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

[Palf70Step]

Great parts fetcher!!

[flashed]

I like it .

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by realvc

Congrats. on your new van/wagon.
Can't wait to see what you do with it.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Great parts fetcher!!

Originally Posted by flashed

I like it .

Thanks guys.

It will have to tell me what it wants.

But I am loving it.

[flashed]

Rian,where was the van built at ,never heard of them before ? The brake discs do look pretty rough but they may be able to be turned .

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Rian,where was the van built at ,never heard of them before ? The brake discs do look pretty rough but they may be able to be turned .

Citroen is a French car.

Part of Peugeot, Renault etc.

No idea where it was assembled.

Loads of small cars in Europe because cities have 700 year old streets that are narrow and winding.


Right....


A quick bunch of photos I took on Saturday on the way home, overlooking the Thames river to Essex.


Video splicing and make up by mate CraigRK and thanks to Martin for helping me get it back to my place.

VIDEO

Citroen Berlingo Multispace. Prozac for the soul...

Photos. Because we like photos.








Pop out side windows. Basic but fine.



Deceptively large. Especially when the rear seats are rolled forward.



Full length sunroof feels really ofd initially



Thats it for now.

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by flashed

Rian,where was the van built at ,never heard of them before ? The brake discs do look pretty rough but they may be able to be turned .

The thing with these European cars and vans are parts are very cheap to buy as they often all share the same platform so discs are probably only £40 the pair

The German cars however are slightly more expensive for parts due to them being generally more expensive to buy IE . Audi , Mercedes , Porsche and VW .

In case you are interested check out the link

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Berlingo

[flashed]

Rian,loved the video ,the little van is just cool ,that truck going thru that narrow driveway was scary close .Thanks for sharing with us across the pond .

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Rian,loved the video ,the little van is just cool ,that truck going thru that narrow driveway was scary close .Thanks for sharing with us across the pond .

Always a pleasure John.

I post up stuff like that as I know you guys would not see them.

I only ever drove the truck down that way face first once.

Since then I only reverse it, as it's easier to reverse and then come out head first.

[flashed]

Some pretty cool stuff in that link .Cant say the Gold turns me on though.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Some pretty cool stuff in that link .Cant say the Gold turns me on though.

This may be the better way to go....... for the wheels.


Black or dark anthracite. Like what was on my old MX5 roof or wheels.





I also took the van out to fill it up late afternoon........

Service with a smile as standard.

Bradfords Garage, they still work the forecourt and frown on self service.



Looked at replacing the discs and pads. But decided to see what a bit of road use will do to them first.

Bosch brake system, typically the most costly option, thankfully there are 30% and 50% discount vouchers online this weekend.



Just before dark I buffed up all the plastics as well as polishing the scuffs from the first owners use.

Removed the Italian flag and replaced it with this on the rear.

[Palf70Step]

I definitely think the dark anthracite would be way better combo than the gold for the wheels. Like you Italian flag replacement sticker!

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

I definitely think the dark anthracite would be way better combo than the gold for the wheels. Like you Italian flag replacement sticker!

Thanks Bill.

Yes the sticker is out there.

Ta2Don has one, Dennis has one.

I got some from the police years ago and shared most out, then yesterday looking for something to replace the Italian embossed sticker with, I found that one in my desk drawer and knew it was perfect.

The car is not quite a shed, but it seemed appropriate at 16 years.


Right...... time to ask for your opinions again please.

Side window tinting on the Berlingo.

I am looking at 35% or 20% film.

Not sure what the collective feels is appropriate.

I want to get the illusion of a van, a bit of scrote eye blinding and privacy or "security" to keep eyes out the back when I have goods or anything in there.

Will probably not do the rear window, as I have another plan for it, just the rear glass sides.

I also need to still see through the sides when reverse parking etc.


So if anyone knows tinting, then let me know if the 20% is too dark.


EBay ad shows this.

35% tint




And the darker 20%

[Grizz1963]

[Grizz1963]

Couple of the badges from Dennis, taken from wrecked trucks and cars.

Number one or number two?





Back to the goodies Dennis sent, I also have a load of posters from last years road trip that I could not bring home.

2016 Roadtrip: http://retrorides.proboards.com/thre...2016-best-trip

Thank you again mate.




Loads of stuff to process and enjoy.

The keyrings were from Flashed in Canton, Georgia.

