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Progress is progress. Right?
Slowly, and I mean slowly, inching forward with my new target of getting Woody back as a roller by the end of May. So what did I achieve in my allotted garage time this weekend? Well lets have a look at the pictures on my phone and go on a voyage of discovery together shall we.... Remember the non stop challenge I was having with my blaster? Solved that for the grand total of £19 by buying a new gun. The difference is night and day and meant that I could take the frame brace from this. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e9fc3509f77e.jpg To this https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/8b2d559e5b7c.jpg In no time at all. In fact it is working so well now that I redid the crossmember as was never very happy with the finish. Ta Da!! https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e33ca602618d.jpg Paint turned up mid week https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/3513d57e43dd.jpg Which meant I could finally get the last coat on the chassis and get everything in one colour - well apart from the rear axle, upper and lower control arms etc - Despite the sun was actually quite cold yesterday so had to fire up the trusty space heater and use the imitation Sawzall to get the paint usable. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/a668bf7264a4.jpg Paint, Paint. Spray Spray. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/efbd09d8e672.jpg felt quite pleased with the results, the Steel-It paint is really worth the money as it covers beautifully and is as hard as nails. Can't remember who was asking about it earlier but the only distributor in the UK is a great bunch at Off Road Armour. Couldn't get any olives for the fuel return line - they turn up on Thursday- and mistakenly ordered the incorrect size P clams for the brake line so had to mock it up so I could at least get the Rivnuts in place. Plan is that #3 son will help me install the brace during the week so I can get Woody off the big stands, levelled up on the floor and everything tight. According to the pictures on the phone that was all I managed to achieve so, until next week. ONWARDS!!! P. :D |
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love the progress!!! great job.
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Thanks Jeff.
Just want to continue to make a little progress every weekend - I know that Matt Happell goes on about 30 minutes per day means that a project gets finished - and he is right! I allow myself 4 hours over the weekend to progress Woody on his way - just want to get to the next fun part. Driving! P. :D |
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Went to that there London today, for the first time in a long time and when I returned this was waiting for me.
https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/dec6a1e45bd4.jpg Whats in the box then? Glad you asked a nice new shiny set of engine mounts. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/bf9920a6f697.jpg Ordered on Friday from Rock Auto, arrived today. Pretty good service and the price was fantastic. Equivalent parts in the UK were £60 each +VAT - Total from Rock, including shipping and duty was $95 so about £70... Bargain. Also picked up the new fuel lines from Mark at Hydrahose - cant recommend him enough if you are in Essex and want hoses and fittings etc - so looks like I will be pressing on over the weekend. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/691f1991e42b.jpg Well provided I can find an hour one evening to finish painting the brace and using the zinc spray on the bolts. Going to spend a little time working out what bits I still need to get Woody back to an operating vehicle again rather than an ornament in my garage. Don't think it is that much, things like a fuel pump, remanufactured steering box, prop shaft etc are all doable. Its the gearbox issue that is holding everything up! The list will help my get my head around what budget I need to..well...budget for... and how many weeks/months I am going to force my family to eat Raman noodles for. Sure they will understand that it is for the greater good.... Onwards! P. :D |
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Well with 6 weeks left until the end of May, and my target of having Woody back on his feet with the chassis DONE, I am trying to make progress each weekend with a few hours in the garage in-between house, family and garden chores.
