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

[Palf70Step]

I should have told you Rian you would need a spacer. The thought just passed thru the empty space between my ears. I think I used a 1" spacer, but don't remember. I had issues clearing top of the HEI distributor with my air cleaners.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

I should have told you Rian you would need a spacer. The thought just passed thru the empty space between my ears. I think I used a 1" spacer, but don't remember. I had issues clearing top of the HEI distributor with my air cleaners.

Thank you Bill.

Not a problem, I have ordered a 1/2 inch, let’s hope it does not prove to be 50% of what I need.


Saw this elsewhere.

Made me smile.

Originally Posted by brading

[Grizz1963]

Follow up to the weekend

Just got in from a two day meeting.

Snow on the way home, cat unimpressed

But got the spacer and PCV.



Fitting and try out over the weekend.

Saturday morning may be me and Prozac over to Essex to pick up a load of wood for the fire place.

Sunday morning is Kent Breakfast meeting again.

Looking forward to it.


Unimpressed with me leaving her alone for two days.

[Grizz1963]

Very rough week at work.

But therapy was at hand when I got in.

Small job, cleaning up the horn push.



Looks better now.

Just need to figure what to do about the cracked front.



Prozac into action in the morning.

Off to Romford to see mate Steve, and collect this lot of fire wood, kindling.

[Grizz1963]

Up early, then headed out to Romford in Essex in Prozac.

Was headed to see SawdustSteve and wife Jenny to visit, see their cats, chickens and a new Spanish refugee....

Oh and I got to pick up a full load of cut pallets from Steve for my fire place.

More importantly it was great seeing good people again.

Refugee.



Looks a lot less than it is, and the rear sunk a bit.....

No action photos.

The van that can.



At about 11.15 I left Steve’s place and headed over to Henry’s place 15 minutes away.

Of course usually it is him visiting me and doing wiring etc.

Today it was my turn, no work done, just got to play with his best mate, a Siamese cat and try take in everything in his garage and shop.

He has bought himself a Project, and his wife loves it, NOT 😁

1990 Porsche 944 S 2

A former Press Car.





Bought running and on the road, it did not take Henry long to start fixing and upgrading, a lot.

But of course if you see things like the Oil cooler......



And some of the muck that came out of the feeding duct, you will understand why he went down the slippery route of getting things right.



So soon it was Hubs, brakes, suspension, brake lines....



Calipers

Before....



After.




Upgraded, rebuilt shocks.

Everything has been, and continues to be touched with Henry’s magic wand where perfection is the only way.



It did not take long to go past 2.00pm with us talking shop, cars, bikes, vintage bench vices and everything inbetween.

So I needed to get home to work on the Blazer too, before dark, so coffee, biccies etc and then eventually homeward.

Another great day.

[Grizz1963]

Sometimes things really do pee me off.

So I ordered a 1/2 inch spacer to get the air cleaner raised and fitted to the Holley carb in the Blazer.



Ermmmm, Nope.

Too tight, just no way of fitting it.

Call in the side cutters, and duct tape.

After correcting it, the gap was about 2mm and I placed it where there was a metal wall.



Done.




I will apologise in advance, but yesterday Harley was on one of her missions, holding tools, inspecting, approving and generally being an absolute pain in the butt. Certainly had the wind up her tail.

Kept on walking about the engine bay, despite me putting her on the ground repeatedly.



It was cold, and the wet and chill combined made me realise she is just mad for being out there.

Typically she to try out the perch.



Settling on the edge while I fitted the PCV valve to the truck as well.



So needed the latest bit of action on the Blazer.

[Grizz1963]

I continue to be amazed at this little car.

I started this thread to find out more on various forums and learned enough to decide to go look at the car today, after speaking to the seller who is the second owner only, having bought it a year ago from the first owner.........

Thread: http://retrorides.proboards.com/thre...tispace-bought

So this was the ad.



2001 model Citroen Berlingo Multispace in 1400cc petrol guise. A rip snorting 75bhp from the factory.

This car came with a full length electric sunroof.







.

This is now the third time I am taxing this for the road, at £230.00 for the year, or under £1.00 per day, or certainly under a Dollad a day, it continues to be one of the most efficient tools on my drive.

