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

This is so good to see the truck again
Rian I’m well pleased your back on it and looks like your life is back on track , fantastic

Thanks Dan,

It is a slow, very slow start.

Stuff like breaking down walls, building them 500mm back, casting huge 1 cubic meter post foundations etc, plus getting the carport up, will add to it all.

Like a tree falling over in slow motion.

It will happen.

Hi matey,

Haha damn, being called brave makes me feel kinda nervous, did I bite off more than I couild chew !?

Nicee, is it a 327 small block? I second going all out on it, she deserves it! She will sound beautiful with that set up..

All those mods sound awesome and moreso for what you have planned ! Mild custom is way to go with this one.

As for people hating, don't even worry about it.  More healthy doing burnouts then being stuck inside being brainwashed by that commodity called television.

Looking forward to seeing progress !

Mmmmm.... rubber....

P.

Of course.




I don’t have the balls.

But Paul Y will burn rubber any which way.


My brother in SA sent me this today.

Sounds of my youth.




Looks like a red C10 to me.

Certainly have an affinity for that green.

Who knows.


From 5 years ago, no more Harley to help with everything I do.

But maybe another cat one day.

Been a while.

Lucky the truck is patient and loyal.

Loads happening, nothing related to the C10 though.

And it may be a while still.

However, after my back really screwing my life up for a year and stopping all progress on all projects, it seems to be on the mend very slowly.

It will not heal in the conventional way, but with a bit of clever use of planning, leverage etc, it is allowing me to do some stuff.

The Rezin Rockit, GoKart and a few other things are all awaiting their turn.

As is usual here, my first stop when restarting my life, is to take stock of stuff.

So a clear up and clear out was in order.

The scooter I got from Craig in 2019 found a new name on its V5c when I gave that away.

Followed by clearing out two pallets of breeze blocks, given to mate Neil. Amazing how fast stuff moves when you give it away.




So on Tuesday Neil came with his Transit van and his 13 year old grandson, to whom I had offered the Italjet Scooter. Harley had thought it over and decided he would rather build a car for when he is 17 which is a wise move. So the scooter went onto FB Marketplace and was gone, collected and ownership changed in less than an hour.

We loaded all the blocks in.

As far as it could go, so Harley and I carried the blocks through, and Neil packed them, his back is also knackered.

Nearly 150 of them.




I tried to make him take some more stuff but he declined mHarley took a very good office chair that was surplus for his own bedroom.

Walking around looking at the C10 and other stuff, Neil asked what next, so I said a new pair of fenders needed to be bought and imported……

He looked at the old ones, blasted and primed and said that if I got some patch panels, he would give them a go at repairing.

Of course I had the panels and rear supports for years.

So as a “Trade” he took the fenders away and will be welding them up for me.





Pretty good result, even though not planned at all.

Next job was clearing more of the alleyway in order to build some storage space for all the lumber in the carport.

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What’s next on this? Always liked this truck, I know I want to see it all back in one piece,