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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...

Got the hood off, the front shocks, frame mounted axle bumpers and steering link. The steering link was a real pain. The grease inside turned super hard and did not want to let go. But, I won and got it removed. I’ll probably have to soak it in cleaning fluid for a while.

. So far I’ve only had to cut off 4-5 clutch type screws with two having to get the head cut off (one in each wheel well) there’s quite a bit of surface rust but nothing really considered bad, no rust through anywhere on the frame or cab. The worst thing is all the red and white paint. Getting...

No much to report. I’ve been doing the hunt for hardware. I’ve got hundreds if not thousands of bits and pieces of hardware. Boxes, cans, trays, old peanut butter containers, you name it. It takes a while to find what I need.

One of the items I’m missing is a set of the original two hooks. I hope someone out there has a set they’re interested in doing a swap for?

Finally all the bumper repairs are finished. I’m not going to get too crazy, a few non structural dents and dings will remain. I’ve temp installed it for now. I’ll use it to support the front end while I clean up the front axle. Quite a change to the front end compared to the first pictures.

Front bumper is almost finished with repairs. One last piece of metal to get rid of. Then paint and prep for installation.

Once things dry out a bit, I’ll pull it out of the barn and give it an intense scrub down. Got 70+ years of accumulated crap to scrape off. I definitely could use a sand blaster for outside use.