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

[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

[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.

[Ta2Don]

The Dynamic Duo has this!!!

[CRGRS 66]

That is a great picture, you have a lovely bride, and you clean up not so bad too!

[mjh1965]

Well I got home from work and got a couple of hours truck time in . I can't believe how many plates they had welded over the inner and outer rocker panels instead of just replacing them .





Looks like I have a little bit of a job on

[4mulaSvaliant]

Great build man! Ill be keeping an eye on this! I cant imagine how much of a pain it can be having to deal with shipping of parts... That would drive me crazy! Hahaha

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by 4mulaSvaliant

Great build man! Ill be keeping an eye on this! I cant imagine how much of a pain it can be having to deal with shipping of parts... That would drive me crazy! Hahaha

Thanks. The best bit about needing parts is it gives me an excuse to go to the states for my two week holiday. As you might have seen in the thread I always bring lots back with me . And get some time in the Florida sunshine that way the other half gets a holiday and she is happy to help bring back parts as well . Which makes up for working in the garage in the cold in the UK winter

[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]

Well got a little progress done today
Started cleaning the floor



Tried on the outer rocker

[mjh1965]

Well got a little progress done today
Started cleaning the floor



Tried on the outer rocker

[duallyjams]

That's a heck of a build in a tight space, being part of the can do crew you make it look easy.

[clemdaddy]

very nice job on the floors and rocker. after seeing what all fell out of that old rocker i was thinking the floors would be really bad but it looks like they are in good shape.

consider using a spray-on truck bed liner on the floors as well as the underside. it works good as sound deadener and waterproofer. you probably knew about that stuff, just throwing it out there anyway.

[Ta2Don]

Rockin' right along mate!!!

Looks great, you will have this knocked out in no time...

-3 C this morning with the high forecast to be 2 C… I get to dig a couple of post holes and mix some quikcrete...

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by duallyjams

That's a heck of a build in a tight space, being part of the can do crew you make it look easy.

Thanks James . If you looked through the thread I had to put the chassis in the garage . Once I get the cab done I will move the chassis into the carport and start fitting all the new parts onto the chassis after I have painted the chassis

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

very nice job on the floors and rocker. after seeing what all fell out of that old rocker i was thinking the floors would be really bad but it looks like they are in good shape.

consider using a spray-on truck bed liner on the floors as well as the underside. it works good as sound deadener and waterproofer. you probably knew about that stuff, just throwing it out there anyway.

Thanks Clem after stripping the inner and outer rockers off the floor was not to bad it's been plated at some time in its life but they seem to have done it properly . As for the floor after I have painted I intend to cover it the dynamat or something similar . As for painting it first I will look at spray on truck bed liner thanks for the tip
Martin

[Grizz1963]

Ready for a day of travel and spending money on more truck bits yet Martin??


Hopefully by tonight you will have the last of your "holiday spares" ehhhh??

[Ta2Don]

Spending more on the truck...
My spy satellite dropped me this image...

[Ta2Don]

Here's the Dynamic Duo after a day of sourcing supplies... including a Sand Blast Cabinet...

[mjh1965]

Today Rian and I were up and away from his place by 07.00 which is tame, but I only got to bed at 01.45 and probably to sleep by 02.00 then up by 05.30 to sort the dogs out and get ready to pick Rian up by 07.00 as he had already texted me by 06.00 to check if I was up......

Anyway, we were off to Maccess for all sorts of spares etc, Don posted a pic of the trolley earlier.
Rian got a new battery for Nicola's MX5 and some paint primer, Schutz, cleaning agents and a 22 spanner to replace the one modded for the shock and spring replacement jobs.

Next up we went to KMS to buy a little Sand Blasting Cabinet for small parts........

At the counter Rian realised that what he was about to buy would not serve our purpose very well, and promptly made an executive decision to buy a large cabinet on legs. Fortunately we were in my Ford Mondeo ST Estate........ which swallowed the box with ease.

Lastly, we went over to Ron Fenton of STS Imports Ltd. He is in Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex.

Ron has previously brought in parts for me on several occasions, and his service has been exemplary. The last time a new bumper I had imported got damaged in transit inside the container, and he immediately replaced it for me, ordering me a new one, and sold the damaged one to Grizz at a sensible rate.

Today I collected a pair of inner fenders.... ORIGINAL, not reproduction, which I will use on my rebuild as a reference point for metal replacement on the cab etc. I also got my new cab insteps in stainless.
Lastly, a brand new Radiator support to replace the rotten one my truck was fitted with.

We spent about two hours with Ron.

He has been bringing in a load of Ford Crown Victoria front ends for fitting to older trucks. Seems they are easy fit units, delivering disc brakes, steering etc at reasonable cost to UK builders.

Ron also had for sale a slightly rare beast........

A 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado.






So that was our day in Essex.

On the way back we stopped at McDonalds for a chicken wrap meal and a drink, the came to Rian's place.
Fitted the new battery to the Mazda, and then sat chatting, including a long Face Time chat with Ta2Don in Arkansas.

These trucks do make life interesting.

Dropping off the sandblasting cabinet to Rian's



The inner fenders that I went with Don to collect in Tampa Florida



The front radiator support panel



And last of all the rocker panel inner trins

[Ta2Don]

Glad your bits made the transatlantic trip…
Hope the duty wasn't too hard on the wallet...

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Glad your bits made the transatlantic trip…
Hope the duty wasn't too hard on the wallet...

I was there.........

£152.00 in English money.

That is a lot of extra on top of the purchase price.

It really hurts my head seeing Martin have to pay out so much in import duties and courier costs.

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

I was there.........

£152.00 in English money.

That is a lot of extra on top of the purchase price.

It really hurts my head seeing Martin have to pay out so much in import duties and courier costs.

It hurts my wallet a lot more than your head .
It still works out a lot cheaper using Ron at STS Imports than having the supplier sending them direct . If I rember correctly it would have cost about the same to send the radiator support directly . So by sending the lot in a container with Ron is quite a saving BUT IT STILL HURTS