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

[ad_coupe]

The scrotes a keeper, just need to pull my finger out and finish it. lol

[mjh1965]

Yes Rain I do need to sell the MX5 but I need it to stop raining to be able to sell it. Its always better to sell a convertible in the spring
This is the car with my old bike

[ad_coupe]

Rain don't you have an mx5 aswell?

I sold mine 2 weeks before chistmas. lol

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by ad_coupe

Rain don't you have an mx5 aswell?

I sold mine 2 weeks before Chistmas. lol

This is definitely getting a bit weird......

Looking at the fact that there are a bunch of MX5's and motorbikes mixed in with Chevy C10 trucks we have.

Twilight Zone?

[Grizz1963]

Well, as Martin is not as much of a reporter as I am, I think this will fit into his thread as he will ultimately be involved in my trucks bodywork as an advisor and trouble shooter (trouble maker)

He had been looking for a V8 engine to go into his truck for quite some time.

Martin's truck is going to be a lot of show and less go as he does not need a 400BHP monster.

He found a seller on Rods n Sods recently who was selling a 307ci motor with auto box for sensible money and decided to drive the 180 miles there to go look at the motor and see it all in the 57 Chevy truck it is in at the moment. The motor and box were from a Chevy Caprice wagon Roger broke a few years ago.

So on Saturday morning, armed with some wood, hammer, nails, tie down straps, overalls, gloves and a bag full of food and coffee,with my trail bike trailer behind his dog walking Mondeo ST estate we set off at 05.40 to drive up to Derbyshire......Heated seats were a bonus.

Stopped after 2 hrs for the loo....




We got to the sellers home at exactly 09.00 and found a real petrol head and his wife living there.

Roger has had some Street Machine featured cars, including a mad Orange SAAB years ago, tubbed and madly modded, which lives in Germany now. He still has a bunch of varied Saab's and is a keen old skool Scooterist with a bunch of stunning Lambretta scooters as well as some projects that are in process.

First to meet us was this Saab pickup, made from a Saab 7 seater estate that he saved years ago and uses as a general runnabout.



Front view.



Chopper in process.



Beauty.





Saab with Ford V4 power. Another one of his winners.

The guy really does love his toys to look good.



And another Saab in process, that will end up like all his other spotless examples...... Leadsled with 3500cc Rover V8 with a blower on top.

Should make for an interesting car.



Having seen and heard to motor run and move under its own power, Martin agreed to buy it.

The deal was good for Martin with the engine and gearbox being unbolted from the truck and sold as it was with all ancillaries including power steering pump etc.

Roger also threw in a pair of Kenlowe fans, a massive radiator with integrated oil cooler, a prop shaft and other bits for the build.

One of the biggest scores of the day was a pair of block hugger headers that Roger gave to Martin along with the motor they were fitted to.

Having all the bits n pieces from its original Smog control still on the carburetor etc, Roger had built from heavily layered glassfibre a nice under bonnet scoop to cover all the unsightly bits and pieces.

From the time we landed Martin could not keep his eyes or hands off this piece that bolts down over everything..... in the end he convinced Roger to sell it to him for £75.00 which I thought was a great price as you could not make it for that money.

Rogers truck.



Clean bay before removing the motor and box, and I have to say, not a mark on any of the paint after all was done and removed.






Time for a change of Face.....



Martin trying so hard not to buy the scoop.....



Ready to rock n roll....

Strapped down, one of the hooks still managed to make a bid for freedom by the time we filled the car a couple of miles later.




The rest of the road trip was filled with talk, driving and eating all the food we had brought alon.

Got to Martins place, moved the truck out the way, unhooked the trailer and stashed it behind the truck.

The engine will go into the garage once he moves his V-Rod to his mums garage and makes space to store the engine till he is ready to fit it.



That's all for now.

Hopefully Martin will pull finger and start his own build thread some time.

[mjh1965]

Thanks for doing that engine purchase update Rian, gives me more time to order parts instead of keeping my thread up to date .

[mjh1965]

Hi all, I have a question related to relocating tanks to the rear.

I have looked for threads showing the relocating of tanks.

What I need to know is the distance from the side of a long fleetside to either the edge or centre of a bed mounted filler so that I can have it exiting in the centre of a regular length of bed wood.

Unfortunately I have a checker plate metal floor at the moment which will probably stay for the time being to carry the bike when the time comes.




