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Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Fitted a regular side light bulb after work.
Happy with it now. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9701.HEIC |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Actually thought I had posted these pics up too.
Firstly as it stands...... tall. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9604.HEIC And second as I would love to see it, and how @joem83 wanted to see it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9616.HEIC We know a load of stuff will need to be moved about to get this thing to run that low. But if nothing else, we will give it a bloody good go. PS: still like the wheels. |
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Busy with a planning meeting today, doorbell goes.
Get to open it and DHL guy waves from his van, and points. Parcel !! Contents. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9728.HEIC Could not wait for the meeting to be over. So thought I would just try it on a wheel. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9730.HEIC OK..... that worked, easy. Down to the garage and pull out the big jack, roll the Rockit back, chock the front wheel. Up in the air, off with the 16” alloy to just try the adapter on the 4x108 studs. Yup. Fits. 20mm added https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9731.HEIC Spacers that came with the wheels are another 5mm. So total 25mm https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9732.HEIC So of course I needed to see if the new wheel fitted on the adapter. Keep in mind, the tyres on them are 175/15’s that are silly stretched. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9733.HEIC Yes, it does. I liked it. QUESTION: How wide can I go on tyres on there rims, they are 8J or 8” wide. More in a bit, need to deal with something. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
As is often the case.....
Once I got started, I needed to carry on. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9737.HEIC Looking down the length of the car, the steels hit the edge so perfectly, it just put a massive grin on my face. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9735.HEIC Looking down on it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9734.HEIC Following this, it was front wheel off too. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9744.HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9743.HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9739.HEIC And lastly. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9747.HEIC I think the front can do with a 30mm push outward vs the rear that was right with a 25mm spacing. Wider tyres will complete the look a bit more, along with a hard slam |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
I'm enjoying your whimsical approach to the RR. I also really enjoyed that logo inspired shopping list. Any closer up pictures of that? Good work on the matter of fact handling of the underbody damage brought to light during MOT. Noted, cut out, fixed.
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Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Mickey had asked me if I would paint the outer edge, facing his property green, kind of to blend with the hedge a bit, and the green roof sheets I had ordered.
So today in my “Lunch Hour” I quickly mixed some green and black enamel paints to get a darker colour. Maybe a tad dark, but I don't care as I won’t be seeing it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...F6F5B88720.jpg Resulting in this. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9774.HEIC Once the gutters are fitted, they are some dark colour, it should be OK for him. Still waiting for the roof sheets to be delivered. |
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I do not have a closer pic of the shopping list. BUT, here it is on EBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174135513399 Yes, the car is 20 years old, England salts its roads, to be expected. I could lose $1600.00 by scrapping it, which many people do in this country, or fix it for about $110.00 which includes the brake line replaced by a mechanic and some of my time, and carry on using it as a van and utilitarian tool, as intended. I think that the fact that it is a relatively zero maintenance vehicle, and that it has saved and brought home free stuff worth a lot more than I have invested in it, kinda answers it all. |
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Feels like a PS
Fil sent this through late afternoon. Green needs to be darker I think. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...1_IMG_1858.JPG And more detail added. Got a message from roofing company, expected delivery date for sheets and fixings, 18 November, thats a long wait then. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Photoshopped by mate Fil who fetched it in Scotland for me.
If we can get it this low, and a slightly shorter, tilted back screen, I will be super chuffed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...1_IMG_1850.JPG Just need some drum working space now. |
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Good news.
PASS https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...eRender(3).jpg Also, back to some pretty random randomness. I do not get Zombies and related issues. But a colleague has his birthday, loves zombies, we have to bake a competitive cookie as a work challenge. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9834.HEIC Baked and finished https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9847.HEIC Just hope they get my attempt. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9848.HEIC . |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Friday we had the clinical trial quiz, followed by the zombie bake off......
Challenged to do a bit of fancy dress..... https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9909.HEIC This morning one of the new farmers tractors came out to play. They are large and do take up a lot of space. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9973.HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9974.HEIC Anyway..... I had a few small jobs left to do on the carport structure. Started out with adding some support to the one side where a shorter 2.7 meter length of roofing needs to be added. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9979.HEIC So created a welded up support to be added to the end of the main beam. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...FDEC1099D7.jpg Thought that working alone, a support would make my life easier https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9985.HEIC Next thing Mickey is there, he heard me with the big grinder, cutting steel. So I welded up the end plate and support. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9986.HEIC Straight up like a scalded cat...... https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9992.HEIC So completed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...D059B6BC15.jpg And painted. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_9997.HEIC Happy with that. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
So today I needed to fix a small (Massive) cock-up that @CraigRK commented on yesterday.
