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

[aggie91]

Great pics, I agree the architecture is wonderful.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Kewl trip

Glad yinz had a good time.

As always, travel to me is great as it expands my mind and fixes my heart.

Originally Posted by flashed

Very nice trip ,loved it all.

Glad you enjoyed the trip John.

Watch this space.

Originally Posted by northern 85

WOW!!!! You get around!!! Thanks for all the pics!!

An absolute pleasure mate.

I always hope you guys will do the same, even if it is just a trip to the local feed store in your truck or a spot at a local drive through.

Originally Posted by aggie91

Great pics, I agree the architecture is wonderful.

Amazing architecture for sure, I often just stand there gobsmacked at the beauty and detail.

Certainly feel privileged

[Grizz1963]

Monday 19 December........ it's almost two years since I pulled the truck off the road.

My life has hit a few speed humps that have certainly slowed me down this year.

Anyway, today I took a day leave, as did my mate CraigRK of 47 and 49 Chevy fame.
His car: http://retrorides.proboards.com/thre...stoppers-paint
His Wife's car: (Well, Truck) http://retrorides.proboards.com/thre...rprise-arrival

The plan was to wrap up on the rebuild with new parts of my trucks four corners and brakes.
After getting the new shoes brought in from the USA via Ireland.


So we had cofffee and a chat when he got here at 10.00 as he needed to avoid the M25 morning rush, he had also brought fresh cheese rolls, three meats and and some spreading cheese to have for lunch.

After this we went to the garage, pulled the truck out, onto axle stands and took off the wheels and hubs again.

Multiple photos of the brakes from all angles to use as reference for reassembly.

The other clever thing to do is only one side at a time, keeping the other side as a reference.



Dismantled.



Next up wire brushes, petrol and more brushes to the internals and all the bits that get reused.



One of the reasons Craig came over was that he had this special tool that his dad had given him........

Perfect for pulling and removing as well,as refitting all the highly sprung, springs in the brake system.

There are a total of 9 springs per corner on the rear brakes to disassemble and then get back together, so some logic and some photos does help.



After two relatively easy changes of the rear, it was all done.

New, new new and more new brakes.

Very pleased.



Looking at the brake shoes that I have removed, it again reiterated the fact that one needs to sometimes just get on and spend some money and get stuff replaced.



Then dropped the rear and started on the front end after rolling the chassis back into the garage.

Once the front was done, I started to reassemble it and tightened the wheel down again.............

Just then C wig came around and said to me "Do you thnk you will be needing the brake drum for the new shoes to kick into to stop the truck?"

Aaaaaaarrrrrgghhh!!

Disassemble, refit brake drum and back on with the wheel. Nuts tightened.

Then Craig laughed historically again...... and I knew that something had gone amiss again.

Bugggeerrrrr....!!

There is a little kickback spring on the outer periphery that pushes a plate back once you hit the brake, to release the brake shoe.

He had it n his hand.

Guess what? Yup, on reassembly it had ended up in the box with the old springs.

One more time and we were done.

The rest all went fine and the truck was back on its wheels, all four corners now with me brake parts, brake lines and fuel line.





Last job before shutting shop and heading back indoors at 2.30 was to add in the new part I had made up a couple of weeks ago for the rear brake line.

Using a screwdriver handle, I bent the adapter into a 90' bend to join the chassis joint of the brake line.



This wrapped up the brakes.

To me the chassis and wheels are now done. Only needs the new wheels and tyres once the body work is done.

In closing, a photo took on the Paris Metro over the weekend.

Can you see what is wrong?





Thank you for checking in.

[clemdaddy]

4 fingers and 2 thumbs…

ha, good report buddy, and progress.

[flashed]

Great progress ,you know Im staying tuned in for more .

[Palf70Step]

Nice work Rian. Drums always bring out the best in oooooops in all of us.

Good to see progress being made on the truck.

