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Re: Grizz's Redneck Express 1966 Chevy Short Fleetside RESTO-GO!
I used a Regular flaring too not that nice one from eastwood for mine, I never really had any issues with the flares. Always wanted to try that flaring tool though, with the dies. Maybe that kind works better with Steel.
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![]() Thank you Don. The pipe I sue is real soft. Never worked with steel, but guess it is not easy.
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Copied and pasted from a thread I started in the general section as I know we all read differently.
I have searched under Two Tone, but cannot isolate pics of dashboards done in two tone. I did manage to find two in the Two Tone truck tread. Right........ I plan on painting my truck Two Tone in red and white when the paint gets done. A lot like this gorgeous truck below. ![]() With my Red Rallye wheels and either a whitewall or black wall tyre, not written on. These are my actual wheels, waiting for new tyres when I am ready to fit them. ![]() I saw these inbetween size white walls on an Australian trucks build thread today and have maybe seen them once or twice on cars and trucks in the past. So unlike the skinny whitewall tyres I had on the truck before, or full wall whites, these are different, which I like. ![]() BACK TO THE ORIGINAL QUESTION.......... Does anyone have photos of a two tone dash with BLACK on the top where these have white? ![]() ![]() Mate Martin did his yellow dash in satin black and it looked awesome, but I would like to see more examples of possible. Thank you as always.
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Rian you can take this photo over to the Photoshop section and they can work their magic and make it any color you like.
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Aaaaaahhhh. Thank you Rick !! I was not aware of it. Great idea.
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I like that truck pictured above and I like your plans for yours .
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Great day out in Royal Tunbridge Wells with Nicola yesterday. Today I took the most leisurely approach to the day. I had a very good old friend who suddenly found himself redundant after 11 years with a company this week, pop around to drop off some stainless steel braces from a building he had demolished, possibly to be used in the load bed as supports. He also brought me some cans of cavity foam and most importantly a load of these brackets. He stayed for quite a few hours which was great. Usually used as corners to build temporary frameworks when doing asbestos removals, he thought I could use a bunch of them to build an outside spray booth framework. They have been stashed away for future use. ![]() At this point Nicola came home with the shopping and it had become the afternoon, she brought home fresh jam donuts, and fresh Tiger bread, so my friend and I climbed into that before he left around 2pm. So I went back down to the garage to make up the 1/4" front brake pipes and then the 3/16" rear pieces. The more you do, the easier it gets. ![]() After this I went back indoors to write up a photoshop thread on various forums and then back to the garage. Then had to start the bending, and copying the old brake pipes. I am very pleased with the way it has come out. ![]() ![]() Looking down from the top, so much better than the units removed. ![]() Outside the cold and darkness around the garage door side chased me indoors, so I will finish off the front lines in the morning.
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Again, good job Rian. Looks like your ready to start your own bendy business.
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Looks good ,now tell me what Tiger Bread is ,never heard of it .
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very nice work making the brake lines . that red and white truck looks great ,
I have been thinking about a weathered red and white paint job for my truck after I do all the body work. |
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I would love my truck to come out even just half as nice as the red n white truck. Glad the brake lines have come out as well as they have.
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Last bit of the new brake lines done today. The fronts including those bloody spirals I love on some other builds I see around.
So got up and out late, and started bending, copying and shaping the new pipes, using the old ones as a sample. ![]() Finger tightened all the ends as I made them up. The pipes can be shaped once the engine, gearbox, inner fenders etc are all back in. ![]() ![]() Once they were all bent, etc, it was time to start on the spirals. I had originally added an extra 500mm per upward pipe, after I had measured the circumference of the rattle can I planned to use as post for the spirals. If you want to do it, I found using a double dose of good masking tape to hold the pipe in the start position, and then to wind the pipe tightly around the can till you have the righ spirals. After this, I used the can as a lever to twist the pipe till it was basically in the right position. ![]() First pipe bent and ready to wait for the rebuild to complete. They have to follow the inner fender profile and then end up under the hood next to the master cylinder. ![]() Second one done....... ![]() Final pic. Whatcha think ? Yes, I am very pleased with the results at this point. ![]() Rest of the day given to marital and family bliss.
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Looks great Rian, nice jobs, and congrats on passing 100,000 views, which you will no doubt have done by the time you read this
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That looks great Rian. And yes I had a good time yesterday, except for some traffic issues on the interstate (they decided to move Mardi Gras floats on I12, so it took me 1 hr 40 mins to go about 12 miles). Made me thing about the automatic change over in the mule.
