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

[Paul Y]

Had a 302 in my Mk1 Capri 'back in the day'... Was quite entertaining...

Would be a good addition to the fleet, whereabouts in SA is it? One of my many brother in laws would be available to give it he once over if it is in the Cape and you wanted a second opinion.

He is not easily pleased....

P.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

congrats on the new job. bigger check is cool too but i hope it won't require too much additional time. we need some rian time creating more thingamabobs and whatya-call-its. the stuff we would never think to do but then wonder how we did without one.
you are proof, my friend, that we can't have too much fun.

Thanks Clem,
The new job will take a lot more time, but it will make my heart a lot happier. The extra Benjamin's will go toward filling the hole the last four years created in my savings pot as I do not usually touch the salary, only bonuses and money generated elsewhere goes into the truck pot.
I will continue to build thingamabobs and whatchamacallits as they allow me thinking time and and sometimes are practice for other jobs.

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Thanks Don.

Originally Posted by Paul Y

Had a 302 in my Mk1 Capri 'back in the day'... Was quite entertaining...

Would be a good addition to the fleet, whereabouts in SA is it? One of my many brother in laws would be available to give it he once over if it is in the Cape and you wanted a second opinion.

He is not easily pleased....

P.

Thanks Paul, I have a friend who lives some distance away, but has to go there for business, the seller however seems to have disappeared, not answering his phone....... So let's see what happens.

[Grizz1963]

Door check modification link

I add this in this way as an entry, so we can all find the thread again.

CLICKY LINKY

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=668783

There is also this great write up by Van Pershing on fitting them.

http://www.persh.org/pickup/DoorChecks.htm

Thanks to Jay "Lugnutz65" for documenting a great modification on the rubber stoppered items in the thread.

I will be going down that route for my door checks.

I am constantly amazed at how this truck makes me smile, and challenges the way I think and do things.
How little wins result in big grins on my face and in my soul.

We are fortunate to have found these trucks to spend time (and money) on.

[ibrown50]

I was going to order stock replacements from LMC, I'm so pleased you posted this, cheers!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by ibrown50

I was going to order stock replacements from LMC, I'm so pleased you posted this, cheers!

Glad it helped.

There is a link to the EBay items in a thread I started in the general section, but you would have to shorten them.

[Grizz1963]

KiwiKev, hotrod builder extraordinaire built one of these a few years ago, I wanted one as well......

CHECK HIS GARAGE THREAD HERE:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=64560

What I will be aiming for.





Motivated by friend Clem in Fayetteville, Arkansas I thought I would show this mini-build as well in case someone wanted to copy it.

So I started to collect bits and pieces as time went on.

Some bits found, some donated and some purchased, the most expensive by memory was £3.00 for the Lion no2 vice.
The pipe vice was 50p at a bootfair last year, and the little vice found at the tip.
The small anvil made of a bit of mini railway line. There is also a larger bit of rail line for hammering on.

Truck brake drum was donated free by a local truck service station and the piece of RSJ found by friend Woodsie in a skip.




So I started off by just cleaning up the bits that will be added to the tool post (no idea what it should be called)





No2 Lion vice cleaned up, just the oil and dirt at this point.



My favourite is this 50p pipe vice.



Next up I need to plan what goes where and to keep it functionally balanced.

More after the weekend if you are interested.

[uber cool]

Rian you're procrastinating, get on with the truck :-)

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by uber cool

Rian you're procrastinating, get on with the truck :-)

Awesome Tool you are building as well...

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by uber cool

Rian you're procrastinating, get on with the truck :-)

Eventually

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Awesome Tool you are building as well...

Thanks Don, I think it will be useful on the drive.

[Grizz1963]

I have been experiencing insomnia for some time.

This morning was noting new, so after surfing the web for a few hours, in bed on the iPad, it was up, feed cats, myself and down to the garage to play quietly as Nicola had threatened me with some seriously debilitating injuries if I were to cut and grind at 6am.

So 6.30 is not 6.00 or is it?

Anyway, I decided to keep the garage door shut and started by making a long nosed mini Anvil from the one I made a few years ago. It works fine, but I also realised that sometimes you need to shove stuff like pipe deeper over a point to work it.



Later I opened up the garage and decided to start using one of the quiet tools so that I would not wake up the neighbourhood.

I had just started when I felt a hand on my shoulder........

Ooooopppsss.....!!!

Well, not that bad, Nicola wanted to get to the shops early so got up, showered while I was tiptoeing around the garage and came to see if I wanted a cuppa tea.

So I made her take a pic of the quiet tool.

Compressor running inside the garage, and plasma cutter outside.

This is a bit quicker, albeit rougher than a 9" grinder.

Cutting the post to size, I went for 780mm although the standard size should be around 750mm for a table top to mount stuff onto.



Next up, plate steel for the base and table.

[uber cool]

I keep thinking I need a plasma cutter too, but not sure how much I'd use it? what's the max thickness it will cut?

