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

[Grizz1963]

So the pup has parvovirus, Sally had no insurance and it seems these residential vets have no scruples. Dog has cost a serious lump of cash and still alive.

She is collecting Bonnie at 7.30 this morning from the “after hours” vets.

Lets hope she gets better.


Part 2 of the plywood firewall template fine tuning and fit started at 12.00

Some may ask why it needed to be done.

Well, with the amount of holes and bolts in it, plus wanting it to be very neat, it had to be more accurate than a patch panel under a rusty MOT failure.

Eventually happy with the tidy, tight fit.

There is a 1.5mm tolerance on all the holes.



Then transferred to the aluminium sheet.

A lot of cutting and drilling ahead.

@nickwheeler had brought his electric shear for a tidy cut on straight lines.

Curves I attacked with the small power file and hand tools.

A lot of hand tools used all day.



Cut out, filed to shape.

Starting to look like it should.



And first loose trial fit.

Starting to look like it should work.



Amazingly that photo was taken at 16.25 after starting around 12.00

Hard to believe how time flies when you are fitting and removing repeatedly.


You know those tools you buy, knowing the concept is good but never actually get to use?

No

Well, part of this build has been the car fighting back, a lot

But…… Yesterday, one of these tools came into play, a few times.

Meet Mr Dodgey, around a corner drilling attachment.

Worked a charm.






More about that process in a bit.