Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Nice haul Mate!:metal:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone knows or has an opinion on where my rear bumper comes from??

I do not think I have seen one on any other C10's so it could be off something else.

I would love to replace mine with a good one.

Look at the pics below to get an idea of its shape etc.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps616d437f.jpg


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pseff93443.jpg


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pseec88317.jpg


You can see the dimples on the top of the bumper as well as the dents in it.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps3755aeb0.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psff6e4f16.jpg

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Looks like a typical aftermarket bumper… the photo below shows a factory chrome bumper on a fleet side parked next to Clem's Flatbed… Sorry for crappy pic, but it is 0635...:waah:

will get a better pic and text ya later… Car Show in Tahlequah OK today...:metal:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Today was catch up time.

Loads of little jobs got done.

I started by turning up a bit of Oak to be the base for the Belisha beacon (Google it) in the shed, forgot how much I enjoy working wood.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps98d8c141.jpg

Trial fit.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps88c75197.jpg

Also dismantled my £5.00 petrol pump nozzle.

Polished, and polished......

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps23bffc6f.jpg

Trust me, it is a lot better now.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psac92e7ae.jpg

Also made the rest for the nozzle out of a bit of 2 inch square tubing, and fitted, then repainted it, as well as the base, which should look like a bit of ally now.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps29aca84b.jpg

I had painted the fuel pipe elbow in gold before, but redid it in silver too.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps80e2aba2.jpg

Lastly, I had also undercoated and then top coated the beacon to get it white.

I do like it White vs Yellow.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps598cab0d.jpg

Next up I need to get a light fitting in there, and fit all the outside bits and decide what to do with the dial.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Thanks for the photo you texted earlier Don.

Having these iPhones, and having free text and Facetime, really does make life a lot more pleasant, and easy.

These bumpers are lovely, but not what I want, as I need to tow the teardrop trailer.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps1fd01164.jpg

I will keep on looking for the right one.

Almost 21.00 here, Martin just called to say he was popping over, as Amanda is watching The Deer Hunter on telly.

He and I are looking at buying a deal from Brothers to get our complete suspensions replaced with new shocks and springs.

Just waiting to see what delivery is going to be.

With transport, taxes and duties, the full set per truck, fitted, turns at around $700.00

MAD MAD MAD for spares that would cost $£320.00 fitted in the USA.

Wish someone was flying out with empty suitcases.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Once again today was bootfair first, then some garage time, doing various things, but also worked on the pump.

Fitted some parts as a mock up after prepping them recently.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps747d19fa.jpg

Followed by some angle grinder action.

I also fitted the dial, clear screen and cut and prepped the dummy frame for the dial.



http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps747d19fa.jpg

Got to wait for the silicone I used to fix the glass,and backing plate, to dry before I carry on with it.

Hopefully I will be onto it by next weekend.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Loving the pump Rian. Still waiting to see you tear into the truck...

Bret

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Pump is looking good, :metal::metal::metal:
...and like Bret said… can't wait to see you tear into the truck...:sumo:

off to the Dr again tomorrow with the Boss, then gotta do a bit of lawn maintenance...:waah:

Have a Great Week Mate!:mm:

Cheers

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Gonna have to wait a while guys.

Got stuff to do.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Missed out on posting this pic last night.

Hole cut in the front.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps450f10ae.jpg

After that, I stuck the recessed face behind the perspex.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps34b7ebe6.jpg

In the mean time I made up a the frame to go around the face.

After work tonight I went and fixed it to the front as well.

Once fixed to the front I also did another coat of silver. next pic tomorrow.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps34eeeeee.jpg

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Closer & Closer!:metal::metal::metal:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Getting there.

Not much to see, but fiddled around a bit after work.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps4bed8337.jpg

And of course a Photobomb on the other side. Harley......


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps659c4994.jpg

Next up I have to figure out getting the sign writing.

Looking at free hand drawing it up and hand painting..... surely, if it was done this way a long time ago, I can give it a go.

Vinyl would be nice and quick though.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Well Played Sir, Well Played!!!:metal:

And the Coveralls...:cf:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Thanks Don, Free fire proof/retardant overalls are a good thing, I have set myself alight once before, years ago, welding upside down under a Sandmaster race car.

Thanks to mate Martin for ordering our shocks n springs from Brothers who have supplied at their April sale price.

