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

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by ad_coupe

You are showing your creative side on here Rian more so than on retro rides.
Keep it up its cool.

Thanks Adrian.

I have threads on the "Readers Other Modifications" section on RR's

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Love the plane...

Thanks Don.

[Grizz1963]

Tried the hood ornament on to get an idea of what it will look like.

Still very much in two minds.




Also bought a 4 ton, short bottle jack from Machine Mart for the truck last weekend.
£15.00 well spent, as long as you have a tyre spanner on the day.



Tonight I also bought a steel grille from a '66 which I may just have to use on my truck, as mine is a bit damaged.
Just need to get it collected at Beccles in Suffolk and brought back here.

[Ta2Don]

looking forward to pics of your new to you grilles...

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

looking forward to pics of your new to you grilles...

WOOOTTT !!!!

Along with the steel grille I bought off Ebay, the seller is throwing in a knackered one that will be used to experiment with once I have straightened it out.

Grilles being collected tomorrow by mate Henry "51Rider" who is off to fix his parents' electrics in their home.

I will pick them up on Monday from his house in Romford.

Actually really pleased and excited at this point.

[Ta2Don]

Whilst you dream about truck parts tonight, I'll give ya a heads up… I will have a set of those step bits in the post as a belated BDay gift this week...

[Ta2Don]

Ok Mate… It's Monday, Where are the Grille Pix???

The Plane is Spot-On!!!

[Grizz1963]

Well, another forum buddy, Henry "51 Rider" picked up the grilles and then brought them home to his place where I collected them before work today.

The Ebay seller under described the grille he was selling and the free one he threw in.
They were both much better than expected.

Check the pic and let me know what you think.



This is driving my head mad (well, it was mad before) made by McMurphy up in North Pole Alaska, where they have great creativity held captive......



The "free" ally grille is in better condition than the one on my truck, and the new steel one is spotless, so I suspect the ally one on the truck may just be headed for modification.

There are a few dents and the major one, not easy to see in this pic, where the "E" may have hit a fence post and then been repaired with a ball pein hammer.



So there you go...... more thinking to be done.

[McMurphy]

So now you have 3 grilles.
The white one, looks pristene in form... my guess this is going to be your target for mounting after modifications.

The chrome one you got with it totally looks salvageable; I would consider tinkering with it until it is straight, and reselling it. I do not imagine it would be hard to sell where you are, for enough to recoupe your expenditures at this point...

Your original that is currently on your truck is what I would use for experimentation. If you think this is going to be a time consuming effort, then I would rattle can the white one, and swap it out on the truck.

So there are some of the thoughts you asked for...hope it helps ya !!

I cannot wait to see how much better your grille comes out than mine, I hope you totally rock it

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

So now you have 3 grilles.
The white one, looks pristene in form... my guess this is going to be your target for mounting after modifications.

The chrome one you got with it totally looks salvageable; I would consider tinkering with it until it is straight, and reselling it. I do not imagine it would be hard to sell where you are, for enough to recoupe your expenditures at this point...

Your original that is currently on your truck is what I would use for experimentation. If you think this is going to be a time consuming effort, then I would rattle can the white one, and swap it out on the truck.

So there are some of the thoughts you asked for...hope it helps ya !!

I cannot wait to see how much better your grille comes out than mine, I hope you totally rock it

With the inspiration you guys on here bring to my build, I am hoping I can deliver Michael.

[Grizz1963]

Just to add to the block work entries.....

Robbie is what Nicola called him.

But his name is actually Zibbi, no idea why.

Been tossing this idea around in my head since making the Celtic Cross.

Today, after helping a mate move some gym equipment (two trips) I came home, and got going with it as Nicola was out shopping.

First up, I drew up a rough robot to get placement and size on the block.



Started by cutting away the excess.



Hand held blade works a treat to get into tight spots.





Arms made thinner.



About four hours later my wife thinks I am a hero.



And in my opinion ...... enough of a reason to spend more than 4 hours in the garage sucking dust.



Ohhhh, and she still does not have the Celtic Cross.

[Ta2Don]

and I thought those blocks would be useful in building something like a foundation...

Great work Mate!!!
We want pics of Nicola when she gets the Cross!

[Grizz1963]

Parcel of patch panels arrived today.

Thanks Don for helping out to get them here.

Will unpack tomorrow evening.

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Parcel of patch panels arrived today.

Thanks Don for helping out to get them here.

Will unpack tomorrow evening.

You are more than Welcome, Glad to be of assistance...

[Grizz1963]

Well, sometimes the smallest victories are the sweetest.

