The 1st 2 photos are of the truck the first day I got it in October of
99. (see my story in other section) My intention with this truck is to
keep it as original as possible or in a “preserved state”. a lot of the
parts were in the cab and some were missing all together. The paint you
see is the original except for some areas on the top/sides portion of
the cab. The vinyl top needs to be redone at some point. All of the
glass had to be replaced. The front windshield had remnants of gas
ration stickers but not savable so I located some reproduction pieces
for the new glass.

All along I was working on the transmission. I have collected 7 Giants
for parts and have 1 extra ready to go just in case. I have learned a
lot about them including making the darn thing safe and easy to shift.
The transmission performs very well and shifts easily. The support cross
member came from another donor TT with a Jumbo installed. I have seen
several versions, I kept an extra that is similar to go into another
project and have sold the rest. One of the photos shows me and 2 of my
seasoned T and A friends working on installation of the transmission and
springs on a cold day. Neil is president of the AA truck club and Ray
has both TT’ and A’s. I found that these things go better with more
heads and hands and these guys have a lot of knowledge to share.

The view of the engine shows the poor original wiring that just barely
performed its intended function. Of coarse all the wiring was replaced
to avoid electrical hazards. I have updated to 12 bulbs and adjusted the
generator up to accommodate their use. When a person looks inside the
cab they can see remnants of the original cardboard material still
hanging from the firewall. Work had to be done on the steering column
and related to take out some of the wondering and the kingpins need to
be replaced as well. Once I got the old tires off the rims and put the
new one's on the truck drove much better down the road. The Ruxstal is in
great shape and with the high ring gear and aux. transmission it moves
down the road.

Next I had to tackle the bed starting with the platform first. Some
point in the bed's history, sheet metal had been placed on top to
protect the flooring. The strips and bolts were in good enough shape to
reuse. I used cheap pine this go around until I have enough money for
good hardwood. Later came the project of assembling the sideboards. Not
as easy as I had first thought, again good thing I used less expensive
pine this time. I will know how to better assemble the sides with new
hard wood next time.

I collected the tool box, larger oil, gas and antifreeze tanks and
various other items at sales over the past 2 years. The front Hasslers
are in great shape but one was missing the tag, I have since replaced it
with a new tag. The springs in the rear are H & D’s and cost around $12.
new. They came from donor TT I had purchased with a tree growing up
through the middle of  the frame. The Bennet’s are from a truck in
Canada but I have not assembled them yet. To many other things on the
burner at the moment.

The last Photo is of me and the truck at combined event in August this
year, although not complete I was eager to show it for the first time. I
hope to have it at more events next year. I am in search of a rim and
fellow for a rear spare for this large size if anyone has one.