Re: Martin's mi-STRESS, 1965 Long Fleetside C10 "Rebuild in ENGLAND"
 

Wheels day

Well this morning I looked out of the window and yes it's was raining . 5.45 am my phone beeps and yes it's Rian checking if I was going with him , or going with Amanda . I replied telling him she was already in the shower . We left at 7.30am and got there a little after 8.30 parking about 5 cars down from Rian . I didn't seem to find anything I needed or wanted to buy other than two cups of hot tea .

There wasn't as many C10 this year compared to last year considering how many have come over to the UK in the last year but there was this one

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psiar3qxdt.jpg

I really want to get these badges instead of my ones

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psl1ox8gue.jpg

I did take a picture of this little mini in Scooby Doo colours

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps09xufv7j.jpg

Tomorrow Rian's coming over to help me move my old six cylinder engine ready for Andy (uber cool ) to colect

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Cool Mini, I also really dig the black beast next to the mini...:metal:

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IIRC it was a Big Block, rather tasty Willys pickup truck Don.

I see Martin is simplifying things again.....

It is not just moving an engine and gearbox. We will be clearing his carport, removing his cap and then dragging the Straight Six through, followed by putting everything including the cab back where we found it.

Should be a good day.

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The biggest problem with moving my engine tomorrow is that Duncan at work has borrowed my engine hoist, and he's 60 miles away,so it's not just a question of popping round the corner and getting it back. Also I hope you ment cab not cap

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I can't believe its a year since I took the truck off the road . As the car show I went to today with Rian, was the same show I took my truck to last year before I decided to take it off the road . So when I got home I thought I better get a little truck time in .
I managed to get both of the right side cab supports in

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps71ncfti3.jpg

Once I had done the front one I tackled the rear one . A little harder to fit due to having to trim and fit it up to the front to rear brace and having to drill the holes to bolt it to the inner rocker

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psmph5crhg.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pscq7zezjf.jpg

And the last picture showing the penetration inside

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psyqobbgqa.jpg

Re: Martin's mi-STRESS, 1965 Long Fleetside C10 "Rebuild in ENGLAND"
 

Nice work mate...:metal:

A friend of mine over here in North Carolina has a cab like yours… needing lots of attention… so I pointed him in the direction of your thread...:uhmk:

Cheers mate...:mm:

Check out his build, his name out here is Icewatercarter

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You said you had BIG NUTS to deal with Martin.

Found you this little 18" or 450mm shifter for £5.00 at the boot fair today....... And it is new.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psap4aigwi.jpg

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It's amazing how handy those can be. I picked one up about 20 years ago thinking I'd only use it the one time. I use that thing all the time for various odd jobs. They are fantastic at bending metal or applying extra leverage to something!

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I just chuckled at your reply Mark, you are right, I thought my impact wrench would be a once used, the. Community property type of tool, to date I have used it at least five times in anger.

Martin bought a two footer of those last year and always mentions he loves it in his van, so when I saw this one today, it had to one home for him as I know he uses them regularly.

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I started stripping the crashed Honda this afternoon, later Martin popped over from the bike gathering he and Amanda had been to.

Seems whenever he pops over, chaos ensues.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps45f0nceo.jpg

Did not take us long to get this far.......

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psz7ac0y0d.jpg

Front end removed and most of the engine bolts etc.

One of the problems with these modern bikes, even small ones is that they have all sorts of cleverness in their wiring looms etc. so one needs to dismantle sensibly if you want the thing to work again in future.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psg7wzbp5l.jpg

Once all the bits were unstuck, undone, unscrewed and ready, I lifted the frame off, leaving the engine on its own.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pspe0d8uhl.jpg

As Martin said, it's a pity our V8's and straight sixes are not that easy to handle.

It was off to the ready made trolley box I made on Saturday with the engine, followed by a lot of other bits, sprockets, wiring looms, chain, battery etc, all the bits possibly needed later when the toy gets built.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psjsmtfu5o.jpg

The frame and other bits still needed to be stripped to a level where it can be sold on Evilbay.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pscgtdfqqr.jpg


Treasures all boxed up and ready for storage.


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psxnrq8fid.jpg



Frame is going to be for sale as well, maybe someone can use it in a restoration project. Though I think the disc brake models are not liable to be as collect able as the older kick start models.


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pso0ywb0ln.jpg


Spares for EBay listing, the two Michelin Pilot tyres were a week and less than 100 miles old.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psmdpfnrul.jpg


One of the nice things we discovered about the tail end of the little bike is that it will also be donating its number plate bracket and light to the truck......

