, actually I don't have a forth in case anybody has one cluttering their shelf somewhere. just using simple wire tabs for the present as hold open catches and I'm storing them stretched out and closed for the time being. Managed to make a model of the cypher desk before making a full size one and remounting it. Maybe two big but fits me better.
Now I break out the welder and promptly run out of gas, get a refill then run out of wire, I like the drive in my truck every now and then so two trips to the same place across town the same day was relaxing, except the one in the rush hour.

[Harry Moon]

Read all the details contained in this thread a couple of times and at first I didn't understand the measurements supplied until I understood the shelves were slanted and then everything clicked. Don't weld much so i was actually happy with my performance. Yes the footman loops are on the outside as it was easier to thread install and make the straps, I'll reverse them later next time I'm touching up the paint.

[Harry Moon]

So with some welding practice under my belt I just kept going and attacked the radio table. Again the drawings and measurements were there and all laid out earlier in this thread so I made note of everything posted and gleaned all the information therein . I made a minibike in grade 8 shop class and after school club so working with tubing brought back some good memories of crashing that thing over and over and one last time....

[Harry Moon]

WARNING: Update one year later! The bedliner did not adhear to the aluminum and peeled within a year and the maple plywood delaminated badly as well. When I get it back into my workspace I'll strip it all down again and post the results advice I get when i can. WARNING. don't do this because you followed this thread to here......//////a couple of pics of the paint on the roof, showing how i used the bed liner to overlap all the roof fixtures so sealing against the elements and we have elements to seal it from. It was nice if only sitting on the table to have a radio in the truck, feels like a milestone. Hooked up a battery to the lights and fan and the original fan hums away which was an absolute bonus. This rig was a gem and I'm still stoked to have obtained it.
Friends, new and old stop by for visits and give me a chance to exercise my vocal cords and just about anybody is welcome to come on over and brag and swap lies and tall tales.
This is pretty well where I'm at mid October and I have notes pictures and drawings for the next pieces and all of it comes from this forum. I'm not the first to do this but I don't think many people get into projects like this with as much detailed information and references as found on this forum.
Told myself for sometime to sit down and figure out posting pictures but I apologize for all the sideways pictures. I didn't want to muck things up by trying to figure it out, I was on a roll. Momentum management, it's a mantra of mine around these MVs. I'll keep you all posted.

[rob love]

Thanks for posting the results of the bed liner on the roof. I have been considering this product for a few various van bodies to prevent egress of water.