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Wow !!! I lost track of post and view counts. Saying that, my thread on Garagejournal.com has in excess of 550k views. Quote:
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Well, tomorrow is February.....
Time flies. Been three months since my first trip to the USA for the road trip of a lifetime for mate Martin's birthday last year. Nicola and I were discussing holidays recently as she needs to go to Thailand for a month to visit one of her best friends of 20 years. I have been there before and loved it and have tried for three years to get her to visit her friend. To which she eventually agreed. While chatting, she said...... "Are you going to Clem's again this year?" I had never considered going again, as it is not a cheap undertaking, despite it being one of the most awesome things I ever did, and meeting some of the most incredible people you could wish to meet made it a trip of a lifetime. I said no, as the money is better spent shoved into the bank in my opinion. And this immediately got Nicola's back up. Some of you may know that Nicola works in a funeral home. So her response to my declining a trip, was to say she sees too many people my age in her mortuary, with family members often saying they never did anything they dreamed of, so what is the use of being the richest guy in the graveyard ? So I contacted Clem and found out the date of the Cruise In and requested an invitation, which he confirmed. Looks like I am headed out again in October, there are a few people and places I need to get to while there. People I missed out on last year. So I give you map one as an opener for my 2016 Road Trip. ![]() Hope to land around the 7th and need to leave by the 20th October. Looking forward to reconnecting with some great friends and meeting up with some I have not yet met.
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BTW, is it the weekend of the 17th? I wonder what 10hrs feels like in the Mule?
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this is great news… and now that its declared on the forum, to thousands of people, it must be true…
Bill, the party is the 3rd Saturday in October, the 15th this year. Too cool if you can make it also. Rian is a superstar of having a good time. Plan for the weekend if you can. |
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wow, Rian! I just read to Dixie what Nicola had said to you, her responds was she's got a very good point! I will see you at Clem's this yr. my friend, as I'm taking the whole weekend off for it this time NO matter what!!
progress on those brakes lines look great, I'm going to go with braided hose and -3an fittings! I have figured it to be about $30 in just 3an-to- inverted flare fittings
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Epic, another Grizz invasion.
What about Martin?
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Sweet!! Another road trip. But the route on the map did not go through Strawberry AR.
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Rian take your time doing the bodywork and paint on your truck ,
and your truck will be just as nice as the red and white one !! your doing a great job on everything else . |
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We are fortunate many of our girls let us get on with our toys. Quote:
Easy for a guy like you. Get up an hour earlier than usual at 3am and hit the road by 3.30 if you prepped and packed already, and with 40 minute stops you can still be there by 4pm at 60mph and no stress. I may have to buy you a beer or coffee ![]() Quote:
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I will do, despite the truck fighting me at times.
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Another day where I did nothing actively to the truck, but the "side bar entries" may be of interest to some of you.
I needed to get to B&Q to fetch some more black Hammerite smooth paint and a couple of light switches to replace some in the house. While I was out, I also needed to stop by at my local electrical wholesaler TLC at the industrial estate. Another awesome supplier for customer service. I had decided to replace all the strip lights in the garage with 6 foot daylight units. As some are very temperamental. Recently, working on the truck later in the day etc and also on the rear of the chassis, I realised the light was not as good as it could be. While out, I got a text from friend Henry "Rider 51" to ask if I was about and could he pop over......? Our home is always open to visitors and for guests who need a spot to crash etc, so of course I said yes. I picked up this lot and then headed home. Will fit them tomorrow through the day as I am expecting Paul Y here in the afternoon with Woody his ex forestry dept truck. ![]() Henry got here about 10 minutes after I got home. He brought very nice biscuits and this number plate from Australia where his sister lives, for my collection. ![]() We spent a couple of hours like kids in the garage looking at stuff, truck, bike, tools etc ably assisted by Harley who was keeping a strict security watchdog eye on Henry..... You know she owns the garage and everything in it. ![]() Once we made it back into the house she made sure he gave her all the attention she deserved/demanded. For some reason the other two cats kept hanging around him as well. ![]() While we had been in the garage, I showed Henry various things I had for the truck, like my EZ wiring full harness and other bits. Also packed these side emblems. I know which ones I like best, but what say the community ? ![]() After Henry left, I fetched this little parcel from the neighbours. Postage worth a lot more than the parts inside. ![]() Thank you Ta2Don for buying these drum brake rebuild kits on behalf of Martin and I and posting them out to us. Weirdly, the postal service returned them a week after he had posted them as "undeliverable" thankfully he went back and at the second attempt they made it here within a week. ![]() So that was today, not much done but a great day nonetheless.
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