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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Very Nicely done!
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
I see you have on your invisible safety shoes again.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
![]() Thank you all. Evening Gents (Ladies) I plan on getting started on the welding on my truck soon. A few random holes will need fixing..... Including the dash. Any advice on what to look out for etc, in order to get the best possible job done, gratefully received. The modern Radio/CD player seems to have been fitted by a mad Badger with a meat cleaver. Note the edges...... WHY, Why Why can people not do stuff right or just leave it alone if they have no bloody clue? ![]() So I opened the small parcel first, it was from Illinois, from Dan "WhippinSaw" and was the replacement panel for the radio opening in my trucks dash that had been put there by an Angry Badger on mind altering drugs. Lovely bit of replacement metal to be welded in when I cut a huge hole in the dash. Thank you mate. ![]() Speaker hole in drivers door to be closed too, with a donor panel from a 65door. ![]() B pillars need to be repaired and welded up too. Advice happily received. ![]() ![]() Thank you in advance. If you have a thread on cutting and welding a dash, please post links in here. Look forward to this.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Maybe you can find someone to cut some panels out of a scrap cab when you come to the states later. That would be the easiest to fix those speaker holes.
The panel bond works great for some things, but since those areas are exposed I prefer the welding thing for the smoother look. Only advice I know is very slow. Tack, wait, grind, wait..... do again.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
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Very good to be back on the truck.. I feel ready to get back into it. Had to stay away from it while my head and heart was screwed up. Possibly more than most realise. Quote:
I will try. Don’t have time to find a set of panels in the USA before welding them in. Needs more speed. Random alert. Been away at a sales conference, training and more corporate “stuff” at a hotel at Heathrow airport One of the things today was to model some kids Play Doh to represent something that meant something to you. This was actually something I did after the initial modelling assignment. Representative of my 26 years in this industry..... and what I head when managers go on and on. Managers, take note. ![]() My model was a truck, filled with balloons in the rear, plus of course Roadkill Kitty under the wheel. ![]() ![]() After leaving the meeting, the M25 was busy, but not total chaos, popped in to see Joymand Wyzz her dog, then down to Morrison’s to get some food and bread. Well..... When I stopped there was an abandoned shopping trolley with £1.00 in it, and when I left....... there was another abandoned trolley. £2.00 in my pocket, or $3.00 scored. Why would I say no to free cash? ![]() Bought three cases of discounted Bud Light for Sunday, £4.40 saving per pack. So £13.20 saved. ![]() Got the bread, then went to look for meat for Sunday’s BBQ and found the in-house butcher marking down short dated meat. These people are crazy anal about the dates. I bought Fillet steak, Pastrami Briskett and some pork chops...... Check the crazy price reductions. Bought £38.00 worth of meat for less than £2.00 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brought the meat home and prepped it for the oven. Extra garlic and olive oil, sealed in foil and into the oven for 6 hrs at 110’C ![]() In the end, adding up the savings, I had saved £51.00 or about $75.00 I am looking forward to seeing what the final,result is. Contemplating smoking one of these on a fire too. Back in a bit.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Very Nice.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Rian, glad you like Bud Light. It seems that is about all that gets brought into our house. I have been known to pick up some Bud Light Platinum, my wife likes the 6% stuff. We will have to keep the Grill and Smokers Hot when you visit this Fall!
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Thank you Bill.
Pleased too. Quote:
Looking forward to September. Had to do a small bit of welding for Mickey next door today, trolley meant welder got pushed all the way there and back. ![]() Then cut grass etc, at one point saw a parcel had been propped up against the side gate that was open. Turned out it was from Chris, the GrumpyNorthener. He does some serious restorations, often having concourse winners too. Some of his work. http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/...ty-power-retro http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/...nt-restoration And where today’s gift came from. http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/...e-find-content ![]() Opened it to find a note, ![]() And every item individually wrapped up. Exactly what you expect from a guy who always gives the best to his customers. Humbled for sure. ![]() Plates to add to my collection, two from the Jowett rescue he recently did. Thank you mate. ![]() Back to that Briskett I cooked. Crazy how well it came out. Falls apart and increbly tasty. ![]() ![]() Tomorrow @johnnybravo and @samta22 will get to try it. Looking forward to a couple of early Bootfairs and then some good company as @CraigRK will be over too to return the plastic pallets Prozac took him last year. ![]() It will be a good day. Sam was busy with this today. ![]() But his pile of special bits were waiting at his car. ![]()
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Congrats. on the shop time and truck progress and hosting a great meal.
