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

[Grizz1963]

Some lunch time digging, next post foundation.

1000x1000x1000mm Concrete








Then mixing and casting concrete.

Amazing how much concrete goes into a cubic meter.





Of course Andy the lodger enjoys this whole process too.



And cast and done.



Rain followed play too.

[Palf70Step]

I keep wondering if I should go back to steel toed shoes when I am in the shop, but if the tenny runners work for Rian, than I am safe.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

I keep wondering if I should go back to steel toed shoes when I am in the shop, but if the tenny runners work for Rian, than I am safe.

Bill, its all relative, for some jobs, I do wear real steel cap boots or trainer shoes, but most is a risk assessment and get on with the job.


Well, it is Saturday morning.

Slow start.

Honeysuckle is gathering speed, growing up the big pine tree.





In Siberia life goes on, some random pics from Stas.





Greetings from the man.



Katya had her 35th birthday recently.

Still the best looking honorary member on here.



In the mean time, Covid-19 is screwing up their lives too.

This week I also cut two freezer baskets down and created some bird proofing fo ether vent holes.

Plus adding some of the discarded USPS boxes on the shelves.




Plus removing the spacer board for the post mounting points.



Cleaned up.



And ready to be paved around until the posts are cut down to the right height and welded back together by pro welder Andy with his special machine.



Had some rain this week, and even half an hour after it stopped, two long puddles show that the paving needs lifting up, and re-laying to get it all level.





All of the highlighted paving must be lifted, relaid and also new added where there was none before.

One of today’s jobs.



Mate Fil from Cambridge came down yesterday to collect and drop off stuff.

He also collected a load of the postal boxes to be redistributed nationally to those needing some storage solutions.

More in there than it seems.
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Score of the day on FB Marketplace to be collected after 3.00pm.

£10.00 each, lodger Andy can do a full industrial weld on them to create a useable length.



Total length will work on structure.



And lastly, same sunset, 40 minutes apart.





Later.


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[The Rocknrod]

Nice work.
Is that clump of trees and dirt behind the white wall there to hide the house from the shop?

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by The Rocknrod

Nice work.
Is that clump of trees and dirt behind the white wall there to hide the house from the shop?

Spot on, and it is known as the “secret garden.”

When I was married, we had three cats, they loved it.

Many visitors do not realise there is a pile of stuff and my shop behind there.

[Palf70Step]

Nice work Rian. I am now tired seeing what all you did!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nice work Rian. I am now tired seeing what all you did!

Laughing here Bill.

Sometimes I was ready to give up, but it was not an option.




I know most of you dont like food, so thought opening with a bit of food made sense.

On Wednesday after work I cooked some ribs and oven chips for myself and Andy the lodger, Sally had stuff to deal with at home, so skipped dinner.

2kg of ribs became this after 70 minutes at 180’C
30 minutes on the bone side, and 40 minutes on the meaty side.

Serve and enjoy.





Back to the carport job.

Went up to the farm to drop off some more unused hardcore on their pile.

Walked around the pile and saw this marble lintel that’s been there for years.

I had asked Charlie the farmer about it before and he had said yes I could have it, only problem is a 5 foot long lump of granite weighs a fair amount.

Now with the current progress and changes here, I thought it is time to try get it here again.



Also found a birdbath stand or who knows what you want to put on it......



As always there is still stuff to do,

I need to band the paving at the edge, and also recast a bit of the driveway that I broke out.



While I started mixing the banding cement, Andy carried on with the rather large RSJ cleanup and weld.





What a pleasure watching a pro weld......

Once he strikes an arc, it just goes on till the rod runs out, or he gets to the end of the run.







Joined up, welded all sides.



Then added some more bracing.

Totally over engineered without doubt.





And finally some galvanising spray over all the grinds and welds.



And cement and concrete work done and cleaned up.



Chicago Town Stuffed Crust Cola Pizza and nice seasoned fries as a quick n easy dinner.

Along with maybe more beers and most of a litre of Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey.

No regrets.





Weekend soon.....

[Paul Y]

Nice work as always Rian.

P.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Paul Y

Nice work as always Rian.

P.

Thanks Paul,

You are generous with your praise.

I am happy with function over form, and sometimes taking a clever photo can fool the crowds too



Bestest £2.00 ever spent on a little guy.

Loves it.

To him it is a challenge and a toy, not £2.00 vs £119.99



Seems he was on it all afternoon.



Andy the lodger bought Chinese take away last night, pub over the road looking very smart.



Clearing up time at garage to make space for working later.

BBQ Tonight.

