1930 6 Speed Special


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Golden Jubilee
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Post Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:49 am

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

How hard is it to get the tires on the one piece rims?

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Post Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:00 am

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

The rims are of the collapse-able type. Very similar to the Firestone ones that you sometime find one these trucks. Total time to install the liners, tubes and tires for all four was less than an hour. Only issue I had is that the best tubes I could find didn't have long enough stems for this application. I had to add some extensions.

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Post Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:13 pm

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

Trim on. upper and lower windshields and sheet metal nailed on. Drip rails tacked temporarily in place.
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Post Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:16 pm

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

Found a neat NOS rear view mirror dated 1929 on ebay. Nice touch! Also got the restored windshield wiper in place!
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Post Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:45 am

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

Thought you might enjoy these pictures. They are from 1928/29 I ran across in my parts searches. I did reproduce these on mine.
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Post Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:35 am

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

Do you have any after photos? My truck had the "Do Not Drill Holes in Frame" stenciling that was even more pronounced than you photos, and I took a photo of it, but didn't know there was the "international" on the outside of the frame? How did you replicate that one? Did you take measurements of it?

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Post Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:13 am

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

Of course, all the door wood was rotten too! Taking many weekends just to replicate the oak. Keeping you guys posted!
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Almost done with the door wood.
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What I had to work with.

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Post Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:31 pm

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

Had a little more shop time to get started on the bed.
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Golden Jubilee
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Post Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:19 am

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

Wow! What a beautiful truck!!

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Post Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:58 am

Re: 1930 6 Speed Special

Some more work on the Oak bed! Even got Lissa involved in the staining.
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Now to fit the steel angle!
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