[Palf70Step]

We are not allowed to run the super dark tints down here, so I never really think much about that. Since you are sorta looking at making it a van, you could always do a wrap sorta thing that just cover the side windows.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

We are not allowed to run the super dark tints down here, so I never really think much about that. Since you are sorta looking at making it a van, you could always do a wrap sorta thing that just cover the side windows.

In the U.K., darker tints attract fines and more.

I am nor doing the drivers windows.

Just the rear two.


Well, great news..... Katy was very impressed with the Berlingo when I got here today.


I have ordered 35% film for the rear windows.


Out shopping today I found this like new chair in the Red Cross Charity Shop skip, I guess it is not right for their inventory.



After Katy cooked dinner tonight, which was rather good.

It was my turn to make desert.



Best part of my weekend is that Katy and I are dog sitting her parents' dog Humphrey.

He is a cool 5 year old.




Looking forward to the tint getting here next week.

[flashed]

Love a weiner dog ,used to raise them . And that chair is just cool .

[Palf70Step]

So were you a short-order pancake cooker flipper in a past life?

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by flashed

Love a weiner dog ,used to raise them . And that chair is just cool .

Whiners are hot dogs.

Chair is perfect for spare room.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

So were you a short-order pancake cooker flipper in a past life?

Naaaahhh..... bachelor skills.



Dennis and I have been spending a lot of time on Messenger and FaceTime, busy with some stuff we have planned.

This morning at 02.00 USA time, he was painting a wrecker/recovery body.

Asked him why, he replied that it took up too much time in the booth, so painting out of hours makes sense. And being the boss, I guess he knows how to keep his customers happy with crazy fast turn around of jobs.


Anyway, one of his latest side projects is this table lamp.





I like it.

Anyway, on the way back from Katy's place tonight I purposefully hit the brakes hard from speed, right down to 30mph.

It was a bit like driving a car really hard, just to clear out the system a bit.

What I started out with......



So this is what I ended up with.

Very much satisfied , at least I am not going to replace the front brakes yet.



I also spoke to mate Darren at Unit Engineering earlier and will be subletting his industrial blasting unit for the alloy wheels.

Then I will paint of powder coat them.

[shp4man]

So Brexit.. Yes... no?
Don't answer if you don't want to.

[dwcardfan]

Thanks for the Okapi knife and the other gifts. Tell Tacques thanks for the necklace and bracelet. It is very cool to have authentic South African items. It was good to talk with you the other day. Later my friend.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

Thanks for the Okapi knife and the other gifts. Tell Tacques thanks for the necklace and bracelet. It is very cool to have authentic South African items. It was good to talk with you the other day. Later my friend.

Pleasure

This is how the world should work.

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi_(knife)


Glad you like it.

If you read the Wikipedia description it should make you chuckle.

[Grizz1963]

Tight budget. No spending. I keep reminding myself.

And I know I am powerless.

I keep adding up the spend and in real terms I already broke the £1k mark. Of course that includes tax, insurance. But more base costs to come like sorting the alloys, painting them and moving tyres over.

Got in early today. Well, early to me is 5.15pm and its s nice feeling that one can still see outside even now at 5.45pm

Straight to the garage in my work suit and a quick attack on the van.

Side strips removed and door panels cleaned up.



Cleaned up and cleaned up I think.



Liking it so far.

Opinions?

Also checked and typically the window tint I bought just will not make it for the rear window. A £8.00 incl postagefor 10 foot its not overly expensive though. So may rattle the piggy bank again.

[Palf70Step]

Looks good for a neato get around and parts getter.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Looks good for a neato get around and parts getter.

Exactly what it is meant to be Bill.

A handy tool.





Two weeks into owning this little car it still makes me grin.

I find myself looking for a good reason to use it and just go look at it.

Bought some upholstery fabric cleaner at Poundshop last weekend, just what could go wrong, it can only get better, or not at all. So one of the dry day jobs lined up, is to clean the upholstery, the rear seats are not perfect. If it gets better, bargain, if not, nothing lost but a pound and some time.

My window tint and rear silencer landed too this week.

Looking forward to getting onto the side glass once we have a dry day as I want to remove them all at the same time and do the job in the kitchen.

Fitting the rear silence should be a quick job, famous last words??

Couple of hangers and one clamp to join it to the system.

I am very tempted to see just how noisy it is without the rear box.




I am pleased with what I can see of the quality of this part, it was under £40.00 including delivery and fitting hardware.
A local figment shop quoted me a best price of £140.00

So does that mean that I have an extra £80.00 to spend now?

NSRA Swapmeet at Arena Essex on Sunday......... bargains to be had??