I am getting a tank made in the UK due to total cost involved in getting one from the USA, using the measurements of one of these :
http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodin...number=ATK6372

This is the look I would love, with the filler dead centre of the board



Any advice or pictures and diagrams and measurements greatly appreciated

Thanks. Martin.

[mjh1965]

Well I thought I update my thread
My front fenders have arrived from brothers .




Due to the constant rain here at the moment I have been working in the garage on the engine, cleaning and getting it ready for paint . I plan to start the strip down on the truck in the spring once I have most of the parts .

[Ta2Don]

New Metal!!!
Cab Corners will be there tomorrow…

[mjh1965]

Hi Don
Rain told me we should get a delivery on Tuesday . Hope to go over to Rian's some time over the weekend to collect them . Unless I can get him to come to me. Many thanks Martin

[McMurphy]

I got mine a few months ago, and hung them on the wall out of the way.... I have decided in my tight space, they are going to be the last body part to go on.
A $730 order from Brothers (where I got mine as well) was $1300 with shipping up here to Alaska. I can only imagine what you went through to get those.

Good luck with your build, I like to watch !!

[mjh1965]

Hi McMurphy
They were $504.97 for both fenders and a chrome front bumper .
The shipping to Florida was $198.44
From Florida using a shipping company they went in a container and when they arrived in the Uk it cost me another £211 about $340 that was shipping and duty
This was the cheapest way to do it . The bumper got damaged , in the container but the shipping company promised to replace it . So waiting for the next container to come over with my new front bumper
Martin

[McMurphy]

I feel for you, and admire you out of country guys and your builds. This isnt a poor man's hobby by any means.

[AUS64c10]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

I feel for you, and admire you out of country guys and your builds. This isnt a poor man's hobby by any means.

You have to be really patient as well as international freight takes time.

The worse issue I've found is if something doesn't fit or the wrong item is sent the cost to return it normally exceeds the value of the incorrect part.

It's not so bad if it's a stock part but if the truck has been modified you have to research and find out what the part it is or where it's from as you can't just drop it on the counter at the local parts store and say i need one of these.

[Grizz1963]

Just got home.

Parcel has landed so your cab corners are here.

Thanks Don, for rerouting them from Top Banana who do not ship out the country.

[Grizz1963]

Expecting Martin here later to collect these.....

The cup was a £1.00 charity shop find by Nicola for his work van, as customers pee him off regularly. It is a rather LARGE but exactly what you need on a job out there.....

[mjh1965]

Just a note to thank Don for sending the parts to Rian . Collected them the other night . Thanks to Rian and Nicola for the mug.I will put it in the work van and use it as a sink it's so big
Martin

[Ta2Don]

You're Welcome Mate!!! Time to get Cuttting, Welding, & Grinding!!!

[mjh1965]

Well some of you that also read Rian's thread,will know that Rian and me built a carport to keep my truck in . Well today I fitted the sides . But I had to make the side panel sliding to enable me to open the truck door . So a plan was hatched and off I went outside to start building .
Sides fitted


Side panel open

This shows how and why I needed to make it slide


As it shows it's good to have a good neighbour as I open the truck door in the opening to get out
Now all I need to do is fit the front gates and I have somewhere dry to work on the truck
Martin

[ad_coupe]

Brilliant, like it.

[Grizz1963]

Great job mate.

Next up...... a pair of gates.


To put perspective for those not familiar with UK properties, the drive is real narrow, so Martin reverses in, stops at the point under the carport where he can open his door, gets out into his neighbors property through the sliding fence panel, leaves the truck in neutral and then just pushes it back to the rear gate, adds a small block of wood to the front wheel, shuts the side panel, and once the gates are in place, he will be able to close the gates and shut in his adopted sons motorbike in front of the truck.


I am really impressed with the result today.





Of course the supports under the rail need to be completed, and he will be adding a window section above the panels to reduce the weather gettting into the carport.

[Ta2Don]

Very Nice… Adapt & Overcome!!!

[mjh1965]

Hi Rian if you notice I have already fitted a panel under the runner section after you left . The gates will be fitted when you get a chance to come and help me ( hint hint ) Martin

[lowlife4life]

Which rear bumper is on that turquoise 63 BBw? Loving the new steering wheel where is that from. I'm definatly watching this build

[mjh1965]

Hi lowlife4life .
The guy with the turquoise 63 imported it already done . As for the steering wheel I got that from Autonets on eBay they were very helpful . When the column arrived the hazard switch was faulty . I sent them an email and they replied very quickly and sent me a replacement switch all the way to the UK free of charge within a week .