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

[Grizz1963]

Been looking at the little things on the truck that will need seeing to when I do the rebuild.

Lights......

Lenses and internals of both rear lights are pretty bad.







And all together now.....

I will be restoring parts and replacing the plastic lenses and all the rubber seals.

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

And all together now.....

I will be restoring parts and replacing the plastic lenses and all the rubber seals.

This pic is a reminder that I have a plate I need to get in the post to you mate!!!

[Grizz1963]

26/06/14 Update.

Went to the pub to look for another rear window for the shed......

Noticed the interior was still on the bonfire pile.

This is what I started with,

[Grizz1963]

Picked up some packing crate sides today, hope to make a sand blasting cabinet, albeit a bit big.

I will line the inside with some thin ply sheets from other packing crates, and create a valley to gather the blast media in.

Plan is to pop down to the local pub and see if I can scavenge some caravan windows to use as the viewing window, if the blast media do not destroy them totally, alternately, a used glass/double glazed window may just do the job.

Then out to scavenge for an old vacuum cleaner I can build an extractor from as one needs to see what you are doing.

[Ta2Don]

Marathon Session plus being closer to teardown...

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Marathon Session plus being closer to teardown...

HMMMMMMMMM...??

May be some more madness over the weekend.

Details as it unfolds.

[flashed]

Im in .

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Im in .

Thanks Buddy,


Loud, Raucous, Antisocial Thuggery is how my old neighbour would have described what I am planning.

Courier delivered delivered these today.

Note the can of Pepsi Max for perspective, the can fits inside the pipes loosely.

3 inches of deep thundering joy once I build the rest of the system.




The other thing I got today was a 2 berth caravan that had been used for some time as a large dog kennel.

I gutted the curtains, floor mats and all the mattresses before I even towed it home behind Nicola's car (which was today exchanged after failing its MOT )

I had been looking for a small shed to put up around the back at the garage, in which I could store all the parts of the Chevy as I stripped it, when the idea struck me, as I knew the local pub landlord had a 2 berth caravan to sell for £50.00

Before I went down there, I called him and offered £40.00 which he accepted.

This is what I fetched........ 7 foot wide, body 13 foot long.




Back home I started to remove all the stuff inside, which includes a full awning, port-a-loo, water roll, cutlery, glasses, pans, and some other random stuff, including a spare wheel.

Tomorrow I will vacuum clean it on the inside, then take my pressure cleaner to the inside too and wash the inside down, after which it needs to dry out, while I wash down the outsides.

Then park it around back, and start packing truck stuff from the garage into it.

Landed.




With some of the treasures.

Despite being terribly grubby, it has a small toilet onboard and has potential to be restored to use once it has served its purpose as a spares shed.



That's all for tonight.

[Ta2Don]

Nice Score on the Caravan… Looks like another project in your future!!!...

Nicola's car failed it's MOT??? So you traded her's and 3500 English for another car???

[markeb01]

That's a nice looking trailer no matter how it gets used. It certainly seems nice enough to return to travel duty after it's served its purpose as a storage shed! What a bargain!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Nice Score on the Caravan… Looks like another project in your future!!!...

Nicola's car failed it's MOT??? So you traded her's and 3500 English for another car???

Yes. Catastrophically on ABS and a few other bits I cannot do anything to.

Dealers are unfortunately in a position to rape you in broad daylight.

Also she has wanted a small car since mum died in January so Friday 13th which I have never feared came and delivered.

Pity I had to steal from our emergency savings and my "truck fund"
Of course home mortgage etc always comes before toys so kinda gritted my teeth and paid.

Will post a couple of pics for you later. Its a Peugeot 107 with massive 1.0 liter engine and only £20/year road tax.

Originally Posted by markeb01

That's a nice looking trailer no matter how it gets used. It certainly seems nice enough to return to travel duty after it's served its purpose as a storage shed! What a bargain!

Thanks Mark, I agree.
Its economising like this that allows me to have a truck.


I just do not see any reason to pay £250 for a 6x6 foot shed that I need to assemble at home when this one cost me £40 and came with a load of extras.

Granted it smelled of dog, and so far I am less than halfway through hand scrubbing it like only a Boer can. But when its done as a shed I may turn it into a "car show camper" with two narrow fixed bunks and its kitchen and toilet restored.

I also am strongly considdering asking some Photoshop god to photoshop it into some 80's Nascar colours with a red theme to hook behind the truck.

Or maybe even better, what I would love is Sinclair Oil Corporation colours and a Dino or two on it.

Whatcha think?

[Ta2Don]

Go Sinclair on the Caravan!!!

[Palf70Step]

Neat looking parts shed!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Go Sinclair on the Caravan!!!

I have a real thing for Sinclair.

I was thinking of a Dino on the rear, tail in the bottom right corner and head coming around to the door as if it was looking in.

