Kevin Silva's 1940 Ford Truck Body restoration

How Classic Jaguar employees spend their spare time........... Body restoration on running and driving truck.

CJ engine machinist Kevin Silva bought his 1940 Ford truck a couple of months ago and wasted no time tearing it apart and giving the bodywork some much leaded tlc. He has been spending his spare time hammering and welding panels in his garage at home, although he needed a little help from Darrell Cole in the CJ Coachworks when it came to replacing the contoured rear bulkhead of the cab.

As purchased in Seattle, WA	Back home in Kevin's garage
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Cab rear bulkhead is badly corroded	Subtle contours make the replacement of this panel tricky
Swiss cheese panel cut away	Kevin assists CJ's Darrell Cole shaping the replacement  panel on the English wheel
Offering the new panel into place	New panel is first tack welded in place, then the seam is TIG welded
	Note striation marks from English wheel
	Repair almost complete