Add to that the smiles per mile, minimal fuel usage from the 1.4 liter petrol engine, and I keep wondering why I keep looking at other options to replace it.

I seem to be a bit of a car whore when it comes to looking for the next good time. Which I still do, daily.

But right now, Prozac will continue to darken my drive with its all to familiar shadow.

[Grizz1963]

And.....


For your amusement


This car came in for a silencer repair as it got a bit noisy.


https://youtu.be/qSZy89FMQ-0



Wonder if any other issues were addressed.


Yes, in South Africa.


Thought the Blazer had some issues.

[Grizz1963]

Sunday....

Fog, really thick fog, even at 11.00 it was still thick.

Started the Blazer up optimistically this morning, I continue to be amazed at just how willing and easy this truck is.

All the electrical seem to be back on track.



Washed it out front.





So it cleared up by 13.00 and I got going and headed down to town with a silly grin on OMG face.

Parked up and headed into Rochester.



Nothing like the smell of Castrol 2 Stroke smoke.

Lambretta blatting around.




Rochester Cathedral.





Front doors.



Detail.

[Grizz1963]

More walkabout photos








Love these, protective grids around trees.



A bit of art.





Rochester Marina on the Medway river.



Street poet.



And spotted, on a traffic control post.




And finally......

Death in the streets.




Weekend over.....

[Grizz1963]

More random pics.

Shared with me by a friend.

And no, nothing for sale, secret location and the rest.













Meanwhile, back in St Louis, Dennis’ son’s house is taking shape.

Underfloor heating, electricity and plumbing going in.




Studwork for both floors going in, my favourite truck in the background.



And while the weather sucks, he continues to build signage for the gas station.







And the Blazer headed home late Sunday afternoon.

Never bought gas.... honest.

[Grizz1963]

More dripfeeding our passions....




The last few days have been unseasonably warm.
I see my plum tree in bloom outside.
And over the road.....





RIGHT

RIDDLE TIME.


Mickey brought this over tonight, for me to hang on the wall.

He says it is Porsche, I have no idea.

So answers on a postcard or reply on here......

What is it, or could it be from.

Bottom view.



Quite shallow.



Yes it is.




Top view.





And the angry sky tonight, looking over toward Essex.

[roll_the_dice]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

RIGHT

RIDDLE TIME.


Mickey brought this over tonight, for me to hang on the wall.

He says it is Porsche, I have no idea.

So answers on a postcard or reply on here......

What is it, or could it be from.

Bottom view.

I am sure you know that Moto Lita is a British SW company. I have seen these on Porsches, but without the Porsche symbol on the horn ring, it is probably impossible to know if it ever was on a Porsche. I know they worked with Aston Martin in the 60's. I have seen some for sale on Rennlist in the $120 range...but that was a few years ago. It is definitely a cool looking SW. Display it proudly. I have some horn rings displayed from various manufacturers. I think they are artwork from the 40's to 60's. Nice find.

[Grizz1963]

My good friend Stas and I were having a loooong chat on WhatsApp today.

Stas who lives in Siberia with his wife Katya (famous in her own right) and two kids, was alone today because he had just sent them off to China on holiday with his in laws.

Yesterday they did what comes naturally and went to watch some local races.


Pics are all you need.



Stas today.

































The race drivers also take the kids for rides on the track, and encouragemgrass roots interest.

Stas’ son Rotislav getting a turn.












That’s all.

[Lokin4AReason]

so digging this UAZ-452 ( 4x4 van )

[Grizz1963]

Some more, sorry I did fall asleep.

Walking around town, this is what the dogs see.











Harbour.






Possibly my favourite shot of the day.



After our picnic on the harbour wall, we went home via Faversham to Mate Neil who was building an extension to his garage, and I got him to pull down one of the two little Turbos he will be fitting to his Chrysler Valiant V8 when he gets to that point.

A happy man for sure.




Lastly, back home, it seems the season is changing at last, flowers, blooms, green shoots and a multitude of birds in the garden.

This makes me happy for sure.




Looking forward to some Blazer time this weekend.

[Grizz1963]

Well, you all know there is a lot of randomness in my posts, usually no rhyme or reason.

Took the Blazer out for a nice drive yesterday, and took Sally along.

