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

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Very close resemblance

Hope you get to feeling better soon.

I love the glass.

Yes, this thing kicked my butt big time.

6 days solid in bed, never been in bed that long before.

Originally Posted by Indian113

Boy Rian, Your picture makes you look a little Rough! Hope you get to feeling Better. Ray

I was rough as hell Ray, on the mend now.

Originally Posted by flashed

Rian ,you were supposed to get betterer ,not worserer , hope you feel better soon . That CRAP is everywhere over here too.

Thanks John, yes it’s been a few weeks, including the week in bed.

Still not rid of it.

Originally Posted by realvc

Greetings Rian
Sorry to hear you are still sick. There is some powerful crud getting on people around here. My wife and I have both been through a long bout of flu or something like it.

Praying for you brother.

You are right Vince, some bad stuff about.

Getting there.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Hope the heeling is going better for ya Rian. Get well my firend.

Bit by bit Bill, but not much one can do except go at a sensible pace. Which I battle to do.

[Grizz1963]

Ended up in bed for 6 days in the end with a viral infection.

Still coughing, a lot and uncontrollably but much better than before.



Snow......

Beast from the East they say.

Woke to this, this morning.

Outside kitchen thermometer showed -5’C early on. Warmed up later. Back there at 6pm tonight.



When I headed out to a meeting at 10.00 after doing a load of admin, this was the status.



Road outside my place, slippery.



Had to stop at Pepperhill for work, no snow when I went in, 15 minutes later........



Got home this afternoon and there had been a load more snow.

Harley, typically had to go out to inspect when I got in.




Prozac has not moved in over four weeks now.

Went to look at the snow down there.

[Grizz1963]

Well, the weekend saw the first swap meet for me for the year.

Not as cold as some years,

Saw a load of the usual suspects and met up with mate Craig

Some random pics.





Who needs an OVERPRICED Radio Flyer?







£40.00 for two, pressed steel.

Very tempted.




Do love me some small stuff.



After a good day, decided to leave by 3.00pm

Got flagged down by Mercedes Benz ML driver......

Had left his lights on.

Prozac to the rescue.




My loot from the day, nothing I needed, but lots I wanted.

T-shirts were 3/£5.00



Next stop,

Wheels Day.

[flashed]

Im looking forward to a swap meet soon .

[Palf70Step]

Nice haul Rian. Glad to see you are up and about again.

[aggie91]

Glad to hear you are up and feeling better. I have to miss one of my favorite swap meets this year, but I'm ok with it since the reason is for one of my kids.

40 British Pounds is like 55.86 US Dollars. I bet I could make a few dollars on some of the old tractor seats I have laying around the farm.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Im looking forward to a swap meet soon .

Love them

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nice haul Rian. Glad to see you are up and about again.

Thanks Bill,

This thing kicked my butt.

Originally Posted by aggie91

Glad to hear you are up and feeling better. I have to miss one of my favorite swap meets this year, but I'm ok with it since the reason is for one of my kids.

40 British Pounds is like 55.86 US Dollars. I bet I could make a few dollars on some of the old tractor seats I have laying around the farm.

I may have to come to your tractor seat store Aggie.

[Grizz1963]

Not had much to report lately.

I have a lodger moving out, and a contractor moving in for another 17 weeks,so should be eating.

Speaking of eating....

The cats have been loading up lately.
Dave the lodger got a nice pic of old man Dukey.



Spent the day two weeks ago with my mate Kevin, sorting out his sons house as he is traveling around Peru on a bike for a few months. Jealous? Me?
Never.




Came home that evening and got a call from Mate Ricky who bought the Chrome smoothies off my truck a few years ago. He had left a gift for me under a rock.
Some pen knives for my collection.

Favourite amongst them, was this little guy.





Spent Sunday with a friend to see her dogs and put up the butterfly wall hanging I made for her from scrap off Darren’s pile during December break.
I also fitted a new dog tunnel and doors for her followed by a kebab and bottle of wine. 9 hrs well spent.

Prozac did the transport honours, continuing to put that silly grin on my face.

She reminded me of one of my random likes.... Bad Taste Bears.

I have one in my car too.



Wall hanging up.



Headed into London last Thursday I saw this train at Strood station too.......

Just who names trains??



Lastly, after all the rubbish weather.

I cut my grass for the first time this year.



Summer is headed here.




Hope to find my way back into the garage after a not insignificant hiatus.

Have a good weekend all.