I guess for the American readers we need to put things in perspective.

Just on combining shipping, we save about $110.00 to the UK.

I do not remember the total price you paid, but once we have landed the parts, it comes to about $730.00 once import duty and tax is added for the parts, so about $182.00 or in English money £107.00 per corner.

My trucks springs were lowered with a heat torch, so the ride is far from perfect or correct.

I felt that the suspension is a safety item, so needs to be set right when I start my teardown and rebuild.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Thanks to my buddy Martin, it seems I may have bought a "damaged in transit" new front bumper for the truck, to replace the one it wears now.

Martin bought a Tripple Chromed Premium bumper from the USA and on landing here in the UK it fell from the top of the container, resulting in the one tip being bent in about 35-40mm which means I now need to pay the price and then need to straighten it out as much as possible with a press or in a vice, appropriately protected.

My existing bumper is good, as can be seen on photos, but it is not great. So I will sell it on to cover some of the cost of the risky repair.

Little by little the bits are comming together.

:chevy:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Well Rian here are your pics .
About time you did the work and somebody else took the pictures

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps386d56cb.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps12a5b47a.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps52dd1f61.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps58e53ec3.jpg

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Why isn't it re-bent and installed?;) What's the hold up???:haha:

Nice Score Mate!!! :metal:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

In Rian's defence we only tried it on to see how bad it was before offering the shipping company some money for it . When I collected it from them it looked fine all wrapped up and in a box . When I got it home and un wrapped it I noticed the end was out of shape . So I got onto the shipping company and told them . The owner Ron went and spoke to the lads that had unloaded the container and one of them put his hands up and admitted dropping it but thought it looked ok as I did when I collected it from them . Ron then told me he would order another one, at there cost and replace it. And apologised for the inconvenience . The company is called STS they are in Essex and have an office in Florida . They are very good and honest they could have denied having any thing to do with the damage and blamed it on the courier in the USA that Brothers used to ship it to them and left me with a big problem. So it's nice to say they are one of the good guys Martin

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Thanks for posting up the pics Martin, even Nicola is impressed with your negotiation skills in getting the bumper at the sort of money that suits my budget.

Again, just to put it into perspective for the Americans on here.... most of you then??
Once we land an item it is a whole load dearer than it would be in the USA.
So a $179.99 ($180.00 in my book) plus $30.00 penalty for it's size, bumper ultimately costs us closer to $500.00 once freight and import duties at 24.5% are added.

Paying $85.00 or £50.00 for this bumper, in spite of the end being bent in by about 40mm is worth the risk, as it will be better than what I have fitted right now.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps3f8e6169.jpg

Getting the bumper off to trial fit the bent one was actually a good feeling.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pse91f8d50.jpg

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

$85 versus $500, Hmmmm... No Brainer Mate...:metal:

Maybe time for a Curly Wurly Break!!! :haha::bann:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

I love my truck, because it still works.

Always useful when a load will not fit into the works Golf.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pscbde37fe.jpg

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Using your truck as a truck!!! :metal:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Been pressure cleaning the deck, furniture and repairing and painting all the stuff.

While waiting for paint to dry today I also applied the stickers I had made this week by a mate on the body of the dummy pump.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps57bbe133.jpg

Other side......

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps0c522e11.jpg


I still need to draw up the design and hand paint the Belisha beacon.

But am procrastinating.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Looking at various options to make my '66 Chevy C10 more anti social.

One option is having a pair of cutouts fitted to the headers to then selectively terrorize cats n dogs etc.

These are on Evilbay, from China. Price per side with free delivery.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350803969660

My question is, has anyone used them before, what is the quality and longivity of these parts??

I have no access to anything like this in the UK.

Thanks for your replies

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Not sure about quality or lifespan, but the cool factor is Sweet!:metal:

Cheers :mm:
Future pic of neighborhood Kitty… :haha:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Tonight I am the proud (???) owner of £436.00's worth of 2 and 2-4 inch lowering joy for the truck.

Mate Martin has bought the same for his '65 Long Fleetside.

The original lowering was done with an Oxy-Acetelyne torch at some point, leaving the truck a bit, well a lot, wallowy. Redneck engineering at its best with the springs unevenly bunched together.

So in line with having it as a functional driver when it is done, I decided this was another item that needs doing correctly. So spent the money importing the parts.

