Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by bj383ss

Awesome score for $75.

I had to laugh when I saw this... Rian you said 75GBP yes? Current exchange between USD and GBP is 1.64 so 75 pounds = 123 dollars. Still a good deal I think, but I still had to laugh.
It is hard when the USD is not stronger than other country money. I thought Japan was going to bankrupt us during the week we stayed there it was $5 = 1 yen. It sucked.
Goes a long way in getting you to sympathize with our Canadian and Mexican neighbors....

Just poking fun guys

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

Looks cool!

Thank you.

Originally Posted by McMurphy

I had to laugh when I saw this... Rian you said 75GBP yes? Current exchange between USD and GBP is 1.64 so 75 pounds = 123 dollars. Still a good deal I think, but I still had to laugh.
It is hard when the USD is not stronger than other country money. I thought Japan was going to bankrupt us during the week we stayed there it was $5 = 1 yen. It sucked.
Goes a long way in getting you to sympathize with our Canadian and Mexican neighbors....

Just poking fun guys

Hi Mike, you are right.

In spite of the exchange rate, we have to add import duty and postage/freight cost to our purchases, so we still hurt.

I think for Martin it was the difference between making it himself or buying ready made.

[Grizz1963]

PATCH PANEL QUESTION TIME:


I ask as I think I will need to replace both of mine.

I looked in on mine today, and the outer skins are quite rotten, as is the inner support.

I do not know if they are all in one when you buy the part from LMC, see the link below, part no7.

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cbe/full.aspx?Page=18

There is no pic or illustration of how the inside looks like.

It also looks like there are two parts t make up the repair, the outer panel and the inner support ??

If you have a photo or photos of the inside and outside of what is needed to repair or replace this, please post up.

If you look at the truck below, it does not look too bad, but see the brown mark at the bottom of the rear end of the fender. The support behind it is rotten too.

[Grizz1963]

Had Martin over for a few hours today, to bring back my bike trailer after unloading his new motor and gearbox into his garage.

We recently took out the one rear indicator unit as he wants to fit recessed indicators as per originals, which his truck does not have. After taking it out, we could not get the light to work again, so after resoldering the wires etc, it turned out the one wire on the switch was loose.

The next job Martin did for me (I made tea and coffee) was to wire in a Beeper into the indicator circuit.
My truck has no indicator stalk on the steering column, having a three position swith under the dash, I have on occasion driven well beyond a turning with the indicator merrily flashing away.

So now it will drive me nuts when I use it, necessitating the fast switching off of it.

The way its fitted, the beeper is now under the dash and muted to a mildly irritating level.

Here is a demo.....

Grizz's Redneck Express Indicator Beeper. -...

One of the other things we figured out was that my truck must have been a Manual truck at some time in its life before the current incarnation.

We also tested the new compressor to see if it had an auto pressure switch.

Goes to 100psi and then stops filling.

I have still not quite figured out where the pressure goes when the pressure switch goes, as the motor does not stop......

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Had Martin over for a few hours today, to bring back my bike trailer after unloading his new motor and gearbox into his garage.

We recently took out the one rear indicator unit as he wants to fit recessed indicators as per originals, which his truck does not have. After taking it out, we could not get the light to work again, so after resoldering the wires etc, it turned out the one wire on the switch was loose.

The next job Martin did for me (I made tea and coffee) was to wire in a Beeper into the indicator circuit.
My truck has no indicator stalk on the steering column, having a three position swith under the dash, I have on occasion driven well beyond a turning with the indicator merrily flashing away.

So now it will drive me nuts when I use it, necessitating the fast switching off of it.

The way its fitted, the beeper is now under the dash and muted to a mildly irritating level.

Here is a demo.....

Grizz's Redneck Express Indicator Beeper. - YouTube

One of the other things we figured out was that my truck must have been a Manual truck at some time in its life before the current incarnation.

We also tested the new compressor to see if it had an auto pressure switch.

Goes to 100psi and then stops filling.

I have still not quite figured out where the pressure goes when the pressure switch goes, as the motor does not stop......

What an annoying sound whenever you use the turn indicators…
Hmmm, just wondering why someone would add those???

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

What an annoying sound whenever you use the turn indicators…
Hmmm, just wondering why someone would add those???

Trust me buddy, when you turn left, continue to indicate left, and someone turns in front of you and you take him/her out from the side, that buzzer will sound a lot better than the screaming crunch and tear of metal on metal.

Ohh, and by the way, I do not always use them, only when I need to indiate, and now they are muted, it is hardly audible over Metalica and Ozzy Osbourne

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

PATCH PANEL QUESTION TIME:


I ask as I think I will need to replace both of mine.

I looked in on mine today, and the outer skins are quite rotten, as is the inner support.

I do not know if they are all in one when you buy the part from LMC, see the link below, part no7.

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cbe/full.aspx?Page=18

There is no pic or illustration of how the inside looks like.

It also looks like there are two parts t make up the repair, the outer panel and the inner support ??

If you have a photo or photos of the inside and outside of what is needed to repair or replace this, please post up.

If you look at the truck below, it does not look too bad, but see the brown mark at the bottom of the rear end of the fender. The support behind it is rotten too.

If you are referring to the Front Fenders (Wings) I used Brothers Truck Parts for mine, I can email pics if needed, but I hear how good and reasonably priced the Top Banana parts are…