You see, every Chevy needs a little Honda in its life.


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...pssapbfonk.jpg

Thanks must as always go to Martin for coming over and creating havoc in my life, but also keeping me company and taking the lead on the stripping of the bike, he has clearly done this a few times before, and it may point at a very misspent youth......... Only he will know.

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You are right I use mine for bending metal . I have a sliding vice in the back of my van that pulls out . So when I went to a bike show and auto jumble last year I found one with a three foot handle that's really useful

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Just an update
I am busy packing for a training course , as they are sending me to Rome ,of all places . So no truck time but a week of warmer weather .The good news is that Brothers finally came through ,and sent me the bolts free of charge to fill in the extra holes in the rear bumper they supplied .

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pshwbdnq9p.jpg

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;) Bolts…

Rome!!!:metal:

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Rome....? Rome....!!

Now that's a cool venue to go for a week.

Those bolts look like stainless capped ones.

I guess a bit of polishing will sort them out pronto.

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Rome, for a training course, for a week!!................I wish I'd stuck in at school:waah:

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Waiting for a field report from Italy.........:metal::metal::metal:

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Boot fair bounty for today.......

While Martin was out playing in Skegness with his bike club.

A load of weld through, zinc primer, degreaser, and spray on contact adhesive at 50p per can....... Gotta be worth having.

Half for my garage, half for mate Martin's

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psik1dkcly.jpg

Here is one for Martin's truck..... Well, I think it could look great.

Good condition Suzuki 600cc exhaust, with removable baffle which means it can be modified and also opened up a lot more to anti-social thuggery levels........ Paid £4.00 for it, though I would not sell it for less than three times that.

Now he needs to just find one for the other side.

Had a very similar one to that, off a 600cc CCM on my Transit with a straight through pipe from the 1800cc Zetec it had fitted.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psxari0fja.jpg


http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psogsfusmn.jpg


Gentle Dremmel persuasion on the little Allen head screws and the whole thing dismantles.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psfcrwtsie.jpg

Re: Martin's mi-STRESS, 1965 Long Fleetside C10 "Rebuild in ENGLAND"
 

Well after the last two weeks of work and play, I can now get back on with the truck .

It all started two weeks ago today, I had to fly off to Rome for some training with a manufacture of electric hand controls . So on Sunday afternoon Gareth my friend and boss ( I have known him for quite a while before I worked with him ) drove to my house , were we both got in my car and drove to the airport for a 5pm flight . Well after a two hour delay at Gatwick our easy jet flight took off.
Rome here we come

On arrival in Rome ,we collected our hire car ,a little Fiat panda . For those who have never driven in Rome there are two speeds, flat out or stop . As for junctions it's a question of who has the biggest balls has the right of way . Gareth got us too the hotel in one piece .

Monday morning we all made our way to the factory ,for a tour of the workshop and manufacturing facilities . Altogether there were eight of us plus the European rep called Gerard and Irish fella who had married a Sicilian and now living and working in Rome .

On our tour around the factory we were shown one of their other manufacturing sites which made bumpers for Jeeps in aluminium . They were also building a very nice Jeep running a nice 5.7 Corvette motor

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pstkyqtuf7.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psncidxzcl.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pseaaspbl5.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psevozi6ne.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pso6cufwlx.jpg

That's just a taste of what they make as a side line to the hand controls but we were there to study . So after our factory tour we were off to the classroom for some real work .

So after an afternoons studying it was back to the hotel . ( for more studying ) yeah right no chance of that . It was time for getting ready to go out for a nice meal at a fish restaurant and to have a drink we are being taken by an Irish fella after all .

There was about ten courses for dinner, I had so much fish ,I think I could've swam home from the restaurant

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psaf2hzwvy.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps4ezlfveb.jpg

After all that food it was back to our hotel . The next two days were study during the day then dinner followed by a trip to the bar and then bed

The last night Gareth braved it and drove into central Rome for an evening and look about here are some of the pictures I took

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps18n1bqnw.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psy6wjurnf.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psitl120yr.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psckvdwqq8.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps54ptokyp.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psf5zhr79h.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psy1ixhhop.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psl9qpojqo.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psxqrktghl.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps1ojj9lty.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pszyoiguj7.jpg

Well for those who haven't been to Rome there is a little taste of what it was to see

Re: Martin's mi-STRESS, 1965 Long Fleetside C10 "Rebuild in ENGLAND"
 

Now that was a great report, thank you.

It is really cool that these guys have branched out into other manufacture.