[Palf70Step]

Good to see you back around Rian. Your gummy bear in a snake just cracks me up.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Good to see you back around Rian. Your gummy bear in a snake just cracks me up.

Thanks Bill.

If you Google the Bad Taste Bears you will see that my snake is very tame.



Was chatting to Dennis last weekend, keeping in mind we chat daily by text or video.

He was up at 03.00 US time and headed out by 08.00 to look at a one owner GMC Cabalero pickup.

V8 Full luxury pack with camper top (canopy to the rest of the world) and purportedly only done 31000 miles.

Pics he was sent.







He messaged me later in the day to say that he bought it, drove it home and loves it.

Drives like a new car.

These certainly are marmite cars, and Dennis likes Marmite.

Interior, plush.



Camper body in place, but needs to come off, as well as the spoked hubcaps and wheels.



But where to put it?

Next to the race car chassis in the roof I guess.

Everywhere else is a bit full.






Back home straight into the shop and a full service so that he knows it is on a current timescale.

Turns out the mileage is 131000 miles, which is still not a lot for the 305ci or is it 308ci motor the truck has, after one careful owner from new.

Found behind the seat.......





Next up will be a new interior carpet and some refurbished Rallye wheels and trims with wide tyres.

And if I ask really nicely, I may get to drive it the next time I am there.............

[Palf70Step]

Nice....I thought about an ElCamino when I sold the 64, but opted for the stepside instead. He has one clean ride there, and yes it is a 305.

[flashed]

Those are getting hard to find in nice condition .

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nice....I thought about an ElCamino when I sold the 64, but opted for the stepside instead. He has one clean ride there, and yes it is a 305.

Thanks Bill, I don’t know these motors the way you guys do.

Originally Posted by flashed

Those are getting hard to find in nice condition .

For sure and that’s possibly why he grabbed it.



Some random stuff, but I know many guys on here like the random stuff too.

After a long, cold, snow filled winter, it seems the season has started to turn.

Went for for a walk on Sunday, spoke to loads of people up on the farm and village.


Random pics.














Imagine having your own private grave yard.



Or pond......






Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers??

Found sticking out of the mud at a gate, took it home and cleaned it up.

Will try find the owner and return it.



Walking up to the farm always clears my mind, and usually I stand or sit and stare over the Thames river to Essex for a while too.

Sunday was also my first Bootfair of the year.

Spent some money there too.

More later.

[Grizz1963]

Well, the Leatherman tool cleaned up nicely, as expected.

Just need to find its rightful owner to return it.

I love my knives, so know what it would feel like to lose one.



First bootfair had loads of good stuff, and some rubbish.

Some of you may know, that I used to collect old smoking pipes and ended up with a collection of over 200, when Nicola left, she took some of her favourites.
Bootfair used to throw some up from time to time, and though I did not buy any on this occasion, Sunday threw up the mother lode of all with these all at one sellers table, she is a canny market trader and her prices, though fair, was more than I wanted to spend.



My purchases included these items, and a couple of scarves for Nicola, yes we are still friends ana do stuff for each other.




All of these bits incl 32mm spanner were £5.50 which is my kind of pricing.

The small pipe vies is great for square tubing as well.




Back to Dennis and the new GMC truck.

He found all of these wheels and trims plus caps in 14” size, to keep the look more traditional.




Cleaned and painted Silver yesterday, owning a body shop and suffering from insomnia helps get stuff done.



New rubber, slightly wider, going on next.



Last nights dinner........

Washed down thus.



And accompanying sunset




Headed to London early today.

Woke to this,

Looks no different, does it?




Got a visitor planned for the weekend.

And first BBQ of the year.

Woooot !!

[Grizz1963]

More randomness coming up.

We all love a BBQ/Braai..... don’t we?

Last weekend I had a Friend from South Africa who now lives and works in the U.K. (he was born here) down for Saturday and Sunday, with some meat cooking thrown inbetween.

Known James a few years, he and his wife Gail, gave my brother Deon and I place to stay, in fact let us use their home as a base when we did a long distance motorbike tour around South Africa a few years ago for my 50’th birthday.

LINK: http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/inde...topic=106063.0

Anyway, he is not a vegetarian, so Saturday morning I went to my Turkish butchers, they still touch the meat.......

Had some thick T-Bone steaks cut....



And some lamb chops.



So when James came, we had a cuppa tea, chat and catch up.

Then went shopping for salads and other stuff, followed by a trip to Rochester high street for touristy action and some fresh chips but no fish.



The home of Dickens’ England.