If you did not know, you would not know. So the roof actually goes another 500mm ahead of where it ended before. Plan was to add the 500mm onto the new section made up yesterday. So today it was fix up time. Started by preparing some wood for the front face and supports. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_0033.HEIC Got the. Supports on, a wall plate against the garage wall too. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_0037.HEIC Trimmed the bottoms up. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_0038.HEIC Front facade added https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_0039.HEIC Ready for roof sheets now. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_0043.HEIC Gutters still need to be fitted. Weekend over, again. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Early start, foggy.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_0024.HEIC Stolen off FB Marketplace Just likes it, note the split front screen. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...eRender(4).jpg Postman delivered a box. Sent by PedalcarJoe. Straight into my new display cabinet....... https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_0004.HEIC And a Rockit that will find its way onto or into the Rezin Rockit. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_0003.HEIC I had planned to get to the Rezin Rockit as well over the weekend, but the carport kept me busier than planned. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Last few days have been very full of day job stuff.
Yesterday saw meetings start at 8.30 and last one end around 4.45 so not even a lunch break to carry on with the bits of prep I am doing. Today, weather permitting, mix some green up to get close to but a touch darker than Sinclair green and then post the one front line and posts green Plus do the skinny board in Red. It should work to form a basis for the fake gas station colours and make it easier than painting once the roof is up. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...nakpix/001.PNG http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps57bbe133.jpg Something like this. |
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SomI started early today, and donated my lunch and tea times to painting.
It did end up getting done in three phases, as the third one took some Hummming and ha-ing as to whether I would paint the front steel green. Masking off takes time, but keeps it tidy. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...akpix/001.HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...nakpix/001.JPG https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(1).HEIC Red added. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(4).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(3).HEIC That was meant to be how far I go. Typically, after work I went back and painted the front steel too. This way, once the roof is on, when you come down there, it will present nicely. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(2).HEIC Happy so far. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
So between meetings and work yesterday, I sneaked out and started to scratch another itch.
Started to paint the rear of the green beams white, and the rest of what is grey now, will become white. If I can beat the weather today. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(5).HEIC In other GALAXY NEWS I ordered some Mercedes Benz alloy wheel centre caps....... Total cost, £6.95 delivered. Plan is to remove the stars to de-brand the wheels before fitting them to the Galaxy. I was originally waiting to do the MoT on standard wheels before swapping out the wheels. Then Corona happened, giving me another 6 months MOT time. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(6).HEIC Remember the spider caps I bought last year? [url href="https://s294.photobucket.com/user/niknakpix/media/France-Grizz-Goose/A89C0CBD-0BFD-4480-A22D-C462F178A94A_zpshopkps6j.jpg.html"][img src="https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/niknakpix/France-Grizz-Goose/A89C0CBD-0BFD-4480-A22D-C462F178A94A_zpshopkps6j.jpg"][/url] Compared to the Benz item, which is 70mm this 57 mm spider ended up too small. [url href="https://s294.photobucket.com/user/niknakpix/media/France-Grizz-Goose/4719B5E6-6335-4CAC-8F97-84F22CF50E67_zpsblv1hxqh.jpg.html"][img src="https://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/niknakpix/France-Grizz-Goose/4719B5E6-6335-4CAC-8F97-84F22CF50E67_zpsblv1hxqh.jpg"][/url] And from America..... Remember Dennis’ NASCAR themed 66 Chevy C10 build. He bought a cool transporter to go with it this week. Excited to see how that ends up looking. Oklahoma truck, no nasty rust to repair. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(1).JPG https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(2).JPG https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(3).JPG Paintbrush and roller awaits. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Your paint work looks great , cant wait to see the roof complete . That hauler truck Dennis found looks great .
