How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Jordan Baker]

So I was in luck. I pulled out a milk crate that had bits and pieces from when I first got the truck. At the time I really had no idea what all the parts were but I kept them. Well the other day I went through all the remaining bits and as luck would have I had one in NOS condition.

So with the front engine mount bits pretty much ready to go, I moved over to mounting the radiator into the mounting frame. I had radiator rebuilt with a new core keeping the upper and lower tanks. I also rebuilt the drain cock. It needed a new washer on the end also needed a new stop pin. For the stop pin I drilled out the brass body and threaded the hole. Then threaded some brass rod and screwed it in. Now the drain functions as it should.

One thing I’ve been wondering about. Is there an inner radiator shroud? I know there is a shroud mounted to the inside of the nose. I’m positive I’ve seen some pictures of one but now can’t find them.