Martin's mi-STRESS, 1965 Long Fleetside C10 "Rebuild in ENGLAND"

[Grizz1963]

I am amazed !!

At this point I would not be walking away, but rather running like the wind.

That does look terrible mate, but I know you will get it all sorted and rebuilt in no time.

[bj383ss]

That does look nasty Martin. But as Rian said you will get it all set right. To answer the question, some people are stupid, lazy and too cheap to do it the right way. Plus when it comes to welding some people are just terrified of it.

[clemdaddy]

damn... i hate coming in at the middle of a build. you are tracking towards a mighty fine truck and i know all the problems will be solved... keep after it... you've got a great team and the energy to get it done.

god speed... and i drink way too much to park in your driveway.

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

god speed... and i drink way too much to park in your driveway.

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

damn... i hate coming in at the middle of a build. you are tracking towards a mighty fine truck and i know all the problems will be solved... keep after it... you've got a great team and the energy to get it done.

god speed... and i drink way too much to park in your driveway.

Thanks Clem I will have to drag Rian over here kicking and screaming to help this time.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by mjh1965

Thanks Clem I will have to drag Rian over here kicking and screaming to help this time.

Hmmmmmmmm???

You know there is no kicking and screaming...... Just need to keep Nicola sweet. That way I get to buy spares when she buys shoes.

[Grizz1963]

PS. Check out the first pic in this thread.....


http://retrorides.proboards.com/thre...-build?page=29

Who would you rather spend sime with


Still, as a team, you and I do well. You are the brains and the muscle, I make good BBQ's and tea.



Party time on that rust.

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by bj383ss

That does look nasty Martin. But as Rian said you will get it all set right. To answer the question, some people are stupid, lazy and too cheap to do it the right way. Plus when it comes to welding some people are just terrified of it.

Thanks for the encouragement guys I don't mind the welding . I just hate putting other peoples f--- ups right

[Grizz1963]

Tonight the truck was loaded to work again.

Mate Martin will be starting his sandblasting soon, after doing some welding.

So we loaded the compressor and a crate tonight.......

Nothing like a ramp to make life a bit easier.



Ian supervising the tie down.



Can you say LOWER...?



Ready to Rock n Roll.

[Grizz1963]

After dropping the compressor off for Martin, I came back home driving rather briskly...... through every roundabout and other bendy bits, the truck felt a whole lot like a modern car, sure footed and going where I pointed it.

Grizz's Redneck Express delivering compressor -...

I am amazed at the transformation.

This is a modification I would highly recommend to anyone with one of these trucks. Of course there is a lot more radical stuff you can do to the truck including C-Notching, airbags, dropped spindles etc. The sky is the limit, or the size of your bank balance.

I think that with imported parts, it came to about £100.00 or $160.00 per corner to fit these Brothers Trucks parts.

After all the driving and hooning, the suspension must have settled for now, so it now stands like this, unfortunately, I had not straightened the steering wheel up front for the photos.





After Nicola and I came back from the shops, Martin came over and we went to go look at a 1990 Chevy Dayvan.

I was interested in the steering column, as I want a replacement column shift steering for my truck, and Martin is looking for a decent 350/350 or 700R4 combo for his truck. He will be selling the 307 and gearbox he bought running out of a truck earlier this year. The rest of the Dayvan would be sold off as spares if we bought it for the asking price of £800.00

When we got there and looked it all over, the steering was locked and the ignition mullered, Martin also decided for once to be sensible and walk away as the peripheral costs of making this engine run, could end up being more than than he wanted to spend.

HOWEVER, we ended up spending a great afternoon with Wayne the seller and some of his mates at his industrial unit.

I did have to use the bathroom, and the whole bathroom was done just perfectly, and I could not resist taking this pic of the toilet seat cover....... Just perfect for an Avatar.



We eventually left there and came home via Screwfix.

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

I am amazed !!

At this point I would not be walking away, but rather running like the wind.

That does look terrible mate, but I know you will get it all sorted and rebuilt in no time.

What's the point of running away . I would only end up at yours and working on jour truck