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I wish my truck was all done and looked that good. I have a long way to go and just hope I don't run out of energy before it's done. I have most of the parts I need with the exception of cargo racks. Looking like they're going to be tough to find unless I substitute M-series parts.

I'm slowly working on it, mostly during the slow time in the winter. I've gotten the frame and axles cleaned up and painted along with some small components. Life keeps getting in the way but I plan on getting back on it once the weather turns colder.

Finally got a little work started on the CCKW. Hauled the rolling frame over to the sandblaster last week and got it stripped. There's a little grinder work to clean up where things have been welded to the frame, but not too many. I'll have to pull the front bumper off and do some...

Have had the machines 4-5 years but didn't have a place to put them until a little over a year ago. I use them mostly for my own repair work. Spent many years working in the mold/die industry but have been away from it for about 15 years.

Had a little time to work on the 270 engine block. I had previously sleeved one cylinder because it was badly pitted and since it was already bored to .060 oversize that was about my only choice. The deck was a little rough and the sleeve need to be cut flush, and since the local machine shop...

Bought it from HydroSmart. The boiler is like this http://www.hydro-smartwholesale.com/sh-3.html The system came fully assembled on a panel...boiler, pumps, piping etc. Similar to this, but with the boiler unit also on the panel. http://www.hydro-smartwholesale.com/master-panel.html You...

Thanks AZK9, The shop was a long time coming...finally finished it up about a year ago. It's 40 x 56 x 16' with 14 x 14 door. Insulated the heck out of it so I can afford to keep it heated. Put in radiant heat in the floor heated with an electric micro boiler. So far it's been very economical.

I will eventually have the leftovers from this restoration which will include the cabs from two other 353 trucks. Don't remember exactly how good they are as they're stored at my brother's place and I haven't looked at them in a while. Neither has a cargo box...one has a commercial flat bed with...

Finished up stripping all the wiring, brake lines, etc off the chassis today. Pretty much ready for sandblasting. I'll probably drag it back outside tomorrow where it may sit for a while. I've got a lowboy trailer that I need to get in the shop that needs all new wiring plus I may add a pair...

The two parts trucks I have are closed cabs too. Fairly early trucks....one is a '42 by the data plate. Too much paint on the data plate to read the other one but it's early enough to have the GMC logo on the front.

Here are a couple of pics showing the yellow paint. The frame is mostly yellow but the cab is also yellow under the OD, even on the inside. There is even a bit of yellow left on the cargo box floor where a winch boom was mounted. It seems the OD didn't bond very well to the yellow as it was...

I found this truck in Colorado Springs years ago when I was finishing up work on an MB and thought I wanted another project. Ended up never having the time or a good place to work until recently. Now that I've got a new shop it's my intention to put it in one corner and work on it as I have...

After having owned this CCKW-353 more than 20 years I finally pulled it into the shop to start a restoration that hopefully won't take another 20 years. Pulled the cargo box and cab and stored them away in another building so that I can begin with the chassis. The engine was pulled a couple of...