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GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23

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	Aug 26, 2023 8:16:30 GMT commycouper said: It's happened again Rain!.....some how, this thread has completely passed me by? You know I like a Chevy Astro, and your new acquisition is probably at the top of my favourite list. As you know, a very good friend of mine has a Gen 1 Chevy Astro which he uses as his daily drive. He makes monthly ( or more frequent ) trips from Bournemouth to Folkestone in it. It's never let him down in the 3/4 years he's owned it. He even says it's better on fuel than the diesel Mazda Bongo he owned before it. I rebuilt the front end on it over a year ago after my mate tried to park it in the boot space of a vauxhall Astra. If you don't mind, I'll drop some recent pictures of it right here.... Dan, you are most welcome to post that van, and add in any useful, interesting, funny information about it and your work. Makes this thread a resource. Good looking van.
	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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v8ian Posted a lot Posts: 3,832	GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 v8ian @v8ian
	Aug 28, 2023 19:38:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	A set of winter wheels? www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/673358300969916/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_general&referral_story_type=general&tracking=%7B%22qid%22%3A%22-3544515354189099620%22%2C%22mf_story_key%22%3A%22991910738231042240%22%2C%22commerce_rank_obj%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22target_id%5C%22%3A991910738231042240%2C%5C%22target_type%5C%22%3A6%2C%5C%22primary_position%5C%22%3A101%2C%5C%22ranking_signature%5C%22%3A5954989958543441920%2C%5C%22commerce_channel%5C%22%3A501%2C%5C%22value%5C%22%3A0.00056793392291494%2C%5C%22upsell_type%5C%22%3A3523%2C%5C%22candidate_retrieval_source_map%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%226398788696900136%5C%22%3A3003%2C%5C%226447769385314716%5C%22%3A3003%2C%5C%226466202630106032%5C%22%3A3002%7D%2C%5C%22grouping_info%5C%22%3Anull%7D%22%2C%22lightning_feed_qid%22%3A%22-3545306177859130488%22%2C%22lightning_feed_ranking_signature%22%3A%225469187311499476992%22%2C%22ftmd_400706%22%3A%22111112l%22%7D
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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 grizz @grizz
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	Aug 28, 2023 19:38:27 GMT v8ian said: A set of winter wheels? Thanks Ian. I like them, but not £300.00 much. Also very similar to what it has fitted. Steels would be great.
	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 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 grizz @grizz
	Aug 31, 2023 14:52:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Still doing this….. forum.retro-rides.org/thread/225385/america-grizz-2023-road-again Funny the stuff, unnecessary as it may be, that runs through your head at stupid-0-clock when U.K. and USA time has not yet meshed together. Had a suggestion from @sparkplug Fil iirc to go with a cartoon paint theme. But I am,actually still not sure if one should even mess with what is there. Not a great fan of this theme, though the pic has me wondering, or is that wandering. Need to get on and order that surround for the radio and dash. .
	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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	Aug 31, 2023 16:00:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sorry Rian but, as I, and a great many others have previously said, it's beautiful as it is, To do similar would, IMO, spoil a stunning looking motor, Nigel
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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 grizz @grizz
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	Aug 31, 2023 16:00:24 GMT Alpina99 said: Sorry Rian but, as I, and a great many others have previously said, it's beautiful as it is, To do similar would, IMO, spoil a stunning looking motor, Nigel You are right. Just liked the girls.
	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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westbay Posted a lot Posts: 1,885	GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 westbay @westbay
	Sept 2, 2023 7:38:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ok,enough of this enjoying yourself ! What's happening on the aquisition of parts for the van ? 😉
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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 grizz @grizz
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	Sept 2, 2023 7:38:06 GMT westbay said: Ok,enough of this enjoying yourself ! What's happening on the aquisition of parts for the van ? 😉 No parts. GM and all the big manufacturers are on strike.
	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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westbay Posted a lot Posts: 1,885	GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 westbay @westbay
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	Bu**er ... Breakers ??


