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

[truckswede]

Hi there. You're making great progress on your truck, aswell as entertaining us. You and Grizz together seems to be a winning team.
Keep at it boys, i'm getting another bucket of popcorn...
Great work!

[Ta2Don]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

On Sunday we have a marathon session planned with my truck and two of the motorbikes in my garage, as well as a petrol electricity generator and a Briggs and Stratton 190cc lawnmower that kicks back like a mule on its pull cord. Any ideas ??

Sounds Like a Great Day!!!

[Ta2Don]

Great work Mate… and FYI, if you want to see any videos on repairing the door hinges or body work on the doors or hood, check out gibson63 on Youtube… He's a member here, although his member name escapes me at the moment, I have watched a few recently...

[Palf70Step]

Good job on tear down. Man you look way to professional and clean to be working on an old truck. It's way too hot where I am at to look like a mechanic. Just a grubby t-shirt for my garage work and LOTS of grease..

[mjh1965]

Thanks mate . Hope to get the cab off. Pictures to follow if we do
Here are some pictures of a local show well it's more of a cruise night






















And the best picture of all my bike and Rian's truck

[markeb01]

There are so many interesting builds on here it’s hard to keep up with them all. So being alone today I spent a couple of hours going through your entire build. It’s very impressive seeing the amount of difficulties and hardships that must be overcome to rebuild these American classics in another country. It just goes to show what enthusiasm and teamwork can accomplish. Love the build so far. I’ll be checking in more often now.

The previous owner must have really had a thing for yellow!

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by markeb01

There are so many interesting builds on here it’s hard to keep up with them all. So being alone today I spent a couple of hours going through your entire build. It’s very impressive seeing the amount of difficulties and hardships that must be overcome to rebuild these American classics in another country. It just goes to show what enthusiasm and teamwork can accomplish. Love the build so far. I’ll be checking in more often now.

The previous owner must have really had a thing for yellow!

Thanks Mark . Yes I think he loved yellow as well .
The hardest thing I have had to overcome is the space issue , which has then meant needing to build a mini workshop and that all Adds extra cost onto my build.
It's also got me a good friend in Rian we only met because of my trucks and we have become good friends . We both help each other with our builds and learn off each other as well . The next thing is cost this is were his friendship is good and bad I have had an MX5 for on out 10 years it's been off the road for about 4 years as I got the mercedes convertible to drive so the mx5 just sat at my mums place then over here a couple of years ago . He decided to give me a big push and stick its picture on the UK threads that he goes on with a for sale notice . Well yesterday the car went to a new home . I had restored it about 8 years ago and it was the last car I painted before the body shop I ran shut down due to the land being sold off by the local government they got.£63 million for it because it was in London . The money I got for the car will come in handy for truck parts as we get so ripped off with import tax all the parts we buy we almost have to double the cost price by the time they have landed in the Uk
This is the car going off to its new home

[mjh1965]

Well after getting back from getting my car and Rian's truck MOT done.It was a 70 mile round trip but the testers used to be in the garage next to the body shop I worked in so I have known the tester for about 20 years . The fact he opened his own garage it's nice to support a long standing friend and he wouldn't fail a vehicle just to get work , because there are garages that have been known to fail a vehicle to get themselves work
Once I got home and Rian was making the lifting jig at his home I got to work on stripping the cab

[pdxhall]

you're making great progress, man. I am getting ready to build a cab lifter like yours to put my cab back on the chassis. I had young men to help me lift it off and on to my platform. If I could offer any advice it would be to make your platform for the cab 2 or 3 feet off the ground. Mine is about the same height as the one you're building and being old and way out of shape, I still had to get down lower than I wanted to get some of the work done.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

you're making great progress, man. I am getting ready to build a cab lifter like yours to put my cab back on the chassis. I had young men to help me lift it off and on to my platform. If I could offer any advice it would be to make your platform for the cab 2 or 3 feet off the ground. Mine is about the same height as the one you're building and being old and way out of shape, I still had to get down lower than I wanted to get some of the work done.

Thats great advice.

The plan is to build a steel extension to go on top of that gurney for work and to keep Martins four dogs from peeing on the cab.

[mjh1965]

For those as impatient as I am..........

Here is a video link of what we got up to today.

Full write up to follow later.

Thank you to Pimpston1965 for the design idea.

http://youtu.be/LxcuePYK-8Q


This is so easy

It's untrue

GENIUS !

[mjh1965]

Thanks for all your help this weekend Rian we seem to get a lot done together

[Ta2Don]

That's Awesome...
Farmer Martin pic is ….

Laterz Mates...

[Grizz1963]

Copied and pasted as you are benefitting too.....

I hope you got home in one piece after destroying your work van.....


An envelope landed from Spokane Valley, Washington today.

Contents: Used light sockets for the trucks side lights on both my and Martin's trucks, thanks to Markeb01



Even though the truck passed its MOT with the repaired lights over the weekend, I will replace them with new once the new wiring harness gets fitted and the body is all done.

Getting closer to that point where I cannot procrastinate on the teardown any more.

Marathon session planned for tomorrow evening in the garage, again to create more working space.

Using Martin's electrickery knowlege to help me sort out my Sachs Madass that needs to be moved on as well to make space and generate some money toward my QTP valves.

[Ta2Don]

[TJ's Chevy]

Nice!

[mjh1965]

Well today's job was to get the bed off. So after stripping of the tail board and the floor I stripped the sides off



And yes there was more yellow





As you can see one of the previous owners had painted everything yellow up to the back of the cab and just stopped



The next job to address was the right engine mount it was the wrong one and had been welded to the chassis so I cut it off and bolted on the one I had got from a guy 10 miles from my home through eBay





I then thought I would try the petrol (gas) tank I had made to my dimensions over here as getting one from the USA would have been to expensive





The next job will be to try in the engine and box in. Then I can start stripping down chassis ready for paint .

[Ta2Don]

Very Nice!

PO must've had a surplus of yellow...

[mjh1965]

I started mocking up my engine ready for the install will need to sort out engine mounts as it's a 307 from a Chevy caprice with a th350







Hi I got a delivery today one box arrived from the states. It had my cab floor supports . The inner and outer rockers are to follow




And even better I got my tickets for my holiday ( vacation) to Florida so big cases at the ready for a shopping list , as I am going to be in Florida in October and the NSRA Southeast Street Rod Nationals in Tampa are on . Has any body been and is there many stalls to get parts ?
Martin

[Palf70Step]

That is one on my bucket list. Don't know what they have for parts sales there. Good luck and enjoy your trip.

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

That is one on my bucket list. Don't know what they have for parts sales there. Good luck and enjoy your trip.

Thanks I am staying in Kissimmee old town because they have a car show two nights a week and trucks one night and bikes one night. Luckley my other half doesn't mind the shows and she is happy to bring back parts in her case for me

[Grizz1963]

I am quite jealous of you attending these shows.

Nicola suggested you find someone from the forums who is going, and attach yourself to the underside of their truck on the entry.

Maybe a bit like this....... like an illegal alien

[markeb01]

Good luck on your vacation and hunting trip! Incredible amount of progress considering the restricted time and space available to work in. Very impressive!

[mjh1965]

Well I got my inner and outer rocker panels today . Just waiting to hear back from the Sandblasters on a cost for the cab. Once that has been done I can get on with the welding .

[Ta2Don]

New Metal!!!