So... what did you achieve this week then Big Boi? Glad you asked! problem is nowhere near as much as I would have liked... Spent a couple of hours cleaning nuts, bolts and washers and giving them the once over with a can of Zinc spray I have pretty much all of the hardware done, now when it comes time to bolting the front and rear suspension on, I am good to go. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/6dc344c01f39.jpg Not a very pleasant job and managed to to destroy my fingers in the process. Good job I don't gave a desk job... oh...hold on.... Wanted to get the brace loosely bolted place so I could get the chassis down off the tall stands and true it all up. After struggling for nearly an hour #3 son came to the rescue and in the space of 30 minutes we had the brace in place. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/283e02811b21.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/bf9d7be6ff5d.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/ea2af016f592.jpg Pretty sure that there would have been no way I could do this by myself so he has earned his board and lodgings for another week... Chassis is very heavy now but way more rigid even with everything being only loosely bolted in place. Seems logical really... Got everything held together with ratchet straps and got it down off the tall stands so that was one of the goals for the weekend achieved! https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/696564d91acc.jpg Next step is to bolt the front crossmember back in place, level everything up and then start tightening the brace up. Actually got a real feeling of 'at last' as there is now proper forward motion on the project. So, what's next? Everyone like a list so lets get the virtual piece of cardboard out so I can start to tick items off
About the steering... My current steering box is a bit worn so decided to splash out and buy a reman box from RedHead who have received rave reviews from everybody that has used them. Problem is that they don't stock steering box's for C10's so you have to send them in a box to be rebuilt. Not a problem if you are in teh States but when in the UK that becomes a bit of a mission. Tried to buy steering box's from eBay and Craigslist in the States and get that shipped to SF (where RedHead are based) but either nobody wanted to ship or the mark up for sorting out shipment was prohibitive. Enter my knight in shining armour! Mr Riverstory of this very Parish not only has a box BUT is willing to ship it for me. Huzzah! Really appreciate this so hopefully will be able to achieve my end of May target date. Until the next time... Onwards! P. :D |
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How many cans of steel-it did you use? I assume you started with a full box of 12.
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I think I have about 4 or 5 coats on the top of the rails and 6 or 7 on the bottom, it actually covers really well. Still have the upper and lower front control arms to do, steering, the trailing arms, rear axle and I am going to blast and paint the bed crossmembers, regret not buying 15/16 cans at the outset but it is quite expensive. Really recommend it, goes on easily and self levels so there are no runs. Make sure you wear a good quality mask when spraying it, prepare the surface as per the instructions and shake the can as well as heating it up. P. :D |
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For the umteenth time since I joined this forum I’m really glad someone is doing what I think of before I do so I know how it should look and how it’ll turn out
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Almost time to say: Weekend over...... What have you managed to do ?
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Pretty much to the day, 1 year ago, Woody looked like this.
https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/af9fd407bb8e.jpg How do I know? Well it is the reason why this weeks progress report is a little...lacklustre. Think the excuse is pretty strong however as it is #1 sons birthday. Having said that I did manage to get an hour in the garage, he is not a particularly early riser, in-between household chores and birthday shenanigans. What did I actually get done then? Well last week I had managed to get the brace in place with the help of #3 son and this week we actually centred it isn the chassis, tightened it into place and fitted the engine and suspension crossmember. Pictorial proof for your viewing pleasure https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/9fdd3786ad0e.jpg I think 1mm variation side to side is pretty central.... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e00bb330f69d.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/adb2c5f4c055.jpg The process of getting it to this [s]lucky conclusion[/s] high degree of accuracy was a combination of bolting the brace to the chassis C sections and then using a ratchet strap and a large wooden mallet to "persuade' it into place. The creaking and groaning was akin to an ancient ship tacking into the wind but boy! what a difference it has made. I have noticed one mistake after carefully bolting the engine/suspension crossmember into place is that I didn't put washers under the bolt heads, easy remedy but slightly annoying as it is a bit of a ball ache as spanner access is limited. Put the trailing arms in place but really not happy with the old paint finish or the state of the bushes so they will be coming out again, will be blasted and painted with more Steel-It, and new bushes fitted. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/a52c8888a726.jpg On the fence on whether to go for Poly or rubber. Seems to be two schools of thought with regards to the Poly bushes causing the axle to bind but, at the same time, those that have gone Poly bush are happy. Decision might be made by what is in stock... In other news Mark (@riverstory) from the this very forum shipped a 66 steering core to the guys and girls over at RedHead to get it refurbished for the cost of shipping, was more than happy to top this up to cover a few beers for his trouble, this has now arrived and work has commenced so that is another thing to cross off my list. The next issue is this damn Steel-It paint. I 'thought' I had purchased enough to finish off the chassis and suspension with a few cans to spare but I was very wrong. So now waiting for another 6 cans to be shipped which means that not a whole lot will be achieved over the long weekend. Dropping down to see my friend Mark at Hydrahose tomorrow to pick up the olives so I can complete the fuel return but other than that think it is going to be more cleaning and breaking out the sandblaster again to get the from suspension and trailing arms ready for when the paint comes in. Anyway. Progress is progress so, until the next time...ONWARDS!!! P. :D |
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Onwards indeed.
