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

[62 Barnfind]

I saw that wire gun on Wheeler dealers last night. It looks like it works real good! Your truck is looking good!

[Ta2Don]

More productive today than me...

Looks like your plan is coming together...

[mjh1965]

Well mate I have just placed our order with Brothers so as long as it makes the container by the 17th of December we will have a lot of nice things to open in January

[mjh1965]

Here's our order
My parts



Rian's order



Combining the order



As you can see we save $38.50 it's a small saving but when you have to pay shipping cost and the 20% tax on top of it every little helps

[mjh1965]

Just to explain the cost of the parts and shipping is only to Florida
We then pay the container cost to the Uk then import duty @ 20% on the total cost so
Total Parts invoice including shipping to Florida + container cost to the Uk then 20% duty on the total cost

WHO SAID ITS GOING TO BE EASY DOING THIS IN THE UK

[Ta2Don]

Parts!!!

Having to wait till January...

[Grizz1963]

I had decided to replace the door window rubbers, felts etc in both my doors and the quater lights as I am going to remove the glass when I repair and repaint the doors.

Previously Martin and I had seen some 60-66 Chevy trucks with the 67-72 rear bumpers fitted, so they were on my to buy list as well, if the price was right.

The photos will show that the step or number plate recess is inverted. For me the 67-72 bumper allows me to put my number plate bracket on a hing, and then to have a removable tow ball fitted when I do tow, with the plate folded up and out the way, tidying the rear en up some more.

Correct bumper for 60-66 Fleetside.



Then the 67-72 style Fleetside bumper



I do not know who originally posted these pics, but thank you.

Looking forward to getting these bits home in the new year.

Also looking to buy a decent drivers side 1966 Quarter light window to replace my rusted out one.

Anyone know of one for sale, please PM me.

[markeb01]

That later bumper sure cleans up the rear view and looks like it was designed for the earlier truck. Looking forward to seeing one on your truck.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by markeb01

That later bumper sure cleans up the rear view and looks like it was designed for the earlier truck. Looking forward to seeing one on your truck.

Thanks Mark.

So do I.

Pity Martin keeps spending my money......

Showing me improvements I would rather not buy as I need to watch the spend, then of course I go out and get the next thing.

I desperately wanted to replace my existing bumper with the same item, but was not able to locate one anywhere, or to find out what it was from,, so I capitulated and bought the next best thing.

[Grizz1963]

Had to be home early today for tele-webex conference.

So the minute that was over I headed for the garage to remove a panel to take to the paint shop on Saturday, to buy my 2 Pack paint and other consumables etc for the truck.





While unbolting the 3rd bolt on this panel........ this happened. GRRRRRR !!



Once I cut off the areal cable, as I could not get it unscrewed, and then cut the actual fitting off with a cutoff wheel, I had my colour sample. Note the trucks original blue colour behind it.



I do hope I can the red colour matched up, as it really is very vibrant out in the sun.

[Ta2Don]

Nice Work Clothes Mate!!!

[mjh1965]

Those overalls are a bit posh

[mjh1965]

Well today at 6.45am I picked up Rian to go and get my car MOT and as it's only around the corner from the paint suplier I know he came with me . After the Car passed the MOT we drove to the suplier as I needed some thinners and he needed his colour matched . It turned out that a Chrysler red was very near match

Here's the pictures














Well all mixed up and a good colour match

[Ta2Don]

Paint matching...

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Paint matching...

I was amazed that there was Red base, then Yellow, White, Aubergine, Black and of course a load of Clear to bulk it up. The 5 liter one was cool to watch then the one liter tin was even better as it took smaller weights to get to the result. I do love alchemy.

The other great thing to watch was how random people were shouting at Martin in the streets........ He was clearly well known and liked in this area where he ran a body shop for 13 years and it included painting many of South London's "Heavies" cars and Range Rovers.

An added benefit of going in with Martin was that we got the paint and sundries at Trade prices which meant saving 20% VAT on the £350.00 purchase. So £70.00 into the kitty.

Today I will spend in bed, as I have more than a man flu, poor Martin had to put up with me yesterday, coughing and spluttering all over him all day in the car and van when we brought the compressor back here.

[Grizz1963]

Couple more 67-72 rear bumper pics to add to your thread, thanks to the owners for posting up.








I am really please to have decided to go this route.

Suspect more guys may do so, if they want to tidy up the rear but keep it looking standard-ish.

[Grizz1963]

Quirky Question Time.


Saw this on another thread.


Does one still get the small chrome lip fitted to the top of the door in this pic??

I like it because it is a quirky thing.

If so, where do I look for new ones, or must I try find a pair of used ones?



As always, thank you for the input and advice.

[bj383ss]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Quirky Question Time.


Saw this on another thread.


Does one still get the small chrome lip fitted to the top of the door in this pic??

I like it because it is a quirky thing.

If so, where do I look for new ones, or must I try find a pair of used ones?


As always, thank you for the input and advice.

Rian are you talking about the sun visor over the window? If you are those are pretty easy to find. My grandpa had a pair on his 79'. I'm pretty sure they still make them.

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/nos-vent-shades

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by bj383ss

Rian are you talking about the sun visor over the window? If you are those are pretty easy to find. My grandpa had a pair on his 79'. I'm pretty sure they still make them.

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/nos-vent-shades

Thats them Bret !!