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Dennis is a sensible, patient man. So, when you have over 800bhp on tap, what do you do to maximise it....? Lighten it of course. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(5).JPG Before. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(4).JPG After https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(6).JPG This build keeps moving forward |
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I saw some of the wheels I had found for the Rezin Rockit on sale on FB Marketplace for £350.00
So feel pretty pleased that I paid £100.00 plus collection for mine. I need to find some kind of centre caps, or a programme to 3D print a set for my wheels. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(1).PNG Looking at wheel,adapters, I found these reasonably locally, about 20 miles from home. No idea on what they will be like, but the centre bore seems to be wrong at 55mm vs 63 on the hubs. But shows some are about if one looks. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(2).PNG I am assuming one needs to still assemble them, fit studs to the adapters and then fit to the car. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(1).jpg . |
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So yesterday morning, I started to paint all the greys , into white....
Within 15 minutes of starting, Mickey was here too, and straight up onto the shed roof. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(10).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(8).HEIC First coat on. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(7).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(9).HEIC So today started wet and windy, so I went to get some loo paper for lockdown and some food, in case I got hungry. Back home, it was still wet. By 2.00pm it had dried up, sun out...... So I decided to go do the second coat......... FAAAAAAIIIILLLL...!! It started to rain and with the wind howling an hour after I started, so I shut shop. Really pi553d OFF. What a mess. Oh, and of course I do dislike water based paints. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(11).HEIC Hopefully get it done before Wednesday, and have it dry before the roof sheets arrive. Chicken Fajitas for dinner, Sallys treat. . |
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This morning I was out by 7.45 to go start and finish the paint before my day job started.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(12).HEIC Finished. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(13).HEIC I can honestly say, I am pleased that I did not stay with the industrial grey as planned. The white, green and red are a good, crisp combination, and once I have lights in under the roof sheets, it should work well. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(14).HEIC Weather and delivery permitting, I plan on taking Thursday and Friday off to get this done. In the mean time, I need to start looking at lighting options. I will go with new materials for this one, rather than old recycled school lights or similar. Sounds like people are getting good results with LED lights too. |
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This is the carport I am about to roof.
It is 6x6 meters. BUT..... Let’s work on 5x5 meters, so 25 square meters to be lit up from about 2.2 plus meters up. The floor is paved with block paving, mostly a mottled grey colour. So, what is the concensus on what light design and size, output etc to go for? I do not think I will light up between the front red strip and the first green, but possibly the first green and second beam which is the steel. Then more toward the rear. Thanks for the input. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
So today started with this view.
7 contrails, one out of shot. I would love this to be an indication of things being headed in the right direction, allowing us to do what we used to do. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(15).HEIC At 2,00pm as one meeting came to an end, the doorbell rang. Roof sheets and materials had landed. Interesting experience, the driver refused to help me carry the 5.5 meter sheets onto the drive, as he was not insured, and would have to sue me if he got injured. First time I have ever had such a ****ty experience. As he said, he is paid to do sidewalk delivery....... not impressed. But in the end I asked nicely after explaining there was nobody to help me move them onto the driveway, he drudgingly helped me carry them off the sidewalk. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(18).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(19).HEIC Later on, Mickey got home from town and helped me carry them down to the garage. One of the nice things is that the underside, being grey, is not too dark, should work well for winter work. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(16).HEIC I after 5 weeks wait, we have sheets. I have taken tomorrow and Friday off to get the sheets up. So tonight it was oven grilled lamb ribs and vegetables And just because I am off tomorrow https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(17).HEIC Roll on Thursday. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
By way of partial apology I will post up a PM received from Rasputin on another forum.
