♻️ Grizz’s ~~ ASTRO Van 🚙 Renault SCENIC 1.5dci 🚙 1966 Chevy C10 Restoration BIG Rust patching 🚘

[grizz]

Hopefully a delivery from Amazon today 

This video is good as comparing the drum sander vs rotary sander. 
 

 

[93fxdl]

Always good to have a second pair of eyes checking stuff

Constructive criticism is a vital part of improvement 

Soon be time to get cracking with the filler

Ttfn Glenn 

[grizz]

On 12/05/2025 at 09:52, 93fxdl said:

Always good to have a second pair of eyes checking stuff

Constructive criticism is a vital part of improvement 

Soon be time to get cracking with the filler

Ttfn Glenn 

Agreed

 

Been on filler a week already 😂

[grizz]

Small job to prevent heartache later. 
 

I removed flux from a welding rod to create a 1.5mm filler.  
 

With both sides welded. 
 

Finished the metal off. 
 

Then filler. 
 

CHUFFED !! 
 

 

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[MrBig]

Lovely stuff, all these small details add up to a first class finish in the end.

[grizz]

22 hours ago, MrBig said:

Lovely stuff, all these small details add up to a first class finish in the end.

 

Thank you. 
 

I hope so. 
 

A long story but hopefully useful to someone. 

Loadbed disassembled 

 

[grizz]

Disassembling the load bed turned into a two day job. 

I had intended to remove the plywood floor to get bedsides, front panel, steel wheel tubs and support structure cleaned up 

I subsequently decided that I will be clearing and cleaning them myself. 

90% of the fasteners were rusted beyond disassembly so Mr Grinder came into the game. 

The worst thing to find out was it actually has factory welds keeping the bedsides and rear brace welded together with really awkward welds. 

Video shows the process. 

Photos for quick scanners. 

 

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[grizz]

Ready for the next quick video and progress pics? 

 

I am about a month behind on reporting as I have been busy. 

 

2.00pm here and not done anything yet. 

 

Bought food and spoke to a few people in the shop but my pickup line game is weak today. 

 

Maybe I get lucky another day. 

 

 

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[grizz]

 

Sorry gang.

Got distracted last night.

Chocolate binge.

So the Bonnet or Hood is another massive piece of the C10 puzzle.

Certainly a two person lift and carry.

I needed to do some more disassembly of the wiring and waterworks as well as removing some braces before I could get to the back to clean it up.

ALSO…….

 

There is a hole and hood ornament fitting on the front end of it that I wanted to close up with a weld and some plate.

I will admit to to adding some newly created words to my dictionary in the process.

 

You will see my struggle in the video.

 

 

 

[grizz]

Katsu drum sander review is here. 
 

So watch the video 

 

 

 

 

[grizz]

Time for more updates? 
 

After dismantling the rear bed, my first experiment was to try cleaning the rear wheel tubs. 

Made of metal, originally painted in body colour I guess bare metal is the answer. 
 

Being as it was a working truck, the coats of black underseal covered a load of dentsvand damage. 
 

Heat gun, Knotwheel and DA followed by hammer and dollies and then some primer tp get it covered. 
 

Lastly……..

Filler and 120 grit 

More primer and up to 320 grit to prep for paint. 
 

Some time in the future. 
 

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[grizz]

Followed by DA

[grizz]

 

Bare metalling C10 rear wheel tubs

 

Dent removal, primer, filler and more.

VIDEO.

 

 

 

[SilverMachine]

excellent work there sir! if i was wearing a cap it would be doffed! pleased they came up so well with no rot too! nice to still see the little tykes woody lurking there too, id not seen one till you got that one and aint seen another yet!

[grizz]

A few flashback pics. 
 

So a long time ago I was stripping down the truck. 
 

And I welded up a bunch of holes inside the cab at the time. 
 

Harley was one of the cats here. Made 17 years of age. 
She was not bothered with machines and would sit tucked in where I was working. 
 