T-Bone steaks and some Kofte Kebabs

[Indian113]

Good Score Rian!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Indian113

Good Score Rian!

That it was.

My lodger leaves the 27th as they have managed to get ahead of schedule.

So a lot of the stuff purchased for the contract is too costly to repatriate to their depot 300 miles away.

So it gets dumped or left behind.




More progress.....

The rules.



Getting the posts cut down to the right height

Measure, use a level said Mickey, I rarely do.



I have had these posts since Boxing Day 2007 when Oldbus delivered them, along with my 1963 Ford Taunus Transit.



A significant OOOOPPPS moment.



Made up some new 10mm thick top plates, drilled and prepped and cut to size.]



Handy having a welder on site.







Decent grip......

Gluing steel



Posts welded, and put on foundations.

Only one problem, the tall one is facing the wrong way by 90’ as it would not seat on the foundation.

Problem to be addressed.





Posts are heavy enough to make them a two man lift.

Managed to damage the thread on only one.

Another thing to correct later.





One other job Andy did for me, was to weld together my stainless steel BBQ grille which had deteriorated over the last 10 years.



I did help........ honestly.




End of the day.....

Weekend over.

[Indian113]

Odd how much you two have the same expression!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Indian113

Odd how much you two have the same expression!

How true.

[mjh1965]

Yes I posted that on Facebook. I couldn’t believe the price £39995 . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203057871594 Nicely done truck though

[Paul Y]

That picture of me on the train is definitely getting around!

I absolutely detest those mask... Anyway.... Fantastic work as always Rian, putting some of us to shame.

P.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Paul Y

That picture of me on the train is definitely getting around!

I absolutely detest those mask... Anyway.... Fantastic work as always Rian, putting some of us to shame.

P.

Picture?

That was you ?

Thanks re work, seems there is always something to do.



Remember that little Toyota Deliboy that really had my attention?

It has sold, and the new owner has started a thread for it.

CLICK:

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread...toyota-deliboy

Looks like it may have a good life there with him.

Has some plans for it too, already started.

This

[Palf70Step]

Nice area there Rian. Should be a very good spot once it is covered.

[aggie91]

Looks good Rian. The one BS Corner casting missing the Bull part of the text is fitting for what I has been going on in 2020...

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Nice area there Rian. Should be a very good spot once it is covered.

Thanks Bill.

Should be really good for the dirty, dusty part of getting my body work done on the cab, doors, bedsides etc.

Plus keeping stuff dry. (Hoarded)

Originally Posted by aggie91

Looks good Rian. The one BS Corner casting missing the Bull part of the text is fitting for what I has been going on in 2020...

So true.

But we will look back one day......

[Grizz1963]

Early morning chore on Friday.

Collect a non working medium sized glass door fridge about 7 miles from here in the Galaxy.

Purpose?

Airtight, solvents storage cabinet with a bit of insulation.

Should work.





So living rurally has its perks.

Harvesting and baling out behind the house till 11.00pm

Being able to watch or even go for a ride in the combine

Beats city living any day.



Amazing how these big trucks run through the fields to collect the large bales of rapeseed canola “Hay” to go to Holland by road.

Military style operation.





Started to paint the garage, before the roof goes on the carport, so I have full access to everything, and can do all the cutting in in nooks and crannies.



Two charts everywhere with a 1” brush as it gets into places.



Roller next, two coats as well, to give good cover on colour change.



Next is brush paint the whole house, which is covered in rough pebble dash.

Why do people do it.



Happy Sunflowers.


A new to me, used tool.

20000rpm 90 degree die grinder, ordered some quick release 2” and 3” grinding wheels for it.

Seen them used, and Dennis lives with his in his body shop.

Wanted one a few years as they seem really useful.





Andy the lodger brought me an air powered impact wrench with torque adjustable power settings from his garage last weekend, he bought it for a job years ago, never used it since, reckoned I would use it more after seeing me use the electric Clarke, I had bought to use in the C10 5 years ago and have used regularly on various jobs since then

Nice.



New company car was due mid-March.

Delivery yesterday.

Chuffed.





Sunset last night, pics taken 10 minutes apart.

Looking toward London’s Canary Wharf.

Moon 35 minutes after sunset.

Crazy.





Moon.

Looking away from London, toward France.

[Indian113]

Rian, I'm kind of bummed out as last year I couldn't join in the USA trip of the wild bunch and this year has to be cancelled because of Covid! I sure hope you guy's can head this way again.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Indian113

Rian, I'm kind of bummed out as last year I couldn't join in the USA trip of the wild bunch and this year has to be cancelled because of Covid! I sure hope you guy's can head this way again.