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This week I have mostly been spending money....
And redoing things I did 4 years ago. Let's address the spending money part first shall we. Makes a change for me to be spending my own rather than other people... Thanks to the generosity of a Mark AKA Riverstory, who sent a rebuildable core to RedHead in San Fran, I now have a freshly rebuilt steering box to replace the rather loose one that Woody is currently equipped with. Should be with me in the next 2-3 weeks as it is going in with a car being imported, fingers crossed. Including tax's that was $305. Next! Not needed right now but as a car was coming over seemed foolish not to take advantage, were the cab and front clip mounts. Big debate on whether to go for Poly or rubber - ended up going for rubber, partly for the NVH considerations, well actually mostly for the NVH... That was $70 Next on the list was the rear control arm bushes as, upon closer investigation, mine were shot. Ended up going with Energy Suspension Poly bushes as there were no rubber ones in stock. Thanks to a 5% discount at Rock Auto that came to £39 shipped. And finally the absolute bane of my life... Steel-It paint. Back in stock so, hopefully got more than I needed to finish everything off. Think that will end up being around £130. Gulp, that's about £450... Oh well its not as if I have been to the pub in the last 14months. On a positive though I really don't have a huge amount left to buy - other than a gearbox - Think I am down to a set of front tyres, fuel pump, battery and a few sundries. Guessing that adds up to around £350, not too bad. As I am at the stage where I cant really go forward decided to take apart and prep the front suspension for paint, once it arrives, along with the control arms and all the sundries that I missed earlier. Seemed like a good idea but the paint I used 4 years ago is sticking to the metal more effectively than Gorilla Glue to a young ladies hair. Looks like the Knot Wheel of Truth (tm) is going to make a reappearance to get it off before any more blasting. I did blast one of the lower control arms and most of a rear control arm before the F1 called me in funny enough just as it started to rain so perfect timing. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/fdf603852ad1.jpg Forgot that I had stitched the arms together so that is another job off the list! https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/bdf5f394a468.jpg Bloody hellfire what a boring update! but then this is more for my benefit that yours as I am determined to get Woody rolling by the end of the month - he might not be steering but he will be rolling!! So, until next time. Onwards! P. :D |
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Thanks Jeff,
Must admit that I had a total MOJO failure this past weekend after struggling for 3 hours with my pot blaster, got frustrated, and then ended up trying to push the rear control arm bushes out with my press. That ended up badly as I bent the arm - nothing that cant be re bent - so shut the garage door and retired to the sanctity of beer and the F1. Goodish news is that all of the parts I have been waiting for should be here on Friday and Lady P has informed me that she is working on Saturday so I can have a guilt free day in the garage. I 'think' I should still be able to get Woody back on four wheels by the end of the month, probably without the engine in and fired up, but that is more progress than I have made in the past few years! Could have just thrown it all back together but, as you say, knowing that I have a solid base is what is motivating me to keep going. That and my daughter asking if we can get the Christmas tree in Woody this year... No pressure then.... Looking forward to seeing your cab in paint. P. :D |
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So today i am going for a early morning hike then out to shop to get the damn bottom door area of cab cut and pulled out to match the door and then rewelded up. After that... it is ready to be sprayed with grease and wax remover, and the epoxy sealer spayed on!! I say that but watch i will be inspecting everything and find something that will hold be back to spray until next weekend. LOL |
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The observant amongst you will notice that there was no update last week, for others probably a blessed releif from more picture of nothing but partially blasted suspension pieces.
