GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Yes. They are copies of the GM lugnut covers. They screw onto the outside of the dual threaded lugnuts and retain the center cap.

Thank you.

That sounds good.

[Grizz1963]

A rare thing happened yesterday.

Sally came over by 08.30 for tea and toast and to spend some time, I rarely go to her place, as there are no toys, and she prefers to come here..

So we had brekkie together, the watched some recorded telly, and by 12.00 she went home to see her grandson and son, also to allow me to get outside as by then I was feeling very guilty.

I was chuffed though, that I had managed to sit and do nothing for a few hours.

She is a sneaky photographer and waited for me to start looking for a hole in the trucks bulkhead.





I had two small jobs to do.

Replace the switch on the rear fog light with a metal item and ensure it still worked.

So out with the very broken old red unit. In with the new.

Happy.



Next job after finding a small man made hole in the bulkhead was to thread a wire through there.

That was a mistake, as I ended up removing it, and enlarging the hole with a step drill, and then running two wires in there, finding them snaking in from under the dash.

I also used some flat 3 core household wire to thread through the face of the dash, so that I could connect it to the two wires and then pull them up through the dash.

These modern cars are so compactly made, and even the threading of wires are a bit more complex as there is so much under the dash, blocking access.

Still, got it through and then got the wires back up out the front.





Next job inside was to drill a hole to take the new metal push button for the Klaxon horn.

I hate damaging the cars plastics, and mad as it may seem, I will keep an eye out for a replacement piece to stash with all the other unused parts.

Mate Kevin who is moving house soon, also popped around for a looksee, couple of mugs of tea and a chat.



Once the internal jobs were done, I needed to find a live to draw current from.

As earning was easy via the mounting bolt, and the pigs tail out the horn.



And once fitted, happy with the tidiness achieved.



I forgot to take pics of the completed switches before dark. So good morning.





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[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Grizz, I was faced with some shabby looking plastic lugnut caps myself a few weeks ago. I wound up buying these and I couldn't be happier.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...0?ie=UTF8&th=1

Out of stock.

Indefinite it seems.

Will keep looking for up to 9 here in England

[Grizz1963]

The arrival of the Chevy S10 and a chilly winter, along with my back progressively getting a lot worse has meant that I have not touched this project that is a PROJECT had not been given the attention it deserves, or at least had been promised.

Last task I almost started on was the new laid back windscreen and fake door support plus rear view mirror supports

A couple of inspiring pics came through FB recently.

I do like them. Crazy as the yellow one is.








Just brutal these.

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[Grizz1963]

Message from Andy in Oklahoma yesterday.

Progress on the mould positive, for the trucks new name badges that he will be attempting to cast in one piece is progressing.

They will be 400mm long and 40mm tall.

Not sure what level of potential distortion there is on such a long, narrow and somewhat complex casting.

Still, as always I look forward to his progress reports.

In-between he is clearing a large riverside plot, and designing a large house for a friend.

So he is quite busy too.





Furthermore, @forddan68 will be over in a couple of hours to improve the paint on the truck further.

Contemplating removing the stripes as well.

Less to get in the way of his clay bars and potions, plus it allows all the paint to get the same baseline treatment.

And maybe if I reapply the stripes, which I have grown to like, it may be wise to go a bit darker toward the anthracite of the new wheels

Baseline pic taken this morning, it will be interesting to see if there is a visual change in the refraction angles of the paint and a depth of gloss increase.





Lunch will be good too.

[Grizz1963]

So promptly at 10.30ma red van, polished to an inch of its life, stopped on my driveway.



Chat, catch up, coffee, carport inspection etc, and we were off..... well, Dan was off, I just watched and kept him company.

I had washed the truck,yesterday, so he lathered it, and then got going with the clay bar.

Resulting in a load of grime getting removed, despite washing the car.





Also decided to remove the Fleetside badges, which was a bit of a pita.

And grubby as hell underneath



Once washed down, the clay removed the rest of the much.



Another coffee, followed by a hot water and wax shampoo wash.

Then dried off completely.

The next step was hand polishing the paint.



Starting to look real good.

And the smoothness was absolutely palpable.



Dan went around the truck, panel by panel.



And looking over the roof, the gleaming paintwork was obviously an improvement.



In the mean time, I used some Auto Glym, Bumper and Trim gel on the rear vinyl,cover.

By now, the ribs and chicken were all in the oven, with another 30 minutes to go, we went for a quick drive to Allhallows and then to Grain.

Of course Dan got to drive and I got the feeling that he was actually enjoying it.

It was the least I could do after he had spent three hours treating the S10 to nice shiny paint.



Then, Back home and dished up meat, and thick slices of Tiger bread and butter, unless you understand it, you never will.