I have been looking for a large truck brake drum or wheel rim to use as a base to a mobile vice stand, like Kiwi Kev on Garage Journal made.

Went in to a haulage company this week to ask about one (no success) but then saw their neighbour was a large engineering shop. So rang the number from my mobile while outside as no one responded to me ringing the gate bell, and had someone come open up.... he could not help, but I had my eyeballs in their skip and saw a lump of steel which I asked for..... he said, yes take it.

So now I have that little piece of steel you sometimes need to hammer a bit of metal straight on.

[markeb01]

That robot is just too cool!! I have a few chunks of metal like that, they sure do come in handy for a lot of things including just holding stuff in place.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by markeb01

That robot is just too cool!! I have a few chunks of metal like that, they sure do come in handy for a lot of things including just holding stuff in place.

Thanks Mark.

She was really impressed and pleased with it, so I am looking forward to her reaction to the cross when she gets it.

[Grizz1963]

Well, got me a parcel in the post this week from America.....Thanks Ta2Don.

Postage alone was $97.80 which included the $17.10 cost from Top Banana to Donz place in Arkansas.




So what was in the box were two inner fender supports as mine is rotten, a pair of fender repair panels and for Martin a paid of cab corners for his build.




Had to do a quick test fit with the welding magnets....



Expecting Martin here later to collect these.....

The cup was a £1.00 charity shop find by Nicola for his work van, as customers pee him off regularly. It is a rather LARGE but exactly what you need on a job out there.....

Just to put this in perspective, the two panels Martin ordered cost him £51.00 or $85.00 landed. Panels themselves were $13.00 each.

[Ta2Don]

Glad they arrived sans damage…

Time for disassembly, cutting, Welding, Grinding etc...

[Ta2Don]

If your computer is working normally for everything else… PotatoBucket is asking for a Hammer fix...

Great Photos… I vote for this one...

[McMurphy]

Using a tripod, and either a remote trigger or the timer function on the camera itself, will increase the clarity of the photograph by 50%. Most people dont realize this applies to digital cameras as well.

I personally like them all, but I thougth the first one, in the driveway, was the clearest, and had the very nice color contrast between the truck and the vegetation to look appealing up close and far off.

Nicely done sir !!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Using a tripod, and either a remote trigger or the timer function on the camera itself, will increase the clarity of the photograph by 50%. Most people dont realize this applies to digital cameras as well.

I personally like them all, but I thougth the first one, in the driveway, was the clearest, and had the very nice color contrast between the truck and the vegetation to look appealing up close and far off.

Nicely done sir !!

Thanks for the comments Michael.

Photos taken with iPhone, so far from ideal.

I am still looking for that perfect setting..... I love graffitti walls.

I will take my digital camera when I go out again.

[Grizz1963]

Nicola's birthday on the 5th Feb.......... SOOOOOOOOO....

Well, because we are both out to work early tomorrow, we decided that tonight would be cards and prezzies.



She got loads of nice cards and prezzies from friends and family.

Then I went upstairs and dug out the prezzies I had gotten her. (She had asked for a ring, which I bought in December)

YES, I KNOW....... Christmas paper, but it was all I had.



She liked my card, then the specialist book on smoking pipes.

I had a set of 5 pipes I had bought from America last year, and a ladies leg pipe bought for way too much recently (but I know she can sell it for double or more) The ladies leg was one of three fantasy pipes which included a revolver pipe and a family pipe that she always coveted..... so now she has three of her dream pipes.



Lastly she opened the box with the Celtic Cross.

I am pleased to report that she was speechless.

When I asked her, she just said that she was gobsmacked that I had created the cross for her.



And a piccie posed for all of you out there.



I guess as they say "RESULT !! "

[Ta2Don]

Such Creativity!!!

[Grizz1963]

Woken by Nicola this morning, as she found these two fire hose reels at the front door and could not move them.

Deposited by her brother for me to use as I see fit, they were meant to go onto a boat, but the capacity is too small, as the boats use 2 1/2 inch hose and equipment. Been in their skip pile a few years now.

Anyone else need some hose, or even a whole reel ? Drop me a PM please.

I will use about 6-7 meters only in the petrol pump build.



Wondering what else I can do with the rest of the hose, not sure if I should run some down the side of the property down to the garage to have permanent water down there.

Sure some idea will spring to mind.

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Woken by Nicola this morning, as she found these two fire hose reels at the front door and could not move them.

Wondering what else I can do with the rest of the hose, not sure if I should run some down the side of the property down to the garage to have permanent water down there.

Sure some idea will spring to mind.

Sure you will come up with something...

Looking forward to the Grille, and the Jag is sporting a Sweet Stance!!!