Hello!
I'm new, and I guess I'll come straight to the Big Bolt forum to introduce myself and my project. I'm working on a 1942 GMC 2.5 ton fuel truck... owned by Boeing. I was going crazy at my engineer desk job, so I volunteered at the Museum of Flight in the restoration center when I learned they had this old truck there. Since January I've been spending a few hours each week getting some therapeutic wrench time, and even though I only total about 80 hours to date, I've made some fair progress. Heres a link to a dropbox file with a few current pictures:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/p3g46wvpvftya7l/AADn42c7p_tfbKBMakYyUhmIa?dl=0

Everything has been carefully tagged, bagged, and photographed as its been disassembled. I've been working on it completely by myself, since none of the other guys want to touch it... "ya know it'll never fly, right?" Lol. I've taken detailed notes of everything I've done, typed up with the pictures added in. I'm down to the frame, which is expected to leave to be sandblasted and powdercoated sometime this week, along with the springs and bumper.

SO... Here's the point: I'm pretty good at taking things apart, I've always done my own auto repairs, and I fixed up a '43 WW2 Jeep that I own, but my confidence for going back the other way on this truck is a little thin...https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/default/crazy.gif

If there are any stovebolters local to the Seattle or Everett area with some free time, and some interest, I'd sure appreciate any input! "Been there, done that" wisdom, data sources, tips on where to get parts, what to paint, or even companionship in the restoration work itself! The truck is right on Paine field at the restoration center, its only 5 bucks to get in to see it. Its actually been really fun to take apart - very little corrosion, and very low miles. The truck started its life at Boeing field during WW2, stayed on at Boeing until the 90's, then went to Monroe before being acquired again by the museum. The ultimate goal is to get it all back into its original shape, and park it under the museums B-17 down in Seattle... pretty cool, since the pair could literally have been together when they were both new.

Its also cool that right now it sits next to Kelly Johnson's personal Jetstar, which he used to fly back and forth to work while directing development of the Skunkworks stealth planes:)

There you have it! Any interested parties?!