She drives a modern daily, a Corsa, so typically well planted, secure suspension, her comment was “It is rather wafty the way it cruises like a ship”

Made me chuckle.

I do enjoy taking pics of this truck Sally seemed to be in on it all.







Wind was pumping......




I do love this truck as well, differently, but just like Prozac, it makes me happy.

I actually have spontaneous laughs.



We ended up on the farm on the way home and Sally tried a selfie with both of us, so I had to photobomb it with my eternally present camera.



Back home I rewarded her for putting up with me, and also for having told me a couple of times the last three weeks to get my finger out when summer comes and start working on my ‘66 C10 bodywork in order to restart all I let go of three years ago when Nicola left.
Our divorce came through last week as well, after the courts had lost our paperwork previously.
So my life can now get back on track, a different track, but a track nonetheless

First BBQ of the year.




Steak and Sausage supplies by Thörsten from Germany, chicken and pointed peppers and coleslaw from Aldi.

It was a good one.



For desert, Sally made us bananas with chocolate buttons slipped into sliced gaps, wrapped in foil, put on the slow side of the fire, and after 15 minutes, served with squirt cream.

Sublime.



And HARLEY STARWALKER.




Sunday report and photos to follow.

[Grizz1963]

Well, second Sunday, every month, regardless of how many weeks in the month, the Kent Breakfast Meeting is held at the Woodman in IDE Hill, Sevenoaks.

All American cars, regardless of age or style is what it is about.

Sometimes an odd non American slips in....

The pub is family owned, and they facilitate meetings for various car, bike and other clubs.

Details below, because they are worth it.






So I headed out at 08.15 in the Blazer and a mile from home I pulled over for the first photo.

















More to come.

[Grizz1963]

More.




My car of the day.

Immaculate

Origin

[Grizz1963]

One of the nice things about this meeting is that everyone talks, inside and out in the cold.

Some leave earlier as they have families, and other things to deal with.







I headed out by 11.30 as I wanted to pop in at friends Kevin and Theresa’s place, and also to see if Paul was working on his Mercedes Benz.

This has been lowered, modded to an inch of its life.

He and his son are building another one with a V8.





Real gas stop today, spent £50.00 to get the tank just over 1/2 full.



Gas prices for our various neighbors in America, Russia and Australia to compare with whatever you are paying.

Price is pence per liter.




Eventually got home and found that the wind that has been blowing at gale force today, had broken a pillar and thrown to fence panels down the road,
Thankfully my company car was parked over the road, or else it could have had some damage.



So came to an end, a great weekend

[Grizz1963]

Friday after a stiff work week, I had Sally over for dinner.

She arrived with a gift.

2019 Road trip T-shirt.



Five states we should be hitting



Random car park pic.



I also got a message from Big Mike, a guy I met years ago, offering me a couple of chairs to recommission.

Of course I had to say yes.....

Delivery scheduled for late Sunday.





Saturday Sally and I spent some time together and also had lunch, Turkish.

£11.00 included two coffees.





Sunday was NSRA Swapmeet

Looking forward to it.

[Grizz1963]

Sunday.

NSRA SWAPMEET

@CraigRK, and his son Kyle picked me up at 08.00 and we were off in search of tut and bargains.



On the way there....














Gasser style Ford.







More to come.

[Grizz1963]

Random pics from around the Swapmeet.

Toooo much stuff to see.








Real oddity, electric motorcycle £400.00

This is a real factory bike.

The Can-Am behind it was £1500.00 a good looking item.



Anglia.

[Grizz1963]

Cock shot.



Immaculate 1000cc custom.





Possibly one of my favourite items all day.

Price was steep for my taste, but I love it all.

Note the different attachments this guy had for his prosthetic






Famous in their own lunch times.

Dez Stringer of Stringer Fabrication, and Kev From Wales aka KFW.

And yes, that is a complete stepside bed on the roof of the VW Passat.











More to come

[Grizz1963]

Plymouth, one of my personal WANT cars.



Kyle, being a 17 year old, is constantly growing, so food is paramount.....

At least he looked after us too.

Hot, cinnamon donuts were perfect in the chill of the day.



Cock shot truck.





Loads of stuff not photographed.

But pretty certain you get the drift.

Great seeing good, and old friends.