I have been back at them.  
 

And just about ready for primer. 
 

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[Shandylegs]

Great to see such quick progress Grizz.

[grizz]

1 hour ago, Shandylegs said:

Great to see such quick progress Grizz.

Thanks 

 

This was 10 years ago…….😬

 

 

Life and self pity got in the way. 

[grizz]

Few more flashback pics and a motivational pic. 
 

You decide which is the motivational one. 

[grizz]

PS. Burnout stripes down rhe road. 

[grizz]

Spoiling some of you. 
 

Not every day is truck day. 
 

 

[93fxdl]

Tea and cake while standing around talking bollox is about as motivated as i get now

And heres my kat that isn't called George 

[grizz]

On 20/05/2025 at 12:36, SilverMachine said:

excellent work there sir! if i was wearing a cap it would be doffed! pleased they came up so well with no rot too! nice to still see the little tykes woody lurking there too, id not seen one till you got that one and aint seen another yet!

Thank you. 
 

Those Woodies are quite rare. 
 

And they make silly money because of that. 

[grizz]

So this picture was taken the day the front fenders came off. 
 

At the time I didn’t realise how prophetic it was to be. 
 

A random page from an old diary to show the contrast of the holes rusted through implied a world of pain. 
 

After blasting and etch primer I was given back the scrap remnants of the fenders and forgot how bad they were till I fetched them back a few weeks ago. 
 

After the initial shock and some investigation, I realised I had little choice but to fix them. 
 

QUESTION IS………..

 

Are you guys/girls ready for three episodes of pain and the accompanying footage of me trying to recover what was left of my mangled fenders?? 
 

A whole world of pain. 
 

 

 

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[Jenson Velcro]

Yes please, still following with interest 

[grizz]

On 22/05/2025 at 07:41, Jenson Velcro said:

Yes please, still following with interest 

Cool. 
 

I was a bit busy yesterday. 
 

Hedges and garden.  

[grizz]

So we are now at the point it gets interesting.  Well, for all those who look but never make the effort to comment or interact. Thanks to those who do though.  
 

The fenders have two aspects. 
 

Front and Rear. 
 

Rust repair, using Taiwanese stamped panels is probably the easiest way for me as good replacement parts are unobtainable. Or would be eye wateringly expensive. 
 

It is a two part job. Repair or replace part of the rear mounting brace so as to have a reference point. Using reference marks and measurements. 
Once that is cut out, spot welds drilled out  and the replacement cut and shaped to size, you tack weld the brace in place. 
Check measurements again and again. Adjust if needed. 
 

Then you’ll flip over, decide what size patch is needed. Measure, mark, cut, pray, weld, grind etc……

 

You also need to do a load of dint repairs, hammer and dollie work and literally spend hours chasing dents and straightening out the panel, filling old holes etc 

Stuff you don’t see in photos  

 

And that concluded day one of many on these fenders  

 

I would say patience and resilience are needed as it’s really easy to become resentful or bored, pissed off at this job  

 

My new cordless grinder arrived as well  as I was preparing the fender  

 

The video here is one of three just on the wings  

 

 

[93fxdl]

Fixing those fenders is like how to eat an elephant, one piece at a time. Keep biting and soon there will be nothing left

Ttfn Glenn 

[grizz]

On 23/05/2025 at 11:06, 93fxdl said:

Fixing those fenders is like how to eat an elephant, one piece at a time. Keep biting and soon there will be nothing left

Ttfn Glenn 

Absolutely. 
 

Thats what I am doing. 

[grizz]

Video time…….,

 

The start of the first fender. 
 

 

[grizz]

Bit of s flashback here. 
 

Friday evening at Dennis’ place. 
 

 He took @CraigRK  out for a drive in this down the motorway. 
 

Today he completed it. 
 

Full body off, rotisserie restoration and build.  
 

I am so impressed and love this thing.