After lunch, my mate Kevin came over to drop off something and Dan left for home as he actually does have a family as well.

Is ally got in at the same time, so it was cuppa tea, chat etc.

After that I took Kevin’s home to Maidstone, and then typically on the way back took a different route, that was a mistake, as the 4 way traffic light system was so slow I turned the car off altogether, three times while waiting to get to the road works.



Eventually made it home.

And grabbed a couple more pics nearby.



Amazing that despite it being near 5.00pm and overcast, you can still see the paintwork results of Dan’s work.





So I guess the question arises, as to whether I am happy or not.


Absolutely happy.

[Palf70Step]

I have never heard of the stuff prior to you mentioning it Rian. Is that a UK polish or pretty much global? Those wheels look really good clean and polished up.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

I have never heard of the stuff prior to you mentioning it Rian. Is that a UK polish or pretty much global? Those wheels look really good clean and polished up.

American Bill.

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Taker a look here, really decent website too.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...O85IkT5ok7s1LQ




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[Palf70Step]

Guess I never looked for or at it since I have had very few alloy wheeled vehicles. Almost all my wheels have been steel. Thanks Rian. I'll keep them in mind if I get some alloy wheels.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Guess I never looked for or at it since I have had very few alloy wheeled vehicles. Almost all my wheels have been steel. Thanks Rian. I'll keep them in mind if I get some alloy wheels.

I think they will protect steel or alloy though Bill.

[Grizz1963]

This week has been slow for the truck progress.

Went for a walk.



Postie came as I got home.



Damaged.

So declined to receive parcel.

Took pics and sent to seller, he has not replied.

Let’s hope he does reply and replace as eBay sent a message email to say I had received my item.




Lodger continues to be a real problem.

Scruffy, dirty, disorganised, drunk, and this morning overslept by 2 hrs, then called in sick.

I see tears, and they will not be mine.

I will be brutal.



However, good news last night from Andy in Tulsa, Oklahoma with the first print section of the RUMBLEGRIZZKIN name that he will be using in casting me a set of new side badges for the truck.

Short video of the magic happening.

https://youtu.be/OvNAUGEaFlk


Result.




I am sure the weekend will throw up some jobs to do.

It is Friday.

[Grizz1963]

[quote author="@georgeb" source="/post/2663716/thread" timestamp="1614985782"][quote timestamp="1614934042" author="@grizz" source="/post/2663557/thread"]Lodger continues to be a real problem.

Scruffy, dirty, disorganised, drunk, and this morning overslept by 2 hrs, then called in sick.

I see tears, and they will not be mine.

I will be brutal.

[/quote]Time to get rid, methinks?
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Very soon I suspect he will self destruct and play out his own hand.

I do not care what he does to himself.

However, when you leave taps running, all the lights on, leave doors unlocked when you go out to smoke, don’t clean your used crockery etc...... your assss in getting booted.

On Tuesday I gave him a ride to town (7 miles there) and back to ostensibly buy food and toiletries. He is extremely hygiene shy , first lodger ever to be just dirty.

So he bought cookies, crisps, sausage rolls, and two packs of sausages.

Ohhhh and a bottle of Kooparberg cherry rum, and a bottle of lime Gin that he mentioned he owed someone.

Later the evening this was how I found him....... lights all on, movie on his PC, back door open as he had gone out to smoke during the evening.

He had ordered Chinese take away (I hate food going to the bedroom, and may have to address it) there is a table and chairs in the kitchen. The plate and knife and fork took till yesterday to come down after I had asked him 3 times in the previous days to bring stuff down.

So this was what I found. Seen from the door.





Then the night before last, I offered him dinner as I had cooked enough, he had dinner, sat down here talking a load of sh!t about festivals, and his achievements of getting drunk, memory loss and ending up in medical tents etc.... clearly a kid parents are proud of. Yes, I judge them.

He then proceeded to head upstairs intermittently and outside to to smoke. Hell.... he stinks.

By 9.00pm he had fallen asleep on the couch, a deep sleep, I told him repeatedly to go up to bed, and he kept saying no.

When he did het up, it took three attempts, he could hardly stand and I was waiting for him to fall over on his face.



When I went upstairs an hour later, again, this was what I found......



Speaking to him yesterday, he claims not to recall anything after dinner......


I see tears .......

Not mine.

[Palf70Step]

Nice work Rian!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nice work Rian!

Thanks Bill,

I do believe the truck is worthy of the attention.

Maybe one day when mine falls in the criteria for Truck of the month, I would like it to be worthy.

It is a waste of time doing a repair at sub standard levels, I never get it why people do sub standard work or use cheap and nasty parts, like the switch it had fitted.






