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

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

It is interesting as it dries though

When it eventually dries in winter you mean Bill.


Not much done today. House and family time with Nicola.

Martin called this morning early to tell me I had the Panhard rod wrong and needed to get my nuts wrenched again.

Aaaarrgghhh...!!

Rather now than later.

So, what did I do wrong? When I fitted it, I looked at some pics on other build threads and did what I saw. So the adjustment end was fitted to the stud on the pumpkin. And the fixed end into the chassis end bracket. Of course to adjust it all, you need to be able to drop the adjustment end and twist it in or out to make longer or shorter, so if it were fixed to the pumpkin you could not do that, but as a drop down, easy.

This is what I did yesterday and corrected today.




The rust converter I painted last night on the chassis etc had not completely dried, so I could not paint the chassis and axle today, which meant little done.

I did manage to get the toolbox its first coat of enamel paint, and broke the one hinge on the lid. Hopefully that will not be a problem in the long run, but I may still find a small hinge to fit to it with some small nuts n bolts before fitting it under the truck.

Final color will be white inside and black outside.



Not a a lot done this weekend, but rain and cold tends to slow stuff down a bit.

Snow forecast for Thursday and Friday.

[Grizz1963]

Thought I had to post this up.

I love a lot of random stuff, from classics to RatRods

A mate in South Africa posted this in my trucks build thread and I loved what I saw.

In the style it is built, the builder IMHO has struck the balance just right.

Why go Willys when you can go Land Cruiser?

We know how badly they rust away.

Anyway........







And on the road.......



He also builds Teardrop trailers.

Here is his Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/AllersRodsAndCustoms

More of what comes out of his creative pen.



These may not be to everyone's taste, but it is great to see some good solid creativity come from South African builders.

The Internet has again helped in my education.

[flashed]

Those are just plain COOL .

[ibrown50]

That Land Cruiser is just awesome it's like Mad Max meets hotrod

[[JP]]

looking good!!! just a thought on those bolts being a certain way round.. does it have anything to do with once the whole truck is put together and you want to take that part out the bolts have to be a certain way to it doesnt catch on some other part and wont come off?

I recall on my old land rover 90, I was taking something apart and had to cut the bolts off because the previous owner had put it the wrong way. the nuts should have come off and then slid the bolt the way there was space to do so....

[Palf70Step]

Those look great!

[65sub]

I really like the Land Cruiser. He's very creative

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Those are just plain COOL .

Agreed

Originally Posted by ibrown50

That Land Cruiser is just awesome it's like Mad Max meets hotrod

Land Cruiser is my choice too.

Originally Posted by [JP]

looking good!!! just a thought on those bolts being a certain way round.. does it have anything to do with once the whole truck is put together and you want to take that part out the bolts have to be a certain way to it doesnt catch on some other part and wont come off?

I recall on my old land rover 90, I was taking something apart and had to cut the bolts off because the previous owner had put it the wrong way. the nuts should have come off and then slid the bolt the way there was space to do so....

I guess it can be either way, but I prefer to put is back as it was.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Those look great!

I like different stuff.

Originally Posted by 65sub

I really like the Land Cruiser. He's very creative

So a bit like you then

That's why I like his work.

[Grizz1963]

Got a PM on Garage Journal from a member with zero posts but registered in 2009 last week.

This week he messaged again, I had forgotten about the PM as I am a bit preoccupied with finding a new job.

Still, I called him to discuss the offer he had put.

He had a bunch of duplicate and unneeded plates in his collection to offer me, and was looking for some South African plates.

So I found him some nice varied plates from my vintage pile. And sent them off.

He has will be sending me these........



Yup, very happy and feel privileged.

It seems winter is here....

Saw gritters everywhere on the road today. Got home, planned to go work in the garage but the wind was pumping, and the temperature had dropped to a level where paint would not dry well.



So on to "Plan B"

Nicola was going out with friends for dinner.

And when the cat is away....... This mouse will play. As Paul NevEno says, the house is hers and the shop is mine.

So I brought in some bits to paint.



Job done, first coat on.



Little by little.

[flashed]

I dont see anything being painted in the house ,just being stored so it will stay warm. When I was restoring my truck it had quite a bit of inhouse storage .

[Ta2Don]

Niclola will understand mate!!!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Niclola will understand mate!!!

She came in a few minutes ago and a friend had just popped in to drop off some tyres he owed me, on his way to work, he starts at 00.50 on the underground.

So a pair of tyres on the floor plus the painted parts,,,,,,

Not word said.

[clemdaddy]

good to see the activity at your shop… like the red tool box and springs. the additions to your plate collection are fantastic, pretty soon you will have enough they will become siding for the interior of your shop though not very good insulation for this time of year at least very interesting.

good luck with the job search…

yesterday, we had a powerball lottery that reached 1 1/2 billion dollars and i bought 5 tickets… had i WON both you and Martin would be in the USA and both would be building trucks and enjoying the good life. Oh Well, will keep trying...

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

good to see the activity at your shop… like the red tool box and springs. the additions to your plate collection are fantastic, pretty soon you will have enough they will become siding for the interior of your shop though not very good insulation for this time of year at least very interesting.

good luck with the job search…

yesterday, we had a powerball lottery that reached 1 1/2 billion dollars and i bought 5 tickets… had i WON both you and Martin would be in the USA and both would be building trucks and enjoying the good life. Oh Well, will keep trying...