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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 grizz @grizz
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	Sept 2, 2023 12:18:34 GMT westbay said: Bu**er ... Breakers ?? Headed to Gateway Reproductions in Moscow Hills, Missouri at 08.00 to buy Chevelle parts with Dennis. Will ask him if he can get one ordered in.
	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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	Got this real sticker from Tyler last night. Definitely going on the radiator cowl. I know it is an outdated one, but it works.
	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 said: [/img] 13 minutes ago westbay said:Bu**er ... Breakers ?? Headed to Gateway Reproductions in Moscow Hills, Missouri at 08.00 to buy Chevelle parts with Dennis. Will ask him if he can get one ordered in. [/quote] 🤞
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	Sept 2, 2023 12:32:25 GMT westbay said: " grizz said: [/img] 13 minutes ago westbay said:Bu**er ... Breakers ?? Headed to Gateway Reproductions in Moscow Hills, Missouri at 08.00 to buy Chevelle parts with Dennis. Will ask him if he can get one ordered in. [/quote] 🤞[/quote] Still no luck finding a surround but one more online option to chase later today. Just crossed from Kansas back into Missouri. Pete and Jakes hotrod shop next. Could be interesting. .
	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 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 grizz @grizz
	Sept 6, 2023 2:07:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Too many things to do……. Forgot to order the surround when we got back, so may do it at Clems. 350 miles tomorrow morning, up at 4.30 and on the road by 05.00 to Fayetteville. May do some detours, and if anyone along the way wants to make me a coffee…… Let me know.
	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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braaap Posted a lot Posts: 2,729	GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 braaap @braaap
	Sept 6, 2023 6:01:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Isn't one of Murphys laws, that if You buy (or in this case order) something You will find the missing thing on a cupboard/drawer/elsewhere (or in this case the next breakers yard You'll visit) next day?


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PhilA Posted hell of a lot Byte Wizard Posts: 5,285	GRIZZ’s 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 PhilA @phila
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	Shame my house is not en route. Percolator is always on the stove. Keys to the Chieftain are on the side. Looks like it's been a fun trip so far.
	1951 Pontiac Chieftain 1966 Plymouth Fury

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	Sept 6, 2023 6:01:42 GMT braaap said: Isn't one of Murphys laws, that if You buy (or in this case order) something You will find the missing thing on a cupboard/drawer/elsewhere (or in this case the next breakers yard You'll visit) next day? Unless you call a second time from Fayetteville and get told OBSOLETE So there are no more.
	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 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 grizz @grizz
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	Sept 6, 2023 19:02:14 GMT PhilA said: Shame my house is not en route. Percolator is always on the stove. Keys to the Chieftain are on the side. Looks like it's been a fun trip so far. Pity the LIKE button does not have a ❤️ option. Thanks Phil. Interesting, my brother made the same comment earlier . Big country this.
	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 1990 Chevy Astro Shorty 🚙 MORE SMALL JOBS 💙 20/11/23 grizz @grizz
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	So today, up at 04.25 and on the road by 04.50 Got to Clems place at Tuba Trucks…… We went to a prop shaft builder to have propshaft shortened by 1.5” for a truck he is building with a modern trans and longer tail shaft. After this, back to Tuba Trucks Restoration. Clem gave me his phone and computer after he had called the GMSpares supplier who had the dash surround on their inventory. Seems it was discontinued and made obsolete a few years ago. Poop !!! So I called some vehicle breakers. Amazingly, the first ones I called, Junkyard Dog Auto Salvage in Rogers, Arkansas, said they had a few Astros in their yard……. Rogers has a few claims to fame. Rogers is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. Located in the Ozarks, it is part of the Northwest Arkansas region, one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country.[8] Rogers was the location of the first Walmart store, whose corporate headquarters is located in neighboring Bentonville. Daisy Outdoor Products, known for its air rifles, Think Daisy BB gun, part of American history , has both its headquarters and its Airgun Museum in Rogers. The city houses a popular shopping center, the Pinnacle Hills Promenade, and a music venue, the Walmart AMP, that has housed performances by big-name artists and local performers alike. [9] Seriously?? So I drove over there. So I got to Junkyard Dog and spoke to various staff, till Sam, who I had spoken to 0n the phone, came in. He took me for a junk yard tour, 4 failed Astros, and then a 95 model, when the face change happened to them…… Jackpot. Also gave me a heater control knob Found one, and dismantled it…. Not the easiest thing to find in the U.K. Two screws. And a few easy clip switches to I clip. Done…… in the truck. Blower knob. Dash panel came with a bonus. Mud dauber wasp nest. Bassstards. Cleared out in the end. Once I got home, I celebrated with Clem and had a Sailor Jerry and Coke, followed by cleaning the whole surround that had cost me a whole £20.00 or $25.00 This is the most awesome win for me. Finding an obsolete part a long way from home, constitutes a major win when rebuilding a 30 plus year old car. I feel vindicated. Cleaned up. Did I mention that life is good?
	Last Edit: Sept 7, 2023 2:16:37 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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	That's a tame dauber. The ones here are viciously territorial. Thankfully all traces of that nest will just wash out under the tap with hot water. It's only(!) 11 hours and 748 miles from there to here. With a severe thunderstorm warning in the middle. I'll leave the coffee on the fire for next time. Sunday breakfast is worth the drive!
	1951 Pontiac Chieftain 1966 Plymouth Fury

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