CCKW OPEN CAB/CCKW CLOSED CAB

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:16 am

I finally returned my SWB CCKW to the configuration it left the Yellow Truck and Coach factory in May of 1941 with the restoration and installation of a 1574 Cab.
All Closed cabs have a stamped tag with serial number on the upper firewall. Getting back to the Open Cab, the weight of complete cab less seat cushions, windshield and floorboards is 900 lb. This was done with a strain guage on the crane used to remove the cab.
I forgot to weigh the Closed Cab, but it is considerably lighter as the CCKW tells me so with the added bounce to it's step.
I installed a NOS M-36 Ring Mount assy in 1989. I had it fabricatedby the Government Contractor that made them for the US Army. In 2001, I lost interest in displaying the .50 M2 and Ring Mount and decided to remove it. The CCKW suddenly behaved like it was wearing sneakers.

After 25 years, I finally have the Closed Cab CCKW I always wanted. It is now in top condition after the 100% ground up restoration completed in 1985, PM by the TM, and constant tweaking. There are only a couple items that I am missing to complete the job. The truck runs and drives every bit the way the Army intended for a CCKW to do.
Thanks to good training by Uncle Sam, a few extra bucks, a 40 year stash of NOS parts, and the many friends I have in the hobby, my CCKW is a reality.
Hard work pays off.

armydriver · Post by **armydriver** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:35 am

That is great Joel. Good luck.

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:18 am

My CCKW with Open Cab was quiet when up to highway speed, not so with the Closed Cab, it is a bit noisier when traveling on the Governor.
The GI floor mat with the layer of jute will help that.

mud-snow · Post by **mud-snow** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:05 am

Joel
Am I misstaken when I say that on cab model 1608 and 1609 the serialnumber was located on the firewall, but on the model 1574 it was located on the right doorpost?

Chers

Rolf

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:10 am

My 1574 Cab has the Serial Number on a metal plate riveted above the radiator brace on the drivers side. I have a WWII photo of another 1574 in the same loaction. both are legible.

Hammerhead · Post by **Hammerhead** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:22 am

Congrats Joel on the completion of the restoration on your SWB Closed Cab CCKW. Enjoy! But one question; is a restoration ever REALLY done?

Hammerhead

joel gopan · Post by **joel gopan** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:25 am

Uh, uh.

We MV owners are always on the look out for improvement or something nice to bolt on.
I just replaced a couple of Front Tow Hook bolts that were Grade 8 from when I first restored the CCKW. One of my friends salvaged some originals with the thicker head and mailed them to me.

The GMC CCKW

CCKW OPEN CAB/CCKW CLOSED CAB

CCKW OPEN CAB/CCKW CLOSED CAB

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