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RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 30-12-2019

Been over to mate Martins today to collect the Chevy cab lifter for mate @Pauly in Essex and some more steel from him for my rust repairs. 

Amazed at the size of the cab lifter in the rear. 

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Next up back to Just Tyres to collect the wheels and new tyres. 

Gone a bit wider. 

Fitting will be once the springs are cut down on the suspension to fill the arches a bit more with the 17” wheels and tyres. 

Almost Happy New Year time.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 30-12-2019

Back to the evolution of the Galaxy.

On the way home I stopped at Just Tyres.....

The name says it all.

What it does not say, is super service, and watching the guys work with other customers made me feel good.

Service is still king.

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So......

Remember they removed and disposed of the other tyres for me, so that I could refurb and paint the wheels.

Decent new tyres fitted.

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Happy with the price too.

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I chose not to have the the wheels fitted to,the car, as I have an appointment with @PaulY and Dr Grinder to lower the Galaxy.

This will happen another day.

So back home these will be waiting for attention.

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Can’t wait to get this lot wrapped up.

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RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 01-01-2020

So it is Happy New Year day.

Last year on the 1st of January I changed the look of my 79 Blazer (now sold and in a film role) 

Catscan Approved 

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So today I went to the garage just before 12.00 after a slow start.

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After powering everything up, I added a sticker to my new mask, sent by mate Gary in Florida.

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Swapped my new to me, California door for the trucks original, from California door that is so damaged.

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Today’s first  job was just to check out all the drilled holes from years past, mark them, weld them up.

These trucks were fixed real old Skool way, so pulling dents included holes, screws and pullers.

And after the media blasting the dents really still are there. So loads of work still to be done.

Some of the holes are quite large, and having been worked before, a lot of the steel is thin, stretched and the edges really are very thin.

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So how do you fix these bloody holes ?? 

In my case the solution seemed obvious , thread through some 4” nails from behind, either by hand if you can find a place to get your hand and a nail in, or feed some thread, or string into the door though said hole, then attach firmly to the point of the nail and pull through and secure.

Then weld the nail in place using the head as a place to lay metal onto, and build up.

Finally, cut off the nail as flush as possible and grind back.

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The track of the original dent still runs diagonally up the door and hopefully a puller and a final skim of filler would be enough there.

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Finally I got all the holes in the area done.

More dents lover down, and of course a load of rust to get to next time around.

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Next up would be the mirror mounting point and it’s stuck in drilled out studs and a bunch of holes on the door frame and to present it.

Seems it has convoy mirrors fitted and then they got broken off at some point, leaving more dents and holes.

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But coffee, and a sandwich first, plus hand over all of Harleys stuff that was still in the house to Kevin for their cats or a cat charity.

More in a bit.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 01-01-2020

A few years ago when I stripped the doors down, the drivers side mirror stalk screws were so tightly rusted in place that I was forced to drill out the heads, and to commit to later on adding Riv Nuts to fix the new rear view mirrors 

Today I thought I would try to ease the left over studs out, using a vice grip or is that vise grip?


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Success !!!

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Then screwed them back in to protect the threads.

And prepped the holes to be welded.

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Welded

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Ground back.

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Etch primer.

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And done for the day.

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I decided to do the door skin rust repairs another day but rather to spend time with Sally who has been good as gold.

Dinner, medium cream sherry and a fire in the lounge.

Perfect.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 02-01-2020

Quote:Grizz, did you get any pictures of the Blazer, after it was prepped for its movie role? Confusedip:

Question from another forum. Realised I had not added it here.

Unfortunately my word is my bond. 

The buyer asked me to sit on the photos he sent till end February when filming wraps up.

So I need to keep it that way. 

Interestingly while in the USA in Hannibal with Craig last year we were looking for a very specific toy truck for him in Walmart. Five different stores in over 150km with no success. But Craig found me a Die Cast 1:24 model of the  Blazer painted up in the colours in which it has now been painted and accessorised 

Pure luck. 

Bought it for $20.00 and brought home. 

You can come take a look. 


I also have a similar 1:24 model of my 66 C10 with great detail gifted to me years ago by a friend in America 

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May be a while before the C10 looks like this tough. 


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RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 04-01-2020

Been spending the last two days trying to prepare for my year end performance review while on leave. 
Not my favourite time of year. 

Anyway, small lessons learned all the time. 

Debenhams in Chatham are closing down and Sallys suggestion that we went to see if anything caught our eye, paid off, twice. 

Got 4 work shirts and some socks valued at £114.00 for £23.00 

My kinda shopping, despite two shirts being pink. 

Then off to Halfords to get two more cans of etch primer. 

Clever girl, suggested I look online at Evilbay for it 

So........ 4x 500ml cans of UPol for £24.85 delivered vs Halfords price at £10.00 per can. 

Whichever way you look at it. 

Savings to be spent elsewhere. 

Hope to get an hour or two in today to carry on with door skin rust repairs.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 05-01-2020

Started very late today around 13.30 as my day was filled with stuff.

Also my last day of vacation. Back to work tomorrow, and start the year with my year end performance review at 3.30 Absolutely not looking forward to that to be honest. It was not a great year in my opinion.

Anyway, my intent was to complete door no 2’s outer door shin rust after doing all the holes before.

I am amazed at the amount of damage that has been exposed by the media blasting, dents, rust obviously and a lot more work once the new metal has been let in.

Measured, made patch no 1 and cut out the rusty part.

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Fitted, magnets, welded.

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Both doors have weird damage from below, like they have been hammered with a rock or similar tool.

A bit more hammer and dolly work needed.

But happy so far.

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Then the next corner. It is the worst corner of the four in fact.

The inside is completely rotten too.

Patch ready cut, skin marked out.

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Cutting out.

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Nightmare.

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Welded. Ground back. Not impressed.

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Etch Primer done, started to pack tools back in the garage as I don’t know when next I Will get in there.

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Done less than planned during my vacation, but no regrets.

As Sally said tonight when I came indoors, is there a deadline?

Nope. 

Thanks for checking in.


RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 06-01-2020

Grizz1963;8275801 Wrote:Just to change pace a bit, and to bring you all up to date with Dennis’ NASCAR based 1966 Chevy C10 build.

He has been busy the last few weeks.

Ultimately it will be 800+ BHP of pure Hendricks Racing motor propelling this beast down the road.

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Serious stopping power.

Typical of these builds, you dream it, you build it, you tear it down, you paint it you build it and hopefully you get to drive it.

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So stripping back more paint, after media blasting 

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On your own ??

Easy, flip it with a tractor bucket.

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Progress.

Man alone, painting.

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More in a bit.

Internet is not cooperating tonight



RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 06-01-2020

Back to the rest of Dennis’ update pics.

NASCAR brakes on all four corners.

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Typical of this sort of build, loads of parts, not one the right one.

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Hand made parts too...

Turned out on the lathe.

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Motor in place.

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RE: Grizz' Prozac for the Soul - Berlingo Multispace - Grizz - 06-01-2020

Been chatting to Andy “Oldironfarmer” Martin as he is traveling Southward from Oregon. 

Just got a status report from him as to his position. 

No laughing now. 

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And a few more pics he has been sharing. 

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And the ride he picked up  and is using for this trip

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I think its a great road trip. 

Would love to be there.