Thank you Clem, I trust the right job will come my way. Sooner the better of course.

Regarding the Power Ball....... Thank you very much, that would be rather good.

[67cheby]

That Land Cruiser is too cool !

[chad64chevy]

Rian, I have stuff in the living room closet, my closet, an the rest is in the garage! the house is insulated so my paint an things needing to be painted are in the house!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by 67cheby

That Land Cruiser is too cool !

Thought you may like it too.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

Rian, I have stuff in the living room closet, my closet, an the rest is in the garage! the house is insulated so my paint an things needing to be painted are in the house!

Hey Chad, it's all about give and take..... We give them love, we take chance.

Nicola is very tolerant and know I would leave stuff as I found it.


Plans for today included removing the rear springs on the truck And painting them red.

I also wanted to assemble more of the new front end steering parts and get the stub axles cleaned up and ready for refitting.

In the end I spent about 10 minutes on the truck and teardrop trailer and the rest of the day on Nicola's car.

So today's update mainly has modern crapp and frustration to show.

Nicola's Peugeot 107 daily has had a leak for some time, I did repair what I thought was the problem last year. Clearly it did not work, and the problem,and water leaking into the rear got worse.

So today I looked into the boot/trunk and found this rather large puddle in the spare wheel well.



I had previously thickened the gasket around the rear light cluster, seems it was not the only place water got in.



So I went back to Google...... Found the Peugeot 107, Citroen C1 and Toyota Aygo all have the same problem, and manufacturers and dealers really are not interested in sorting it out, also there are at least 5 places around the rear where water gets in.

So crawling about in 1'C on the driveway for several hours, the car ended up this way.

One of the places suggested for the leaks was these two vents pointed out, some suggested removing them and then closing the holes with a plate, which sounded like a good idea, till mate Martin called and said not to do that.



So I removed them, cleaned it all up and put a thick bead of silicon around them once refitted. I also replaced the light clusters with silicon around the seals.




Typically, the last item, which is one of those suggested on Google was the rear high level brake light.

I removed it, and am pretty certain it may be the ultimate culprit.

Once cleaned up, more silicone and full reassembly.



After this I mocked up the new chrome smoothies and tyres on the teardrop. 5 stud Cevy/Ford fitment.





Next trick will be to remove the hubs, find someone who can fill the existing holes, and then drill and tap 5 stud pattern and machine away a little bit off the centre. New bearings will probably be a sensible thing too.

[60chevyjim]

the land cruiser and the Vdubb are cool and the 41 chevy coupe project in the backround too .
the guy has some great ideas , I like his way of thinking ..

[Palf70Step]

Hopefully Nicola's car will be dry now. Good talking with you the other morning Rian.

[mjh1965]

Happy birthday mate I will be over to give you a hand in a short while

[ibrown50]

Happy Birthday from the frozen north

[Palf70Step]

Happy Birthday Rian!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by 60chevyjim

the land cruiser and the Vdubb are cool and the 41 chevy coupe project in the backround too .
the guy has some great ideas , I like his way of thinking ..

Yup, Toyota based item my choice too.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Hopefully Nicola's car will be dry now. Good talking with you the other morning Rian.

Was good to talk to you as well Bill.

I hope that her car now stays dry.

Originally Posted by mjh1965

Happy birthday mate I will be over to give you a hand in a short while

Thanks Martin, and thanks for the help.

Originally Posted by ibrown50

Happy Birthday from the frozen north

Yup, cool here too Ian.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Happy Birthday Rian!

Thank you again Bill.


Well, my birthday was good.

Spent time in the garage till we ran into a left hand and right hand thread proble.

Look below for full report and questions.

[Grizz1963]

Well, today was my birthday, and thank you to all who commented, called, texted and did Facebook entries.

You all made my day even more special.

Nicola cut me loose to spend most of the day in the garage with mate Martin who came over to visit and play in the garage.

After Martin left we went out for dinner and to watch the new Quentin Tarantino movie "The Hatefull Eight"

So, back to the garage.

Plan was to reassemble as much of the front end as possible between the two of us.

Notice trolley out...... Axle stands in and chassis pulled forward in garage.



Of course I do not feature in the pics I take......

The drums are on, and there are new brake cylinders fitted. I have new hoses and will be fitting new brake pipes everywhere. But currently the inner drums are empty.

New parts are good.



Waiting for the brake drum rebuild kits to get here from the USA.

Ta2Don bought and posted them for us three weeks ago, then a week later the U.S. Postal Service returned the parcel as undeliverable to him........ So now we have a delay.





Good pic for Front End Friday submission.



While Martin was tightening drop link bolts I made him a 12mm thick copy of the spacer that came with my idler arm..... Thank goodness I saw some nice thick steel at the yard last week. So now he can hopefully get his set up right too.



We actually ran into a problem at this point, after we fitted the wheels to the hubs. Nice feeling though. But a long way to go.

I will do a separate entry on the issue.

[60chevyjim]

its looking very good , and happy birthday too