1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by bantamtrailer » Sun May 13, 2018 6:04 am

Ive had the opportunity to see Pauls truck in person, and pictures do not do it justice. It is an excellent restoration to say the least.


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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by Tonywan Kanobby » Sun May 13, 2018 10:55 am

Alrighty then, Paul.

Time to change the oil ! :D

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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by kelley » Sun May 13, 2018 1:29 pm

3,000 miles @ 30 mph = 100 hrs behind the wheel, Jealous isn't a strong enough word :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:.
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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by twinflyer17 » Thu May 17, 2018 8:41 am

forestry4evr wrote:
Sun May 13, 2018 3:28 am
Took Audra out for a nice 50 mile spring drive yesterday. Other than some guy at the gas station saying "nice Dodge", everything was good. Looked at my log book and realized that I have already racked up nearly 3,000 miles, time flies when your having fun.
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Great looking truck! Just stumbled on this thread and I'm excited to dive into your earlier posts!
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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by forestry4evr » Mon May 21, 2018 1:46 am

Thanks for the nice words gentlemen, they help with the enjoyment of this hobby. Hopefully everyone that reads this thread gets at least some useful information about these old machines. I would have to say that the 100 hours behind the wheel is probably pretty darn close...I wonder how many smiles per hour that would equal?

Speaking of oil changes, what sort of oil change regime do you all employ with vehicles that don't see many miles per year? I have been changing the oil right before the truck is put away for the winter. Some claim it is better to change the oil right before the driving season. Is this a Ford vs Chevy thing or does one way make a real difference?

Hope you all have some time to play with your trucks.

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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by Tonywan Kanobby » Mon May 21, 2018 5:15 am

Spring and Fall for me, Paul.

Which reminds me, I'd better get crackin, because I'm running out of Spring ! :lol: :lol:

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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by pintelhook11over » Mon May 21, 2018 8:55 pm

Nice! Keep up the Outstanding work!

I racked up 1500 miles so far, That downshifting on the roll after a signal turns green can be a rough to pick 2nd or 3rd gear! The trans does decent when you grab 3rd around a right turn corner after a couple blips of the throttle!

I'm going after mileage as the indicator for service since there isn't much cold weather here in my neck of the woods. As for the Smiles per mile I get at least 10 SPM! :lol:
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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by forestry4evr » Mon May 28, 2018 4:47 am

pintelhook11over wrote:
Mon May 21, 2018 8:55 pm
As for the Smiles per mile I get at least 10 SPM!
I think that is about the SPM I am getting too!

Well your oil change input has given me something to think about. Tony, I believe you hit the mark with changing the oil twice a year. Most old iron recommendations are coincident with yours as the machines sit around and absorb condensation even when not in use. My only problem with adopting your schedule is my cheapness. Cody, if I went by miles vs months, i would go about 3-5 years between oil changes...way too long for me.

Thanks for your input.
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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by phillip.w.givens » Tue May 29, 2018 6:45 am

military service schedule has you change all fluids every year no matter the miles. I have changed engine oil that looked as good as new oil before. Paul in the case of these old trucks I would change it on a two year plan unless you see something wrong. I would get a mason jar and pull samples form the filter to determine if the oil needs changing. Phillip
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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by forestry4evr » Tue Jul 10, 2018 2:03 am

Hey all,
Adjusted the valves the last time I had the truck good and hot. It is great to have a hand crank to get the engine to TDC...makes it almost fun. The spark plugs are burning a nice brownish color so it looks like all is firing sufficiently. The points were also cleaned by pulling a small section of zerox paper through them a couple of times and then the gap was checked. While in the ignition area, I noticed that there was a considerble amount of corrosion on both the spark plug wires and distributor cap. A bit of scraping with an x-acto knife and some judicious sanding revealed nice clean contact once again. It ran like a new machine! Odd how things can sometimes slowly progress in a fashion that one can't really tell a drop in performance over time. Maybe that is happening to us too?!

After all of the preparation work above, a drive was in order. We had a beautiful weekend so I figured it was a good opportunity to take old Audra on one of the longer drives up and over a steep mountain range with many, many switch backs. As before, she did it with grace keeping temperatures within reason inspite of the steep incline. These old beasts are truly remarkable in some ways.

Anyway, enough of the blah, blah...time for a picture.

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Deep in the woods...the WW2 OD does a pretty good job of camouflage dont you think?

Enjoy!

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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by forestry4evr » Mon May 20, 2019 2:09 am

Hey all,

It has been a long time since my last post. Little with my 1941 G4112 has changed since my last writing as she is still running great. Since her restoration, she mostly gets driven around on sunny dry days and of course gets a decent dose of preventative maintenance as required. Overall, I suppose "slacker" would be a good word to characterize me as of late. Yesterday I needed to tend to something at my other place and took "Audra" to work. While snapping a shot of a giant silver maple for a work presentation, I noticed the truck looked kind of cool lurking in the lush green of late spring.

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WW2 olive drab works pretty well in the green of spring.

While driving back home, something happened that wouldn't be encountered in a modern vehicle. As the afternoon was rather warm, I had the cowl vent wide open to get some air in the cab. While driving down a curvy country lane, a bunch of pipevine swallowtails (a type of butterfly) were encountered huddled around a puddle. As I approached, the butterflies dispersed and one of them flew directly in the cowl vent and was immediately inside the cab with me. This lucky butterfly was completely unscathed and seemingly by plan continued flying on its way out the open side window. I pondered what was the probability of a fragile butterfly successfully enduring a path like it did, and also thought of how that may have played out differently if the insect was a wasp instead of a butterfly.

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These guys didn't fair as well as the swallowtail.

Hope you all are getting some time to work on your projects, and even more so, I hope you are getting some time to enjoy them!

Paul
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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by 33rdsignal » Mon May 20, 2019 5:48 am

I cant say enough how much your thread inspires me. Between you, Kelly, Pintlehook and DRH it gives me the motivation to keep "truckin" along.

Just got the rear axle back in mine.....I really need to step it up, because I would very much like to drive mine this decade.
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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by Tonywan Kanobby » Mon May 20, 2019 7:36 am

Nice to see you both out and about, Paul. Awesome picture ! Cool truck under a spectacular tree.

Yeah, I'm in the process of preparing to complete the interior painting. Have been carefully removing trim screws around and on the doors and headliner that have been in place certainly at least as long as the 42 years I have had the truck. Fixed my passenger seat hinges that were awry, and also opened up the space below the seats where a civvy gas tank would have gone. Lots of sand inside, naturally, but also a radiator cap and an old rag. Goofy.

Been driving too. Took Olive (or I should say she took me) to the MVCC meet in Plymouth CA. 62 miles each way through the foothills and river canyons. Great time with all the brethren. Still on Cloud 9.

Keep on truckin,

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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by 42cargo » Mon May 20, 2019 8:29 am

Great to see you enjoying the truck, Paul.

Chad, the work you're doing is tremendous and you're making good progress. I worked on mine forever and never really finished it prior to selling, so you should feel good about your status.

Tony, great to hear you're working on yours while enjoying it. I wish I had invoked that strategy!

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Re: 1941 Chevy G-4112 restoration

Post by zippog506 » Mon May 20, 2019 10:59 pm

Hi Paul,

Seeing that picture of your truck looking like its peaking into a clearing, reminded me of that old childrens song "Teddy Bears Picnic, If you go out to the woods today. Sorry, can't remember any more of the words. Hope it rings a bell for you. Great pictures, thanks for posting them, very envious of the miles of smiles your having to endure while the rest of us are garage bound :D :mrgreen: Keep posting them pictures,

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