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

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And there was more

 

Lads more. 

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And more

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What….???

 

More? 

[Westbay]

Well done ...

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22 hours ago, Westbay said:

Well done ...

Thank yu

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So yesterday I got a bit of a reaction from a viewer to the video that I made of George the cat. 
 

Alienating subscribers or viewers is probably not my main goal when I am still celebrating every subscriber to join my channels viewership. 
 

I have had some people take sides because they know George is a dick, but he is mine to call that while loving him more than you can imagine. 
 

 

I am also still chuckling at myself. 
Had an MRI appointment yesterday. 
I managed to fall asleep in the machine three times and rang the emergency bell unknowingly stopping the procedure. 
I also have to recognise the NHS staff that I have so far been in contact with. 
From a locum GP taking my complaint seriously, the consultant escalating my case and all the staff at the diagnostic centre, reception, nursing, imaging staff, every one amazing clinicians and humans. 
 

This morning I was watching four Ravens feeding from a bowl of chilli I had put out for them. 
 

Today I have gardening tasks to get to. 
 

I have cut up the C10 load-bed floor to use as part of an extended raised garden bed next to the “Little Shed”

 

ohhh and I need to find someone who can safely clean up the hood and load bed panels. 
 

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[Westbay]

"I managed to fall asleep in the machine three times and rang the emergency bell unknowingly stopping the procedure. "

🤣 I only managed to do that once !

So, you know what to do when you can't sleep - get a recording of the MRI motor scan and play it on a continuous loop ...

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Needed a distraction from the C10 restoration today  

Now my wrists hurt  

 

 

[Bmwdumptruck]

Georges decision to live mostly with you is all that matters….he knows…..

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Run out of porn to watch?? 😉



Watch this guy travel Namibia. 

I have watched a few countries he travelled in. 

Always on motorbikes and Vietnam was a small capacity bike. 

Little different from the usual glamorous over produced offerings. 

 

 

 

Hope some of you enjoy this. 

 

 

 

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11 hours ago, Bmwdumptruck said:

Georges decision to live mostly with you is all that matters….he knows…..

Cats know. 
 

Cats decide for themselves. 
 

He chose to leave his old family and move here. 

[Westbay]

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"Watch this guy travel NamibiaI have watched a few countries he travelled in. 

Always on motorbikes and Vietnam was a small capacity bike. 

Little different from the usual glamorous over produced offerings. 

 

 

Hope some of you enjoy this."

WOW ! what a trip... quite fancy that , good honest 'record' and the animals in their own environment. Thanks for posting.👍

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Stainless Steel wire brush, Cif/Jif/Handy Andy/Ammonia gel, water, petrol, less swearing and a good rinse on the little wall.

 

Looks lovely, even if I say so myself.

 

My friend Vladimir in Russia also offered help last night with writing the book. 

 

Now I need to gather my courage to go get started on the truck parts again.

 

Processing the dents and marks in the steel.

 

It may take a while.

 

 

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Dried up the granite looks nice. 

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Chevy time !!! 
 

video

 

 

[Westbay]

Nice work , coming on nicely...

[comfortablynumb]

Re: George.  My sister ( senior anaesthetist in a well-known vet place) says you never own a cat, they stay as long as they think they will.

She's had loads, none of them ever moved out of their own volition 🤣

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2 hours ago, comfortablynumb said:

Re: George.  My sister ( senior anaesthetist in a well-known vet place) says you never own a cat, they stay as long as they think they will.

She's had loads, none of them ever moved out of their own volition 🤣

100%
 

I have no doubt he would be gone if I even raised my voice at him. 
Cats are dicks. 

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Every tub of filler deaded. Pretty obvious ehhh. 

 

 

 

So much for my Easter weekend plans 

 

Life ehhh. 

 

Truck and my Teardrop trailer I built a long time ago. 

 

 

 

 

 

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[grizz]

Good call on the Bondo, Rian.