Yes, not happy with the way things have gone Ray, but that is life.

We will be back.




Photobucket is a pain, again.

Stolen fruit is the best.

Two hours worth of collecting in 5 sites.



Trust me,

3 hours in there, cleaning and removing all the stones to leave me with 5kg or 10 pounds of fruit.



Add a litre of water, and bring to the boil for about 20 minutes, then add 4.5kg of sugar.



Boil for about 90 minutes till all the water is gone, testing cold viscosity from time to time.



In the mean time sterilise all the bottles and lids in the dishwasher.

Once cooked, use a jug to decant hot (it is dangerous) jam into bottles.



Add lids once all is done.



Take a bottle outside, check the light penetration, take a photo and gloat.



I add extra lemon juice, as I prefer a slightly tangy jam.

Also less sugar than recommend, but it still is very sweet.

Need more fruit now.

[Paul Y]

I hate Wasps, hateful little thugs.

We have a lot of moles in our garden which I have struggled to get rid of because of the dogs, we are currently in a truce as they stick to one end of the garden and we stick to the other but the mole holes are a haven for the yellow pestilence that is Wasp.

Tried many things to get rid of them but can thoroughly recommend home made Napalm.

Quite simple to make - get a glass jar, I used a pickle jar, and half fill with petrol. Then stick polystyrene foam into the petrol and keep adding until you have a gloopy jelly.

DO NOT GET THIS ON YOURSELF!

Get a metal tube and identify the entry point to the evil lair. Administer a pint or two of petrol through the tube into the wasp hole.

Then get the napalm - it doesn't stick to glass for some reason but sticks to everything else - and pour this into the hole. I used a long metal rod to force it into the hole.

By this time the evil thugs will be recovering from the fumes of the petrol so time too introduce Mr. Fire. I used the metal rod, wrapped a bit of news paper around the end and lit it with my blow lamp.

Light the Napalm with the fire rod and stand back.

After a few moments the Napalm will light the petrol that is deep within the Lair and with the most satisfying dull thud will turn the nest, lava, and all of the wasps into vapour.

It burns for about an hour - well my concoction did - and after a week am pleased to announce that I no longer have a wasp problem. Even the moles are conspicuous by their absence....

Always more than happy to be a part of the slaughter.

P.

[Grizz1963]

We have a lot of moles in our garden which I have struggled to get rid of because of the dogs, we are currently in a truce as they stick to one end of the garden and we stick to the other but the mole holes are a haven for the yellow pestilence that is Wasp.

Tried many things to get rid of them but can thoroughly recommend home made Napalm.

Quite simple to make - get a glass jar, I used a pickle jar, and half fill with petrol. Then stick polystyrene foam into the petrol and keep adding until you have a gloopy jelly.

DO NOT GET THIS ON YOURSELF!

Get a metal tube and identify the entry point to the evil lair. Administer a pint or two of petrol through the tube into the wasp hole.

Then get the napalm - it doesn't stick to glass for some reason but sticks to everything else - and pour this into the hole. I used a long metal rod to force it into the hole.

By this time the evil thugs will be recovering from the fumes of the petrol so time too introduce Mr. Fire. I used the metal rod, wrapped a bit of news paper around the end and lit it with my blow lamp.

Light the Napalm with the fire rod and stand back.

After a few moments the Napalm will light the petrol that is deep within the Lair and with the most satisfying dull thud will turn the nest, lava, and all of the wasps into vapour.

It burns for about an hour - well my concoction did - and after a week am pleased to announce that I no longer have a wasp problem. Even the moles are conspicuous by their absence....

Always more than happy to be a part of the slaughter.

P.
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Thanks Paul,

As always, @PaulY reminds me why one needs to laugh at this sort of thing.

Being right next to the pine tree, in a log on the floor, against the shed wall, I will need to be cautious in my approach and ferocity of attack.

Yes, it hurts, certainly much longer nd more but differently to stepping on welding splatter.

By now, 6 hrs later it would be gone in memory and just a red spot or blister if it were welding.

However, despite pills, 2 each of ibuprofen and Paracetamol Plus (Tylenol with Caffiene) it still makes me wonder WTF ?

Hopefully by morning it will be better.

This is that spot I posted before.

The rest are equally unhappy and red.





Bootfair in the morning, and Sally’s birthday.

[Palf70Step]

Hope ya feel better quick Rian. I do not like bees and wasps. I was stunk BADLY as a preteen (bailing hay) and spent several days in hospital getting all the stingers out and getting me stabilized. From what I remember it was 100-115ish stings on my neck and face. I have not been stung since and I am overly cautious as I do not want to see how I would react if stung again.