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

[Palf70Step]

Very nice!!

[Indian113]

Some elbow grease made a Whole lot of difference on those wheels! I like them

[Palf70Step]

Great looking fit to me. Not sure about your laws, but it would pass pretty much anywhere here that has a law about it.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Great looking fit to me. Not sure about your laws, but it would pass pretty much anywhere here that has a law about it.

Thanks Bill,

Been having that exact discussion here.

Always a killjoy telling you how bad you are, breaking rules etc.

I don’t care.

99% of police would not be bothered, and if you do not behave like an idiot on the road, that goes up to 100%

If push comes to shove.....

Add small deflectors or trims.




[quote author="@welshpug" source="/post/2554315/thread" timestamp="1575059332"]i don't recall what offset the 7" wheels should be on this platform so I went with 50

https://www.willtheyfit.com/index.ph...8-5&offset2=36

The Mercedes wheels are ET36 for the 8.5 and 34 for the 7.5, a 234 45 will work ok on an 8" wide wheel and be nigh on identical to the diameter of the original wheel, just a bit extra poke there as you have seen.

I would get them bolted on and weight on them as they might tuck in at the top as the suspension moves up.


Edit, I found a set like yours on ebay, ET59


https://www.willtheyfit.com/index.ph...8-5&offset2=36

That explains the poke ! an extra 42mm of wheel on the outside but the inner face sits nigh on in the same place within a mm or 3.[/quote]


THIS..........





LOOKS LIKE PRETTY DECENT NEWS.

[60chevyjim]

the new wheels will look great on the van !! very happy for you to find a great deal on the wheels too. that is one of the first things I do when I get a new car / truck change the wheels to ones that I like ..

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by 60chevyjim

the new wheels will look great on the van !! very happy for you to find a great deal on the wheels too. that is one of the first things I do when I get a new car / truck change the wheels to ones that I like ..

Jim

At $130.00 for the wheels with dead tires, I am happy.

Some stuff to do still.

But left field rocks.

[Grizz1963]

[quote author="@mondeogrd" source="/post/2554364/thread" timestamp="1575072967"]Had a Mk1 Ph1 2.3 Gal and absolutely loved it. Bought with 96k on it and set about putting another 80k taking the family all over the UK and into France.

Only issue i had was a relay under the drivers dash that went twice, hazy memory it was relay 30 and was a pita to change!

On PCD, i know my Ph1 was VAG PCD as i bought replacement steels from the local VW dealers at half the Fraud price, but have this memory from Galaxy Forums that the Ph2 changed to Ford PCD. Waiting patiently to see if i was fed duff gen!
All the best,
Geoff.[/quote]

Hopefully this one is VW 5 x 112





Challenge though.......






But I am working on it.

Thanks to our Resident engineer @johnnybravo being awake, like me at stupid-0-Clock and educamating me on stuff.


Lets see who pics up what the final hurdle is on these wheels.

Virtual beer up for grabs.

[Palf70Step]

Like the stud idea myself. I have only had one car that used bolts (Mercedes). Never did like them. Guess I am too use to the American way of wheel studs.

[60chevyjim]

I kinda like the new nuts n studs idea too .
I was thinking if you drill the wheels
what if the socket and lugs are to fat to fit in the hole in the wheel .
I buy some cool bullet lug nuts on ebay for some of my cool projects.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Like the stud idea myself. I have only had one car that used bolts (Mercedes). Never did like them. Guess I am too use to the American way of wheel studs.

Yes, Germany seems to like them.


And Benz is different to the rest.

Originally Posted by 60chevyjim

I kinda like the new nuts n studs idea too .
I was thinking if you drill the wheels
what if the socket and lugs are to fat to fit in the hole in the wheel .
I buy some cool bullet lug nuts on ebay for some of my cool projects.

Hey Jim,

If I use a 15mm drill, then these 14mm threaded bolts should work.


I would love some silly bolts with extra detail.

[Grizz1963]

Interesting day.

Went to Sally’s uncle Bobs yard to get some pics of the Bedford TK cab for an interested guy.



Then headed home to move a load of firewood from behind the garage to fill a wood shed, another firewood box at the back door, and also the pile of firewood and kindling piles inside the house, Sally doing most of the hauling.

I Dennis has been working hard at getting his NASCAR chassis sorted, welded and trimmed for the 66 C10 truck he is building.
Engine mounts and various other attachments now sorted.

So the chassis was rolled outside to await a pickup to go for sandblasting and powder coating.



This things is goi go to rock for sure.


So after the firewood session, I went to fetch the jack, impact gun and an extension cord from the garage and brought them up to the house.

Removing the fist Galaxy wheel bolt...........


Surprise !!!!!!!!


Domed and loose face, I was expecting a 60’ degree taper.




13mm shaft.



Threaded shaft - 38mm



Total length..... 62mm



Alloy wheel bolt hole base..... concave.



Thickness of Ford mounting surface 11mm versus Mercedes Benz at 25mm



And then lastly, depth of threaded Ford front hub 27mm



Lastly, mocked up, just put in place after checking.

Mercedes Benz front wheel fits comfortably without fouling up anywhere.

I had not lowered the car to get the body and wheel arch closer to the ground.



But it looks OK to me.

[60chevyjim]

I like how they look on the van . here is a picture of the nuts I get from ebay.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by 60chevyjim

I like how they look on the van . here is a picture of the nuts I get from ebay.