Martin needed a full set for his truck too, so when we saw the lot on sale by Brothers, we contacted the Brothers in the USA and asked about combined shipping....... the difference was $110.00 on the parts.

Of course you cannot get away from Customs, but the barstewards charge their VAT on the US courier costs too, which I think is a bloody cheek.

Anyway, I am happy that I have nitrous filled shocks with nylon bushes.

The springs weigh a ton, and look very good.

Still need to decide if I should get the springs powder coated, or just give them a coat of gloss enamel, as they are going out of site and this is a driver truck.

Picture of Joy.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psf19cc8df.jpg


There is a lot to be said for building two trucks in parallel. Loads of sharing of cock ups and spares, as well as helping each other out with bits.

On Sunday we have a marathon session planned with my truck and two of the motorbikes in my garage, as well as a petrol electricity generator and a Briggs and Stratton 190cc lawnmower that kicks back like a mule on its pull cord. Any ideas ??

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Looking forward to seeing the results of the upcoming Marathon Session...:metal:

Should have a long-awaited parcel ready to post to ya this next week! :mm:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

So am I Don, Martin should be here by 06.00 and then we are going to bootfair with Nicola first till about 10.00

Then back home to start with the truck etc....

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Started this morning with painting the rear springs a red under coat...... what a carp job to do.

Tomorrow I will go get some red gloss enamel mixed up to paint them with, I only did the rears, as I am going to Hammerite the front ones in Black.


First coat of undercoat on.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps95d7f887.jpg


Anyone remember the office remodel Mickey next door was involved in a few months ago, where I rescued some skirting boards that had been glued onto the drywalls with some serious high tech glues ??

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psab2efcc7.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps08a3d866.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psf79f61f5.jpg

Well, I have been watching Thicknesser/Planers the last couple of weeks, after manually cleaning some of the Oak sections for the resto I did on the cast iron furniture a few weeks ago.

Today I was planning on bidding on one on Ebay, but I contacted the seller to go inspect, and then typically, the day turned nasty, and I could not even get away to go look at it before bidding.

I did however get a call from the seller, Mat, a Police officer to tell me a bit about him. I told him that the machine was going to make a lot more than I would be prepared to pay for it. As I wanted to use it to remove all the glue and get all the boards the same thickness......

People continue to surprise me with their kindness.

During the chat, I had told Mat what I had planned to do with the machine. Next thing he suggested I load up the skirting boards and bring them over to his home about 10 miles/16km from where we live, and give it a go on the machine before it sells.

Where do you still get this sort of kindness and consideration ??

So a fast decision was made, Nicola and I moved cars off the drive, loaded all the planks into the back of the truck and I "raced" over to Rochester to meet Mat, and then we got the first, followed by the other 18 planks, each one got three passes through the thicknesser.



This is the result....

I am a very thankful and pleased man tonight.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psdfe5f1f0.jpg

Getting on with it.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps1cd7ad47.jpg

And the result..... Before and after shot.

Now I need about 36 meters of 3mm X 15mm ally strips to fit between the planks and create the sliders.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps16ad147b.jpg


This was a good day.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Very Cool!!! :bann:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

The amazing thing is that he was just an unknown Ebay seller who contacted me back because I had shown interest in his machine that already had about 27 bids on. And it will sell very well.

Then offering to clean my boards up which was more than 90 minutes worth of feeding all of them through repeatedly to remove all that industrial strength adhesive ( I also stood with a spall hand axe chopping/skimming the biggest lumps off before feeding through ) THAT IS BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

You're going to have some fun with those shocks. From memory the urethane bushes on the shocks are about 5mm too wide for the mounting brackets and I think i had to shorten the steel sleeves too. You will need a lathe and a press to do it right. It though it was going to be a easy job but took me all day.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Hope for humanity yet! :mm:

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

That is awesome Rian. I am surprised he ran all those through with the glue on there. It must have some bada$$ blades on it! Wood turned out beautiful.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

OOOOOOOOOOPPPPS !!!!

But Hey Ho..... We will give it a go.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Indeed Don, but like Nocola said last night, I often do stuff for people as well.

Brett, I have offered my machines to various people to ise here on site before as well. Its only my Stihl Chainsaw I would only lend to my brother. Anyone else, I would go do the job for them but not let them take it away.

The blades were happy doing the job, and one has a small nick in it, but a single pass with a medium or fine beltsander belt will sort it out.