He explained in a clear, non emotive way, what they are up against. I was aware when the driver refused to help me get the sheets off the sidewalk that he probably had rules to follow. BUT His attitude was filled with anger and possibly even petulance. HOWEVER My day job is in part working with really awkward, some rude and difficult customers and as much as some of you can fine tune a turbo, prune a Bonzai or bake a cake, my forté is managing conflicts. Anyway, posted purely in case any of us can learn from the info below and understand our delivery driver, team etc. Hope you won't mind a PM Grizz; no need to reply if you wish. I deliver pallets of goods to high street stores, often through the front door early in the mornings. Our strict instructions are to tail-lift them out of the truck onto the ground next to the tail lift, and the store staff are to take over from there, dragging pallets across uneven pavements. But it rarely works out like that. Some of the pallets weigh roughly a ton and need a helping shove, especially up slopes and over bumps. On the other hand, at some stores it works out best for me to stay in the truck and just lower the pallets down - the store staff are waiting to take them by the time I get that far and have an easy trundle into the store, and if I were to take them off the tail-lift the delivery would take a lot longer. So it all depends. I try to help out where I can, but it's really a case of finding the most efficient handover in each situation. I do hear a lot of stories of drivers who have got too used to standing about on the back of the truck though! Your driver couldn't sue you of course - you only asked him, didn't order him. He would have to sue his employer for putting him in that situation, but that might mean no more job; his employer might try suing you but if you only asked for help and the driver agreed, it wouldn't be clear-cut. Since your roof sheets are so long, the supplier would have to send a driver's mate or a truck with a hiab crane if they offered an unloading service officially, but I bet they tell their drivers not to touch the panels at all, and let the clients arrange unloading. Cost-cutting. If there's nothing to that effect in the small print of your order, or nothing about an optional extra fee for an unloading service, then the supplier may be just fudging it and you may have scope for redress. What if you got injured because the driver would not help if he didn't? Who would be liable? Their small print might be an interesting read. I suspect the supplier relies on the same tactic as my employer - the stores have to take the pallets in however it can be done because they need the goods. They could refuse to accept them given good grounds, but they can't ever afford to. I could tell you a few stories - such as a store staff member whose official role was to replenish front-of-store display shelves, who broke her leg by falling backwards whilst dragging a pallet over a pothole - but I will stop there. In your case, you clearly want the sheets and probably (as far as the supplier knows) have a team in place waiting to install them; therefore you are very unlikely to refuse to accept them just because you have to unload them. Chances are (the supplier is gambling) that your roofers will help out. Likewise their driver is put in the same situation - you made it clear that the sheets couldn't be unloaded without his help, so in effect you were calling his bluff and suggesting that you would refuse them. So it was in his interests to help unload, even arguably at his own risk, rather than take them back. In my case, taking stuff back would involve (and has on occasion) unpalatable hour-long argumentative phone calls to the depot and/or other senior managers, designed to get me to make the delivery no matter what, and to get the store to accept it no matter what. The only time I did take a whole delivery back was when it was loaded on a 16ft high trailer but the shopping centre had a 14'6" height limit! PS. I did reply to Him |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Roof sheets are up, held down with 4 screws each, loads more pilot holes to drill, as the supposed self tappers, are certainly not self tapping.
Pretty obvious that they are a low quality product masquerading as something they are not. So this has necessitated a pilot hole for every one of the 200 holes that may end up being drilled and screwed down, as I really do not ever want the wind tearing the sheets out and depositing them into Mickeys yard. Rain stopped play an hour ago, so right now I had lunch, and am waiting for my garage clothes to dry in the tumble drier. Still raining intermittently at the moment, and wet = slippery. Then back out to continue with the screwings and doings. Pics later when it gets too dark to play,. |
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Good clean work. You're going to love having that covered space. Take extra care where you had to cantilever half a meter with your added on wood structure.
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In fact, I added two x 100mm screws into each join today. Once the roof sheeting is on there, it should be a very solid structure, not for walking or such, but certainly enough for the roof to hang over. |
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So the roofing.
After many weeks of waiting, arrived, and then today the weather was challenging, but we just carried on. Mickey was around to help as soon as I let him know. So the first 5.5 meter sheet was a bit of fun, getting our rhythm https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(22).HEIC Then it went a lot easier and faster. Unfortunately the self tapping screws (report on them in a bit) do not like to self tap through the 0.7mm sheet steel of the roofing sheets. But we carried on. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(25).HEIC With the wind, and the length of these sheets, getting them upright, and then onto the roof was to say the least, interesting. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(28).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(26).HEIC Progress https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(27).HEIC Mickey, as he weighs as much as a packet of matches, was bouncing around on top. Last sheet I used was a 3.0 meter sheet in stead of the 2.7 meter ordered. As they sent two cover sheets to protect the actual order. But it needed cutting back a bit in order to avoid damaging the roofing felt on the woodwork shed. Grinder on. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(21).HEIC And then, suddenly the heavens opened, soaking us both to the skin up the ladders. You can see how it cut under the front of the roof, wind driving it in from the Essex side, not our usual wind nd rain direction. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(29).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(30).HEIC Once we stopped, and waited for the rain to finish, I took a look from Mickey side. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(23).HEIC And absolutely pleased with the outcome so far. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(24).HEIC Well deserved rest, with a mug of tea and a smoke. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(20).HEIC Called it a day for the top of the roof, more screwings and doings tomorrow when I have about 150 pilot holes to drill and screws to fit. |
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So a quick post before I head out to Tool Station for supplies.
