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

[Palf70Step]

If the aroma is still there when the boss gets home, tell her the cats had gas.

[flashed]

It looks good ,she will never know unless she reads this post.

[65sub]

The engine looks good Rian. Like all wives I'm sure your wife won't mind you cooking engine parts in the oven.

[Bomp]

Final pic just for Greg "Bomp" in Kaiser, Oregon........... There you go my young friend.

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Paint fumes that strong? lol, love it.

[ibrown50]

Great progress Rian, engine looks great and unlike many men, your wife can't accuse you of not knowing how to use the oven

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

If the aroma is still there when the boss gets home, tell her the cats had gas.

Always blame the cars or neighbours Bill.

Originally Posted by flashed

It looks good ,she will never know unless she reads this post.

Or till Don mentions it on FaceTime.

Originally Posted by 65sub

The engine looks good Rian. Like all wives I'm sure your wife won't mind you cooking engine parts in the oven.

I am fortunate, she handles most of these things and even encourages them at times.

Originally Posted by Bomp

Final pic just for Greg "Bomp" in Kaiser, Oregon........... There you go my young friend.

Paint fumes that strong? lol, love it.

Yuuuuuuuppp....!!!

They certainly are.

Originally Posted by ibrown50

Great progress Rian, engine looks great and unlike many men, your wife can't accuse you of not knowing how to use the oven

Real men and all that.



My friend Don in Searcy, Arkansas sent me this yesterday when he saw it.






Badged as a Chevrolet, but of course we know it is an Isuzu of the time.


Wonder what serious mischief it hides.

Small body could do well if sorted right under the skin.

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by Bomp

Final pic just for Greg "Bomp" in Kaiser, Oregon........... There you go my young friend.

Paint fumes that strong? lol, love it.[/QUOTE]

yep, sure signs... notice the redness of the eyes, the unnatural grin, the constant surprised look. definitely post paint syndrome.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

Paint fumes that strong? lol, love it.

yep, sure signs... notice the redness of the eyes, the unnatural grin, the constant surprised look. definitely post paint syndrome.[/QUOTE]

You know then Clem.


I posted some pics on FB over the weekend and a random guy asked me about the casting numbers etc.

Fortunately Imhad taken some photos for Ian Brown as well over the weekend and showed them on FB. Within minutes he had posted the dates my heads were casted.

This is why I love these forums so much.





Looking forward to the rest of this rebuild and getting the motor back in the chassis.

[Grizz1963]

Two weeks since I saw my wife meant that this weekend would be restricted on the garage time, plus I have about 7 online modules with their associated tests to churn through, each demanding about 2 hours of my time. Monday sees the start of week four and a new subject........

At least I get to have some nice dinners out with colleagues, but of course that does not build an engine.



So this morning I did my own ironing as she hates it, and I don't mind. Or something like that. Then cuppa tea, brekkie and off to the garage for a few hours.

Today my objective was just to get the valves cleaned up and fully inspected. We knew one was sticky to get in and out, plus there was always the broken spring.

Starting out with this lot.....







Using a knife on the drill press to get the worst of the carbon off, followed by coarse sanding paper and then 400 wet n dry.

Marked on the tops around the edge with a laser etched number SM EX-2590

Any ideas about the numbers?



Then the big guys.....



And on the face they had GM and a T punched in.

Anyone got any ideas on their age if this has any relevance...?



Weird how quickly two hours flew by, standing here.



All done in the end.

Showed Nicola these and her response........????

Why don't you just buy some new ones ??



Next up........

Onto Summit Racing website and order a few bits.

[flashed]

Do you need a discount code for Summit ,I just got one in the mail for $25 off of $150 if you need it ?

[clemdaddy]

thats a great way to spend a couple of hours. looks like 15 good ones and one not so good… worth the trouble then.

good luck on this weeks job gauntlet.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Do you need a discount code for Summit ,I just got one in the mail for $25 off of $150 if you need it ?

Thank you,for that John, much appreciated.

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

thats a great way to spend a couple of hours. looks like 15 good ones and one not so good… worth the trouble then.

good luck on this weeks job gauntlet.

Thanks Clem, I hope the engine is happy with the money and time I have spent on it.

This week is promising to be a tough one, but I will just give it what I got.

[Grizz1963]

Well, after much talk, I pulled the trigger tonight.

I ended up replacing only one valve, as the others on cleanup and inspection all seemed to pass muster easily.

I also managed to get a $25.00 discount on my order before checkout which is reflected in the pics below.

This was thanks to "Flashed" in Canton, Georgia USA offering me his discount code for orders, so thanks for the saving buddy.

Now here is a lesson for those who do not know it...........