The Sinclair red is close enough to the trucks red as well.

Did you know that Sinclair did soonsor a NASCAR team years ago??

But very little details or photos to use as examples.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Neat looking parts shed!

Thank you Bill.

I just think its perfect for storing doors, hood, fenders erc while the truck is ripped apart.

Just indoors for coffee n bread rolls. 5 hrs to do first pass on the interior. Next up pressure clean the exterior.

Inside could be made habitable now.

[Paul Y]

Grizz,

I used that same kit to wire my 56 pickup. Really works well.

Where are you planning to put the fuse box?

Good work on the 'van. My wife was looking over my shoulder earlier and,as only a Safar can, told me not to get any ideas!

P.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Paul Y

Grizz,

I used that same kit to wire my 56 pickup. Really works well.

Where are you planning to put the fuse box?

Good work on the 'van. My wife was looking over my shoulder earlier and,as only a Safar can, told me not to get any ideas!

P.

Tell your wife "N BOER MAAK N PLAN"

[Grizz1963]

Most of you know my neighbour Mickey.

He is 69 now and gave up his Mercedes Sprinter vn with intergalactic mileage at the end of last year after the engine blew up.

He has not stopped working though, as his head does not work that way.

He now works at a scrap dealer/recyclers yard, doing everything from cutting to moving and weighing.

Last week he came home excited that he had something come in which just had my name on it.

So this morning at 06.00 we were standing chatting over the hedge as we often do early mornings when he showed me the pics.

Later today he saw me and said that the yard would let me have the chassis for £15.00

Gotta be worth it. Of course this raises the question....... What to do with it??









This is the original with wheel barrow wheels.




He also had a pic of this little wagon, he reckons its worth a fair whack, but offered it to me for £35.00

I offered it to mate Martin to move his parts around with and then when he is done with it, it will be coming back to me to be turned into a rather large "Radio Flyer" tug-along with solid sides and painted red.

Nicola has laid claim to it, for towing her chocolate around in, said you can never be too prepared.



Maybe not as big as this though.

[Ta2Don]

Nice Score...

[mjh1965]

Is this start of the strip down ?
Have you finally got the bug

[Ta2Don]

Looks pretty grizzly Grizz!!!

[markeb01]

The bad part about those little things like brake and parking light lenses, they may look okay now, but when everything else has been restored and repainted the little detail parts can look really crappy and can spoil the overall looks.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by markeb01

The bad part about those little things like brake and parking light lenses, they may look okay now, but when everything else has been restored and repainted the little detail parts can look really crappy and can spoil the overall looks.

Hi Mark, you are absolutely right.

I will be replacing with new, Martin is off to the USA later in the year and his partner, Amanda (does not know yet) has volunteered to bring back all the bits I need from Florida.

[Grizz1963]

Happy 4th of July weekend to all our American friends.

Nothing like football and a pickup truck to say YEEEHAWW !!

Been driving this truck a lot the last few weeks and thoroughly enjoying it.

It really does put a stoopid grin on my face when I am in it, and also the amount of people who either drop their windows in traffic, give me the thumbs up or take mobile pics, as well as a couple with iPads (yes, it seems a bit eager) does make you realize the truck has an undeniable presence on the road

It kinda makes me sad for my mate who has come to a point in his life where he is selling his awesome '74 C20 Camper Special with 350/350 combo.
I think he will miss it madly once it is gone. But hey-ho.... that's he way life goes.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1312328200...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT


My Smile per Mile pic of the week.

[flashed]

Very cool display ,you always do awesome work.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Very cool display ,you always do awesome work.

Thank you for your reply and comments.

I have said it before, mostly I just have to keep busy.

Here is another idea for some of you to potentially copy.


Had Nicola's daughter, Hannah over for the weekend, plan was bootfair this morning, but rain halted play.

SOOOOOO...... ??

Getting a bit stir crazy, she started talking about making furniture etc from pallet wood and various other bits of offcast timber.

So we went and rummaged around behind the garage, and inside the garage.

She identified a half a pallet and said that she wanted to make a wine rack from it.

After her explaining to me how it would work, I was none the wiser.... like me, she sees it in her head and would make it from that plan.

Of course I agreed, any excuse to get the tools out and make stuff.

Unfortunately I did not take a before photo of it on the pile, but halfway through this was the state of play.

Drilling the holes for the glass rack.





After she cleaned up the glass rack, she had a feel for the belt sander and started to partially sand back the pallet sides as well.



Final assembly.




And done.

Takes 12 bottles of varying size and glass rack made to accommodate tall glasses with ease.

Now she just needs to learn to drink wine.



Yes, I am both pleased and proud of Hannah.

Next weekend it is coffee tables and some other mad stuff.

Need to get her onto the lathe too.