[Palf70Step]

You must have a REAL Good cutter. My Miller Plasma cutter is only good for sheet metal. It would NOT cut 11 gauge sheet when I was doing a BBQ couple years ago.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by uber cool

I keep thinking I need a plasma cutter too, but not sure how much I'd use it? what's the max thickness it will cut?

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

You must have a REAL Good cutter. My Miller Plasma cutter is only good for sheet metal. It would NOT cut 11 gauge sheet when I was doing a BBQ couple years ago.

Plasma cutter came in handy.

RSJ was 10mm and this steel plate about 6mm.



H shaped cut out for steel to fit through.

Welded in place.



Initial mock up.



Marked out, cut out and finished, drilled.



Base plates welded in place.



Post welded in place.



Different angle.




Yes, I am pleased.

I will paint just the base, without the vices and tools.

Keeping them in their original paint.

[Ta2Don]

That's Awesome...

Just pack it in your suitcase when you head this way, I could find some use for it...

[clemdaddy]

just a suggestion. i've used semi truck brake drums before for bases on grinder's and shrinker/stretchers and what i found out is that you need to weld the drum to a big truck flywheel on the bottom. the additional weight will make a big difference. 2¢... keep going on bro... lookin' good.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

That's Awesome...

Just pack it in your suitcase when you head this way, I could find some use for it...

Along with some Curly Wurlies??

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

just a suggestion. i've used semi truck brake drums before for bases on grinder's and shrinker/stretchers and what i found out is that you need to weld the drum to a big truck flywheel on the bottom. the additional weight will make a big difference. 2¢... keep going on bro... lookin' good.

Thanks Clem.

I am hoping that the 100kg invested in this will be enough.

If you look at the base that I welded on, you will see a solitary sad bolt screwed in as well.

It is there as a preventative measure...... If the stand is not stable enough for things like hacksaw and filing, then I will add in a "foot pedal" on which my left foot can rest to steady it.
I think the weight is fine at 100kg but the base is small, so may pivot if used.

[Grizz1963]

Raining here since 04.00 which meant no bootfair, this is two weeks running now we had weekend rain...... So I am suffering with a bit of withdrawal symptoms.

Went down to the garage at 06.00 to move the stand indoors and dry it, as I want to clean up the brake drum and RSJ a bit with a flap wheel before getting some old grey marine paint I still have from when I painted out the rear of the '63 Transit van a few years ago.
I had thought of painting everything one colour originally, but the also thought about it and had it pointed out to me that they had all "earned their stripes" over time and deserved to keep their original paint.

When I did the little anvil's screw down holes I decided to also drill a pair of holes into the top aspect of it, one large and one small for those times when you need to bend and whack something very squarely.



I had been asked by "1/2 Cup" in Australia what I thought the stand weighed.

Without tools attached it is just over 82 or in old English 12 Stone 8

The tools weigh another 18kg or 2 stone 11

So the total weight is 100kg or 15 stone 5 in English.



Heavy bloody thing I tell you, even rolling it about without the tools attached.

Decided that I will flap wheel the scabby rust of the base and post followed by some Hammerite.

[61K10]

RIAN--you're suppose to be working on your tk LOL!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by 61K10

RIAN--you're suppose to be working on your tk LOL!

LOL.... I was hoping nobody would notice.


Never one to leave Well, Alone.....

I found some Poo Brown Hammerite this afternoon and after grinding the whole stand clean with a pair of flap wheels, I proceeded to brown it up.

Kept the two plates Hammerite grey and some detail around the base and up the RSJ edges.

Will add the tools tomorrow, then Job Done!



Perfect way to spend some bank holiday weekend time..

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by 61k10

rian--you're suppose to be working on your tk lol!

what he said !!!!!!

[Modges'66]

Rian,
Way-cool workholding-station!
Nothing better than being to hold-on to the item that you are fabricating!
Very nice!...Now finish your truck!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by mjh1965

what he said !!!!!!

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Rian,
Way-cool workholding-station!
Nothing better than being to hold-on to the item that you are fabricating!
Very nice!...Now finish your truck!

OK........ You win.

Added the tools to the stand.

Also made two hooks that are attached to the underside of the bolts for hanging hammers etch from.

Very pleased with the outcome of this whole stand.






I guess I have now run out of excuses with the truck, and need to be getting back to messing with it, and getting some rust etc sorted.

[flashed]

I love the new Tool-a-ma-gig stand ,cant wait too see your next adventure .

[disasterbus]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Rian, that is awesome - just don't give yourself a hernia moving the damn thing around

But, in the meantime I agree with everyone else............

Finish fixing this ............





.................. before procrastinating any more

PS - same applies to Martin - I'm bored with being the only one with a truck on the road

[mjh1965]

Kerry I have been out of the country twice and away for four days in the UK as well . Rian has no excuse as far as I know