I have always used either guys like Steve Lang who charges a Dollar for Pound to bring in stuff, you would be hard pushed to match that yourself, so I will continue to use him in future as his service is exemplary.
Then I also use my friends like Ta2Don to pick up and post out little bits for me, like the brake rebuild kits, paying him the item and postage costs via PayPal.


This time however, with Paul Y's advice and encouragement, I investigated Summit Racing's other option....... It is called i-parcel and is a system where you pay postage or shipping and duties up front rather than paying the taxes to the couriers, or a handling fee plus duties to the Post Office.

If you look at the shipping costs, excluding taxes oon the photo, you will see that this seems to be a sensible route to go.

So I have ordered a few bits that we need to rebuild the motor better. ( I will be selling my existing camshaft and followers once the motor is rebuilt)
Hopefully the rebuild will nett us as close as possible to Summits claimed 280 bhp on these parts.








So now just need to wait for the parts to make their way over here, and then get a date over a weekend that suits Paul Y to come do/supervise the rebuild.

Happy man tonight.

[flashed]

Im glad it worked out ,looks like some fun stuff there .

[dwcardfan]

Oh yea that is going to be one happy engine!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Im glad it worked out ,looks like some fun stuff there .

If it all comes together, it would be pretty awesome in my world.

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Oh yea that is going to be one happy engine!

And a happy driver too.

Paul Y cannot wait for me to smoke some tyres/tires.


Brown van Brown van Brown van..........

I love the way one can track just where a parcel has made it to.

Tonight UPS has taken delivery of my parts.....





Who knows, they could be here next week.

[flashed]

Usually by the time I get a tracking # the item has arrived unless I ordered it from Walmart for pick up. Walmart is kind of strange ,they will have the item I ordered in the back but they wont give it to you until they send you an e mail days later.

[Grizz1963]

Home for the weekend........

Passed my test for the week, and other validations.

Progress of parcel beats progress on truck.



Hope to get some truck time in over the weekend, between online studies and spending time with Mrs Boss.

Tonight I raise a glass to my friend Marcelo Vasquez Mansilla from Santa Fe, New Mexico, who left this world last night to go cook in that great kitchen in the sky.

I will miss him from a distance.

[clemdaddy]

sorry about your friend.

thats cool that you get UPS direct from summit, if thats what's happening.
congrats on another completed week of exams and stressful meetings. it will all end soon enough and you will be the expert. the teacher.
now get out there and put something together...

[Palf70Step]

with all the above. Have a good weekend mate.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

sorry about your friend.

thats cool that you get UPS direct from summit, if thats what's happening.
congrats on another completed week of exams and stressful meetings. it will all end soon enough and you will be the expert. the teacher.
now get out there and put something together...

Thanks Clem, good people are not that common, so celebrating his life just comes naturally.

This week was even more rough than the previous three.

I managed to fail Friday's test with 79% when a pass is 90%
So I walked out, and came in 15 minutes later to rewrite, rather than on Monday and managed to drag in at 100% which was the top mark for the day.
My feedback on my practical was excellent too.

Spent most of today with my bride.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

with all the above. Have a good weekend mate.

Thanks Bill.

Doing just that, had a great day and now have a fire going.

Spent most of the day with Nicola today. Shops, great lunch etc. Then home and she went to see her dad and I went to the garage for about three hours.

Started by just cleaning up and oiling the pushrods and also cleaning the garage and my massive oil basin......



Then found the Edelbrock manifold and thought it would be good to give it a quick clean.......

Took off the thermostat housing and found it was pretty deeply pitted in three places on the inside..... Cue more new parts.

I think the thermostat is probably still fine, so will leave it alone and refit once I have new parts.







Took it all apart, then petrol and thinners cleaned it all, masked off all the relevant holes.

Pulled the blasting cabinet out the garage and cleaned it all up.





Cleaned the inside and de-oiled it, removed the masking tape etc.......

Done.




Now just waiting for the brown van to bring my bits....

Then Paul and I will rebuild the motor.

Remember next weekend is the NSRA Swapmeet.

[Grizz1963]

Glad my repairs are not in the NASCAR league.


quote author="@skylinedave" source="/post/2184102/thread" timestamp="1457819042"]Can't believe a valve is only $10 !! The powers of the American economy ![/quote]

My mate in St Louis is involved in NASCAR truck racing and they use these valves.....

That's pricey.



One of the trucks.

[65sub]

Nice. Starting the motor work.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by 65sub

Nice. Starting the motor work.

Looking forward to it in a big way Dale.

Another thing I have never done or tried before.

Got this email earlier........



All I can say is Roll on weekend....!!

Though, saying that, Saturday is kind of reserved and Sunday I will be in Essex at the NSRA Swapmeet.

Hope to find a few bits there, including a thermostat housing.

[chad64chevy]

Rian, the painted motor is looking good! keep it up and next thing you know you will be putting it in