[shp4man]

If the forum moderators had any clue what "Bugggeerrrrr....!!" actually meant there would be a bunch of asterisks in it's place.

[Ta2Don]

Thanks to contact we keep via other methods I finally checked in here...Great trip and glad to see the progress you are making... and having a good mate help with the fun of brakes, especially with the proper spring tool... priceless

Cheers mate!

[aggie91]

Glad to see that I am not the only one that ends up with parts in a box that should have been on the truck...lol.

Great to have buddies to come over and help out.

[65sub]

Hi Rian. It's good to see some progress on the truck. Always nice to get another job checked off the list. I really enjoyed your Paris trip too. Certainly a lot of history in that city

[ibrown50]

Great update, great to see you're making progress on the truck. Neat fix on the brake pipe adaptor

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by ibrown50

Great update, great to see you're making progress on the truck. Neat fix on the brake pipe adaptor

Thanks Ian.

Yes, the brake pipe really pee'd me off as the fitting on the replacement part differed from the original.

Now it's a mix of metric and Imperial.

Feels good to just do something to the truck.

[Grizz1963]

Today I had the day off, as well as tomorrow.

Typically there were not enough hours to satisfy my planned schedule........ read that I did not get close to what I had planned to do, which was some shifting stuff around the garage.

Unfortunately home ownership includes a lot of yard work, and selected other tasks that I cannot delegate. So just needs to be done.

Today, after a long wait, I removed a massive multi trunked Buddleja, or Buddleia /ˈbʌdliːə/, commonly known as the butterfly bush, is a genus comprising over 140 species of flowering plants endemic to Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

I have hated it since we moved here at end of 2010 and like the creeper on the garage walls, I had to wait for Nicola to leave and not be protecting it. They are messy, invasive and like Medusa, the more you attack it the more it comes back.

So I cut all the branches up to about 1.4 meters from the ground and chopped it all into very small parts with my trust hedge trimmer that my brother had bought me as a wedding present in 2010.



Cut down, then chopped, keeping the thicker stems as firewood for the fireplace that is yet to be used this year.





With me ramming it into the wheels bins, I filled two to the brim.


At around 13.00 my friend Dave "Muckyhelmet" who had lent me his Trade card when I rebuilt the kitchen, netting me an over 50% saving on the kitchen. Crazy, but true.

He had found three packs of 1.2x1.8 meters of high density foam flooring.
Perfect to have on the floor in winter.
The cold is a killer.

He stayed for a while and chatted, checked out the garage and gave advice, then went off to,donate blood. Always a good thing to do.



Tomorrow I hope to cut down the rest of the stems and paint it with some brutal plant killer so as to prevent regrow the.

The plan is to replace it with two evergreen and fast growing shrubs to fill the big hole I created in my horizon

Maybe I will get some time to start moving stuff around in the garage and start planning where next with the truck.

I need to set up my welder as well as there is so much welding coming up.

That's it for today, thanks for checking in.

[Grizz1963]

And one last thing.

Lets hope the link works.

https://www.facebook.com/terminallan...4758525338608/

Reminds me of boarding school.

Made me laugh.

[Grizz1963]

Thanks Vince.

Yes, that's typical of these old cars.


It was day two at Craig's place and the result is in a few videos below.

The rest of the repot is here in his thread........

Click the link..

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thre...-ahead?page=12


For those who cannot be bothered

Here are a few clips of stuff happening through the day.

After a load of other stuff, this was a neat cold start.

Craigs 1947 Chevy Aerosedan Cold start - YouTube

Checking out the three on a tree.

Craigs 1947 Chevy Aerosedan. After 36 years. -...

And at the end of the day, getting around on its own steam.

Craigs 1947!Chevy Aerosedan. On its own steam. -...

Tomorrow another friend, Henry "Rider 51" is coming over and then we will be rewriting and fitting new lights through my garage.

This has been a good holiday so far.

[Grizz1963]

I normally like to update threads as I go along.