You've put way too much work in on the body to risk filler failure.

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. But…..

 

Feeling sorry for myself (lack of progress) 

 

I went rummaging in my shelves of incredibly random junk. 

 

………….

 

 

 

Guess what I found??

 

 

 

Remember Afghanistan??

 

Humvees were deployed in multitudes. 

 

Some even got repatriated and sold into the civilian market. 

 

In 2015 on my first 🇺🇸 road trip, in Texarkana I was gifted with a pair of well used 24V LED headlights 

 

Of course this opened a whole can of fishing bait. 

 

First thing: My C10 suddenly needed a 24 Volt source to run them, and obviously an alternator to back up 2x12V batteries 

I was also planning on relocating both batteries to under the passenger seat on the chassis. 

 

So that fixed my heartache at not getting to fill, sand, fill, sand, repeat…..

 

The polycarbonate lenses on both units as in desperate need of a good buffing. 

 

Typically, I gave my buffing setup, abrasives and wheels away years ago. 

 

No idea to whom, I think it was Woodsie but it could be anyone. 

 

I also rediscovered my police style spot light. I don’t think it’s complete but currently have no plans to drill a hole through the A pillar. 

 

Tonight was steak night, but thats been changed too…. Pizza, spring rolls and samosas. 

 

 

LIFE IS GOOD ©️

 

 

So we roll with what comes our way. 

 

 

 

 

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[Bmwdumptruck]

Remember you building the teardrop in the back garden of your old house.  Is it really 11 years?  Jeezz……

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50 minutes ago, Bmwdumptruck said:

Remember you building the teardrop in the back garden of your old house.  Is it really 11 years?  Jeezz……

I moved here in September 2010

Teardrop had been on honeymoon with us in August to RR gathering 

Time flies

[93fxdl]

Instead of going through the faff of a 24 volt conversion, how about something like this 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/316430721294?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=3yayhehcsfc&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=2oNbumgoQ7a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Providing power for just the headlights 

Possibly one for each side, so if one fails you dont loose all headlights

Ttfn Glenn 

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7 hours ago, 93fxdl said:

Instead of going through the faff of a 24 volt conversion, how about something like this 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/316430721294?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=3yayhehcsfc&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=2oNbumgoQ7a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Providing power for just the headlights 

Possibly one for each side, so if one fails you dont loose all headlights

Ttfn Glenn 

Brilliant 

 

Thank you 

 

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On 19/04/2025 at 07:43, Westbay said:

Nice work , coming on nicely...

Thank you Tony. 
 

Slowed to a halt this weekend. 
 

Back once I get filler. 

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Episode 16 

Doors primed to uniform colour. 
I prefer to start that way. 
 

New electric DA sander is a Champion 

 

 

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Monday afternoon 

Wasted (well I only paid for one large tin) filler on the side waiting to go out next week. 

 

 

Only worthwhile job I have done over the weekend is cut grass and over the street sidewalk. 

And removed a smashed chest of drawers and a dismantled glass TV Table. 

 

I used the top shelf to make a canopy over the little sheds front door. 

 

So I have about 650mm or 25 inches overhang. 

 

Even I am pleased with how it looks. 

 

 

 

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[93fxdl]

Better the filler goes in the bin than possibly ruining all your hard work, 

Will be interested to see how the new da works out, my 5 inch electric has finally called enough, so might be time for an upgrade

Ps might be an idea with all your angle grinder type tools, open the head up and slap some grease in there, and every now and then, give the motor a blow out to get all the dust and muck out

So you only cut the grass, that is time banked for the pickup 

Everything done is a step forward 

[93fxdl]

While you have the cab completely stripped, would this be time to insulate or sound proof all the bits that would normally be inaccessible, under dash, top of bulkhead, inside of doors? 

If your paint is as old as the filler, might be any idea to try some test pieces 

Ttfn Glenn 

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So today was interesting