Now dear viewer let me tell you why I missed last week off.Simply put even I had had enough of the continual cleaning blasting unclogging sifting and general monotonous receptiveness that my 'hobby' had become. So I took a week off - well after spending a few hours fighting my blaster and then bending a control arm in frustration from my missing' weekend - and went and spent some more money. First purchase was a fresh batch of blasting media. At £7ish per 25kg I just couldn't face sifting and cleaning the stuff I already had. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/a61cd53bf2bf.jpg Next was something I wish I had purchased a year ago - a 5mm nozzle. What an absolute revelation this bad boy is. No more clogging and when I did reuse some media I just chucked it in and away we went. Wonderful.... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/98ed03390070.jpg Now before I get too carried away I did make a school boy error when ordering the rear control arm bushes. I mistakenly thought they came as singles so ordered 2 boxes... On a positive I now have a spare set and Rock Auto managed to get them here in 3 days which must be some sort of record. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/ea4447332606.jpg Ah Yes. In other news the box containing my Steel-It paint finally arrived so this weekend I should be able to get loads done especially as Lady P had informed me that she was going out for the day on Saturday. Perfect... Well.. nearly. Now for those paying attention I might have made mention that I am Charlie Big Potatoes at a Logistics Software start up which is, to be perfectly honest, rather tiring. Well absolutely knackering is closer to the truth. Why is this relevant I hear you ask? Well after Lady P had left for the day and I had returned from taking the Mutts for a walk, I decided to have a 30 minute lie down before heading outside. I mean, it was only 9.30 so half an hour is not going to hurt is it... Next thing I know the dogs are shouting at me and it is 6pm... Ho hum. Must have needed the rest. So here I am a week behind schedule, best set the alarm for Zero dark 30 then and just get on with it... First things first, Blasting 'tent' constructed. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/ebb7c7103475.jpg Lower suspension arm half way through the process. Did I say I love new media and a 5mm nozzle? https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/a252d359e8b8.jpg Rear control arms. Done! https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/9d4885f88bcf.jpg Upper suspension arms.. Done along with the pivots. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/9dd13c5898e9.jpg Still a bit cold so broke out the space heater to warm up the paint and... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/780bc2859f41.jpg Taa Daa! Painted stuff https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/33745025addf.jpg Whilst that was going off time to get the control arm bushes out with my favourite tool... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e790808d08f0.jpg FIRE!!! https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/3a9dc6abf83e.jpg And finally... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/5bde810d555d.jpg So. Nowhere near as much as I wanted to get done but, progress is progress. Promise that next weeks update will be a bit more boltie boltie rather than cleanie cleanie.... And as you have made it this far a little something Lady P saw in the car park, apparently it goes up and down.... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/11331d4ec3b6.jpg Until the next time dear viewers.... ONWARDS!! P. :D |
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Great job. the frame and parts are look awesome
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The automotive circle of life was in full effect this weekend as I have finally moved from this.... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/9f65a7e94e00.jpg To this.... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/080c45316da2.jpg So what is the automotive circle of life? It is when you do a Google search for a picture for the correct orientation of an assembly and end up being presented with a picture of the very same assembly, you took, before disassembling of said assembly.... So, let's rewind shall we. My Saturday saw our very own Santa Claus, Glen Anderson, arriving at PY Towers laden down with gifts that had been accumulating at Grizz place over the course of the Pandemic, amongst which was the loan of a torque wrench to assist in putting Woody back open his wheels. I would like to say that I cracked straight on with assembly but the foot tall grass - the unwelcome result of the past 2 weeks rain and sun - meant that I had an appointment with my mower...Which lasted all of 10 minutes before the grass collector decided to break and then the battery went flat (probably because dumbo here left the ignition on whilst fixing the collector) Thankfully it started raining again so called it a day and retired to the comfort of my chair and a beer. Sunday started at the crack of Noon due to family commitments, first things first... How many of us have thrown bolts in a box during disassembly because "I will be putting it back together next week so will remember where everything goes..." 4 years later I am greeted with this. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/9c435ba1eaf6.jpg There are another 3 boxes of these so first job was to sort out the various fasteners before the 'fun' can start. First job was to put the bushes into the trailing arms. Pretty simple Lube, Lube https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e245fa9d783d.jpg Press, Press. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e96c36ecda68.jpg Mmm... now how to get the rather snug bushes into the mount? https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/62ec0084401b.jpg Well this involved two bits of an old oil drum, a bit of wood and a jack. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/2af36fc0f622.jpg Taa Daa! https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/c6eef786b3ca.jpg The assorted screwdriver, mallet and grips where required to remove the bits of tin that took longer than actually getting the arms into the mounting. Next job was to unearth the axle from the very back of the garage, realise that is was round the wrong way and then pull, push and swear at it until it was safely tucked under the chassis. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/11560ae07a5d.jpg No. I am not going to show the Eiffel Tower of wood required to get the chassis high enough to make the above happen but needless to say, not my proudest moment... With the axle roughly in place time to dig out the lowering blocks and newly painted U Bolts, https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/cf14f1367edd.jpg Push, push. Lift Lift. Swear, Swear. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e037fd377389.jpg All in place...oh...hold on... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/573fb6c7b4f9.jpg Forgot to put the mount on for the panhard and anti roll bar so a bit more pushing and we now have the things looking a little closer to being loosely assembled. Doing this for the second time made me realise that I had not done a particularly good job first time round, witness the gap between the panhard rod mount and the chassis... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/37f26210ca7b.jpg Previously I had just left it but this time made a quick spacer and we are good to go! https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/a59bda5bb951.jpg Oh Look! Its nearly level at ride heigh ( or will be with a bit more weight on the back) https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/8d7edafa64d9.jpg A quick bit of twiddling with the bar and we are within a 1/16th side to side. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/7cfa99bf356d.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/fc704f6398cd.jpg Nice.... Quick break for these and then back out. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e7305c966b00.jpg Spent about an hour trying to work out why the antiroll bar drop links was outside the bar on one side and inside on the other even though all the measurements seemed to indicate that everything was square and true. Eventually just accepted that "it is what it is' and moved onto the shock absorbers. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/9ad2745523d1.jpg Which is where I called it a night... The shocks don't quite fit properly and the more I looked at it the more I realised that I was going to have to do a little 're engineering' to get everything to work as it should. So.... I 'think' I will meet my objective of getting Woody back on his wheels by the end of the month but you will have to stay tuned for the next thrilling instalment! ONWARDS!!!! P. :D |
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Awesome work sir!! It seems anytime you install non-stock items on they can sometimes impact other stock items. I had the worst time getting the panhard bar in and clearing my rearend until I learned i needed a non-stock bent style one and tada, it fits now, of course i have a stock style adjustable straight one now sitting on the shelf. Looks good though, that brace looks great. |
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It was our conversation that made me commit to the brace, so far not regretting that decision!
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Nice work. You're making great progress and I like your setup on the rear.
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Just working out what the next 6 week 'sprint' is going to consist of! P. :D |
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Well that was a surprise... Another deadline well and truly missed.
BUT! Its not my fault honest Guv.... I had actually got all of the front suspension, cleaned painted greased and ready for final assembly when I decided to give the dust seals (they are actually more like grease seals) another little clean up resulting in 3 of the 4 splitting. No pictures as my phone decided it didn't like being covered in paint and grinding dust but imagine a round black rubber thing with a hole in the middle and you will not be a million miles away... Oh....Bumhats.... Now, I could have thrown them together with the split dust shields - they go on the lower A arm and keep grease in the bearing caps- but that would have continually nagged at me until I stripped the suspension to redo them at a later date. AND!! As the time scale is self imposed to ensure that I keep momentum, and a record of what I am doing, decided to order up a new set from the States. However.... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/cada976db8a6.jpg The damn things have still not left the warehouse... Grrrr.... So I returned to the rear and got everything ship shape and Bristol fashion.... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e7d909478a6f.jpg Cant find the gasket for the diff cover so something else that will have to be ordered up. Doesn't look it but a lot of time and effort have gone into making all of the fit, line up, look good and most importantly work together. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/cb3efe0389f7.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e1159d385f95.jpg Once I get the front suspension on will pull Woody's chassis outside for a bath, the old boy is looking a bit grubby. So, in closing, still stuff to do - hopefully the olives will turn up so I can fit the fuel return line - including running the brake lines, re fitting the fuel tank, fitting the engine in the chassis so I can test fire it and erm well a huge amount more. Good news, compared to when I started I now appear to have a chassis whereas before I had a Mecanno kit... Progress will slow down for a few weeks whilst I wait for the final parts to fit the from suspension and then I have to start on the cab.... Oh dear.... Until the next time... ONWARDS! P. :D |
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Thanks Skinny. P. :D |
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Great work on your chassis. Thanks for the updates.
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Doesn't time fly when your having fun...