Last night.......? Naaahhhh.

Yesterday my friend Henry, "51Rider" not "Rider51" as I had thought, (CAN ANYONE FIGURE OUT THE DIFFERENCE) was visiting for the day to help me replace the strip lights I had got from mate Euan "Moosevan" a few years ago and fitted in my special way...........

For a start, this was the temperature in my uninsulated, unseated garage.



Outside, neighbour Mickeys blue Ford looked like this.



So when Henry arrived, he bore gifts, best being M&S iced spicy buns and biccies.



Cuppa tea, chat, Harley all over Henry, and we were headed for the garage.

The old lights being removed, three working, one not, are looking for a new home. Collection only. Send a PM if you want them.



Henry assembling, I did not know how much OCD he had at the outset..... and hated it, as I tend to just get on with stuff, but the result was worth the tape measures, spirit levels etc.



I did actually make all the tea, sandwiches and operate the mains switches too, but inbetween he let me help a bit.

I have never in my life measured 300mm between saddle clamps while fixing a power line to the DB. Henry made me....... but the result did look smart.



Head torch and a halogen spotlight on an extension cord.
Poor guys arms and shoulders must have protested in the end.
At least I got to hold the P-clips, screws and power driver.



By the time we got to mains hookup it was dark, so more head torch and LED light action.



Henry let me switch on the new wall mounted and dedicated switch to the light, no more plug in an extension cord.



Last pic is for all the "screw clockers"

Yes, it seems He is a screw clocker too. OCD to the last.

This one is for 1/2 Cup and the crew.




Today I am actually doing nothing, my first rest day, but I will head to the garage in a bit to look at my welders goose neck and trigger as it needs attention before I start the welding on the truck parts.

In other great news, Henry discovered an unused 16 amp circuit (is that what you call it?) in the garage DB, which he will return to then wire up as a dedicated exit and plug for my welder as that is on a 13 amp plug as indicated by original instructions, but we know more is best in this case.

Time for a cuppa tea now then find something to do.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

4 fingers and 2 thumbs…

ha, good report buddy, and progress.

Perfect for screwing in nuts n bolts then.....

Thank you Clem.

Originally Posted by flashed

Great progress ,you know Im staying tuned in for more .

Good stuff buddy, there should be a bit happening over the next few days.

I do have a lot of yard work too, unfortunately it does not do itself.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nice work Rian. Drums always bring out the best in oooooops in all of us.

Good to see progress being made on the truck.

Feels great Bill.

Look forward to getting a bit more done.

Originally Posted by shp4man

If the forum moderators had any clue what "Bugggeerrrrr....!!" actually meant there would be a bunch of asterisks in it's place.

Depending on your accent, it can be quite harmless.

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

Thanks to contact we keep via other methods I finally checked in here...Great trip and glad to see the progress you are making... and having a good mate help with the fun of brakes, especially with the proper spring tool... priceless

Cheers mate!

Always a pleasure giving you the previews Don.

Proper tools do make a huge difference.

Originally Posted by aggie91

Glad to see that I am not the only one that ends up with parts in a box that should have been on the truck...lol.

Great to have buddies to come over and help out.

Craig is an awesome guy, both super sharp with a good sense of humour, but also generous with his time, wisdom and knowledge.

Originally Posted by 65sub

Hi Rian. It's good to see some progress on the truck. Always nice to get another job checked off the list. I really enjoyed your Paris trip too. Certainly a lot of history in that city

Indeed Dale.

I am contemplating a chalk board for jobs to be done, to be ticked off as progress happens.

[flashed]

Great project of clearing out brushy Plants ,I have many home projects to do to but spent my free time after work today cutting and splitting fire wood . Looking forward to more updates whether it is yard work or truck projects .

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Great project of clearing out brushy Plants ,I have many home projects to do to but spent my free time after work today cutting and splitting fire wood . Looking forward to more updates whether it is yard work or truck projects .