Back home, brandy, beer, wine etc, plus a fire topped with some coal from Germany, thanks to the Germans.



Steaks on early



James helping, cutting the edges to prevent furling or curling.

He felt the heat of a real fire, none of this gas BBQ nonsense.....



All ready, including spicy lamb kofte kebabs shaped like sausage




And on the plate.

Amazing how great food tastes when you have good friends and company about.



Eventually after much more drink and talk we went to sleep, and had a lazy Sunday morning, heading to James’ first Bootfair

He took this lovely contrasting pic from his bedroom, looking over the trees.



Back in a bit.

[Palf70Step]

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Watch this https://youtu.be/GDq5PKzst98

Just a bit of fun

[Grizz1963]

Sunday Bootfair.

Random treasures, not all reported on here.

50p brand new cat surfboard.



Old man Dukey, fully charged last night.



Mate Woodsie loves any vintage measuring tools.



I love old fishing reels. £2.00 got me this one.



In preparing to get back to the truck, I keep buying tools etc.

10 x 60 grit flapiscs. £10.00



5 coins for the USA



50p hacksaw blades.

Badge for Prozac £1.00




Random ornament 20p



And to get back to cars.......

Dennis sorted the side panel of Rogers car that he painted for him.

Before:



440 cubic inches of fun.




That’s all folks.

[Palf70Step]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Watch this https://youtu.be/GDq5PKzst98

Just a bit of fun

[flashed]

Love your updates .

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Always good to see you happy Bill.

Originally Posted by flashed

Love your updates .

Noticed you were enjoying summer today John.

Thanks re updates



Remember my slightly ill-fated road trip in 2017 ??

When the Challenger had a meltdown in its wiring.......

After a load of cash to get me roadworthy again, so I could get back to St Louis for Dennis’ party, it has taken till now to get the parts to replace the fried parts.

Say goodbye to a significant wedge of cash, and DIY to contain costs.











And Hey Presto........

It’s alive and awaiting the 2018 road trip that may include New Orleans,, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas and possibly Oklahoma and a few other spots.

In the mean time, Dennis keeps making stuff in his shop due to the rubbish weather they have been having.



Barnfind restomod completed.



Random street name.



Lastly,,a couple of pics of my mate Craig’s bike mod he did for his 5 year old daughter to be able to ride with him.

Pics say it all.





Back in a bit.

[Grizz1963]

Running behind on random updates.

Last weekend the weather was diabolical again.

But I had a date, and she had requested Prozac

So I prepped it dodging the weather.



Picked her up, then down to Whitstable, charity shops, fish n chips lunch and some nice views.





After lunch we went to watch the kite surfers with a flask of coffee and biccies.





Late afternoon we headed back to drop her off, but decided to have a drink first.p



Prozac parked up.

[Indian113]

Rian, Nice to see Prozac pulling her share of the weight! Looks like you had a Good Time and spent some Quality time with a Lovely Lady. Glad your Feeling Better and spending time out and about again. Ray

[Palf70Step]

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Indian113

Rian, Nice to see Prozac pulling her share of the weight! Looks like you had a Good Time and spent some Quality time with a Lovely Lady. Glad your Feeling Better and spending time out and about again. Ray

Great to feel good again Ray.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Thank you Bill



Weekend almost over.....

Yes, long weekend in England, we had today off.

On Saturday morning, Friend Craig came over on his bike, despite a logistical glitch, he was here by 08.20

Coffee, chat, a bottle of Richelieu 10 year old brandy and we were headed for the garage, I had been cutting wood since 07.30
Craig was here to help pack and cut up more pallets.

Impressive packing.



I also made a couple of steps for old man Dukey, he is not managing to jump up any more.



Scratches the leather to Hell.







Once we had done all the wood, cleaned up etc, we took the bikes and rode over to Kevin’s place in Maidstone, then a guided tour via backroads to Dungeoness which was a perfect way to keep Craig away from home while his wife prepared for his surprise birthday party.



They also keep an awesome steam train there.

We had coffee, I opted for a disappointing Belgian chock chip cookie.





On the way back, Kevin and I followed Craig as far as Tonbridge Wells, then turned for home, while he headed home to his surprise birthday party.
At Maidstone I left Kevin and ran the last 20 miles home.

After 140 miles, I was home again, in time to sit out back in the garden with Steve, the current contractor lodger and have a few drinks.

He was enjoying the Vit C and Vit D.




Result.... plus a bit more.



So far, the weekend was awesome.

And it was only Saturday