Buying my G506. What advices would you guys give me?

[kelley]

Today, the Chevy went for some sandblasting!

SOME sandblasting Julio? Holy smokes! you're not one to nibble around the edges, you dive right in. Looking forward to watching your progress. I'm also glad to hear the parts arrived, good news.

Merry Christmas

[JulioMoc]

Today, the Chevy went for some sandblasting!

SOME sandblasting Julio? Holy smokes! you're not one to nibble around the edges, you dive right in. Looking forward to watching your progress. I'm also glad to hear the parts arrived, good news.

Merry Christmas

Hehehe I thought it was better not to spare any rusting. This one deserves a safe life from now on. On Monday, it goes for repairs and then painting.

PS: I tried the instrument gauges I bought, just to check the fit. Perfect!

Merry Christmas!

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[forestry4evr]

Julio,

Your making rapid progress. You are going to remove the dashboard and door panels aren't you? There is a lot of rust lurking behind those parts that your sand blaster needs to reach, most notably the lower door skins and cowl vent. It also looks as though you have found some more wheels.

Paul

[JulioMoc]

Julio,

You making rapid progress. You are going to remove the dashboard and door panels aren't you? There is a lot of rust lurking behind those parts that your sand blaster needs to reach, most notably the lower door skins and cowl vent. It also looks as though you have found some more wheels.

Paul

Yes Paul, I've found the three extra wheels I needed. I did removed the door panels and the dashboard. Smaller details are going to be done next week. I'm so excited right now, eager to see it assembled again.

[D.R.H.]

WOW Julio, you really are making fast progress on you truck. You are absolutely going to love driving it when it is finished. Keep the good work going !! Dave.

[philbrinson]

Wow, that's impressive!

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but I do note that in your photo of the blasted cab interior, there is a dash light centered over the instrument panel. That indicates that your truck should have the military instrument panel, since the civilian model does not have that.

So again, you are on the right track!

Phil

[phillip.w.givens]

Julio

Im not sure if anyone noticed but your parking brake handle is different then what I have on my truck. Can you get some picks of that parking and transfer case shifters. You are making great progress keep it up

Phillip

[JulioMoc]

Wow, that's impressive!

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but I do note that in your photo of the blasted cab interior, there is a dash light centered over the instrument panel. That indicates that your truck should have the military instrument panel, since the civilian model does not have that.

So again, you are on the right track!

Phil

That's great news! Indeed, I hadn't noticed that detail before! That opens a new mistery door: would my truck received a civilian panel in exchange of its original military one? Has anyone seen something like it before?

[JulioMoc]

Julio

Im not sure if anyone noticed but your parking brake handle is different then what I have on my truck. Can you get some picks of that parking and transfer case shifters. You are making great progress keep it up

Phillip

Hi Phillip,

Here are some photos of the parts you mentioned. Hope to hear your thoughts about it.

PS: as you can see in the last photo, I found D 8 2 at the transfer case. April 8, 1942 right? Can we date my truck around that day?

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[forestry4evr]

Julio,

Yes the D 8 2 translates to April 8, 1942. It helps to determine a date, but is not conclusive. The transmission has two similar casting dates, one is located on the drivers side, and the other on the top cover near the back. Your shock absorbers also have a date struck on one of the piston caps. If all of the numbers are close in date, it is probable that they are original to the truck and will help in determining the date of manufacture.

Your transmission looks correct, but the transfer case levers are not...they are possibly from a G508.

Paul

[40 Chevy]

Julio;
Your driveshaft from the transmission to transfer case should be put on the other way, the sliding yoke always goes towards the end providing the "power.
Someone fabricated the CCKW levers to work on your transmission.

John G

[JulioMoc]

Julio,

Yes the D 8 2 translates to April 8, 1942. It helps to determine a date, but is not conclusive. The transmission has two similar casting dates, one is located on the drivers side, and the other on the top cover near the back. Your shock absorbers also have a date struck on one of the piston caps. If all of the numbers are close in date, it is probable that they are original to the truck and will help in determining the date of manufacture.

Your transmission looks correct, but the transfer case levers are not...they are possibly from a G508.

Paul

Paul, that helped a lot. I'm gonna check these numbers on the transmission and shock absorbers!

[JulioMoc]

Julio;
Your driveshaft from the transmission to transfer case should be put on the other way, the sliding yoke always goes towards the end providing the "power.
Someone fabricated the CCKW levers to work on your transmission.

John G

John, I had no idea! What can happen if the driveshaft is left this way?

[phillip.w.givens]

Julio

I'm not sure that your transmission is right because I don't see the reverse lever. It's a small little lever on the transmission shifter that you would pull up on to shift in to reverse. The transfer case and parking brake shifters are not chevy. I like the boot on the transmission shifter someone was making an effort to stop water from getting in the transmission. Your driveshaft being in backwards won't hurt anything but rule of thumb on driveshafts is slip side to the power side. My 84 chevy blazer I had both driveshafts were backwards because they had CV joints at the transfer case.

Paul is correct on your date code and the locations of more codes and if you look on the intake and exhaust manifolds they have a date code if they are original. But to see them they need to be removed to see them just like the code behind the starter

Keep up the good work
Phillip

[JulioMoc]

Thanks Phillip!

Today, I went to look further on the transmission and shock absorbers, and found markings on them.

-Transmission: L 2 2 (December 2, 1942). My engine is marked L 1 2 (December 1, 1942). Pretty close huh?

-Shock Absorbers: Marked 4 B 2 (February 4, 1942?? - could the month and day be inverted?). Also, they say "Delco - Made in Dayton".

Here are the photos, hope to hear what you guys think:

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!