GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project~”

[Grizz1963]

Randomness.

A gift made for me by a good friend in the novelty style

PE is Port Elizabeth my home city.



And a pile of plates I need to get from South Africa.

[Grizz1963]

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2019 USA Road Trip Tickets have been purchased !!


So we are flying into St Louis, Missouri again.


The anchor points, and only fixed part to the whole trip will be arrival and departure dates.


We will be there for Labour Day and Dennis’ Birthday




Remember the Glider bench Craig and I managed to snatch for Dennis on the second half of the trip? Along with some Shell chairs.

As found





Loaded




Back home.




Dennis sent me this pic last night.


Glider got blasted and Powder Coated.


Looking smart.





So it looks like I will have a place to sit and drink a beer.

[Grizz1963]

Busy weekend.

Worked late in London Friday.

Yesterday Sally and I cut back all the hedges, weeded the beds, trimmed shrubs making the garden look a million dollars as they say. She had brought along Bear, her dog so he was happy too.

By 4pm she left to clean up and and get the dog home.

Back by 6pm and then we headed out to meet friends for dinner at the Turkish place.

No regrets there, everything was magnificent as usual and the beers were cold.

Such an undiscovered jewel.



Back home by 11.00pm and a rubbish night later up by 05.30 to go to a Bootfair and Breakfast Meeting in the Blazer.


Back seat drivers have their uses




Parked up at the Bootfair, For Sale signs up, just in case, you never know,.



One of the sellers at the Bootfair.......



Seller had a small pile of Ford 105E Anglia parts for sale and some bits I did not recognise.

I have his details if anyone is interested.

PM me please.



Selected to only go to one Bootfair as it was the Kent Breakfast Meeting.

Included two packs of Jubilee clips at £1.00 per pack, some soft toys, Star Trek toys, razor blades and a lovely plate that cost me £2.00



Hand puppet bird for Sally’s grand sons story telling, camel for the dog and weird blue thing for me. (Don’t ask)



Plate for BBQ spatchcock chicken.

[Grizz1963]

After my Bootfair walkabout, I headed over to Sevenoaks to the Kent Breakfast Meeting

Most of the usual suspects were there.



Loved this home made roof lining in the Ford Wagon.





Loads of beautiful cars there again.

But my personal favourite was this Buick Skylark.

Looking decidedly dinky next to the Blazer.





Yup..........

I need one of these.

But it is not for sale

Sadly.





Weekend over again, steak dinner later.

[Grizz1963]

Being on various interest forums, from motorcycles and adventure riding to garage forums and much in between I do mix with and am exposed to, but also get noticed by many.

This week this was a PM from Australia

I love the idea and even more the fact that people like Gary want to share what they have.

Imagine 14km or 8 plus miles of Autojumble stalls.


Heaven I say.




Maybe Australia should be considered . @gazza thinks its a good idea.

[Grizz1963]

Looking around a bit further.


Oklahoma car next.


Four doors.









Personally think I prefer this one.


Still looking.

[Grizz1963]

Seem to have found another interesting thing.....

The world is full of them.





But cannot do much till Blazer finds its new home.

Weekend on us.

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[Grizz1963]

Double post.

Oops

[Grizz1963]

Spent a total of £6.00 on the Blazer today.


Mate Craig had gone over to Dez in Essex to collect some stuff, including a Rallye wheel that had come from KevfromWales at the end of last year.

So he then delivered it when he collected a few things from my place.

The wheel and disposable tyre.



After they left, I toook the spare from the Blazer, fitted to an alloy and the new to me Rally down to Bradford’s garage on Mickey next doors recommendation

Nice job for Prozac the little van that still can.

Separated.



Then the steel was cleaned, ground and sealed afresh, and tyre from the alloy fitted.



Came home in Prozac, washed and surface prepped the Rallye steel wheel.
Masked it all off, then pulled an old T-shirt over it and tucked it into the masking tape.




