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A little more progress this evening,28 years in the making! got my cab mounts and bolts,, a lot of wiring and plumbing ahead. My main helper was Camera man today.

Hey that sounds great,, I’ve got 2 parts LJs ( one is gas) and they are both plumed a little different, especially to the air gov. , that would be great if you have time for a few pictures of the firewall. That copper is pretty much still in good shape, and it’s like a puzzle, keep turning and trying and eventually it will fall into place,, but pictures will make it easier. Thanks!

My Helper holding air valves so I can bolt on from inside,,, then trying to figure out how all the copper lines go back that I took off 25 years ago !

Great! 50 Years! Nice 700 ,,, Thanks for sharing!

Great Theory! Thanks for Sharing. Hopefully I can get back in gear on the LJ this week. I enjoy sharing , it keeps me motivated. Matt’s B73 and his post has been a great encouragement for me! Thanks to All for the reply’s!

Yep we’ve all seen times change,, Good Stories though. At this point I’m just looking forward to driving this LJ again before I get to old !

The 1st B model I bought was $ 1000, in 1977 , then gave $ 2000 for one in 1979 , Then I bought a real nice one in 1988 , gave $4,500 ! How times have changed!

My Son is 32 ,, he’s already regretting getting rid of a couple trucks,, Time Keeps Rolling Along!

You are so right,, we can’t save everything,, I remember my Dad saying the same things when I was a teenager about T models . Lol, Life goes on .

I’m going to try to set the cab on this week, since I don’t have a wiring harness ( it has literally Zero wiring) I’m thinking it might be easier to wire up with no fenders, doors on it .for easy access.

Yep ,, My Dream trucks are a LTL or a B73 There’s no telling how many I passed up ,, And no telling how many got put in a scrap yard. But I’m Blessed to still have the one I learned to drive on ( LJ ) and a couple more neat trucks along the way.

Yep ,, same here, B models,, Willys trucks, Chevelle SS ,, I’ve hauled them all to the crusher at one point. Luckily I hung on to a few,, but like you, I could have restored the ones I kept with the money the crushed ones would be worth now.

Yes! I have thought of that a bunch! If you have seen some of the pictures of old Hennis trucks my Dad drove from about 1960 till the mid 70s , From A50s , H Models, Bs , Fs, U models and Last Rs .I would not have a clue where to look for any of them,, Probably junked years ago! And to find the Rarest of all ,, The C was extremely lucky! It probably got saved by getting put on a farm for over 20 years near the NC/SC line ,, I would say they used it very little,, and it never got driven on salted roads. I put off even going to look at it for a few months. When my Dad passed away suddenly from a Heart Attack in 2007 , My Son was 17 at the time, he drove it to the Cemetery to his Funeral .

Yes my son has always been interested in WWII , I had 2 uncles that were in Pattons company. While in middle school he did a video of my uncle telling about the war from The Ship ride over till the Battle of the Bulge . He has tons of WWII stuff. The Jeep is a 42 Ford . That was TRULY the Greatest GENERATION! ( My uncle with his back to the picture,, Patton in the Jeep)

Yes that is the C ,, I’ll try to make the C story short,, in 1965 Hennis Freight bought a few C models , they sent 2 to the Asheville terminal,, 8889 ( Single axle) 8890 was a “ Screw “ as my Dad called it .I remember riding in it setting on a bucket, because it has no passenger seat, I was only 9 or 10 I could care less about a seat! Dad hauled paper with 8890 up into the 70s when they traded in for Rs . There shop for this area was in Spartanburg SC , it was sold there to a Chicken farm, they added 3 ft and put a dump on it . Fast forward to the late 90s ,, a friend of mine that knew I had a LJ , saw it grown up in the weeds ( Bed had been removed) . He called me and told me he saw the back of the cab of a LJ ,, And I should check it for a parts truck. I tracked it down and when I found the owner we put our stories together and , I took Dad to look to confirm it was his old truck,, we bought it . Towed it home,, I cut the 3ft frame section and put it back to original wheel base,,I restored it and had a local sign guy make the decals ( Dad did not know I had them made,, I put them on and drove it to his house for Father’s Day in 2006 . So once again the Coke LJ got put on the back burner for a few more years, but it all worked out great.

I figured you were busy,, But your still making progress! That tank looks great.

Every once in a while you’ve got to drag it all out and clean,,, today was the day !

Yes, they are smaller, the aluminum frames take up a lot of the space. Not really sure why they changed the design on the L, H & C cabs . I’m sure there was a reason. Hopefully someone has more information,, Just curious. Thanks

I had a local guy cut the glass about 20 years ago,using my old glass as a pattern. Yea the C model and H model I have don’t have the aluminum frames like that standard L cab. I like the look of the aluminum when it’s shiny!

Finally got a few hours today to install the window frames and windshields .

They came out pretty good,, I started out with 600 paper and worked my way to 1500 ,, Then used the 3 grades of Rouge with a buffing wheel, I’m satisfied with it .

I got a couple hours in on it this afternoon, I’m going to try to clean & polish my windshield frames next, I have all new rubber for it , I took them out about 1996 so I have forgot how they go back,,, I maybe asking for help !

A little more progress today, cleaned the aluminum trim and installed it.