Great photos of Rome too.

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Well after arriving home on Thursday evening , it was time to pack up my motorbike ready to ride to Skegness with my mates . I had already booked this before I new I was going to Rome .



http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pshwhmlcj1.jpg

The weekend away Friday through to Monday is an annual bike advent with live bands stunt shows and General tomfoolery .

Parked up on the way for breakfast

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psbscmwlrw.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pssexkxwa4.jpg

And yes there are two girls that ride hence the yellow sportster and the pink Kawasaki ER5

After Four days in Rome away working and studying ,it was good to let my hair down
( well if I had any that is ) then back to work Tuesday . But the travelling didn't end there

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As I said before the travelling wasn't over . On Wednesday morning at 5.30am I was driving back to Gatwick, I was getting another flight this time flying to Lyon in southern France .
luckily for me work booked the extra legroom seats

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psgwslabgb.jpg


I was going to fit a set of push pull hand controls to a Saab convertible . I had already done a car for them before . So on arriving in Lyon I collected yet another Fiat panda . Once again having to shift the gear stick with my other hand . ( why can't we be the same as most of the rest of the word ) the I drove south about 60 kilometres to a used car dealers home , to install the controls .

My little hire car

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psbz2rzw51.jpg

The car I installed the controls to

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psbuo0ht7x.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psxixentnr.jpg

Mind you the security wasn't up to much they preferred the shade than keep an eye on me

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pskmtsz0yh.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psm9dq5hpf.jpg

So once fitted I returned back to the airport to get a flight home . Arriving back home about 9pm so what a long day but another happy customer

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So on arriving home Wednesday evening , it was back to work Thursday when I got a call from a guy called Dell . I had contacted him before I went to Rome ,regarding a big window inner section he had, in the back of a truck he had imported in from the states . So Thursday night off to Essex again . I seem to spend half my life going over the Dartford crossing to Essex for truck parts or going to the importers to collect parts . When I arrived I took a look at the guys collections of trucks ,two long bed fleet sides ,and a long bed stepper on a full air ride system .the stepper is his main truck the other long bed fleet is one he's shipped over to sell .


The blue one behind the grey one is the stepper . The grey one is a work in progress
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps35seatgr.jpg

This is the one he has for sale

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psuxjnkhx2.jpg

The panel I went to collect was no good as it was to rotten so I declined . But it was still a good trip out and I made a good contact for the future

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psrbyzrhvf.jpg


I will still keep looking , what I would really love is a big back window cab with no rott . But we can all dream

So after all this running about ,and yes my very patient other half Amanda had sat in the car on Thursday evening while I chatted to Dell (and any one that knows me will know how long that would have been ) I took the weekend off working on the Truck and went for a nice push bike ride around the local lakes . On Saturday

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pskrqqytwm.jpg


Unfortunately for me the spare bike I had got a little while ago was a little bit big for Amanda . So Saturday evening on Evilbay I found a smaller ladies bike . £35 buy it now for an ally frame mountain bike, and the best part only 10 miles down the road . So Sunday morning I went out and got her a present . It's the least I could do . After being away for most of the last two weeks .

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psamylyvko.jpg

So that's why I haven't had any Truck time over the last two weeks .

Re: Martin's mi-STRESS, 1965 Long Fleetside C10 "Rebuild in ENGLAND"
 

Glad you're home...:uhmk:
Cool Pics from Rome...:metal:
Now, back to the truck mate...:mm:

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Well just an update . I went on Evil bay the other night ,as usual just taking a look . Big mistake I saw a set of wheels ,then looked on this thread another big mistake . So as usual I popped over to Rian's ,on my way to my bike club ,and ended putting a checking last minute bid in and won . So on Friday I have to go and get my mates trailer ,for something happening on Saturday ,if all goes to plan pictures to follow . Then on Sunday I have a three hundred mile round trip to pick up my wheels . Note to one self buy things nearer home

This is my purchase

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psmbyjimea.jpg

This is the picture I found on this thread of the same style wheels fitted to a truck

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pszsc1toyv.jpg

So I guess sometimes the Internet can cost you so be warned window shopping costs

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I have always been a fan of those wheels. I had a set on my 83 C10. Kind of wish I had kept them as spares for down the line on something.

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Nice wheels Martin, bargain price too, hope all goes to plan this weekend ;)

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Neat truck Bill.

I am sure this point has been debated to death before, but Chevy really does seem to build the better looking trucks, even if there is something good to be found in most designs out there.