Poundlands best gloss black.

Applied.



Both sides painted black.




Centre cap fitted back.



And lastly, chrome trim ring set it off.





Back in the rear of the Blazer

Yup, I like it for £6.00

Drinking time now.

Weekend.

[Grizz1963]

Ohhhh, and a spec sheet for the car compared to the real estate to Blazer takes up.

Basically the biggest concern to me now, is how much space it takes up, going down the side of the house in reverse.




Compared to the Blazer





Not a lot in it, longer, but narrower by 4” or 100mm


The length I can manage, only just.

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[Grizz1963]

Remember my street sign from the antiques mall on last years road trip??

Taken too long.

But this morning quickly sorted that out.





Hot humid and not nice with the added bonus of Thunder Bugs.

Look at their size vs hair on my arm.



I was going to quickly replace the porch on the woodwork shed



But then Sally and Bear the dog came around and invited me for a walk.

Guess what won.

So off to the Isle of Grain.

Loads to see.

Dead







BBQ later.

Fitting as its said to be the hottest day of the year.

[Grizz1963]

First blood at the Bootfair goes to mate @CraigRK ‘s Coca Cola collecting.



Next up was my turn.

1.450 meter wide of upholstery fabric in blue at about 20 foot or 7 meters.

Cost........ £1.00



Add this £1.00 to the £7.00 for last weekends 38 foot or 11 meters of brown Leatherette and some rusty steel, and you my friends have a patina package.

Anyone got a cheap upholsterer or industrial sewing machine I can use...?



Then on to the next find........


Bought from our own RetroRides’s Simon AKA Rmad.

Dragon for 10p



A few more items, Sally found 5 books for £1.00

My other good buy, bought as part of my future planning, like the fabric and Leatherette

£2.00 for a Vance & Hines Motorbike Fishtail slip on for my next build, some road rash, but well below market price.







Desperately wanted this really old sign for £15.00 but only bought a small knife from the seller.






So there you go.

Total haul.

Coffee mug 20p
Electronic piggy bank 50p (online £8.00)
4 pottery bottles 50p each.
Two small Union Jack handbags 50p and £1.00 respectively
Red Wine bottle stopper Free, found in grass

Nipple cap tassels FREE, GIVEN BY A RATHER NICE STALL HOLDER.





And that was about it.

Nice therapy.

[Grizz1963]

Bit of a weird anniversary.

A year ago, Dennis in St Louis broke and levelled ground for his replica 1940’s Shell Gas Station



It was to be a self build, after hours, hobby build.

Materials came, bits purchased.





Now looking like this.







So yesterday I came home via a scrap and recycling yard, yup, going back to them....




When I stopped on my drive, there was something tucked behind the gate.



Initially I thought it was Harley that had been run over and slung over the gate.

Of course it was not, thankfully

Got in and when I opened it.......

I realised.

Another act of random kindness.

I had recently got a pile of stuff from @Disasterbus and offered some of it out.

The magazines were claimed by @eternaloptimist and I posted them off to him.

This parcel originated in Glasgow though, so confused me a bit.

Still, it makes me smile that this whole paying it forward concept works in such different ways for all of us.

I love real Mountain Dew and someone had taken note and randomly “repaid” the postage, not that there was ever a “repayment” plan or agreement.


Just puts it all into context.





My special treasures

Thank you.

[Grizz1963]

Well......

@CraigRK and I are both as bad as each other.

We are always coming up with random stuff to make, create or recycle.

Getting each other excited and worked up till we make rash decisions

So this thread will hopefully OUT-RANDOM the Random stuff some of you have come to expect from us.

Feel free to add, comment, advise and most importantly donate bits if you feel you can improve what’s being created.


So yesterday I stopped at the scrapyard on the way home to look for some bits we needed for this little project.

WISH LIST:
Go kart wheels
Pram wheels.
Old or new Radio Flyer body
Galvanised bath (small)
Plastic pedal tractor engine.
Anvil

Get my drift yet??

