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Not sure if it’s a CCKW wheel. If I find a part number, I’ll see what I can find out about it.

. I need one of those machines... we used one to clean our helicopters up in Iceland.

Finally got the dashboard out. Had to remove the steering gearbox mount bolts. The dash has to rotate up in order to clear everything under it and the steering column was in the way. Tried to do things a bit easy and just remove the pitman arm... nope, not going to happen. Pics below. No rust...

What a pain. No really, I hate working behind the dash. I can say that this project has been properly christened because I cut my hands and bled all over it :tigger:. Anyway, got the instrument cluster disassembled. The temp gauge is kicking my backside. Just can’t figure out how to disconnect...

Continuing the disassembly of the dashboard. Got the steering wheel off and I’m going across the dash, removing pieces parts to get at the whole dash to make all that white paint go away. Note: according to David Doyle’s book about the G506, all models of the Chevy 1.5 ton have 3 spoke steering...

It’s been too darn cold the last few days. Throw in a migraine that lasted two days... nothing got done. Got out today to continue the campaign to eliminate all white and red paint. I pulled the glove box door then removed the glove box. Everything came apart fairly easy. Also going after the...

Not much done today. Got the voltage regulator and one of the stray voltage boxes off the firewall. Got most of the insulation hardware off the drivers side, getting the center is going to require inventiveness. There’s oil lines and stuff in the way of the screws holding the fire extinguisher...

I’m going to pull the firewall components and get rid of all the white/red paint. After that, the cab will get cleaned up and finally the frame. Then I’ll put her back together and paint her OD just like during the war. At that point I’ll start rebuilding the bed/water tank/etc to get her...

One of my M35’s lost oil pressure just as a parade was starting. I made it through the parade route without abrupt stoppage so I figured it was a gauge problem. Nope, something in the injector pump failed and was causing diesel to dump into the oil system. When I reached the end of the route...

My first M35 is Armadillo cause it is painted tan from the desert. The second is Warthog cause it was just ugly and the third is War Wagon. My first M211 is the Old Farf but the second is currently unnamed. The M1009 is the Frog, cause until I got the fuel system working, it kept “croaking”. The...

Yesterday I pulled the drivers door in order to have one hand on the bolt head under the dash and one hand on the nut on the firewall. Loads of fun! Since I’m getting the firewall cleaned up, I figure pulling the dash will help. One thing I found amusing, there were three turn signal switches...

Fire truck,but not in its original configuration. I don’t have a bed for it so returning it to a cargo configuration won’t work. I’ll be able to use its original tank support, hose reels, etc. however, the big water pump up front is broken and is removed. Getting a replacement will be difficult...

Started working in the engine bay and found I need to reach both side; inside the cab and inside the engine bay. Door does not want to come off easy aua

Updated info: after much searching and head scratching, I’ve figured out the probable Registration number. There’s a truck in Doyle’s book “Chevrolet G506” that has an excellent photo spread with all pertinent info. It was delivered in November 1943. That puts it in the same fiscal year (FY) as...

. I installed one on my Winch truck. Makes climbing up the bumper so much easier!

I’ve got to make some corrections. After reading David Doyle’s G506 book, I found a few errors in my assumptions. First off, the truck is a class 325 fire truck, not a 525. The model is not 7133. It does have a Barton F300 water pump (broken). The truck was modified by Darley Champion in 1943...

As I’m refurbishing a G506 Class 325 Fire Truck and finding info has been difficult. That was the case until Mr David Doyle released his Chevrolet G506 book. WOW! Amazing! Fabulous!!! It’s a very large, well laid out and a very comprehensive tome on all things G506. The pictures are the crucial...

. This is a R-11 refueling truck, probably ex-Air Force. 6,000 gallon capacity. I remember seeing these lines up waiting their turn to fill a C-5.

. It’d sure be nice to find the top valve for a Barton F300 Fire Pump in that pile. My pump’s valve was broken, bent and busted.

Nothing new on the truck today. I needed to clean the parts washer. It’s been a looong time since I used it. Yuck, ick, barf... it’s now cleaned up but I’ll need another can of parts cleaner so I have enough to use the pump. The steering link is sitting in the remaining fluid in hopes it’ll come...