I personally prefer these wheels Martin has bought to the traditional Slot mags he had fitted before, despite the fact that the Slots are worth a whole load more than the "Soft line" wheels.

I think he fact that he and I both hit the bid button at our maximum price in literally the last 10 seconds, often wins us stuff at good prices, as people do not have time to reconsider and enter another bid before the sale is over.

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Loving the wheels and a great price too

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Well what can I say , that was one busy day . It started with meeting Rian at the local services at 9am . Then off to Essex to meet up with a guy called Dell . A few weeks ago I went to his place after work one evening, to collect a big back window cab section unfortunately it was to rusty to use. But after chatting to him for a while he told me he was possibly going to break one of his trucks . Having three of them a long bed stepper , his own daily driver on full air ride and a second truck that is up for sale . So after making him an offer for his cab and a drivers door , as well as bending Rian's ear about having the passenger door . With some help from Don . A deal was done .
On arriving at 10am as arraigned we found Dell had already stripped most of the outer front panels off .

This is as it was as we pulled up

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pslpgcsmyq.jpg

The blue truck is his daily driver

This is the one he has for sale

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps85eje68z.jpg

This is Dell and his son I think his son found the V8 running a bit loud

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pssrwxhjhy.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps1568qptm.jpg

Once again our cab lifter came in handy . In fact just to show how easy it is we got Dell's wife to operate it while holding his baby in her other hand

See clip below
http://youtu.be/vfTC9wyQKK0

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Not much left of the truck

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psedsb4ggf.jpg

Here's a sight you don't see to often a ford towing a Chevy home

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psc9silzeo.jpg

Once home it was a question of unloading it into the carport

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psl8vffkiw.jpg

Sunday I have a three hundred and fifty mile round trip to go and collect my wheels , when I return I will post some pictures of how clean the cab is I am so pleased to have a practically rust free cab at last . I would like to thank Rian for his help and also Dell and his Wife for their help .

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Congrats Martin!

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Result - nice one boys :metal:
I'm also off on a road trip to collect truck wheels but only 60 miles for me :lol:

Catch up with you later on.........

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The cab looks great, a really great find and will save you a ton of work, result!!:metal:

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looks like you where looking with the weather too. Cab looks nice and solid and certainly a rare find in the UK:metal:

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Just a little update.i forgot to mention Rian's parts after meeting up with Rian,as he always offers to help . But this time there was a good reason to come with me . I had convinced him that getting a door was the right way to go . He also said he Was interested in the inner fenders after I told him they were in mint condition . He wasn't disappointed . While we were stripping the cab of all its internal parts he decided he would also have the custom heater box . Dell also let him have the cab mount rubbers , as I didn't need them.

This is Rian's heater

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psirhv18xi.jpg

These are his inner fenders

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pspfoc4m2l.jpg

The cab mounts

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps0hykj5se.jpg

His door

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psedoylmuz.jpg

Then there was the seat he said he would be interested in swapping his factory bench seat for this setup but it would be a question of him running it past (Mrs kemp ) the Boss

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pspd8r6idb.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...pstuulamm5.jpg

So all in all not a bad day for every one including Dell's wife as you can see from the smile she was pleased to see one of his three trucks to go

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psmpx1jogg.jpg

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I think somtimes we are a little mad doing these trucks . I have just got home from a 375 mile round trip to collect my wheels .

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps9uynacyu.jpg

So another weekend over I haven't done much on my truck . But I have made a great step forward in the build this weekend . So now the hard work can start , changing the cab will save me a lot of time but also make for a better truck in the long run

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Well I couldn't resist taking a photo of the cab . I am so pleased with the condition compared to my old one . It's amazing it's the same age but worlds apart

These are some of the pictures

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psy1ykvoby.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psyrwl2vgv.jpg

Now that's the good points here are the bad points

A very poor dash repair

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps94q7jays.jpg

I think I will. Need to weld in a repair section

I also need to repair were the floor shifter was fitted

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...psol2p1ys1.jpg

The only other repair I need to do is the back edge of the roof . But all in all a lot better than my old one

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...ps8k7ko0mu.jpg

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Very nice Martin, time to remove the (still welding and cutting):lol:

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Not till I do the dash and floor ,then it can say prepping and painting . I will sort out the panels and give you a call ok

Re: Martin's mi-STRESS, 1965 Long Fleetside C10 "Rebuild in ENGLAND"
 

Well that is good news Martin!

Looks like you have saved yourself a few months welding with that one.

Will give you a call tomorrow evening to discuss 'B' pillars.

P. :D

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Quite Chuffed for me mates...:metal: