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

[Westbay]

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/shop/1966-chevy-c10-fenders~65790-1966-47-422-3-857-2-473-1380

https://www.classicindustries.com/shop/1966/chevrolet/c10panel/parts/body-panels/

https://www.ebay.com/itm/127070262307?_skw=1966+Chevrolet+C10+Panel&itmmeta=01JSGRGM1G2QV33B77CEP3AKPE&hash=item1d95fa5423:g:~TwAAOSwuIhnSBgh&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0MHg7L1Zz0LA5DYYmRTS30ldS66MsMBfbu2pevQMBSSZfxxMunUWT1nioV4syVUnoF0ViTD7n4RbHCYcweSYaIb6zq8rDcSVFuyd8sBPgW2EABTeE5N%2FPtpKn6W6YdL7QTi6oFmxMpTAf01tZX17UZDEcY07jQ92yaxcGiTaCaSOxWwXQ%2BV%2BkQKucG23rjTJr9UHBOhlmk7wfRce4fk3VazcE%2FcxmASgc5tCXHhbliWqaM93wcU5MPtx%2BMhl21YMYql%2Fz1oQUTBt00W%2BeKi2rEc%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_LAwpjMZQ

[grizz]

Just found this tutorial. 

 

One of the better ones about.

 

I clearly have a load of work to get around to but slow and steady may do it. 

 

 

[93fxdl]

Only watched a bit of it, does look good and seems to be using the same repair panels as you have

Had to chuckle about dont take it all apart and scatter it around the place, bit late for you to follow that bit of advice 

Ttfn Glenn 

Or holiday in the states and bring wings back as excess bagage🤣

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Today Was a GOOOOOOD DAY. 

 

HAMMER AND DOLLY

 

And more of the same. 

Combination after combination. 

 

I started fearful and ended up soooo pumped up 

 

Tomorrow may be a bust but I am going to hit it hard. 

 

Some days are diamonds, some days are just shit. 

 

Today made me feel great. 

 

There is still time for chaos but I am not going to let it get in the way. 

 

Booooom !!! 

 

lLIFE IS GOOD ©️

 

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Last night I had a lovely sunset as a reward for the day of bashing steel.
 

Today?
 

What does £15.00 or $20.00 buy? 
 

Burgers, fries, or Fish and Chips or 10 liters of diesel in England. 
 

Or an 8mm Spot Weld drill bit. 
 

Ended up for the first time in my life at the Würth shop. 
 

I could have ordered something off Amazon and paid a delivery charge, waiting as long as it takes, or ordered off Evilbay and had three day free delivery or popped into Euro Carparts (like O’Reileys) and paid £26.00 as advertised online. 
 

So I popped into Würth Shop and paid my price. 
 

I am watching Gibson63 on YouTube right now to see the sequence he does a patch panel and brace before heading out to start my swearfest. 
 

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Meet Mr Wang (from China) 
Latest addition to the Bare Metal 66 C10 Restoration dream. 
Added to 3 of the 115mm and a 125mm corded ones plus a pneumatic die grinder and Rollock grinder. All set up differently.
 

I have had an incredible day in the shop today. 
 

Slapping metal. 
 

Hammering steel. 
 

Moving peaks and valleys. 
 

Also cut and removed a brace, cut a replacement brace to size. 
 

More cutting tomorrow and probably some deliberate welding.  
 

Yup……… Feels great.  
 

 

And a FB memory of Dukey RIP fully charged on his surfboard. 
 

 

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On 21/04/2025 at 17:52, 93fxdl said:

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 

DA is a champion. 
 

Agreed on side jobs. 
 

like the hedges, a day gone but I feel so much better afterwards 

 

On 22/04/2025 at 15:52, 93fxdl said:

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 

 

Yes, all of the insulation gets done once it’s painted. 
 

And absolutely testing the paint. 
 

On 23/04/2025 at 08:21, Westbay said:

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/shop/1966-chevy-c10-fenders~65790-1966-47-422-3-857-2-473-1380

https://www.classicindustries.com/shop/1966/chevrolet/c10panel/parts/body-panels/

https://www.ebay.com/itm/127070262307?_skw=1966+Chevrolet+C10+Panel&itmmeta=01JSGRGM1G2QV33B77CEP3AKPE&hash=item1d95fa5423:g:~TwAAOSwuIhnSBgh&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0MHg7L1Zz0LA5DYYmRTS30ldS66MsMBfbu2pevQMBSSZfxxMunUWT1nioV4syVUnoF0ViTD7n4RbHCYcweSYaIb6zq8rDcSVFuyd8sBPgW2EABTeE5N%2FPtpKn6W6YdL7QTi6oFmxMpTAf01tZX17UZDEcY07jQ92yaxcGiTaCaSOxWwXQ%2BV%2BkQKucG23rjTJr9UHBOhlmk7wfRce4fk3VazcE%2FcxmASgc5tCXHhbliWqaM93wcU5MPtx%2BMhl21YMYql%2Fz1oQUTBt00W%2BeKi2rEc%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_LAwpjMZQ

 

Thank you. 
 