I love to make fire wood.

And of course burning it too.

[markeb01]

Zowie, what a lot of work! The results sure seem to be worth the effort though.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by markeb01

Zowie, what a lot of work! The results sure seem to be worth the effort though.

Hallo Mark !!!

Good to see you here, just in time for Christmas.

Yes, it is more work than it seems, but needed to be done.

Completed today.



So after a short nights sleep, filled with three lots of Ibuprofen and paracetamol before, during and after, I went back out to complete the job I started yesterday. Last night I had two hot water bottles in succession on my lower back between 6-10pm last night, they made a huge difference.

Anyway, after breakfast I pulled the tools out.

I also optimistically fetched the chainsaw from deep inside the garage where I stored it about three years ago if I recall correctly.

Now being a Stihl, I know it is a decent bit of kit.

But I expected to be pulling and pulling and pulling and swearing for some time.......

However, seriously, it started on the third pull, without the choke.

What a shock.

Stihl starts third pull after 3 years plus. -...

So I cut back some branches by hand, then followed the stump side with the chainsaw.

What a pleasure.



Getting them all out, and then the branches from yesterday as well.



Done.



More there than it looks. Cleaned up, will pack them away on Monday.



After cleaning up and packing the tools away, I got my faithful cordless drill that Craig gave me and and a 13mm bit, plus a bottle of concentrated Roundup weedkiller.

Resulting in this........



Covered it all over n an old rubber car mat and plonked a concrete ornament on top of it.

That's me done then for now.


A Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to all who check in on this thread daily, weekly, regularly.

Have a wonderful Festive season and let's make 2017 another good year.

Even though it's still a few hours before prezzie time.

[The Rocknrod]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

...
After cleaning up and packing the tools away, I got my faithful cordless drill that Craig gave me and and a 13mm bit, plus a bottle of concentrated Roundup weedkiller.
...

Think Molasses.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Happy New Year ,Ryan.

Thanks John

Originally Posted by The Rocknrod

Think Molasses.

Does that work then?



Last night was chilly here in the Kent and South East.



Today I had planned some garage time, but a text or two from mate Craig meant I had all the excuses needed so I could escape my place.

So up early, did some stuff here, then the hour drive to his place.

Got there at Chill -o- Clock but noticed his neighbour now has a 59 Sedan Delivery.



Plan was to work on the 47 Aerosedan as some of the jobs needed two sets of hands or a bit of strength.

But before that we needed to go to his Unit to fetch some parts and so I could get a good look at the 49 Chevy truck he had bought for Lorraine for her birthday.

First thing to charm me.......

400cc of brutal Japanese motivation.



Then about 30 minutes with the truck. It was cold in the unit, but I like it.



First four handed job.....

Refit new fuel tank and straps.





Every day is a school day.

Simplest tool solution.

New inline fuel filters with new Jubilee clips and hose. Plumbers pipe cutting tool. Perfect.



I have seen some championship winning bodies and redneck fixes.

This has to be one of the best.

Hole cut in the rust free floor and a fan mounted under passenger seat.



After the tank, adjusting the handbrake, some fuel in the tank and an attempt to get the 6volt car started and fresh fuelsucked through from the new tank.....failed.

Battery needs to be charged.

But we ended up removing g brake, clutch pedals and the actuating arms as the newly fitted master cylinder caused it all to foul on the firewall.

So we needed to bend them in the vice.

Much of the work is done in very limited space.



By 4pm we had lunch and called it a day.

I will go back tomorrow early so we can bleed the brakes and do some other jobs, before maybe getting the car off the trailer and onto the road for a first test.....l

Fingers crossed.

[Modges'66]

Thank you Rian,
Happy Holidays to you & Nicola also!

[flashed]

Merry Christmas Rian ,I have a very similar chain saw ,I love Stihl equipment .I just bought a commercial grade pole saw to reach those limbs that thought they were safe from me .