So glad to see your back on the truck build.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Good to see you back at it on the truck. Nice work today.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
18 months! Life goes by to quick doesn’t it.
Great start on the speaker holes, they will be great when it’s finished, are you going to fit seatbelts?
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
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So am I ![]() Thanks Bill, I am very pleased with the progress I made. Perfect day for me. Quote:
Hi Ian, Time certainly flies. The speaker holes were a real issue to my head as I prefer the clean metal look. Yes, I plan on fitting seatbelts, they are a part of my psyche, so I feel mush better with them fitted. Do you have advice?
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Thought I would add a short clip of JB driving the joggler off the compressor.
Certainly a tool worth its price if you are doing panels with good metal. Not sure how much hard work a manual one is.
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I too am going to fit 3 point seatbelts. When thinking about how I might do this, the task that perplexes me the most is how to fit and weld the threaded retainer plates into the cab pillars for the upper (shoulder) mount. It occurred to me, perhaps too late now, that the speaker holes would provide the perfect access.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
CALLIN MARTIN
CALLING MARTIN...... YOU STILL HAVE NINE FINGERS. COME,TELL US HOW TO FIT THESE THINGS PLEASE. Quote:
There are a few ways to do it. I want to find a set of red retractable belts. And will fit a third seat belt too.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Congrats on the speaker hole repairs , they look great . You do good work.
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Not to bring up a subject on safety but it looks like your whole crew needs some lessons! I know what could go wrong RIGHT! They do wait to break out the Beer that is a good thing.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Nice work. Every little bit of work is progress.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Absolutely agree.
When I built the teardrop trailer, I used to get an hour or two every day, before work from 4.30am or work till 11.00pm I promised non Truck, random stuff. Dennis in St Louis, Missouri seems to have run out of storage space for toys and tools. So what do you do next.? Build a replica Vintage Gas Station........ Dennis has decided to build a Shell themed station, so if anyone has any Shell items to give away, donate, whatever..... You know where to send them. So the Polebarn guy started this week. ![]() First roof rafters up. ![]() Rear view ![]() Front view and what will be the forecourt. ![]() WATCH THIS SPACE. No truck work tonight, but did go dig around in the garage after Bret in Austin, Texas challenged my thinking...... His Garage and Woodwork thread: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/...d.php?t=185236 Did I have an air driven cutoff tool? So I headed out and found some stuff.... ![]() All the gear, no idea. ![]() Also, having the right lodgers, helps. 40, 80,120 grit flap discs, 1mm cutting discs and thick grinding discs brought to add to my collection of tools, only problem is that they are 230mm discs, there goes the guard on my 115mm grinder for the flap discs, not the grinding or cutting discs. ![]() ![]() Hopefully by Saturday or Sunday I will be back on the welder. Thanks for all the feedback and sharing Guys. Much appreciated.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Nice tool run!
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Nice to find stuff you forgot you had
Quick Dennis update. Progress is good at the moment Friday afternoon. ![]() ![]() Most of my weekend was committed to Joy, pictures, mirrors, shelving etc needed to be fitted, fixed and made up. Her cat, waiting for dinner. ![]() ![]() So I checked my pile of stock ![]() Made up some shelving, extensions etc. Found this unit in the garage. ![]() Prozac packed. ![]() Arrived at Joys place and got onto all the things that needed doing. ![]() One of many jobs done. ![]() After I finished, Joy made us dinner. Wyzz was hoping for a share too. ![]() More about the weekend soon.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Sounds like a good weekend Rian!
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Rian, Slow and Steady will get the work done. Looks good Glad you bought that welder, seems to keep you motivated.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Absolutely Bill.
It is great to feel my life has purpose again. Quote:
And agreed. Slow and steady will get me there.
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