The screws supplied with the order were these. Maybe my expectations were too high, maybe they are the wrong ones, just ask the minister of health to explain. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(4).jpg Screws, seem to have a cutting groove. The seal on the washer really distorts well when it hits the sheeting, so using them in the valleys, along with a plastic sealing cap, should be a great system. Getting them in, that’s the challenge. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(8).jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(7).jpg Trying to drive then straight through the sheeting results in a blunting off, like they were made of putty, almost instantly. So maybe I got it wrong. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(6).jpg Mate Andy, in Tulsa, Oklahoma uses these for his sheeting work on his pole barns steel structure. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(11).jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(9).jpg And also uses the same style screws that I have. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(10).jpg So maybe the screws I have are for timber structures, which mine is, but they really need to be done with a pilot hole, unless someone has other advice. Off to work I go. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
So with the roof on, despite not being securely screwed down, one of my other small needs was to address this hole.
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(5).jpg So I went to see Stuart, Mickeys neighbour whose I knew had a pile of conservatory roofing laying out behind his place for the last three years. Offered to buy, trade, swap him a sheet..... Nope he said, take one, I will probably never use them. So I dug one out of the overgrown pile. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(34).HEIC Carried it home, broom, hosepipe and 7 minutes later. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(33).HEIC Mickey to the rescue. Channel https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(31).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(32).HEIC So it looks like the 2400mm by 780mm sized hole will get closed in too, keeping more weather out. This morning I saw the car frosted over completely It was chilly, later the day settled around 7’C which is mamangeable Usually @PaulY does not show up before it drops below 6’C https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(38).HEIC After breakfast and a lazy start I ran down to Tool station and got two tubes of silcon based mastic for the wall seal. As well as a roll of self adhesive flashing. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(36).HEIC Back home by lunchtime to get back onto the roof. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Remember Andy, the welder/manager lodger in summer, of BBQ and JD Honey fame?
He is back for three days. Of course, like Mickey, he likes to play as well, and actually came home early from work yesterday, and while I was on the roof, drilling and screwing, and drilling and screwing, a LOT, I suddenly heard movement behind me on the ladder..... So suddenly I had company, and in tandem the job went twice as fast. Early selfie. Not the ideal angle to work at, but got stuff done. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(7).JPG Screws in, followed by hexagonal caps on them. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(43).HEIC First two rows of six completed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(41).HEIC Andy posing it up. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(42).HEIC Once capped, we cleared the roof. Then of course with too much light left, I needed to see what the replica pump looked like where I had visualised it for years. So we dragged it out from where it was packed at the back in the corner of the garage. Tried different head dresses. Note, this is STAR Gasoline, not Sinclair, so a bit of editing to come. I will also build a 200mm tall plinth for t to stand on, and need to fit a light inside the globe if I do go with it, or a stalk for the star if that gets used, to have it about 150mm above the top of the roof. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(44).HEIC Globe needs to be sign written https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(45).HEIC Further back. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(46).HEIC Add in the Yeti, and you get the picture. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(47).HEIC |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Lots of indoors stuff done, including cleaning.
Managed to find a truck breaking yard, closed, where I should be able to buy or get fiberglass and resin coated plywood to use as a rear wall and weather deflector. Imagine side off this. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(8).JPG Mate Darren offered his large trailer or flatbed Transit for me to use to get the potentially 16 foot by 8 foot sheet home in one piece. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(13).jpg Then it was up onto the roof again to add the flash and to the side where the roof sheet butts up against the garage wall. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(48).HEIC After sticking it all down I carefully heated all of it, bit by bit with a heat gun on high as the wind was pumping and it was chilly up there. Really sealing it all together. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(49).HEIC Next job later on was to close this odd shaped hole with the sheet of conservatory roofing. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(12).jpg Cut to size after measuring it out. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(50).HEIC Done. Offcut used on the shed side for when rain and wind really drives hard. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(53).HEIC Lighting to be done soon. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Been chatting with Stas.
Corona bollox still messing with them in Siberia. Snow has come https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(18).jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(17).jpg He was out at their rural home today, taking some furniture out there. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(16).jpg Cathedral of Michael the Archangel, Russian Orthodox Church. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(15).jpg His car needed to be cleared too. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(14).jpg Siberia is not a soft place. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Small jobs and spending some quality time with Sally who is extremely tolerant of my time spent down the garage and carport.