A month since my last missive might lead you to the conclusion that progress should have been made... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/b688c36d9fb1.jpg And you would be right but lets not get ahead of ourselves shall we... So, for those of you keeping up, the last time we were waiting for parts. Stupid little bits and pieces that meant that progress had come to a halt. To be precise, these stupid little bits and pieces. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/1eb601286fd2.jpg Ball joint boots that precluded me from attaching the front suspension. Grrr. However, after exchanging 4 English pounds, I was at the point were progress could be made once again. So, with the able assistance of https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/cb671ae28a3c.jpg the offending articles were attached to the cleaned and freshly greased ball joints. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/598e96922e3c.jpg Nice. And a lot easier than trying to replicate the copper collar that affixed the originals. Plus. Race Car. With the final piece fo the assembly jigsaw done it was then a simple task of putting Tab A in Slot B. Well actually no. Obviously. When Woody originally came into my possession he was on a pair of very short front springs which had been further enhanced by having an extra coil or two cut from them. Great for the Looooowwwwsss but with the addition of 2.5" dropped spindles the crossmember, even with no engine, was so close to the floor that I couldn't get my super low floor jack under it. PLUS! every time I jacked poor old Woody up they fell out of the spring pockets. Not ideal. Looked cool though.. A quick post on the 67-72 truck forum asking for advice was answered by Skinny G who suggested a pair of 1 ton coils which could be trimmed to fit. £58 later, and 3 days, these arrived at PY Towers. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/fae5dbe3c9cc.jpg (next to the 'original' springs and Mrs. Grinder) For those of you that don't see the problem with that picture I can assure you we can no longer be friends... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/70585733c6d0.jpg Better... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/f4208b0b606e.jpg Better still! And for comparison...Which will become important..later. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/711c6b96e606.jpg This also had the additional benefit of making it easier to get the front suspension back together, so a win/win. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/534e48c990a1.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/017f017acbff.jpg The advantage of the 2.5" dropped spindle over the 3" is that you can use 15" wheels, just, without the suspension hanging below the wheel. Picture is a bit misleading bit there is about 1/4 between the lip of the wheel and the control arm. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/51db9d17469c.jpg Whilst this was going on other things appeared on my door step. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/28dec734eda7.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/fd4eaf13a9b7.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/037e65067406.jpg I have no idea at all how they got there.... Which lead me to the next pause as I now needed to wait for tools. P. :D |
Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
Whilst waiting for said tools to turn up I did a little living.
Went to visit my very good friend Jay who now spends his day putting these sort of things together. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/fc51a232ad8d.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/93c4cc957f3e.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/52d761ea0f15.jpg Nice. Plus in the unit next to him one of the Nova's from Death Proof. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/368ce0d9e103.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/2218367ea2b0.jpg Also spent some time here with Lady P and Dog. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/792c3d9a836f.jpg And because life is slowly getting back to normal enjoyed a rather drunken day with my oldest friend at Goodwood Festival of Speed where I spent far too much time lusting after this. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e1aa43e57bc7.jpg By which time other things, tools things had arrived. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/7820f4c41136.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/74be863d93d8.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/9884af8598eb.jpg Big thanks to @winchman who pointed me towards this rather fine piece of equipment when I realised that my puller had been taken in the last break in 5 years ago. That meant that the pitman arm could be taken off my old steering box and secured the wrong way round on my new one.... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/8708617f7176.jpg Next was instal my NoLimits from Anti Roll bar which, I realised half way through installing it that I had made a complete pigs ear of, the first time round. This was quickly brought to light and corrected by reading the instructions...ridiculous behaviour... It did highlight the problem that the crossmember, that had been bent and split during Woody's awakening from the container on his trip to the Motherland, would require some remedial attention with a large hammer. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/554e54660907.jpg Whats next on the list then? Plumbing in the brakes. For some reason I was really not looking forward to this but, Hey Ho. Lets go! First things first, lets install the flexible hoses to the callipers...oh hold on... Captains side, not a problem. The drinkers side however... Grrrrr... The thread in the calliper to take the bolt holding the flexie line in had been damaged, which really made me rather annoyed as I had visions of having to buy another one, an expense I really didn't fancy. However, after regaining my coooool ran a tap through the thread and, after a lot of swearing, pleased to say that it cleaned up very well. Gave it a good clean out and we are good to go. if it turns out to be a dud in the future I will probably upgrade to a set of dual piston Wilwoods but, for the moment all good. With the 'simple' job of getting the flexie pipes in time to break out my faithful brake tool... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/37d38bdd3802.jpg ... and remake the pipes I made 4 years ago. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/1fe65a92bb79.jpg quite pleased with the way they came out. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/a5ace83034bf.jpg Dog approved. Now on to the backs. Quick bracket made up https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/589c654c4656.jpg Painted and installed along with the flexie for the rears https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/85541fee558f.jpg Which highlighted a potential problem for 'Next Year Paul' that of if I DO decide to do a C notch I will have to redo the brake line routing as well as the fuel lines. Bit annoyed at myself that I didn't think of it before hand but a quick look at the fuel lines shows that an additional bit of braided line will solve the fuel issue and the brake line problem I will worry about...later. Thinking ahead I was looking for fuel filler lines for my rear mounted tank when I came across this for the princely sum of £10 on eBay https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/b144f4613166.jpg More will become clear in the fulness of time. Which leads me onto my final picture for the evening and a reference back to the springs and Mrs. Grinder. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/d0ff6a1bdd27.jpg Will save the final cutting until I have Woody back in one piece and he has had some time to settle, plus I have got the right size front tyres, but can already see another half coil joining my trophy cabinet. Hope to drag Woody outside over the coming week to give him a bit of a wash off plus tidy up the disaster that is my garage. With that I will leave you to enjoy the rest of your evening. Until the next time. ONWARDS!!! P. :D |
Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
I am liking this.....
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Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
Thanks Jeff!
It’s not perfect but it is better than my last build so I will count that as progress. Yours is coming along well, shame we are so far apart as we could have done a comparison on the cross brace. Onwards! P. :D |
Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
This.
https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/2416f1351f64.jpg Is what 18 months of work look's like. Now I don't expect you to be overwhelmed but to me this was a huge milestone. How do I know you will not be overwhelmed? Quite simply I called Lady P to come and look at what I had achieved as Woody emerged from the garage like a rather large (and Ugly) Moth from a chrysalis. Her comment... What have you done... Good job she is a bit of a Hottie or she would have been kicked to the curb years ago. Anyway... All of the plumbing is now in place, brakes and fuel, tight and just awaiting testing - only thing left to do on the tank is to trim off the ends of the inlet and return to fit the compression fittings and put the Walbro 450 in the tank https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/d615aa99dde5.jpg Tank is fitted but still a little loose as I start putting together the rats nest that is going to be the fill and vents etc. I have a cunning plan to conceal the filler but you will have to wait a while until I get to that stage. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/c79b4f3eb283.jpg As Woody was outside the garage I took the opportunity to have a tidy up, sweep the floors and move the cab liberating some much needed space. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/51cd6ac525cd.jpg Why do I need the space? Next stage of the build is to plonk this between the rails and attempt to get it started. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/3934d54a9c09.jpg I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about what I am looking too have at the end of the build process. The plan has not changed, just the timings. So...... I am going to put the LS in 'as is' I have a Sloppy Stage 2 cam and a set of 80lb SnakeEater injectors already but if I put these in I will need to buy tuning software at a cost of $500Ish. Now that $500 I can use on a wiring loom that is desperately needed - seems like a sensible choice to me - and I would still need to buy the loom even if I get the HP Tuners software which means I could add another 3 months to the build process... I am going to paint the firewall, my pal Jay has offered to be my Yoda so feel slightly more confident about it, and Raptor the floor. I 'Might" strip the interior completely and repaint it - I will see how the firewall turns out. Still need a T56 - if anybody want to donate one to the cause!- I really want to get my tree this year in Woody, lets see how close I get. Longer term I will take the engine out to fit the cam, injectors etc and fit the turbo, at that point I might go with the Holley Terminator or stump up for the HP Tuners. That part of the plan has not changed. Tuuuurrrrrrbbbbbooooooo. Strictly for burnouts and ice cream you understand. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/53de0ccc9fc0.jpg And with that I will bid you a good day! Onwards! P. :D |
Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
Really great work there... doing it right.
Though I got a little queasy seeing you warm up rattle can with a jet engine. ha |
Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
Thanks for the delivery yesterday in spite of the risk you ran of getting stuck on the Dartford crossing Paul.
