GRIZZ’s Chevy S10 - Random Rambling NEXT ROADTRIP 27/10/23

Lots of indoors stuff done, including cleaning.

Managed to find a truck breaking yard, closed, where I should be able to buy or get fiberglass and resin coated plywood to use as a rear wall and weather deflector.

Imagine side off this.



Mate Darren offered his large trailer or flatbed Transit for me to use to get the potentially 16 foot by 8 foot sheet home in one piece.



Then it was up onto the roof again to add the flash and to the side where the roof sheet butts up against the garage wall.



After sticking it all down I carefully heated all of it, bit by bit with a heat gun on high as the wind was pumping and it was chilly up there.

Really sealing it all together.




Next job later on was to close this odd shaped hole with the sheet of conservatory roofing.



Cut to size after measuring it out.



Done.

Offcut used on the shed side for when rain and wind really drives hard.




Lighting to be done soon.

Been chatting with Stas.

Corona plums still messing with them in Siberia.

Snow has come





He was out at their rural home today, taking some furniture out there.




Cathedral of Michael the Archangel, Russian Orthodox Church.



His car needed to be cleared too.



Siberia is not a soft place.

I am sure it is absolutely mind blowing there.

And the people seem warm despite a tough life.

Great work Rian, looks really good. Regarding the screws, I used the ones made by Timco (slashpoint timber roofing screws) and they were fine using my Makita 18v drill. You just needed to apply plenty of pressure for it to bite through the steel and then into the wood below.

Those box profile roofing sheets are great though, so quick and easy once you get the first two done (sqaure and straight).

Advice needed:


This is a painted Belisha Beacon, 300mm diameter.

I think 350mm to 420mm would work.

Cabinet is 450mm x 450mm

Looking for a plastic light globe/bowl/bulb/cover call it what you like, to mount on top

Either a complete item, or two halves that one could join up to form a globe.

I am not looking for a piece of Lalique glass, or a £150.00 architects piece of fantasy.

Pointers, links, advice appreciated






Thanks guys.

Went to visit this girl today.

Had other business to deal with, but who would not say hi to her, came charging up to rub up against me and make a fuss of me when I got there, and hung around while I worked.



I went to drop off a set of 4 Mitsubishi 4x4 wheels with winter tyres that I had been given by a friend recently.

I know Darren will use or pass them on to someone who can use them.

I also needed too get some directions to where to go find the company that strips down delivery trucks and rebuilds them in the hope to get some of the sides to use in the carport build.

Typically when I got there, Darren was as hospitable as I have become used to over the years, kettle on, guided tour and chat.

Asking about lamp shades, as I wanted a gooseneck light on the carport, so we ended up back in the workshop.



Pointing at a pile of off cuts, and a tool, he suggested I make one myself.



While Darren carried on with his day job, I played with the wheel.



Soon enough it was not straight anymore.



And result, to be cut shorter, a mounting plate to be welded on at the right angle.

Cat seemed impressed that I could give her some attention again.



Darren had given me this ally shade from his stash of treasures to use toward making the light.

I know there are better ones out there, and gave away the two I had, years ago, so will figure out how to make this one work.



Unimpressive price



So over the weekend I will make and weld up a mounting plate after cutting this pipe to length.


So after finishing as Darrens, I headed out to the truck breakers.

Owner was not there, so I spoke to one of the staff, looks like I may get lucky at some point to get some of the fibreglass ply.

I also managed to get off their pile of scrap, a truck roof mounted aero wing came home in the back of the Galaxy, 2.2 meter long, it will probably end up over the patio doors, painted white. Allowing the doors to be open when it rains.




Galaxy rocks. SPACE !!





Lastly, another scrap pile find was this cup holder and cubby hole storage unit, with keys.

Will be used in the C10, always wanted one, but not at the price the make.



Good night.



PS: Life is Great.

After work I popped down to the garage to see if I could make a start on the carport driveway lamp.

I wanted only one on the 6 meter frontage, though two or even three crossed my mind.

Let’s start with one.

Bits laid out



Mounting plate cut, drilled and sanded.
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Tacked down squarely.



Welded all the way around.



Checked the squareness.

Happy so far.



And a quick n dirty basic Ducktape mock up.



I think it will work.

That intro is all the more fun when I can't see the photo - I'm assuming it's a cat but imagination can run wild.

Thank you very much.

It has managed to get the look I wanted.



You made me look again, and chuckle.

Thanks.



You were not the only one suggesting that change.

I agree, and addressed it.