As long as they fit my trucks side windows, I will get a set some time.

Just a nice period mod to add, and more shiny stuff.

[Grizz1963]

The internet is a rather amazing invention.

Through my life on various interest forums I have met a range of amazing people, learned a lot, and shared some info.

Friendships that should last as long as me have been forged.

One of the many friendships formed on here has been with Bret J in Texas.

He is a meticulous woodworker, and is restoring a Chevy C10 pickup for his wife that has been in the family a long time.

A while ago I commented on some Rocketships that he had turned., saying that Nicola loved it too.

Today I get home and there is a parcel from Texas. Bret and I have exchanged number plates before, so he had my address.

Inside was the Rocketship mkVI for Nicola and some stickers for me, as well as some number plates for my collection.

Bret sent me a Texas Disabled Veteran number plate and three Australian plates. JACKPOT !!!

Massive thanks to Bret for his kindness

[Grizz1963]

ROAD TRIP !!!!!



This week I won some travel vouchers at work which means I will be going to the USA on a truck and bike oriented road trip with mate Martin in October 2015.

Central to our trip is the weekend of 17th October when we will be in Fayetteville Arkansas for Clem's Old Truck Cruise In.

I spoke to Clem earlier tonight about Martin and I attending his party, and was told that we were now booked into his Vintage Airstream Trailers that have been converted to accommodation units on his property.

Coolest thing is that he lives in a 1950's Sinclair Gas Station.

The next weekend is the BikesBluesandBBQ.org show.

Time flies when you are having fun, and boy, we’re having fun in Northwest Arkansas! It was just a few years ago when Bikes Blues and BBQ didn’t even have a name; it was just a poker run with a BBQ grill, a blues band, and a handful of bikes at a Dickson Street Mexican restaurant (Jose’s, of course). Then it became America’s fastest growing rally, and then the world’s largest charity rally, and now suddenly, it’s been 15 years. What a ride, in every possible way. So, let’s celebrate that milestone the only way we know how – with the biggest party in this part of the country. As always, we’ll have free live music every day and night, the Stokes Air Bike Show, The BBB Car Show, stunt teams, The Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys “Miss BBB Contest” and “Blues Train”, the Arkansas State KCBS State BBQ Championship, Hambone Express Pig Races, the BBB Karaoke Contest, factory demo rides, hundreds of vendors, and so much more. The fact is, you’ll run out of time before you run out of things to do. But the real attraction of the rally is the multitude of great bike roads in the Ozarks region. No matter which direction you travel, you’ll find winding blue highways through spectacular scenery. Rivers, lakes, bluffs, picturesque towns, and we don’t have much in the way of straight roads. Everywhere you go,

This falls in line with Martin's 50th birthday on the 26th.

On the trip we hope to get some spares for the trucks and meet up with friends from Leander, Texas up to Tulsa, Oklahoma and a bunch of places I between.

Early days, but early planning could see us save a few pennies to spend on beer.

[Grizz1963]

Being busy with creating the spray booth inside the garage, I have thought of a gazebo on front of it to do most of the dirty dusty filler work.

Yesterday FREECYCLE partially delivered with the ad copied and pasted below........

Scaffolding pipes and fittings to:
BUILD A TEMPORARY CARPORT IN FRONT OF GARAGE.


" I have some scaffolding bits which used to be put together to form a yacht cradle - they supported a 30ft yacht ashore during its winter maintenance. Those days are long gone and the scaffolding needs to go.

It comprises about 20 poles, roughly speaking:

6 off 4m long
6 off 2m long
6 off 1-1.5m long
few other odds and ends

Plus a boxful of clamps to hold it all together, and drawings / photos if anyone wants to use it as a boat cradle for something 20-30 ft long!

There are a load of wooden blocks used to level it and 6 support pads to rest against the hull of the boat.

Anyone welcome to take away whether as boat cradle, scaffolding components or scrap. "

Last night Martin and I went down to Gillingham in his Mondeo ST Estate with roof bars fitted and my Focus to collect all the pipework and fittings.

Took it all home and unloaded, followed by a cuppa tea made by Nicola and Martin delivering Christmas prezzies. One of which he insisted I open there.

Nice big box, not too heavy......hmmmmm??
What could it be??

Industrial ear plugs....... For our trip to the USA next year? His protection or mine?

Cheeky Monkey.

[Grizz1963]

Last night, working on the truck, with just the garage lights on, I realized that I would be needing more light to do the bodywork.

So this morning I went out and bought 3 five foot, and one 4 foot doube tube strip lights with " daylight " tubes to fit to the side walls.




Nicola has a bee in her bonnet now that we have the house back to ourselves again, so she wanted to redecorate the spare room.

One of the things she wanted was a moose to hang on the wall.

So this afternoon I found some Christmas wrapping paper and drew my version of a moose on it, then cut it out, and traced it onto some recycled pallet plywood.

Keep in mind, I have no idea what a moose should look like.





Cut out, sanded down and mounted......



I do hope it is what she wanted.

Merry Christmas everyone.

May the festive season be filled with all you need and want.

[mjh1965]

Rian
it's easy go online book tickets fly to the USA look around salvage yards find said items catch up with friends fly home job done
Just a thought

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by mjh1965

Rian
it's easy go online book tickets fly to the USA look around salvage yards find said items catch up with friends fly home job done
Just a thought