I am hugely thankful because removing three different types of industrial strength glue with hand tools is a pain but also scars the wood.

The finish is very good.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

As a follow on to last nights report on getting all the recycled skirting boards planed and thicknessed I thought I would unpack them this morning before packing them away in their spot under my motorbike trailer which just happened to be out over the weekend delivering a bike for a friend of mate Martin's

The shortest three to the right are the exact length of the truck bed, and the width they make up is again the exact width I need.

Clearly they need to be processed and cut etc when the time comes.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps3a4d1f65.jpg


Today was time to attack some of the trucks wiring that must have been done by a blind badger with a crooked walking stick on a night with not much moon shining.

Mate martin had to return my trailer, and also wanted to join Nicola and I on our weekly bootfair trip. But of course we usually leave home between 06.00 and 06.15 as the first one is about 12 miles from home.
Martin was unhooking the trailer by 06.15 and I pushed it though to the garage while he reversed his tool laden car down to the garage.
By 06.25 we had a quick cuppa tea and then went to three bootfairs, getting home by 10.30 for a quick breakfast, an then down to the garage.
Martin managed a nice little haul, including an unused gravity feed spray gun for his primer work @ £5.00 and a complete, unused Airbrush kit for £4.00
We each also bought two 500ml cans of red gloss enamel spray paint for our truck springs, the result below.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psb8c45497.jpg

The main reason for Martin coming over was to help me identify why my passenger indicator had gone on the blink again (well, it did not blink anymore)

While he was at that job, I did a load of other odd jobs in the garage.

It soon became clear that the truck did not have side lights, which in the case of my truck are both in the bonnet.

So after a load of testing, breaking old oxidized wires and also finding the one fitting was useless, Martin went home to take Amanda, his other half out grocery shopping etc, returning three hours later with his spare fitting to use so that we could get a bi-filament globe fitted.
Unfortunately, both fittings were so buggered that he had to solder small tabs onto the bulbs so that they would make sufficient contact to be functional. After which he renewed some of the wiring which was broken.

This left us at 19.30 with working indicators, side lights etc.

Through the day we also solved another few problems of my and his rebuilds.

These are the fittings we now need to find replacements for from the USA.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps49766feb.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psb23f3a4c.jpg


And so a greatly productive weekend came to and end.

Next weekend is MOT time, and I do hope the truck will pass its test.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

I take a nap and you've got two more pages on your build thread! Nice progress. I left a note in your other post about the light sockets. Let me know if I can help.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Mark, I doubt you ever nap...... your truck is permanently evolving.

As I am now actively collecting parts n bits to make it a decent job, Martin is screwing up my life further and further every time I speak to him by making me aware of all the stuff I could be doing to the truck.
Then I look at Brett's truck build and the detail and how clean everything is, and I want to tear down my truck to the last nut and bolt.

Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside BILLYBOB
 

Well, after Sundays fun and games with trying to get the side/park lights sorted for MOT, I decided last night that I may well be better off replacing all the wiring on the truck when I redo the body.

The wiring is an atrocious mess.

This lot is the result of just making one pair of bulbs work out front by replacing the relevant wire with fresh stock.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pse58e16ad.jpg

This lot all has to work for MOT, and the indicators are also in the top units on the hood/bonnet.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps2759783f.jpg

In the mean time, I started looking for and asking around on the USA forums for a source where I could buy one or more replacement units for the bulb holders as my mate and I both needed either new, or new used units to replace what I had on the truck.


Come forward Markeb01 from Spokane Valley in Washington State who offered me a pair of his used ones, followed by a message an hour later that he had located four brand new ones in NAPA store and bought them for us.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/844/hckb.jpg

So the decision has been made, after Nicola told me to do what needed to be done ;-)) to replace the complete wiring loom with a full EZ Wiring 21 loom.
Just need to find the best deal to land it in my garage, as there are various ways to get a loom, either via a direct purchase off Ebay USA or getting a local agent to bring one in and sell it to you.

I spoke to a local chap today and he said he would airfreight anything I needed from the USA at a direct 1:1 price, so an item costing $100.00 in the USA, he would sell to me here for £100.00

Glad I have now made the decision to go ahead and sort this out as well, you do not want your newly restored truck burning out next to the road because of some dodgy wiring.

The headlight unit will become "crystal" type units at some point too.