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

[Ta2Don]

Blame the crack in the drain pan on those pesky invisible monkeys...

[Palf70Step]

I am really interested to see what you guys do with the Mazda heater stuff. My 64 needs a lot of help in that area too.

[Ta2Don]

Diggin' the Triumph!

Grizz rockin' the Safety Boots...

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

I am really interested to see what you guys do with the Mazda heater stuff. My 64 needs a lot of help in that area too.

Hi Bill, I plan on photographing it all as I go along, with clear explanations.

As it is a valid modification for anyone not interested in doing a 100 point nut and bolt Factory restoration.

I will be attempting to blend the switch into the standard stuff so that it seems standard, rather than having modern plastics on the dash.

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Diggin' the Triumph!

Grizz rockin' the Safety Boots...

You will be even more impressed that till I got back home, I was wearing a pair of Sidi Courier boots and Kevlar trousers........

Common sense may not be that common in my garage, but a large dose of fear goes a long way toward any attempts at self preservation.

As you may be able to deduce from the timing of this post, it is 05.00, I woke at 04.30 after going to bed at midnight, with my body tingling and ready to get going again, so now surfing the web with a mug of tea and some McVities Digestive biscuits.

So need an 8hr night of sleep.

[Grizz1963]

Just found this really helpful thread on FIREWALL HOLES.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=598918




I think I have a few spares, including a clutch hole.

[ibrown50]

I'm keen to see the blower installation too, a great days work and great progress

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by ibrown50

I'm keen to see the blower installation too, a great days work and great progress

I know Ian , I should have taken pictures when I did mine. It fits really well . The trouble with the original setup is , if the heater core leaks the water runs down into the motor . Then it's ruined . For us in the UK the cost of a new fan blower is expensive , where as MX5 parts are readily available and best of all cheap

[uber cool]

Grizz, be caution of Martin's intentions, he's try to make your truck look like his, next he be saying why don't you take the body off. lol.

looks like you both had a productive weekend

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by uber cool

Grizz, be caution of Martin's intentions, he's try to make your truck look like his, next he be saying why don't you take the body off. lol.

looks like you both had a productive weekend

As if I would do that
He needs no incouragement from me .

1 His engine needs cleaning and some new gaskets
2 He needs to clean and paint the bulk head ( fire wall )
3 He has to fix a small oil leak on the auto box
4 The front suspension needs some new ball joints
5 And best of all I like to tell him its easy to pull the motor out and it was

[uber cool]

But it will be a shame when the chassis is painted up to the cab and the bit underneath isn't painted...................scope creep is a terrible thing,,,, also quite evil. Ive been trying to teach Mark about this, as he keeps saying what about we just take this off and that off.

[Grizz1963]

Went to bed at midnight, woke at 04.30 when my body said it was sore and wanted pills.......

Today I had promised to Nicola as she let me go out and play yesterday.

Bootfair Today included a pair of like new "Irregular Choice, Mutiny" shoes for £15 going straight onto Ebay. (Google it)
US plate 50p
Car parking sign 50p
Jack Daniels buckle 50p
Gorilla iPhone case 50p
2x Universal fit tips, new 50p each
New baseball cap 50p
Back to the future T-shirt, new £1.00
Union Jack flag £1.00
Stars n Stripes glasses stand 10p
Plastic 357 Magnum 20p
4 small glasses £1.00
England flag 20p
5 packs drill bits £4.00
Load of Lego characters £2.00
Got to be good.
Nicola bought some dresses etc £1-2.00 each.




This whole gang of Lego figures for £2.00 are going straight over to friend Bret in Texas as he and his kids are Lego freaks.

Thought they have to be worth more than the £2.00 paid for the job lot.




Original plan was for IKEA but after we came home plans changed so it was off toshops, followed by a Subway sandwich meal with cookies, and then a McFlurry.

Home by 3pm at which time Nicola cut me free.

So I went to the garage, cleared all fittings, wires from the bulkhead, and closed every hole with ductape. Then pushed the truck out, got the pressure cleaner etc ready and then spent a few hours scraping and applying about 4 litres of GUNK cleaner everywhere.

Harley was a PITA again today, wanting to help all the time.



Used the jack to lift it up higher to get maximum access.



I tend to forget I do not fit in little spaces so easily anymore.



All done, back in the garage. This job has taken up so much time, but needed doing.



Engine and box next to get cleaned.

[Palf70Step]

[clemdaddy]

you know… of all the folks on the forum, you and martin definitely, have the most fun.

thanks for sharing some...

[flashed]

Definitely one of my favorites to follow .

[Grizz1963]

Well, a lovely day it has been.

Up early, loads of "Honey do's" around the house, then cut grass, cut some plants back, followed by clearing in front of the garage, and unpacking the caravan shed to get to some of my glass blasting media, which typically was stashed under the beds, under many parts.

Moved the bike up to the house, pushed the truck up,the drive, and got the compressor started, connected to the blasting cabinet I bought last year, filled it with about 35kg of crushed glass, the. Got started with parts of the heater unit, mirror stalks, followed by various other bits.

Inbetween I had a few problems, including the humidity causing the nozzle to clog up, the compressor feed pipe springing a small leak and the viewing window getting progressively more invisible.

By the end I really could not see what I was doing.

Any advice on how to retain visibility, that is not just the dust, but dulling of the plastic as well...... How do you keep visibility up to something sensible??

Ready to start.



First piece, getting it ready for Ian Brown to Pinstripe over winter when he settles down.







Also did these little guys from the tailgate while I was at it.



All primered...........

At this point one of the cans of red oxide primer stopped working halfway through and I will be wasting a half a can of red oxide....... Really gets to me.



At this time, Mickey from next door came around to take a look.

