1940 Chev C15, Cab 11 restoration in Holland

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

It appears that the engine is from a 1942 MODEL C8 or just possibly C8A! The block casting date appears to be later than the engine number would suggest so could be a service replacement?

[jaap de wit]

thanks for youré reaction about the engine david.
the mark on the engine is H-3-2 (aug 3 1942) and the motor no: MR 3849823
and the GM 839253 number cast on the side of the engine block.
so now is my quiestion david by what nunber can I see that the engine is for a C8 or C8A ? I know the engine must have been placed in the truck on a later time as a replacement but thats it for me ?
I hope to learne more about this.
cheers jaap

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

The casting number 839253 appears to be a Canadian 1940-5 Block. I have so little information on the MR-prefixed series but it seems that they were fitted in C8s, but they stopped being assembled in late 1941. The C8A series in effect replaced, and the engine number appears to relate to a truck built around May 1942. This leads me to suggest that the engine is out of a C8A, and was transferred to a replacement block at some time. However, I may be totaly wrong!

[jaap de wit]

thanks to explain this to me david. while I wait on the crankshaft to be ready I want to find out everything about the engine and the hole car infact and do the smaller things on the car, like the radiator, the batterybox , ect, ect.
when the radiator was putt together I started on the batterybox, the lit neaded some new hinges. dos anyone know where the holes in the lit are for ,
was there a sort of padding screwed in the lit ?
the floor plates where sandblasted and painted to, what a differents.
this is very rewording work when you see everything come together like new.
cheers jaap

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by jaap de wit

thanks to explain this to me david. while I wait on the crankshaft to be ready I want to find out everything about the engine and the hole car infact and do the smaller things on the car, like the radiator, the batterybox , ect, ect.
when the radiator was putt together I started on the batterybox, the lit neaded some new hinges. dos anyone know where the holes in the lit are for ,
was there a sort of padding screwed in the lit ?
the floor plates where sandblasted and painted to, what a differents.
this is very rewording work when you see everything come together like new.
cheers jaap

Jaap..
You are doing really nice work...The "Checker plate" floor is the "Dot and dash" pattern..very rare and used in the early trucks..Every square inch of that should be saved//..to patch holes and what not,,
Throw nothing away...nice work.
Alex

[jaap de wit]

thanks alex i am saving every bit of the floorpanels.
here are some more pictures 2 of the driveshaft wich was easy to do.
the front window I took apart witch took some time to get the screws undone. there where a some wholes in the bottom corners to weld, but overall the window was good except for the glass.
luckely dirk leegwater had some nice windowclass for me, thanks dirk.
the window is now ready to a samble, but first the engine again because the crankshaft is back from the machineshop
so finely I can start on the engine to put it together jeeee.

[jaap de wit]

first i want to wish everybody a happy new year and good luck on all the restorations that going to be done this year.

now it is very cold in holland so you can't do much, but i try anyway so I put the front window together. for the rubbers around the glass I used the same ones for the jeep, I used soap to get them in the frame and this works fine.
after some work the window was together again. after this I start with the engine crankshaft and bolted the flywheel on to it (watching my marks I made) and then placed it in the engine on it's new bearings.
I fastend the cups and it turns nicely. I also placed new expantion plugs in the side of the engine. I also putt the oilpomp and lines back in place and a new oil screen form dirk (it was still in it's original paper).
cheers jaap