When we laid out the roofing, it turned out that I had 800mm excess on the last sheet, so we blended that gain into the roof with overlaps. However, I also allowed myself the luxury of a 300mm gain on the width of the roof. Overlap. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(3).PNG So I added a bit more timber to the end, and this will allow for the extra guttering to be mounted. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(58).HEIC Much better, dark green paint mixed and added. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(57).HEIC Moved some shelving around. More changes to come. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(19).jpg Also painted the sides of my garden tool cabinet, moved it about 150mm over to the left and under the roof. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(55).HEIC Then gave the wall a coat of durable, washable paint. And once done, this was the view over Mickeys hedge from under the carport. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(54).HEIC This morning’s Facebook Flashback to 11 years ago. Haynes Museum, RR’s Gathering https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(9).JPG Mickey made a valid, funny comment last night, asking me what I am going to do when I run out of stuff to do, to keep me busy. Who knows, life is good. We will keep busy. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Went to visit this girl today.
Had other business to deal with, but who would not say hi to her, came charging up to rub up against me and make a fuss of me when I got there, and hung around while I worked. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(63).HEIC I went to drop off a set of 4 Mitsubishi 4x4 wheels with winter tyres that I had been given by a friend recently. I know Darren will use or pass them on to someone who can use them. I also needed too get some directions to where to go find the company that strips down delivery trucks and rebuilds them in the hope to get some of the sides to use in the carport build. Typically when I got there, Darren was as hospitable as I have become used to over the years, kettle on, guided tour and chat. Asking about lamp shades, as I wanted a gooseneck light on the carport, so we ended up back in the workshop. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(22).jpg Pointing at a pile of off cuts, and a tool, he suggested I make one myself. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(67).HEIC While Darren carried on with his day job, I played with the wheel. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(69).HEIC Soon enough it was not straight anymore. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(68).HEIC And result, to be cut shorter, a mounting plate to be welded on at the right angle. Cat seemed impressed that I could give her some attention again. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(65).HEIC Darren had given me this ally shade from his stash of treasures to use toward making the light. I know there are better ones out there, and gave away the two I had, years ago, so will figure out how to make this one work. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(64).HEIC Unimpressive price https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(60).HEIC So over the weekend I will make and weld up a mounting plate after cutting this pipe to length. So after finishing as Darrens, I headed out to the truck breakers. Owner was not there, so I spoke to one of the staff, looks like I may get lucky at some point to get some of the fibreglass ply. I also managed to get off their pile of scrap, a truck roof mounted aero wing came home in the back of the Galaxy, 2.2 meter long, it will probably end up over the patio doors, painted white. Allowing the doors to be open when it rains. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(70).HEIC Galaxy rocks. SPACE !! https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(61).HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(59).HEIC Lastly, another scrap pile find was this cup holder and cubby hole storage unit, with keys. Will be used in the C10, always wanted one, but not at the price the make. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(66).HEIC Good night. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(62).HEIC PS: Life is Great. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
After work I popped down to the garage to see if I could make a start on the carport driveway lamp.
I wanted only one on the 6 meter frontage, though two or even three crossed my mind. Let’s start with one. Bits laid out https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(75).HEIC Mounting plate cut, drilled and sanded. ] https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(74).HEIC Tacked down squarely. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(72).HEIC Welded all the way around. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...ix/001(10).JPG Checked the squareness. Happy so far. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(73).HEIC And a quick n dirty basic Ducktape mock up. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...x/001(71).HEIC I think it will work. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Having a chat with @Flingstam abouthis Toyota Deliboy and rev counters, he refered me to his newest favourite website for buying “stuff”
His thread: https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread...toyota-deliboy I was always thinking of a silly, large Rev Counter and had one stashed bit it seems I stashed it too well of someone else now has it. Anyway, looking around I saw this.......... https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...pix/001(4).PNG I do like the look of it, but no real idea of how well they work or not. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
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. Happy Thanksgiving all ! ! . |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
Perfect, right size, 20% “Black Friday” discount........
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Solar-Gar...AAAOSwoVteV9Qc Oooopppps. No stock, so will revert to full price when we get stock in. Grrrrrrr. |
Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project
May be that I have the right one.
http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=633...YAAOSwbcBd-eJZ Hopefully I can make it work Let’s see what happens. |
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