Found a tractor. Minus motor.



Got home with these.



So after a mid year discussion with my boss today I stopped over at Craigs place off J9 of the M25 (Big mistake) on the way home to pick up some more bits and drop stuff off for him.

Back seat of my car, also had a roll of roofing felt for Sally’s shed roof.




Eventually got home at 7pm as the M25 had a 75 minute delay on the way back.

Unpacked the car. Fed the cat.

Laid out the basics.



Added colour.

Get the idea yet??

Draw along bootfair or swapmeet, car show wagon.




So there you go.


Let’s see what next.

[Grizz1963]

How time flies.

Bought it more than 10 years ago.

And my taste in slightly weird, certainly practical Cars has not really changed.


1963 Ford Taunus Transit.





Would love an 80’s style Bedford or Chevy Dayvan or panelvan.

[Grizz1963]

So today the one Bootfair was slow, and only half a field.

The second, larger one was filled with pink sh!t and nothing of interest at all.


Still, I managed to buy this roll of upholstery vinyl leatherette for £7.00 or $10.00 and have it planned for the Blazers possible replacement



Ford wagon was 20p or 25cents

I still remember the Pontiac LeMans wagon from a few years ago...... really liked that.

And maybe should have bought it, still, too late for regrets.

https://youtu.be/mc-6QAvT-bc



Found mate @CraigRK a small Meccano bike and sidecar for 50p



So home early.

Haul included these bits.



Bunch of Lesley Matchbox cars and trucks, no idea why, just needed them.




Wagon and Mercedes Benz may be my favourites



Big Union Jack blanket thing is ideal for rear of Blazer or a picnic, and at £1.00 a no brainier, already washed and hung out.



Shell fuel Bowzer will go to St Louis in September for Dennis’ gas station.



Cooler bag and six freezer bricks was £1.00 for Sally, as were three boxes of tea light candles.

So nothing much but a few bargains.

Meanwhile on UKGSER the guys are trying to figure out the possible replacement for the Blazer once it sells.



Next job, cut hedges today.

[Grizz1963]

A most generous comment on my Blazer For Sale ad.
Maybe I was too critical.

[Palf70Step]

[Palf70Step]

That's a good start!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

That's a good start!

Morning Bill,

Thank you for the replies on my threads.


Here is a link to the full COMBINED builds.

INCLUDING CRAIGS BUILDS.


CLICK LINK: http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/...z-****zz-02-07



There may be a lot more fun to be had there.


Thanks for checking in guys.

[Grizz1963]

[Grizz1963]

Happy 4th of July !!


Have a good day all

[Grizz1963]

Been looking for a used, dead Radio Flyer tub to use on this build.

Tonight I managed to get this Hazet tray and a bunch of tools.

Should make a nice tray.

Not as nice as @Johnnybravo has been able to snag, but happy to have a better part than the porta potty.

[Grizz1963]

So last night the sun set was even better, having snagged the Hazet tray.



Up at 5am, thanks to Harley, then 28 miles to fetch my prize.

Took Prozac in the end as it’s just such a nice tool. Thankfully as there were some really narrow lanes to get there and the Blazer is rather wide.

Nice guy the seller.

Tools.



Included was a mini tabletop Workmate with all of its parts, and a serious woodmans axe.




And mocked up.




Looks like we are in business.

[Grizz1963]

Discovered this in my shed.

Really nice steering gear.



Sally was helping me unpack the tools from the box.

Big ones.



Little ones.



Included in the tools were quite a few SnapOn tools



Eventually got it all unpacked, sorted.

Look closely at just how many tools this purchase netted.




Eventually we got to this mock up.



Other end.




When I shut the garage and walked up, I realised just how nicely the relaunched garden has come up.

Thanks to Sally.




I guess next will be the actual build.


After this. We headed out to the Sheppeyncar meet in the Blazer

Much more fun than be allowed.