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

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

That is quite a good score there ,many uses too.

Thanks Flashed.

I love to solve problems, and even more importantly keeping my eyes open at all times.


Well, got a text from Ta2Don in Arkansas tonight, Jon in NC offered a spotlight on the Paying it Forward thread some time ago, thankfully I replied and requested the item.

I have always loved these fitted to vintage cars and trucks.

It needs a handle, but I am sure I will be able to make one, or possibly even find one to buy on the web, EBay or somewhere else.

Thanks Jon and Don.




You can never have enough angle iron and flat bar when building stuff.

Today I clocked a skip at a hospital in Chase Farm, spoke to the site foreman and he fetched the steel out the skip for me, a suit and tie is not ideal scavenging H&S dress.

About 10 meters of 45mm X 3mm angle and about 5 meters of 15mm flat bar, somewhat bent, but still useful as I have some stuff to build soon.



Free money again.

This is good.

Was going to drop the the oil in the gearbox and motor tonight after work, but then realised I was still wanting to do a wet compression test on Saturday, which will be a busy, busy day for mate Martin and I.
Starting at 07.00 we will be going down to The Brenzett on our motorbikes to strip the heater, loom and switches out of a Mazda MX5 to then fit into my heater unit as the motor is dead in the unit I bought when I got my spare door and inner fenders. Then back to Martin's place, get his new motor mounted onto his engine stand, move his chassis back into the centre of his carport, get the engine hoist into his Mondeo, come back to my place and then undo and remove my engine and gearbox after testing. Then back to his place, unload the hoist, and then back home to my place.

So motor and box out on Saturday. 1st August, only seven months after it came off the road.
I never thought I was going to go this far.

Thanks to many people out there motivating and pushing me.