I recently took ownership of a 41 wc12. It has had a very ruff life so restoring it to orginal is out of the question. Too many parts are gone or broken. So the plan is to use the cab, hood, grill and start over with a new drivetrain and chassis. The cab and fenders are in very bad shape. Someone grafted a ford bed on and welded it to the running boards. So my plan is to rebuild the fenders,running boards out of round tube and sheet metal. Also I am going to build a new bed to try and match the orginal body lines and design. It will have a new frame, motor,transmission, transfercase, and axles put under it so I can drive at highway speeds. I know most of you are shouting at the monitor right about now but, restoring this to orginal is going to cost too much.
I am selling the complete drivetrain ( I have no idea what it is worth) motor runs but i need to rebuild the starter so it will start without being pulled.
This truck was owned by the county at sometime so it has orange paint over the orginal. Some how I need to remove that paint so I can recover the hood numbers.
I will see if I can get some pictures posted up this weekend.
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Welcome to the site and congrats on the truck.I fully understand about vehicles being "too far gone to restore ," heck, some can't even be recucitated(sp?) let alone be restored.At least you are offering parts for sale,rather than just taking them to the dump.
As far as recovering(uncovering?) hood numbers, I would suggest some 400 grit wet or dry (autobody) sand paper by HAND, with water and go slow and carefull.Others on here may have ideas also and will chime in.
I am in McCall-close enough that maybe I'll get to see you and your finished project!
Jim
Hi, I seen your post and I'm new. I just picked up a 41 WC It's not stock so I thought I'd make it like a WC 41. I need a gas tank and the brackets. I'm in Olympia WA
Thanks
greg
Does anyone know if any of the open cab WC's came with an all wood bed? I'm looking at a picture, of the MVPA convoy and it looks like the WC in front has an all wood bed. Picture is in the new Supply Line. Thanks Fred
I read somewhere that many 1/2 ton WC's were procured as 'closed cab & chasis'. A wooden bed could have been fabricated for use in WWII, or for in construction of the Al-Can Highway. A wooden bed could be a usage that could be historicly correct, although non-original.
Last edited by ralvincos; 07-05-2010 at 20:25.
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Does anyone know if any of the open cab WC's came with an all wood bed? I'm looking at a picture, of the MVPA convoy and it looks like the WC in front has an all wood bed. Picture is in the new Supply Line. Thanks Fred
Hi Fred,
I think I know the truck that you're looking at. There was a 1/2 ton WC in the convoy that had a home made all wood bed on it. It was wider than the standard bed. If I remember correctly the wheel wells were entirely inside the bed; there were no rear fenders on the outside. It was quite a project when the owner acquired it! He drove it all the way across the country too!
Joe
41 wc12 project
) hood numbers, I would suggest some 400 grit wet or dry (autobody) sand paper by HAND, with water and go slow and carefull.Others on here may have ideas also and will chime in. 
