Author Topic: 1928 - 1930 International Six Speed Special grill (Read 3871 times)

Arthur Dent · « **on:** April 04, 2020, 01:26:24 pm »

I bought this grill and surround. I believe it is from a 1928 - 1930 International Six Speed Special truck. Needs some work obviously but a neat design. I am going to clean it up. Would love to find an old truck chassis, fabricate a body with this grill. I still have the Austin A40 steering wheel which has a vintage vibe too it as well. Either that or it will be garage art I guess.

This will be an odd show and shine. Who knows where it will go.

But I think I'd like to make it look better.

Before - a bent bit that was annoying me.

Working it with the pliers

After. A bit missing but ok.

Lots and lots of bent fins

Just using a screw driver worked well.

Before

After

PJungnitsch · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2020, 01:44:46 pm »

Nice! I learned to drive on 50's and 60's International stuff

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2020, 05:36:16 pm »

I needed this bit off the bottom of the radiator. Figured it would tough so put some penetrating fluid on it.

Came off surprisingly easy.

Looks like it had been repaired a few times over the decades.

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2020, 05:37:16 pm »

I find how things used to done interesting. Shoe lace like thing that would hold the hood off the grill shell. Interesting method.

HeliDriver · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2020, 05:40:30 pm »

Nice little project. Good work so far!

Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

Bubba · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2020, 05:59:32 pm »

Good work, Dentski!

Serniter · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2020, 06:08:42 pm »

Thanks for posting. It’s nice to see projects like these.

PJungnitsch · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2020, 06:28:06 pm »

Wonder if that shoelace thing is asbestos?

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2020, 05:49:25 pm »

Bottom mount

The radiator is held in with eight bolts with a flat head screwdriver side and bolt. Tough to get undone after so many years. I had low expectations of getting these off. Lots of penetrating fluid was used.

These were tough to get off considering it is hard to get a good grip on the screw head. I managed to get 6 out of 8 off. Not bad considering how many decades they had been on. The other two had to be cut off.

Freed

Radiator - unfortunately one of the side mounts fell out. I think it was already mostly or fully broken as it was a little loose in there.

Brushing the flaky chrome off I think I will need to repaint this. It needs to stop snowing and being cold here first. Past the point of patina.

On the plus side I was able to hammer out a few dents effectively.

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #9 on:** April 09, 2020, 12:25:15 am »

I got this International wheel bearing cap as well from the seller today. Cleaned it up.

Thinking I may make this wheel bearing cap the topper for the grill once it is re-finished.

Railton · « **Reply #10 on:** April 09, 2020, 08:36:36 am »

^^Perfect.
Railton

tooscoops · « **Reply #11 on:** April 09, 2020, 11:47:22 am »

the patience with those fins is amazing.

love stuff from that generation. I was sad when my dad's old gravity feed gas pump went to a new owner... that stuff just had character in every inch.

Fobroader · « **Reply #12 on:** April 09, 2020, 01:42:12 pm »

Thats awesome, love resto stuff like this!!

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2020, 08:46:49 pm »

Finally got warm enough to do a little painting.

There was an old poorly done repair in the lower left corner which I had to grind down and add a little filler to. Not perfect but I did not want to try re-welding this 90 year grill surrond. Knocked out a pile of dents.

Primer

Ended up more silver than I would have liked but ok

This corner was in rough shape. Worse than the photo shows.

Again not perfect but better.

Came out ok I think.

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2020, 08:47:33 pm »

Seafoam · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2020, 08:51:12 pm »

Looks great.

Now you need another project to get you through the rest of this pandemic.

Fobroader · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2020, 08:53:12 pm »

Looks fantastic, nice work

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Scaerio · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2020, 09:58:06 pm »

Well done!

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #18 on:** April 17, 2020, 10:12:56 pm »

Already finished the next project already. - https://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php?topic=104275.msg1491661#msg1491661

Actually I work in IT so been much busier than normal with this pandemic.

Bubba · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2020, 11:11:55 pm »

Will ya look at that? Great job!