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

[flashed]

That really sucks about your job but you will find something better .

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

Bummer about the job situation. Could their timing have been any worse? Just after your vacation, and just before Christmas. I feel for you.

Hopefully, you find something (better) soon!

[clemdaddy]

I know that a better career move is on the horizon. You are a killer salesman and when you put the word out, it will happen.
Hope you find a little bit of time to get out in the shop and take a vacation from your vacation.

[realvc]

Rian, so sorry to hear about your job situation.

It's never easy to deal with these type things but you seem to have a good and positive attitude. I agree with Clem that there is a better job out there for you.
Prayers for you and Nicola and for a job that is way better.

God Bless you bro.

[dwcardfan]

So sorry to hear about the job. I know you will find something soon.

[Ta2Don]

You got this mate… Prayers...

[ibrown50]

Rian, gutted for you mate and like Johnny said the timing sucks. But I know what great bloke you are, believe me something better is just round the corner.

[uber cool]

So sorry to hear about your job, what a knock after such a high on the road trip. I guess that's life as they say! Knowing you you'll bounce back pretty soon. But still not nice at this time of year. But think positive thoughts for 2016. We must meet up next year maybe at one of the swap meets and me and Mark will come down to Kent and see you and Martin.

[clemdaddy]

Morning Rian, Pete and I are heading out to Eddies salvage today to check out some stuff needed for an upcoming build. We're looking for a big steel bed off a welding or service truck. The thought of going back made me think of the day that we roamed around Eddies with all the guys, picking up parts and exploring his place… made me smile. We'll get you a few Ford parts maybe… NOT.

Have a good day my friend, hope you get a little shop time, enjoy the good stuff in life and make one of those crafty little doodads you're famous for.

[chad64chevy]

Rian, so sorry to hear about your job situation! I could only echo what everyone else has said, you will find a better job! I know to many times life has thrown me lemons but you just got to keep moving! you sir are a wonderful person and I know this will not keep you down

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nicer stash.

Sorry to hear about the job. Hope you find something soon.

Originally Posted by flashed

That really sucks about your job but you will find something better .

Originally Posted by Johnny_Lamebridge

Bummer about the job situation. Could their timing have been any worse? Just after your vacation, and just before Christmas. I feel for you.

Hopefully, you find something (better) soon!

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

I know that a better career move is on the horizon. You are a killer salesman and when you put the word out, it will happen.
Hope you find a little bit of time to get out in the shop and take a vacation from your vacation.

Originally Posted by realvc

Rian, so sorry to hear about your job situation.

It's never easy to deal with these type things but you seem to have a good and positive attitude. I agree with Clem that there is a better job out there for you.
Prayers for you and Nicola and for a job that is way better.

God Bless you bro.

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

So sorry to hear about the job. I know you will find something soon.

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

You got this mate… Prayers...

Originally Posted by ibrown50

Rian, gutted for you mate and like Johnny said the timing sucks. But I know what great bloke you are, believe me something better is just round the corner.

Originally Posted by uber cool

So sorry to hear about your job, what a knock after such a high on the road trip. I guess that's life as they say! Knowing you you'll bounce back pretty soon. But still not nice at this time of year. But think positive thoughts for 2016. We must meet up next year maybe at one of the swap meets and me and Mark will come down to Kent and see you and Martin.

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

Morning Rian, Pete and I are heading out to Eddies salvage today to check out some stuff needed for an upcoming build. We're looking for a big steel bed off a welding or service truck. The thought of going back made me think of the day that we roamed around Eddies with all the guys, picking up parts and exploring his place… made me smile. We'll get you a few Ford parts maybe… NOT.

Have a good day my friend, hope you get a little shop time, enjoy the good stuff in life and make one of those crafty little doodads you're famous for.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

Rian, so sorry to hear about your job situation! I could only echo what everyone else has said, you will find a better job! I know to many times life has thrown me lemons but you just got to keep moving! you sir are a wonderful person and I know this will not keep you down

I hate this bloody iPad.

Just posted replies to all of your comments and it lost all the entries.

Anyway, thank you all for your concern and comments.

[Grizz1963]

All sorts of stuff going on in the background since I got back from the USA, so to much truck action.

In the mean time, the truck continues to fight me every nut and bolt I try to move forward. I think it is called "LIFE"

Remember these two....?



Lower control arms or Wishbones.

Well, they needed to be refurbished with new parts, including the ball joints and pivot arms.

It's a two man job ideally, and we previously did Martin's set here, they came out perfect. So had no reason to think my pair, including the replacement unit from Ian Brown and my trucks original passenger side would not just screw together.

So we did the drivers side..... Perfect !!

Then we did the passenger side and it ended up self destructing on the outer thread on one side. Grrrrrrrrrr!!!

Once we pulled the unsuccessful one apart, we checked them against each other...... Note the difference in width.



And one very mullered thread. Which meant that I needed to find a new used LCA.

I tried around the UK, but of course there are no trucks being broken over here like they are in the U.S.



I believe I have one sourced. We just need to arrange logistics, shipping etc.

Did I mention that this truck is fighting me every step of the way....??