Looking forward to the next part in Rezin Rockit chassis works Your rolling chassis progress looks great. Well done !. |
Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
Had an hour today whilst I dodged the rain and endeavoured to cut the grass. So, whilst sheltering from the downpours I took this...
https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/917628bded0e.jpg Added the compression fittings and ended up here... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/c16980295b14.jpg where it has become apparent that the braided hoses are slightly too long. Oh sausages... might be able to reroute them and take a little of the tension out but will revise that once I have the final position for the tank locked in. Time to turn my attention to this. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/e3751f3e245c.jpg For those not in the know this is a 2005 LM7 out of a 2005 Silverado, purchased with a reported 89K under its belt, a factory race engine prime for a little forced induction... I had previously 'thrown' the sump, pick up and windage tray from a CTS-V on there as the truck sump hangs down below the crossmember on a C10. PLUS this sump set up has better oil control as I do intend to hoon Woody around once he is back up and running. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/677af9c77093.jpg https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/d3c82b0b1e13.jpg Why take the sump back off then? Two reasons. 1. I wanted to fit this little doo hicky - a brace for the pick up tube as standard the oil pump is drilled for two but only gets one. Might be nothing, might be something but it is cheap insurance https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/38283124afa1.jpg Sorry, no picture of it fitted, I forgot. 2. A friend has offered to weld in the turbo return oil bung if I get the sump over to him tomorrow and, as it is not contaminated with oil as yet, seemed like an offer I couldn't turn down. Whilst there I thought Would remind myself on the condition of the engine which is remarkably good and hold up to the theory that it is a 89K engine with regular oil changes. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/beb2858e6dbb.jpg The cross hatching is still evident on the cylinder walls as well. https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/6e7057d7be5c.jpg PLUS! this looks as if it is a Gen3/4 crossover engine with the better rods so even more reason to intro the Whirly Boi. And finally... https://img.retro-rides.org/i/v/pauly/b19a0f020ca6.jpg Finally took what is probably the must useless tool in my box out of its wrapper for the very first time. I have no idea why I am in possession of a lb-in torque wrench but today I used it to correctly tighten the pick up tube bolts to 8.8lbft or 106 lb-in. And that brings you up to date. Going to set another 6 week target for myself starting over the bank holiday weekend so that when my mysterious benefactor sends me a T56 I am ready to go... Yea Right.... Anyway, until the next time... Onwards! P. :D |
Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
Have next week off so have agreed with Lady P that I can have 2 days ‘Woody Time’ Narf, Narf….
Short term plan is to get the engine in and running, fingers crossed that all the lines hold fuel without leaking, plus it will be another thing ticked off the list. Will definitely be out again for a tidy up but, for motivation, a good plan. Also want to get the cab floor stripped, fire wall bare metalled and any seam sealing done so that I can get it in paint by the end of September, early October. Still undecided as to if I will strip and paint the interior as yet - sort of swaying between a yes and a no. Only major things left to buy is a wiring loom, gearbox and prop shaft, set of front tyres and the paint and materials to complete the above. Better start doing the lottery! P. :D |
Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
Great progress on the rolling chassis.
I was in the same boat re. how far to go with the cab paint but decided to blast the shell and epoxy prime and go from there. (not done yet) I found a place in Wiltshire that will do the cab inside and out and apply 2k epoxy to protect it. Prior projects I have wire wheeled and scraped away for weeks but always regretted not going back to steel. That LS you have looks very tidy inside - I bought a used core sight unseen and it was immaculate inside - apart from a bad lifter that got swapped out - hope you get a good couple of days on it next week... Quote:
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The challenge comes with where do you stop... IF I paint the interior then do I blast it. If I am going to blast it do I take the windows out. If I take the windows out.... and so the snowball grows.... Fully expecting to change out some lifters and trays once I have the engine fired up but, hopefully I can put that off until I have a few miles under my belt. PLUS! I have the damn Christmas tree to pick up in Woody that has now become pretty much the only thing my daughter talks about.... Will wonder over and have a look at your build. Thanks! P. :D |
Re: The English are coming! Or..another C10 in the Motherland.
I hear you - the"original " plan was patina truck with immaculate interior and mechanicals. that way I don't have to worry about actually using it as a truck or parking it up and not worrying.
Will see what happens once the cab is done. I also need to start a build thread to get some much needed enthusiasm :-) Quote:
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