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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Finally figured out what the Facebook picture was.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
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![]() Facebook pic is a bit of a challenge for people. Glad you figured it. I loved it. Few more pics from Mrs S Our official trip photographer Tonight the Rezin Rockit sleeps here. ![]() Pretty place ![]() ![]() Dinner in the go. ![]() No, this is not all there is. ![]() Chef. Photographer. Co-driver, Tired. And a big part of the trip as Fils sidekick. ![]() Observers have commented that the registration implies Grin factor Lets hope so. ![]() Support from all over too. ![]() I am grinning in anticipation here.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Cool landscape in that part of the world. It is amazing what can grow on a vehicle if it is left alone long enough!
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
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Copy and paste of Fil’s report tonight from where they have struck camp. Quote:
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
I had to look that up - yep.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Glad you could find one. I am kinda shock that a trailer like that uses such a tiny tire. Guess I am use to all our King Kong type trailers here.
On the slightly good side, you'll get to finish your training before he gets to your place.
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Training done. ETA 6.30 but it is now traffic time and the M25 awaits, including Queen Elizabeth bridge
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
"The Road Goes on Forever and the Party Never Ends" when you are involved in old cars/trucks and bringing them home for rebuilding and or restoring or upgrading.
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And no regrets. So...... ![]() Because commercial tyre needed. ![]() Up she goes. ![]() Removed dead one ![]() Fitted new one ![]() Back on the trailer. ![]() And 3.5 hours later. And £162.00 or $210.00 or ZA R3510.00 For the pleasure later. Straight into the afternoon traffic and a delay. Next will be the afternoon M25 tango in the slow lane. ![]() My debt to Fil and Nikki continues to grow exponentially it seems. I signed up for this, so I will play the game out. .
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Cool idea for the logo!
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Stolen from the internet.
But I do like it
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At last, 26 hrs late.
Sorry team. So the last pic from the road, before they rolled up to my place was this...... ![]() So I set up with phone on video to capture the arrival. And photos for the story. ![]() By the time had done faffing with[hotels for you guys, Fil who had had a long, stressful day, was already at it. ![]() I was pleased with what I saw of course. ![]() Once unloaded, we pushed it through to the back of the kitchen. This thing is incredibly light too, I was surprised. ![]() After unloading, I hooked the Galaxy up and took the trailer up to the farm where the owner lives. ![]() They did not hear me, or the dogs knocking, and it took me 20 minutes to get Nick to answer the door. A quick chat and road report, had me telling him the one tyre had let go on the motorway, but been replaced en-route. Mainly to make sure he checked the others as usually if one goes, the rest are shortly to follow. Here is where the story changes direction for the good, in fact, for the great...... He asked in surprise how much it had been ( Do remember that I had already paid for it and was happy to take responsibility) old rule of borrowing: “You bend it, You mend it” so not a problem. I had told Fil when it happened to just do whatever needed to be done. So he insisted that he reimburse me for the cost, I declined, he insisted, I declined again, he walked away to the house, and I started to drive to the gat, and he came out with cash in hand, saying it was his trailer and would have been his cost in any case in 800 miles had I not used it. After once more declining the money, he said that it would displease him if I did not take the money, I had also offered to go half and half with him. I guess for a guy with a 4 week old Tesla, an Audi R8 , Bentley and Range Rover plus a few very nice motorbikes on his drive, who still does his own bodywork and is currently restoring an older Jeep CJ for his wife, this is not a biggie. To me, the cash was already spent when Fil had the blow out, however, this once again reiterated the nature of this hobby and the people who inhabit this space. So, result. After getting back and parking the Galaxy, we decided Fish nd Chips we’re in order, rather than me making dinner. We sat chatting till quite late, after which Fil and Nikki Headed for the camper, as they declined the indoors. My night sucked as usual, but I woke to a real nice lazy sunrise. Looking out the bedroom window my eye was instantly drawn to the Rezin Rockit. ![]() For now, it is early days and like a toddler it will take time to find its feet. Becoming a Teenager later, though still not quite knowing its ultimate destiny or even having a real identity. My day was filled with a load of small unrelated jobs and I did not get to touch it till about 3.30 this afternoon. More later.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
Way big improvement on it. Waiting to see what you are going to do with it. You figured out a drive train yet?
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There is a full build and info thread here: https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread...ockit-cleaning I have been given an 1800cc 140bhp Mazda Miata/MX5 motor and transmission for free, hope it is still free when I go collect it. So that’s the plan. Original plan was to buy a complete car that had failed its MOT test and use it as donor, but free appeals more.
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Kool. I like the idea of the Mazda over the Ferd stuff. Different, but good!
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That appeals to me. So...... Bleach city. Big brush, generous application Once All done, leave it to stand for a few minutes. Then pressure cleaner again. Resulting in this. Dulled right now, but I am sure that there will be some polish to bring a bit of a chime back. ![]() The only damage on the whole car, not too bad for a driven car from 1992 I also took off the centre bars between the roll bar and front screen. After all of this, I also added the rear lens that I got from @spacekaddett To the back end. Front end view. Happy After this, I rounded Sally up to come help me with the next job. She really is a good person to abuse.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
I am partial to the white, with the wheels you already have, regardless of the wheel color.
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How about some nice chrome hood latches?
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If I found some, they would be on. If it was decent quality chrome. QUOTE=sparkplug;5817207]again, just a rough illustration to give an idea. ![]()
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The green strip looks out of place. Still like the wheels you have the best. Maybe do the green somewhat like the race car over the nose.
I really suck at photoshop coloring so, I am not much help probably. For sure bring the body down.
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Once the 4-link is fixed, Id say easiest way for the rear is cut or shorter coils (and shocks). I'd like to say mount your front cradle assembly closer to the frame, but that looks like a whole bunch of re-figuring, so maybe cut/shorted coils and shocks. Do you know what the front end is from that was used on it?
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Morning Bill, As always, thanks for the reply, and thought pu in, I love a bit or a lot of shared, joined up thinking You are right about relocation, raising etc. This car’s whole suspension (custom chassis) setup is from an 80’s or earlier Ford Cortina. Loads of upgrade bits out there, mainly due to clubmans racing and rally car development. Some cheap, some not. Saw this, and in love.
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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
My first thought was "dang, Rian does the sketchy wood block on jack thing too!"
Rear suspension looks easy enough to lower, the challenge does look like the front. Some of the rust looks really bad...I would think about using a Mustang II front suspension from an aftermarket source and just replace the whole front cradle, mount it up higher to get it lower...
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This is England...... No Mustang etc bits readily available. At best, you will add MX5/Miata front and rear subframes. But that then adds the cost of buying a car to use as donor. I get a kick out of returning stuff from the grave (where they belong) to functional use, or even improving to where people do stop you to take a photo. We will see once I start messing with it, when I have title in my name etc. https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread...rockit-chassis In the original build thread, linked above, go to about page 23 where the UK guys started To talk about the suspension and shifting it to lower the car. It seems do-able
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I was thinking something off of ebay that you could get in the UK or at least shipped to the UK...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1941-1948....c100008.m2219
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