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

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Those really do look good sir!
The Grizz logo, is that a brand, as in super hot branding iron?

Hi Michael,

Thank you for the reply and compliment. I still think you guys are the masters, I just mess with wood as I do not have the metal working skills you guys have, though that will have to change when I have inspected my truck in the next day or two and ordered the patch panels I will be needing, as I cannot see myself making up repair panels from flat sheet metal at this point.

The Grizz Logo was kindly made by a guy called Shep, who frequents www.ukgser.com which is a BMW GS motorcycle forum I play on.
He completely randomly sent me a PM and asked if he could make me a brass heat brand to mark the stuff I turn.... of course I said yes please, as it was always something in the back of my head.

Drew up some artwork and had a friend who is clever on PC's etc do a vektor pic that he then fed into the work machine cutter and he produced and posted me the brand.

Here is a link to my wood turning thread on Retro Rides's "Readers Other Modifications" section

http://www.retrorides.proboards.com/...gain-16?page=1


As delivered:



I just use a pair of long nosed pliers to hold it in the butane flame of a weed burner I found at the tip, as it loses a minimal amount of heat and thus heats up fast, not wasting gas.





Used it on the inside and outside of the Electric Cigar Box Guitar I built about two years ago as a challenge.

BUILD THREAD LINK: http://www.retrorides.proboards.com/...having-youtube



And a pic of Harley, the security cat stuffing her face. She loves the woodwork shed and garage.





Always checking if everything passes security.




Right, the garage calls.

[TJ's Chevy]

HAHAHHAHAHAHHA!!!! My cats are the same way! lol!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by T.J. MCCAULEY

HAHAHHAHAHAHHA!!!! My cats are the same way! lol!

We have three rescue cats, all different and would not change one.

They do fill a special gap, like dogs and gold fish....

[Grizz1963]

This is a bit of a cross over reply.

I bought a 210 liter compressor from a mate for £100.00 a while ago, but the thing is £&%$$%£ Heavy.

So I decided to add some wheels.

Original plan was to buy four with single bolt fixing......

But then I said to Mickey next door that a shopping trolley would work well.

He then got me a broken bakers trolley from a skip at a job he was on.

So the trolley was the Tip Treasure.

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Said trolley



Stripped wheels off.



Had some 10mm steel plate to cut to size for mounting the wheels onto



Was going to engineer and drill holes, recess the heads etc, to recycle the allen head screws and nuts, but decided it was a PITA not worth pursuing. So welded the holes onto the plates and tacked the corners and edges.



Went out for the afternoon, getting home around 16.00 and then back to the garage.

It was already getting dark, but then who needs light when you weld??

I used the small jack to lift the tank to the right height and a couple of magnets to hold the wheels in place.





View from outside.



JOB DONE......Mobile compressor.





Close up time for today.





Tomorrow I need to get under and about the truck to see what bits of patch panels I need to order in from the USA.

Looking forward to getting on with the body work and of course paint in the new year.