On 23/04/2025 at 17:49, 93fxdl said:

Only watched a bit of it, does look good and seems to be using the same repair panels as you have

Had to chuckle about dont take it all apart and scatter it around the place, bit late for you to follow that bit of advice 

Ttfn Glenn 

Or holiday in the states and bring wings back as excess bagage🤣

 

Aaaahh yes. Don’t take it apart and wait 10 years before starting to rebuild. 
 

Videos were invaluable for understanding assembly and process steps. 
 

my YouTube videos are much meant to be a guide for dummies too. 

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Seam sealer. Primer. Progress. 

 

 

The seam sealer takes time but applying it right and masking up seams makes a massive difference  

 

Glad I listened to Dennis, like I do  

 

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NEXT EPISODE AVAILABLE 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENJOY

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Still busy 

Enjoying my day 

And seeing progress. 
 

Random pic from today’s activity. 
 

Including some fine engineering. 

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[grizz]

What a brilliant idea. 
 

Guess I’ll be making some of these. 
 

 

[93fxdl]

Think this is what you are looking at with some dimensions to help 

Stolen from aliexpress

Ttfn Glenn 

Edited April 29 by 93fxdl

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Long term long suffering great friend Kevin came around for a visit today. 

 

He had messaged me yesterday to say he would be over. 

 

I forgot…..

 

My toilet cistern flush failed this morning so I went to get a replacement from the plumbing company, I had never opened the cistern since moving here in 2010. And I also got some food. 

 

As I came up my rural road he passed me at 4.30……… Dang !!! I remembered. 

 

He had sent some evidence pictures as well. 

 

He stopped somewhere on his way home 30 miles away for a soda and texted the pics to my sorry ass. I said come back. 

 

He did, so we spent a good hour in my garage. Showing him some tools and processes and my truck progress. 

 

As we shut shop one of my lodgers arrived, bearing gifts. A used fireproof overall and two packs of 10 125mm 1mm cutting discs and 10 80 grit 125mm flap discs. All “expired” 

Well, not in my shop. 

 

Nice.

 

Have I mentioned that Life is good? 

 

 

George still judges me. 

 

 

.PS. The other lodger gave notice tonight after one week here. 

 

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Well

 

It’s Confirmed 

 

I now understand why plumbers rape your wallet and retire at 35. 

 

I am no plumber. 

 

Removed and cleaned the cistetn, then Changed out the new parts and reassembled it all. 

 

Two….. Monumental leaks. 

 

Swear, make lunch, hang laundry out (one lodger moved out into a house share with friends after a week) then disassemble it all. 

Gloop some super strong glue on the culprits and leave to dry. 

 

Reassemble again……

 

Guess what? 

 

Stopcock now leaking. (Plastic fittings on copper pipes. 

 

I will test it all tomorrow. 

 

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Time for another update via YouTube. 
 

Yesterday I hit 800 subscribers. 
Really not much compared to the most channels out there. 
But I don’t share on Instagram, TikTok etc so I guess it’s not going to blow up unless someone shares it in the right place. 
 

But………

 

 

 

So I hot going on the tailgate. 
 

You probably struggle to understand how this took me about 6 hours to do over two days. 
 

The knotwheel of truth is incredibly hard on hands, wrists and shoulders so frequently stopping is mandatory.  Well, I just had to stop and restart. 
It left me hurting at night for a few days. 
 

After the Wire brushes I switched to the electric DA sander. 
 

One thing that took my tight ass mind a while to realise is that replacing the sandibg discs regularly would speed up and make the result much better and easier to attain.  
 

Of course before starting, I also welded up and finished all the holes from the tonneau cover attachment points. 
 

Then off I went. 
 

 

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Next day some more pain. 
 

Used a srrong magnet to clean up. 
 

Knackered

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Distractions?? 

Bootfair count? 

Out the house by 06.00

Back home by 8.30

Not too busy but weird layout to field.  