He seemed pretty happy with what I was doing and suggested I could carry on.




So I carried on and eventually finished all the pieces.

The heater parts are all Satin Black, and the rest, including the engine mounts and their nuts n bolts were made Gloss Black.

Next job is to enlarge the bottom hole by about 4mm all the way round to fit the Mazda MX5 blower and controls to the heater unit.



After packing everything away, I cleaned up, then took Nicola out for a wedding anniversary dinner in town.

Tomorrow it is off to the Hotrod show, hopefully to meet up with some friends, buy some stuff, trade some stuff and generally have a good day in the sun.

Hope to get really lucky and find a radiator too.

[impala4speed]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

By the end I really could not see what I was doing.

Any advice on how to retain visibility, that is not just the dust, but dulling of the plastic as well...... How do you keep visibility up to something sensible??

Hi Grizz,
Just want to say I've been really enjoying your thread and the work you're doing.

On my blast cabinet I use these clear film protective lenses that tape to the inside of your cabinet glass:
http://www.tptools.com/Cabinet-Inner...rotectors.html
When they get dull and scratched just pull them off and replace with another.

Also, this vacuum system works well for me:
http://www.thegaragegazette.com/index.php?topic=65.0
The dust trap really helps to prolong the life of the shop vac.

Hope this helps and keep up the great work.

Denny

[ibrown50]

A busy but productive day! (and an even busier one today no-doubt ). The part turned out really well

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Looks good. Hope the chow with the boss was good too!

Magnificent dinner, thank you, despite the pint/500ml beers being £5.00/$7.50
Fortunately I rarely drink outside of home and Nicola in principle has tap water

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Looks like a good day's work put in...

Hope the evening out with Mrs.Boss was beyond enjoyable...

Most definitely Don, was a great day.

Originally Posted by impala4speed

Hi Grizz,
Just want to say I've been really enjoying your thread and the work you're doing.

On my blast cabinet I use these clear film protective lenses that tape to the inside of your cabinet glass:
http://www.tptools.com/Cabinet-Inner...rotectors.html
When they get dull and scratched just pull them off and replace with another.

Also, this vacuum system works well for me:
http://www.thegaragegazette.com/index.php?topic=65.0
The dust trap really helps to prolong the life of the shop vac.

Hope this helps and keep up the great work.

Denny

Your first post since registering in 2012 Denny, thank you very much for looking in, but even more importantly, thanks for the guidance. I will get some of those, and do not have a shop vac, other than an old bagged vacuum cleaner, so may look at that too.

Originally Posted by ibrown50

A busy but productive day! (and an even busier one today no-doubt ). The part turned out really well

Ohhhh yes it will be Ian.

Going to a Bootfair now, then off to the north.

See you later.

[Ta2Don]

You are killin' it mate...

Did Harley get a bath via the pressure washer???

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Thank you Bill.

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

you know… of all the folks on the forum, you and martin definitely, have the most fun.

thanks for sharing some...

Interestingly Clem, Martin and I were chatting today on the phone between jobs as we often do, we travel for hours at times and the cars or vans get bloody boring. He was just saying that his truck is fighting him at the moment.
We get to vent anger, frustrations and concerns on each other, and the 15 miles between us is probably just far enough to keep the friendship interesting.

We do laugh a lot, and shout at each other at times.

Originally Posted by flashed

Definitely one of my favorites to follow .

Thank you Flashed, hope to keep you in reading material for some time.

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

You are killin' it mate...

Did Harley get a bath via the pressure washer???

LOL. I was very tempted to give her a blow with the pressure cleaner.

I guess a little every day will see it licked some time.

[Grizz1963]

What does £131.00 buy you from WASP Performance?

I am very happy tonight.

These have put a silly grind my face just thinking of them fitted.





Need to still get and build the 2.5" pipe work and get some 3" flanges to step down to the 2.5" from the 3" cutouts.

Did I mention Anti Social Thuggery?

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

What does £131.00 buy you from WASP Performance?

I am very happy tonight.

Did I mention Anti Social Thuggery?

[Ta2Don]

Just got off the phone with the boy… He tried the Kohl's near him and…. wait for it...

Long story short… they didn't have those shirts, and when he tried to get some assistance, that is when the fun started…
The girl, at the register he went to, was one of those classic… "lights on, no one home" individuals... He asked her about the shirts, and if he could get some help in that area, cue the Jeopardy theme music, and she went into blank stare mode. She looked at his phone and pic of shirts, then looked at computer screen, then back at t-shirt display in the distance, then back at boy, then at telephone near register… by this time the boy's wife started for the door… he remained quiet waiting for anything, then said "Forget it" and left...

He's going to check at another Kohl's...

[Grizz1963]

Thanks Don.


Got home tonight and my new gearbox mount had arrived from Langeys Rodshop.

The one that was on the truck had perished and fallen apart, so needed replacing.



I was up at 05.00 to get out the house by 06.00 today, had an appointment over in the Barnet area for 08.00 and 09.00 followed by some more visits around that side of London and a pop in to head office to pick up some materials.

Fortunately I was able to pop into Real Steel between appointments to pick up some parts for my engine, and some bits for mate Martin.

The guys there are just amazingly helpful and patient.



After work I fitted the gearbox mount and got some measurements for the flanges I need mate Darrwn to laser cut in Stainless Steel and mild steel for me that will be welded to thenY pieces and exhaust pipe when I build it.

Cereal box engineering at its best.

10mm request was based on what is on the QTP Y pieces, but Darren suggested 5mm will do the job equally well.



Once these are made up they get Tig welded to the stainless Y pieces and the mild steel units to the actual exhaust pipes that needs bending and fitting to the Flowmasters.

[Ta2Don]

Awesome mate...