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Old 03-20-2024, 04:07 AM   #6560
Grizz1963
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!

Wanna buy a Peugeot mister??

Cheap as chips.

Spent some time on the 206CC

Tried to open seatback as suggested online in order to try get to the boot lock to pop it open.

Ha !

No luck.

Any more advice or help?

I really need to sell this very cool and powerful little car, in order to make space. It truly is surplus to needs.


Back seat, seat back removed.



Also spent time sorting through some more piles of stuff, including electrical wiring, sockets, plugs etc.

Then disassembled the wooden skid or trolley that I had built for the Rezin Rockit build, it made moving the body and chassis much easier to move around single handedly.

I had part of a custom made Chevy C10 cab rolling trolley mate Martin had made for his build, discarded after use, I collected it from his scrap pile, cleaned and painted it.




After removing the wheels and then finding a load of nuts, bolts and washers I put it all together.

Once again the little DeWalt impact driver with 1/2 inch adapter made life easier, it did the same for disassembly of the wooden skid frame.
Wood will be used as part of a new cab lifter that I need to make up.




Ready to rock n roll with the cab.

Cab gets bolted or mounted over these cab mount bolts.

Than one can move it about, but it is also raised above the ground.




Getting a C10 cab lifted is a four man lift.
It is big, heavy and awkward to lift, then carrying it forward, rearward or rolling the chassis out from under it.

To make life easier……

Step in the cab lifter, I will make a new one as the one previously made, is both rotten and some way away from here.

Using an engine hoist inversely, one can singlehandedly lift and remove a cab.

Video I made 9 years ago when Martin was removing his cab the first time.

https://youtu.be/LxcuePYK-8Q?si=3WDT2K8UAKfKpARe


Looking forward to more tidying up today.

Progress is slow but happening.
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