most complete supplier of ’37-’54
Chevrolet car and truck parts to see
what they had to offer. There were
a number of choices, including
rebuild services for your original
vacuum unit to a number of electric
conversion options, which included
single or dual wiper systems for
either 6- or 12V applications. For
our build we chose the New Port
Engineering 12V system available for
’39-’46 Chevy trucks, featuring their
exclusive “Clean Wipe” Wiper Drive.
The kit packs plenty of cutting-
edge technology with its design
and performance, proving it’s easy
to upgrade the antiquated vacuum
06 While
wearing
safety
glasses, Roth
removed
the header
panel using
a flathead
screwdriver.
07 With the
truck having
sat dormant
in a barn for
decades it’s
no wonder
that the mice
nested in the
header panel
since there
was plenty of
access.
08 In order to remove the nest Roth
used a shop vacuum to carefully clear
everything for the next step.
09 You can see in this close-up the
original placement of the stock vacuum
system. It easily looks pretty outdated
compared to present-day technology.
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