Like those a lot, a whole lot.

Would work with the shape of that as well.

Currently still not decided which route to go.....

Studs other bolts.

My friend Andy in Tulsa suggested helicoils to go from 14mm to 12mm

Need to investigate more.

[Indian113]

That sounds Scary!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Indian113

That sounds Scary!

Really?



I am known for doing things the difficult way.

Was chatting to a cousin in Cape Town earlier.

He suggested using Wurth Time Sert inserts to drop the thread size in the hubs to M12 so one can use standard wheel bolts.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-Wurth...r/153370492469

Obviously need to find the right insert to give the right thread result, ie. 12 x 1.5 to take the bolts.

Opinions, experience, advice?


Thanks

[Palf70Step]

I have used them on a gear shift handle to put on a custom knob, but nothing so torque dependent as a wheel stud

[60chevyjim]

does the socket for the original lugs fit inside the lug hole on the new wheel ?
if you were to drill the wheel for the fatter bolt.

what happened about the adaptor studs you put a picture of ?

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

I have used them on a gear shift handle to put on a custom knob, but nothing so torque dependent as a wheel stud

Agreed.

And taken onboard

Torque is the magic word here.

Originally Posted by 60chevyjim

does the socket for the original lugs fit inside the lug hole on the new wheel ?
if you were to drill the wheel for the fatter bolt.

what happened about the adaptor studs you put a picture of ?

I really liked the adaptor studs, but could not get a decent high tensile spec that would make me happy.

And yes, lug bolts fit inside, and would work, but they are too short by 15mm or so in the thread department so I would order longer, new bolts.

[Palf70Step]

Glad you got the wheel thing worked out. Like the Optimus Prime center caps.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Glad you got the wheel thing worked out. Like the Optimus Prime center caps.

I had Optimus Prime on Prozacs rear tailgate too.

I like a bit of fun and tongue in cheek approaches

The wheels will be sorted in a week or two.

[Grizz1963]

Did about 60 miles today.....

Went to fetch some free furniture for Sally’s spare room which she is getting ready for a lodger too.

On the way back, I came Up to a roundabout on a left hand curve where I needed to scrub off speed a bit.

Suddenly I felt some vibration on the left front wheel.

Pulled over, inspected and drove off carefully to pull over in a nursery car park to check the wheel nuts, all good.

Full lock, nothing hanging off the suspension or front end

Then drove the remaining 25 miles cautiously with the brakes juddering and clearly not capable of handling an emergency

Why???

I hear you ask .....

Coz I chose not to take recovery service on this car.

This means I will be getting it serviced and stuck on a machine this week as it’s been shouting for a service since I bought it.

Getting the brakes seen to will be part of the job.



So.......

Leaving, empty.



Headed back, before the brakes threw a wobbly, the guy gave me a set or genuine Seat Alhambra roof racks too for the Galaxy too.



More the sort of look expected from Prozac..... Loaded.



And of course carried upstairs and set out.



Remember the state of my wing mirrors??

Been looking for a set, but not prepared to pay the prices charged online.

Then tonight a surprise call from MercDan to say he had possibly found me a pair of working mirrors from a Galaxy that was being stripped and broken up.

Still to be collected and then brought over to my place.



Amazed that the weekend is pretty much over again.

Thanks for checking in.

[Grizz1963]

Did I mention that Christmas does not do it for me, due to its commercial nature and the absolute gluttony associated with it.

Tonight Sally brought me a shy gift.

A Christmas tree.



So to celebrate the tree, I bought the Galaxy a microphone for the @PaulY radio that’s waiting to be fitted.




And on the way to work this morning I booked the Galaxy in for a service that will include new discs, pads, filters and lubricants.

That’s booked for the 16th.

Now my head is wondering if a reprogramming or chipping for this motor is doable, and worth doing.

[Grizz1963]

Measure Twice

Cut Once.


Remember that bit of advice?


I did not.


Also thought I had ordered Optimus Prime centre caps for the wheels.

But it seems on delivery that I did not order them.



I did not even get out of my work suit, straight away popped the Benz cap out and tried the new spider one on.

Poop.



Compared to the Benz item, which is 70mm this 57 mm spider ended up too small.

I think I measured the spigot ring reducer, which is 57.1 and seeing the cap advertised, just hit the buy it now.

Now to see if I can order some 70mm caps.





In other news.

Harley, my buddy, my cat, my therapist has been a bit off colour a few days.

Eating changed, and also drinking a lot, including from the toilet and kitchen sink, both never done before.

This morning she was shouting from 05.00 till after 08.00, so I booked her in at the vets for 6.45 tonight.

Thorough inspection and it seems she has a massive mass inside her mouth, under her tongue.

Either an abscess from a fight (she does not fight) or a cancerous growth.

If it is the latter, it’s bad news.

Antibiotics and steroid injections and booked in for a week from now.

Let’s hope it is an abscess.

[realvc]

Prayers for Harley.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by realvc

Prayers for Harley.

Thank you Vince.

All I wish for her is comfort and no pain.

She is not exhibiting much pain response, but cannot seem to eat and drink.

Sitting motionless on the armrest next to me, even her purring has gone, and that’s where her name came from, the loud, Harley Davidson like purring at all times.

The dribbling is a clear sign that all is not well.

Wish I could help.