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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
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LOVELY Car Don !! I guess it is kinda rare in the USA..... they are over here. Martin in popping over on Friday afternoon, as he has to collect his one power drill from a friend up the road from where we live. I think I will be trading him for a cuppa coffee for a tutorial on how to fit my Rev Counter Tim gave me in August.  I did not want to fit it before I had painted the truck, and as the interior is getting a complete repaint, I should not either, but my butt is itching to do it. Think this will look quite neat on the dash in the corner, or somewhere slightly out of the line of direct sight, as the SatNav lives there. Any pics of dash mounted Rev Counters appreciated.
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12-19-2013, 05:50 PM
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
I mounted my tach on top of the dash, because it was the most popular location back in the 60’s:
 The story was having the tach mounted line of site would keep your eyes on the tach and the drag race starter at the same time. The reality is the main reason it was put on the dash was to show off that you had one. Everyone else put there’s on the steering column, and I’ve had some mounted there as well:  Back in high school I mounted one in the upper left corner of the windshield just because I thought it looked cool. 
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12-19-2013, 10:25 PM
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
If you read through my thread, you will see my passenger wing looked like yours, and after a few light taps with a small trim hammer I had this…
 This was the inside…   After cutting away the rotten inner support…  And the Outside after…  Cheers Mate!!!
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12-20-2013, 08:06 PM
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Thanks Don.
 Fish and chips for dinner, then a long evening discussion of cars, bikes and trucks with Martin who came over...... We also Skype called Ta2Don in Arkansas to share our dinners with him, followed by a lengthy Skype Mobile chat with Kieth in Tulsa to discuss the merits of cutting the BBW metalwork out of a cab and mailing it to the UK, as Martin has Big Back Window envy and desperately wants to convert his truck to BBW. Just when I thought it was safe and he was going home, he started to challenge me about what I will be doing with the rust on my truck, which panels to buy etc. "Come lets go see your cab corners, they must be rotten" he said, "Not at all" said I..... famous last words. In the end we went down to the garage just after 22.00 to spend another hour there. This is always time well spent of course. Garage time with Buddies. Cab corners were fine (told you so) as were the sills and a variety of other parts of the sheet metal. I also started poking into the passenger fender inner mount..... OOOPPS.... rust, but repairable. If I could find a complete 66 passenger door, I would be happy to fit it, but as it is realistically not going to happen, the solution will be to cut and weld plate in on the door bottom, or to order in a patch panel. Then we dug out some Blue Dots I wanted to give to Martin for his tail lights, as I had a spare pair, bought years ago. I will be fitting a pair to my tail lights later. At this point Martin discovered my MGA Grille and also the World War 2 Ambulance spotlight I bought for a lucky 50p at a bootfair this year, and offered it up to the Drivers side A-Pillar..... PERFECT FIT !! And the door still opens. So Martin has now created even more havoc in my life, as I quite like the look.   Laughing like a mad man, as he knew he was creating havoc in my mind.  Opinions ??? Midnight here on a Friday night, so bed time I guess.
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12-20-2013, 08:37 PM
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My friend's Lotus happens to be the Twin Turbo V8 Model...
 Ashtray... Hint Hint...  Polish that Spotlight and mount it... Ashtray... Hint Hint... As for Martin and the BBW Envy... I'll be watching!!!  Ashtray... Hint Hint...  Cheers Mate!!!
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12-21-2013, 06:52 AM
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If you pay your own postage...... I may just catch the hint  What does the collective think of Blue Dot rear lenses?  I have some dots, gave Martin a set last night, and want to fit a set to my lights, but as always, there are loads of opinions and experience on here. I do believe that in the UK, I would get away with them being fitted.
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12-23-2013, 11:00 AM
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Hint landed Buddy....... Lump of wood made round.....  High speed shaping.....  Digging deeper......  One large Cigar Ashtray with stubbing block ready for packing and posting. Hope you like it. 
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12-23-2013, 03:04 PM
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12-25-2013, 01:43 PM
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Thanks Don, as mentioned elsewhere , this pic was the inspiration for the ashtray. 
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12-21-2013, 07:17 PM
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I am glad to help looks like you worked hard today.i expect to see it fitted soon just give me a shout if you been a hand Martin
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12-22-2013, 03:58 AM
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If this turns out well enough (it really is very rough, and the bezel has two 10mm stress tears in it) to fit to the truck, we may just have to get you and the Rivnut gun here to fit the stainless nuts for my mirrors as well as the search light. Once you have found your photos of your old builds, we can scan them here and start you your own build thread showing off your Mi-STRESS.
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12-22-2013, 12:01 AM
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Nice progress!
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12-22-2013, 04:02 AM
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Must say, I do wish the searchlight was in much better condition for starters, but it is different enough for me to carry on with for now. Was showing Martin the Fog Lights you sent me recently and have to say, I cannot wait to get the truck sorted so that I can fit them.
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12-22-2013, 11:25 AM
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Love the Blue Dots...
The Searchlight looks much better with the sweat and bad words poured into it... As for the hint, I just shot an e-mail off to you Mate... I may be getting a small bit of truck time in today...  Cheers and Merry Christmas to you & Nicola
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12-22-2013, 04:07 PM
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Carried on with the last few pieces of the light today.
Finished the machine polishing, then carried on hand polishing it all, followed by reassembling it all. Found a patent number on the support arm, also ended up polishing off the chrome on it, which came off really easily, leaving a solid brass arm.   Finished light against the cab for detail.   Proposed position for the light on the truck.  So quite a lot of time spent getting this light from before to now and I must say, the wear on it actually appeals to me.
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12-22-2013, 09:03 PM
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Nice job on the spotlight Rian. I think the patina on it is great fits right with the truck.
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12-23-2013, 10:54 AM
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As Nicola reminded me too, this truck will always be a driver, as I do not have the funds to create a show truck.
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12-25-2013, 02:20 PM
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Merry Christmas everyone.
Nicola got me some plates, which includes a 1950 plate from a Russian tractor.  I got her a bunch of girly stuff and some pipes, a pipe rack and a decent reference book on smoking pipes for her collection.  After prezzie opening (the kids were here too) they carried on watching Disney movies, which they do every year. I went down to the garage to sort out a few bits, refit the signs and plates on the shed that the storms took of the other night. Then I mounted all the number plates and loads of others I have recently traded and collected etc. I also checked the trucks oils, tyre pressure and lights, just a general check over as i may be using it tomorrow to go to Farningham to the yearly Boxing Day classic bike get together with some friends, including Woodsie and Martin. Once that was done I needed to scratch another itch. Last week a pickup truck lost its canopy spectacularly a couple of miles from here. It ended up in pieces on the side of the road, and a few days later it was tossed over the Armco barrier into the bushes. I have wanted to build a removable aluminium canopy for the rear of the truck that can be used for camping if mounted on a set of legs. The rear sliding glass was the only bit that was not broken up, and I saw it as a perfect addition to the canopy, against the cab rear. So armed with some leather gloves and a hacksaw and spare blade, I went to see if it was still there, and found it......  Cut out the glassfibre back frame and removed the glass before the council come to clear it away. Now sitting in front of a fire, cheese and biscuits and a nice coffee...... Perfect end to a great day.  Looking forward to finding a cheap or free aluminium caravan to strip the ally sheeting from to cover the canopy in, using a pair of stainless portholes I got from the tip for this job some time ago..... and will still figure out the rear door and latch/catch. Watch this space too.
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01-03-2014, 05:41 PM
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Just in process of ordering the patch panels I will be needing for the repairs on the truck.
Last week Martin gave me a spare wheel for the truck, on an original rim, but the tyre is bigger than what I want as the truck runs on 225/75-15 at the moment, so I need to find a used tyre to fit to it and remove the tall one fitted.   Tonight after work, Martin came around to measure up my relocated tank etc, as he wants to remove his cab mounted tank and have a relocated tank behind the diff between the chassis rails, and has found someone who is prepared to custom build him one for under £200.00 At the same time my buddy Scott (Jabbo) came around to pick up a vintage hotel laundry basket I had given him and to drop off four wheels and tyres from a set of 5 he recently bought for a project he is collecting parts for...... so I have wheels to roll the truck about on when I start the body work prep.  I have also managed to get in touch with Top Banana in Lynchburg, Virginia to order my parts which will be shipped to Ta2Don who will then repack and post them to me, as TB do not ship to the UK. Thanks to Rusty in Texas for offering to take delivery and ship to me as well. Things are starting to move in the right direction now.
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01-03-2014, 09:51 PM
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I'm glad to see you got things squared away Rian. I would have been willing to help ship as well. Look forward to seeing your bodywork and new paint job.
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I like blue dots. They look cool at night as the entire lamp glows purple. After years of being illegal, many States in America now have laws making them legal on older vehicles.
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Can't wait to see the canopy, I like the ideas you explained to me...
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   I would love to get the curve of the teardrop trailer at least partly copied.
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Seems it is time for PLAN B. Top Banana do not ship parts to England.
Grrrrrrrr!!!! Guess that means finding somewhere in the USA to ship to and the having the parcel re-posted to me as a Gift or similar and paying the poster by Paypal for the postage costs. They are at this address: Top Banana Parts 22174 Timberlake Rd., Ste. C-2 Lynchburg, VA 24502 So now need to figure the most cost effective way to get the repair panels to me. Nobody said it was easy, but I guess it is part of the adventure.
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