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

[Palf70Step]

That looks like a great welder Rian. Toolbox is good too. Looking forward to you getting back with the ole truck again.

[Grizz1963]

Got home late from London as the new improved train schedules have added 30 minutes to my commute.

Service sucks big time.

But got the regulator sorted and some pipe for the gas.

Then decided to make a small skateboard based trolley and brace for the welder and gas bottle after fitting the roll of wire etc.

Some bits added together.

Skateboard £1.00 at Bootfair.





Welded the gas bottle brace up.



Other side.



Get the idea?



Assembled.

Functional.



Parked away.




Next up some welding and fine tuning it all.

Thanks for stopping by.

[Grizz1963]

With my MoJo headed back to where it belongs...



One of today’s jobs, in order to get ready to restart this build, was to clean up every spanner, socket and other tool that is relevant to the truck..

So I unpacked it all.



And started cleaning with petrol, a burst and a rag.





1944 ex Military item.



Love the snail brand.




And soon it will be the next week.

[Grizz1963]

Scavenger alert

Have been looking for bits to make a welder and grinder trolley.

Today I had a meeting in Croydon about an hour from home.

As I drove into the hotel car park.....

HALLELUJAH....

SKIP !!!

Filled with old desks and other rubbish.



Did not even park the car.....

Reconfigured the rear, and Hey Presto.

We have some free steel.



Got home tonight and unpacked it.



Some nice bits of steel

Not ideal for what I have in mind for when I build the new welder stand, but hey, it’s free.

In other news...

Saw this this morning.

Someone knows the new fledglings are all out there.



Harley....... wish I could change what is natural for her.

Killer.

[Grizz1963]

Woke early, fed cats who decided they were not interested in what I put out, tried to go back to bed, ended up stripping bed, doing laundry, new bedding, you know, the stuff a single guy gets to do.
Then off to Asda to buy some stuff, beers included.
Back home by 10am and mowed the lawn, did some other odd jobs.

Popped around to the neighbour two houses down who is prepping his foundation work for a new extension to his house.
I needed some hose clamps (Jubilee clips) as I had lost the bulk tray I bought before.... yup, typical.

Thankfully Stuart is a biker and mechanic as well.



Then down to the garage to go look for steel for my new build, stashed behind it....

Oooops....

Jungle to be cleared first.



Hey Presto...!!!

No decent steel.



Back in the garage I looked at what I was soon to start addressing.

Speaker holes, cut in with an angry Badger by a Blind gorilla.

I had hoped to have some of Martin’s B pillar left to use as donor but it seems to not be the case.






Once done I dismantled the desk frame.



Cut n ground down some parts of it.

New Safety shoes in use too.



With the welder power lead, gas and power switches all being biased to one side, I decided to offset the gas bottle stand as well.



Harley as always.....

Security and QC.



Strange cat, fearless in the garage.


Trolley chassis completed, needs castors, and a top shelf to be created for welders and extras to lay on.

Will also add a bank of extension plugs for the grinders to run off.

Happy so far.




Bootfairs in the morning.