Went to get milk and bread in the truck earlier.

Stopped and checked in on friend Kevin,who,is building the Deusenberg replica.

It is now in paint.

Thought a few random pics up at his place were in order.

Thames river and Essex, when’re the truck was from in the background.



Few more pics.

Kevin’s pond.



Daffodil,time,with the end of winter approaching.





Looking toward the sunset.





Pity about the pole, just struggled to compose more 6han that.



Looks like the weekend is over.

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[Palf70Step]

Nice....are the yellow flowers some sorta iris?

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nice....are the yellow flowers some sorta iris?

Daffodils.

They grow off bulbs and come back most years, at the end of winter.

Also the logo for Marie Currie cancer care.


Off Google.

Daffodils are a hardy and easy perennial that grows in most regions of North America, except in the hottest, wettest areas, such as South Florida. Daffodils are a fall-planted bulb, so plant them in autumn and they will bloom in late winter or early spring.
The traditional daffodil flower may be a showy yellow or white, with six petals and a trumpet-shape central corona, but many cultivated varieties (“cultivars”) exist today. Leafless stems bear between 1 and 20 flowers; sometimes the flowers need to be staked so that they don’t weigh down the stems.
Daffodils are suitable for planting between shrubs or in a border, or for forcing blooms indoors. They look wonderful in a woodland garden and in large groves. You’ll find that many gardeners plant the bulbs not just by the dozens but by the hundreds! Daffodil flowers also make for great springtime cut flowers.

[Palf70Step]

Here is another Seller Rian


https://www.amazon.com/XtremeAmazing...a-802235140258


https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts...bC12OC1nYXM%3D

Hopefully one will work for ya.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Here is another Seller Rian


https://www.amazon.com/XtremeAmazing...a-802235140258


https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts...bC12OC1nYXM%3D

Hopefully one will work for ya.

Ordered them Bill.

New just makes sense.

Checkout price: $41.00 to get them here.

[Grizz1963]

Got a question on another forum from a friend.

Surprised he missed it for so long.

Originally Posted by sparkplug

Pic of arial topper in detail please :rob

You can't keep additions like this from us and expect we won't notice

Originally Posted by Grizz

Appropriate?

Originally Posted by sparkplug

Love it

This seems to be a continuation of this.

The Blazer that was not a project, actually had a load of baseball gear in the back for display purposes

[Just call me Sean]

Lol.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Just call me Sean

Lol.

I was not aware.

He was one of my late dads favourite characters.

Great memories.





Decided to spend some cash on the truck

After the effort and cost put into the wheels, I did not manage to find another 9 used caps needed, and to be honest, new will be a lot nicer.

Interesting, as always the cost of a purchase in the USA doubles by the time it lands here.

So $19.99 became $41.00 on my driveway.



Original GM parts are even more costly before taxes and shipping.



Sally’s sons car got hit in November in a non-fault accident etc.

The repair was massively delayed and he was unhappy with the finish, so I offered to see if I could trim back some of the runs in the clear (Ended up shaving them back with a sharp blade then hand buffing followed by machine) and also a load of Matt finish, orange peel and overspray.

Masked as much of the black parts as I could get to, then spent 2 hrs at it after washing and drying the side.








Not easy to see, but it both looked and felt a lot better after all the runs with the DA Mop and G3 Compound.



And all that was left when he left was a big grin, and a white stripe.



Now when wants to buy a mop, going halves wit his brother.

Did I create a monster?

[Grizz1963]

Amazon delivered today.

Lug nut covers ordered on the 8th, extra postage paid for delivery by 12th so delivery by 10th........ great.

Opened and unpacked after completing some online work.



Can you see anything wrong?

Yup.

Ordered 22mm or 7/8” caps, but delivery was 25mm or 1” items.



Delivered items



Ordered items.



GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

So onto Amazon Helpdesk for 40 minutes, AI vs Man

Eventually get told they will refund my account, collect the items and no, they cannot resend the correct items.

It is an Amazon “Seller” whatever that means when you are passing the buck.

So I have messaged the seller (Chinese like on EBay) and asked if the can supply the correct item.

Fingers crossed.


I actually only needed 9 of these caps.

[Grizz1963]

May have had a little accident today.

Flip Flop slipped.......

Oooops




Practice run for the real thing.

[Palf70Step]

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

For sure.




With the list of tasks actually getting shorter and some of the things left to do, only dependant of shipping, couriers and also finding a drone and pilot.....

I took some time to go drive and waste fossil fuels to day, Sally was off to see her eldest son and grandson so I could be ultra random.

Eventually only liked two pics.

More another day.








Tomorrow, who knows, maybe some smoke.