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Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21

grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
	Dec 25, 2013 18:19:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Merry Christmas everyone. Nicola got me some plates, which includes a 1950 plate from a Russian tractor. I got her a bunch of girly stuff and some pipes, a pipe rack and a decent reference book on smoking pipes for her collection. After prezzie opening (the kids were here too) they carried on watching Disney movies, which they do every year. I went down to the garage to sort out a few bits, refit the signs and plates on the shed that the storms took of the other night. Then I mounted all the number plates and loads of others I have recently traded and collected etc. I also checked the trucks oils, tyre pressure and lights, just a general check over as i may be using it tomorrow to go to Farningham to the yearly Boxing Day classic bike get together with some friends, including Woodsie and Martin. Once that was done I needed to scratch another itch. Last week a pickup truck lost its canopy spectacularly a couple of miles from here. It ended up in pieces on the side of the road, and a few days later it was tossed over the Armco barrier into the bushes. I have wanted to build a removable aluminium canopy for the rear of the truck that can be used for camping if mounted on a set of legs. The rear sliding glass was the only bit that was not broken up, and I saw it as a perfect addition to the canopy, against the cab rear. So armed with some leather gloves and a hacksaw and spare blade, I went to see if it was still there, and found it...... Cut out the glassfibre back frame and removed the glass before the council come to clear it away. Now sitting in front of a fire, cheese and biscuits and a nice coffee...... Perfect end to a great day. Looking forward to finding a cheap or free aluminium caravan to strip the ally sheeting from to cover the canopy in, using a pair of stainless portholes I got from the tip for this job some time ago..... and will still figure out the rear door and latch/catch. Watch this space too.
	Last Edit: Dec 25, 2013 18:21:28 GMT by grizz 1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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l33dwc Part of things Posts: 226	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 l33dwc @l33dwc
	Dec 26, 2013 7:15:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Loving the thinking behind the canopy, especially recycling a caravan. Good luck with it
	Current fleet 1991 Fiesta 1.1 Popular Plus - The garaged queen 2003 Shogun 3.3 DiD - The family truck and general dogsbody 2004 Audi A4 1.8t.- Project that needs Mot 2007 Nissan Note 1.4 - Business car 1 2008 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 Auto - Business car 2 2014 Toyota Yaris 1.4 - Business cars 3

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pauly22 Posted a lot Posts: 1,351	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 pauly22 @pauly22
	Dec 30, 2013 16:04:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great thread, enjoyed reading it. Like the truck.
	1994 BMW 525i touring 2004 BMW Z4 sorn and broken 1977 Ford Escort 1982 Ford Capri getting restored 1999 Mazda B2500 daily driver.

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fordf350camper Posted a lot new photos Posts: 1,731	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 fordf350camper @fordf350camper
	Dec 30, 2013 17:55:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Really nice truck
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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
	Jan 3, 2014 20:40:33 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Dec 26, 2013 7:15:45 GMT l33dwc said: Loving the thinking behind the canopy, especially recycling a caravan. Good luck with it Thanks mate. If I get to find the right donor and get the curves and functionality I am imagining, it could look quite nice. But it will probably be bodywork and paint first.
	1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
	Jan 3, 2014 20:42:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Dec 30, 2013 16:04:17 GMT pauly22 said: Great thread, enjoyed reading it. Like the truck. Thanks Paul, the nice thing is that it still makes me smile every time I walk into the garage, drive it or do something for it, or to it.
	1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
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	Dec 30, 2013 17:55:11 GMT fordf350camper said: Really nice truck Said by the man with the most gorgeous van himself. Thankfully I still love it as well, but as always, at some point there may be a new mistress
	1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
	Jan 3, 2014 21:23:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just in process of ordering the patch panels I will be needing for the repairs on the truck. Last week Martin gave me a spare wheel for the truck, on an original rim, but the tyre is bigger than what I want as the truck runs on 225/75-15 at the moment, so I need to find a used tyre to fit to it and remove the tall one fitted. Tonight after work, Martin came around to measure up my relocated tank etc, as he wants to remove his cab mounted tank and have a relocated tank behind the diff between the chassis rails, and has found someone who is prepared to custom build him one for under £200.00 At the same time my buddy Scott (Jabbo) came around to pick up a vintage hotel laundry basket I had given him and to drop off four wheels and tyres from a set of 5 he recently bought for a project he is collecting parts for...... so I have wheels to roll the truck about on when I start the body work prep. I have also managed to get in touch with Top Banana in Lynchburg, Virginia to order my parts which will be shipped to Ta2Don who will then repack and post them to me, as TB do not ship to the UK. Thanks to Rusty in Texas for offering to take delivery and ship to me as well. Things are starting to move in the right direction now.
	1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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93fxdl Posted a lot Enter your message here... Posts: 2,019	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 93fxdl @93fxdl
	Jan 3, 2014 21:59:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If you can post the tank dimensions, I have a spare trooper tank here, needs a repair to the pickup pipe and collecting from Scotland. It's a steel tank which sits between chassis rails with mountings on the sides, has a large lip all the way round suitable for fixing mounts to Ttfn Glenn