Clock £1
Pair mugs £1.50
Alpacca mug 50p
Star Wars shot glasses £1.00
Cable ties £1.00/pack
New file £1.00
50mm x 33m insulation tape £2.00/3
Body hammer £1.00
Craigs 5lb hammer £2.00

[auntiemaryscanary]

Which one is Chev and which is Rolet?

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54 minutes ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

Which one is Chev and which is Rolet?

If I remember the next time I go down there I’ll get a pic of all three. 
I have another 50p Bootfair special that Nicola my ex bought me. 
She had a fine appreciation for femininity and pretty photos. 
She pointed the three garage girls out at a bootfair for me to buy. 
This one pictured lives indoors. 
She is vintage 

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Remember the VW Caddy before thr Scenic came. 
 

New owner sent some pics of how its gone now. 
 

I see some changes. 
 

Colour, license plate. 
 

 

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Public holiday in England. 

 

Up at 5.30 and out by 5.50

 

Back at 6.50

 

3’C outside. 

 

Now actually drizzling outside. 

 

Bootfair was a bust, weather forecast probably caused some to stay home. Only 1/3 of field. 

 

Only got three toys for £1.00 and some strawberries for Sally. 

 

Shell truck for @djones1a  Dennis 

BMW 2002 for my random collection 

Ford truck is a duplicate but the only way I could make up the £1/three deal 😂

 

Garage after catching up on YouTube guys I follow. 

 

C10  Rear wheel tubs bare metalled yesterday, DA and primer next. 

 

Progress continues. 

 

 

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[93fxdl]

Just watching latest video, my way of measuring paint for mixing is to use a cheap kitchen scale. 

When mixing and spraying wear disposable gloves, easieir to clean up and easier on the skin

Tape the tins like a V and easier to control

Ttfn Glenn 

Ps the thumbnail had me thinking you had the roof in red

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1 hour ago, 93fxdl said:

Just watching latest video, my way of measuring paint for mixing is to use a cheap kitchen scale. 

When mixing and spraying wear disposable gloves, easieir to clean up and easier on the skin

Tape the tins like a V and easier to control

Ttfn Glenn 

Ps the thumbnail had me thinking you had the roof in red

Couple of things Glenn

Morning

Thanks for always adding advice to the thread. 
 

I love the idea of the tape.  
 

I am just headed out to go spray some primer on two parts. 
Guess I will be doing that and may even record it   93fxdl©️

I actually have kitchen scales, but they are not electronic or digital. Probably not that accurate. So probably won’t be using them 😉

I wonder how cheap they are……..

Gotta be cheap on Evilbay. 
I don’t have Ali or Mohammed Express. 
 

No colour yet, except Satin black three weeks ago. 

[93fxdl]

Evikbay is where mine came from,, must remember to wrap it in cling film when using

Ttfn Glenn 

Ps don't forget the gloves

Scales less tha £6

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/306113776225?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=orfdb2-jtyi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=2oNbumgoQ7a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Edited May 5 by 93fxdl

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You guys know I want a wagon. 
 

A long roof is in my future. 
 

Here’s what you need to know 

 

 

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19 hours ago, 93fxdl said:

Evikbay is where mine came from,, must remember to wrap it in cling film when using

Ttfn Glenn 

Ps don't forget the gloves

Scales less tha £6

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/306113776225?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=orfdb2-jtyi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=2oNbumgoQ7a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Gloves yes. 
 

I have and now use when I remember. 
 

Scales are a good idea. 
 

But I have 14 cups so will use them first. Using maths to make various ratios and mark the sides. 

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And a quick (not really) story on mixing and making up paint. 
 

 

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Weekend is here. 
 

Spent some money today. 
 

£85.00 

 

Hopefully if works on my hood, bed panels that still need to be bare metalled. 
 

Has anyone used one or do you own one before? 
 

Advice appreciated too. 
 

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[grizz]

You have been patient 

 

Watching, supporting, commenting 

 

Want to see paint going on? 

 

 

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Monday morning 

My friend Mick who is building the Jaguar powered Rover has gone down the restoration rabbit hole, will be over later today for a visit. 
 

Not sure if he is coming for inspiration or to inspire. 
 

Looking forward to the visit. 
 

Yesterday,  Nick Wheeler who helped so much on the clever stuff of the Rezin Rockit build, popped in to see my progress. 
He had not been here since those smashed, rusted, mangled front fenders came back to me. 
 

I think he was a bit gobsmacked with what has happened since then in the last two weeks. 
 

His meticulous inspection of various parts including the parts that I had prepped and painted satin black. 
 

Important to strain the paint before painting. 
 

And wearing gloves helps. 
 

I am pleased with them too. 
 

Now stored in the corner of the garage, waiting……..

 

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