I decided that because the truck is getting so much new stuff, the $24.00 for a pair of trailing arm bushes was another thing that needed doing. Replace the 50 year old units while the truck is in bits.
Getting the old ones out meant unbolting the trailing arms from the chassis, and then one needs to burn the old ones out.



Thankfully I have a butane burner that I use for the branding on my woodwork stuff when I turn or build items.



Once burned out, petrol cleaned the channels and made sure they were ready to receive the new bushes.



New ones fitted.....

Next problem, getting the trailing arms back up and threading the bolts through.



I decided to kick Martin out by 8.30 as he had more people to see and more stuff to do.

I will use the Jack later in the week to lift both arms up and hopefully get the bolts seated, or else I will have to unbolt the rear of the trailing arms and then refit the front, followed by the rear.



Felt good to be back under the truck.

Hopefully I can get back to doing some stuff again.

[chad64chevy]

I remember back when I did mine I had to bend the tabs that the bolt goes thru out just a lil to help with the install! since the new bushings were a lil thicker! when to tighten the bolt it will pull it back in some, a lil love from a hammer will help also!

[flashed]

You have luck like mine but it does get better.

[Palf70Step]

Good to see you back on it Grizz.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by NevEno

Here it is!

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Good to see you back on it Grizz.

Thank you guys.


Interestingly, the Lower Control Arm I needed has made an appearance, in Ada, Oklahoma from Paul "NevEno" who is doing a crazy build and will not be needed get it. Paul's build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651979

Thank you Paul.

However, yesterday, Brandon his friend went to ship it, and they quoted him $500.00 for shipping.
Brandon's build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=653691

So my next problem is to find an agency or way to ship it out to the UK for a lot less than that.

I know it should not cost that much as I have shipped stuff before.

So if anyone has ideas, recommendations to make on who to use to ship it out, please let me know.



In the mean time, it's almost the weekend...!!

[ibrown50]

Just sent you a message

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by ibrown50

Just sent you a message

Thanks Ian.

Good to speak to you earlier too.

[ibrown50]

Glad to see you got it sorted, good to speak to you too and break a leg on the 14th Jan (just not like Don did )

[NevEno]

On its way!!

[Grizz1963]

Well, after starting out at a crazy quote for getting the LCA to the UK yesterday, today got a lot better.

I posted the same basic question on various forums I frequent as well as messaging Steve Lang of Langies Hot Rod Shop, who I had used before to bring in my complete front end rebuild kit at sensible money.
I also contacted my friend Dennis Jones who is involved in NASCAR Truck racing and other motorsports in Missouri via FB and then gave him a call this morning early before he went to work to check out prices for me too.

Various replies from various people left me still looking.

By 09.30 U.S. Time I got a text from Paul in Oklahoma to say he had managed to get the parcel sent off at $100.00 for shipping.

I was happy to pay that, could not collect the part in the U.S. for that.



Thank you all for the input and advice on getting this here.

This is why the interwebs rocks.

Thanks again NevEno Paul.

[chad64chevy]

that's good that you got the lca I was going to ask you if you had found one right around the time paul offered his! seen a c-10 longbed at the yard down the street, body is to far gone every panel is tweaked! but anyways glad you got one

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by ibrown50

Glad to see you got it sorted, good to speak to you too and break a leg on the 14th Jan (just not like Don did )

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

that's good that you got the lca I was going to ask you if you had found one right around the time paul offered his! seen a c-10 longbed at the yard down the street, body is to far gone every panel is tweaked! but anyways glad you got one

Good to speak to you Chad.

I hope you get some real truck time soon. However, family time is always first.


Today I went back to the scrap yard for the first time in months.

It has changed, new ownership, new rules......

Thankfully I can still go inside and look for stuff, as before, funny how respecting the yard, guys and their rules, has paid off.

I now have to always wear a hi-viz jacket. Only rule change.

They have cleared a load of the tonnage as they one part owner has been bought out and it is now being run much tighter.

A couple of weeks ago I saw a really cool mod where someone had fitted some small steel trunks/toolboxes under the bed, behind the cab, where extra fuel tanks would normally be fitted.

I found an old BT (British Telecomunication) steel toolbox that should make just the right sized toolbox under the bed.

It's very rusty, but a clean up, rust converter and paint should see it ready to be fitted.



Price: one kilo of sugar......

Mojo booster.

[Palf70Step]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

.........

A couple of weeks ago I saw a really cool mod where someone had fitted some small steel trunks/toolboxes under the bed, behind the cab, where extra fuel tanks would normally be fitted.

I found an old BT (British Telecomunication) steel toolbox that should make just the right sized toolbox under the bed.

It's very rusty, but a clean up, rust converter and paint should see it ready to be fitted.
.

That is a cool idea. I got plenty of "stuff" lying in my shed that might work also

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

That is a cool idea. I got plenty of "stuff" lying in my shed that might work also

When I saw it Bill, I knew it was a great idea and that I needed to do it as well.

I want to keep the load bed clear.


Got in from work......


Parcel wrapped in Cammo Gorilla tape all the way from Florida.


Thank you Captain Erik !!





Pretty spot on where I am taking my collecting these days.

Different is good.

Plates were on this little red number.



Anyone who likes trucks.... I like.