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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
	Jan 3, 2014 22:10:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 3, 2014 21:59:36 GMT 93fxdl said: If you can post the tank dimensions, I have a spare trooper tank here, needs a repair to the pickup pipe and collecting from Scotland. It's a steel tank which sits between chassis rails with mountings on the sides, has a large lip all the way round suitable for fixing mounts to Ttfn Glenn Hi Glenn The chassis rails are at 27 & 3/4 inch wide. So it would need to fit inbetween there. My tank is 4 inches above that with two inches above that to fit the 90' filler neck in below the floor. Hope that makes sense.
	1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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93fxdl Posted a lot Enter your message here... Posts: 2,019	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 93fxdl @93fxdl
	Jan 3, 2014 22:42:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Will get the dimensions from my tank next time I get to the shed but I can tell you the filler on this tank comes out at about 30 degrees from an indent between the top and the side, ( Google images will show ) also capacity is afaik 80 litres, would this be enough ? Ttfn Glenn


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jabbo Posted a lot soy un perdedor Posts: 1,151	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 jabbo @jabbo
	Jan 3, 2014 22:54:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hey buddy, If you want I'll pop the tyre off the 5th wheel I took home with me and you can have that for your spare.


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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
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	Jan 3, 2014 22:54:56 GMT jabbo said: Hey buddy, If you want I'll pop the tyre off the 5th wheel I took home with me and you can have that for your spare. Morning mate Thanks for the offer. Knowing that you will be throwing off all the tyres in exchange for something a lot closer to the ground, and having noted one of the tyres in the garage is well beyond minimum depth, would it be OK to select the best of the five and going with that one as a spare??
	1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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Paul Y Posted a lot Posts: 1,951	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 Paul Y @pauly
	Jan 4, 2014 11:18:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Grizz, For a tank take a look at one from a Sherpa. I fitted one to my 56 Pickup with very minor trimming of the chassis rails. Sat very nicely and had the fill to the drivers side of the car which I had coming up inside the bed. Plus, with a resister, the sender unit worked with my gauge. Trying to find some pictures and failing.... P.
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93fxdl Posted a lot Enter your message here... Posts: 2,019	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 93fxdl @93fxdl
	Jan 4, 2014 11:36:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Got to the shed and fired up the tape measure, Trooper tank 33 x 21.5 x 14 high this includes a 1" flange around the middle. Also have a tank from an econoline van, 34 x 22 x 12 deep. Will post some pictures asap. Ttfn Glenn


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93fxdl Posted a lot Enter your message here... Posts: 2,019	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 93fxdl @93fxdl
	Jan 4, 2014 11:47:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Econoline tank i293.photobucket. Trooper filler neck The econoline filler is similar Ttfn Glenn


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93fxdl Posted a lot Enter your message here... Posts: 2,019	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 93fxdl @93fxdl
	Jan 4, 2014 11:49:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Econoline tank Ttfn Glenn


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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
	Jan 5, 2014 13:01:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thank Paul and Glenn, I have forwarded the thread link and info to Martin. Next move it his.
	1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
	Jan 5, 2014 13:09:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	"Big Day" today. I have ordered the restoration parts I need from Top Banana...... lets hope they deliver what everyone has said.... Best quality patch panels. Cost so far $150.00 or £94.00 Delivery to Don in Arkansas and then forwarded to me as TB do not ship to the UK. Then start working on the truck, ohhh, after figuring out why my welder is dead. There you go, progress at last.
	Last Edit: Jan 5, 2014 13:13:50 GMT by grizz 1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Grizz’s 66 Chevy C10 Short Fleetside - BRICKIN’ IT 27/12/21 grizz @grizz
	Jan 6, 2014 22:08:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well, since buying the truck, I have wanted to replace the wheels on the Teardrop trailer with smoothies. Of course this would mean finding just two, getting tyres, then having new adapter plates made up to get the trailer from 4 stud hubs to Chevy bolt pattern. Yesterday I was at a loose end and getting bored as one does, ended up buying a pair of Wheel Vinteques Chrome Smoothies for reasonable money (that I should not have spent) off a nice member on a forum who drives a rather lush car that did not get on with the smoothies. No chrome caps unfortunately, but hopefully I will find some somewhere. Now I need to get my mate Julian to make up a pair of adapters and get two tyres from the existing rims as I cannot justify fitting a pair of thin whitewalls as well.
	1966 Chevy C10 V8 REDNECK EXPRESS. (Restoration now) GRIZZ-POD Build Thread grizzmakes.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-birth-of-grizzmakes.html IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE. .

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