Grizz-Pod Teardrop Trailer - New tow truck - 66 Chevy

[rebapuck]

I had the same 2inch/50mm challenge when I imported my Puck. I did find a 50mm ball via the Internet. Found it in only one place. Thank goodness for www...

[TENNJIM]

Very nice truck and teardrop!

Jim B / Utah

[grizz]

I had the same 2inch/50mm challenge when I imported my Puck. I did find a 50mm ball via the Internet. Found it in only one place. Thank goodness for http://www...

Indeed, love the web.

Just how we did stuff before without it ehhh??

[grizz]

Very nice truck and teardrop!

Jim B / Utah

Thanks Jim,

I think the best part of it, two weeks into ownership is that it still makes Nicola and I smile.

[grizz]

Right, went to bootfair this morning with some friends who slept over last night.
Got lots of bits n bobs.

Then right at the end, last stall, there was a steel trunk.

Asked the price..... Got it for £10.00

Been looking for a trunk to bolt into the rear of the truck to act as seat at shows, safe box for tools, jack etc and another bit of "personal decoration" to add.

Brought it home and now have to decide what route to go.

Outside is completely rusted on the surface.
Inside has been painted at some point.
It also has "The Times of India" from 4th of July 1945 stuck in the bottom, fairly messed up, but we want to protect or keep it in there.

Advice needed please How do I keep the interior with the paper stuck to it in one piece and what way is the best for the outside?

My thoughts are clear varnish inside and clear lacquer on the outside with some pinstriping later when I can afford to have it done.

Latches are all brass.

[grizz]

A little off topic right now, but we got to see Nicola's wedding car (truck) today at the bootfair.

When the guy brought her to where we were getting married, I did not even see her.

I was very pleased and impressed when I realized it though.

Gotta show her commitment to this whole truck thing.



I spent a few hours in the garage looking for stuff, including fresh nuts and bolts to put onto the towbar and plug plate that is hidden under the body of course.

Found some old locks and two had keys. One for the trunk we got today.



Selected this one in the end.



At the bootfair today someone was selling this former First aid box for 10p so about 15 cents.
Had a purpose in mind and bought it for the truck. Copies of the insurance documents etc are all in there. And it fits behind the seat as well. Takes a large A4 plastic envelope easily.

Of course I had to decorate it a bit more appropriately as I had some stickers saved up from who knows when.



And inside as well.




During the afternoon I had also pressure cleaned and then sanded back the alloy wheel Scott brought me yesterday. Then painted it 4 coats of a random grey-white that I had bought at a bootfair four years ago.



The rest of this week will be very hectic, so I suspect nothing else will be happening around the truck till after the 16th of this month.
In the mean time I will start looking for a pair of chrome smoothies with caps for the teardrop trailer as I am going to change the existing wheel adaptors that fit 4 stud hubs to take a set of 6 x 140 wheels and 15 inch white walls like the truck is wearing.

[Corwin C]

Just a heads up ... some alloy wheels take a different lug nut than the old steel rims. Make sure that you have a set of the correct ones if they are different.

[grizz]

Just a heads up ... some alloy wheels take a different lug nut than the old steel rims. Make sure that you have a set of the correct ones if they are different.

Great Advice !!!!

Thank you. I will look at that before getting a tyre/tire.

[grizz]

Really nice update tonight.

I wrote a generic letter to all the previous "owners" addresses I could find in the trucks history file.

Got a lovely email and a couple of pics from the previous to previous owner tonight.
Another step in the direction of creating and documenting a more comprehensive history of the trucks life.

I was wondering about maybe looking to see if I could contact it's last American owner too.

Here is a copy and paste of the email I got.

[COLOR="Red"]Hi Rian,
Congratulations!! You are the owner of one badass truck! I sold it to Rob over a year ago to answer a calling I've had for a looooong time to get tasked into some vintage stuff (check the link to see see what I'm smoking around in these days)
http://www.vhra.co.uk/VHRA/Members/Pages/Tim_ORegan.html
I bought the truck off a chap called Mark in Hastings around four years ago - he a Scavenger and plays bass in a few rockin' bands. He bought it off a chap in St Leonards who was the first UK owner. I gave all the import papers to Rob when I sold it but I think it's been over here about 8-10 years.
I had the trans rebuilt and swapped the dreadful slot mags it came with for the chrome smoothies it has now. The stickers on the back window were not my doing, you'll have to blame Rob for that although I did plant a couple on the glovebox and the rear window corners. The paintjob was an American lash up using truck paint - shame they rushed it but the colour's pretty cool nonetheless. The chopper guy you refer to in your letter is indeed me although I only carried bikes on the odd occasion as I prefer to ride 'em. Got a Triumph T140V based ride at the moment. Attached are a couple photos I took of the truck while I had it. Are you heading to the Hayride at the end of the month? I'd love to see the old girl again.
All the best,
Tim[/COLOR]






I really love the setting and tone of these two pics.

[grizz]

Not sure where to stick this in, but here goes.

I recently removed a door from the garage and fitted a regular door after closing up the hole.

I tried to give the door away, repeatedly, it was 8x7 foot, probably worth over £400 to replace.No takers.

Yesterday I had planned on greasing up the truck, but then thought I would clear up in front of the garage and get the door onto the front pavement for the scrap man...... at which point another one of my crappy ideas sprung to mind.

Why not cut the door up and use a piece of it as a small roof for the garden tool cabinet etc.....

Into action and soon I had this, once I had found some lumber to use for the supports I had visualized.



Couple of hours later this was the scene.



At which point Mickey came around for a play.....

Then he was off to clean out his BBQ as his wife had demanded he cook some cow today.

Once I had finished clearing up etc, this was the result.

Next up will be moving the tool cabinet, painting the block wall, and painting the wood to get a uniform colour.



After clearing up a quick shower and then a bunch of friends over for a BBQ.
Perfect weather as well, we only came indoors after 22.00

[KCStudly]

Looks great!

Any pics of the BBQ?

We do love our food porn, don't we?

[grizz]

Looks great!

Any pics of the BBQ?

We do love our food porn, don't we?

There is a whole thread on the BBQ build and some pics of it in use.

Will llok for the link later.

[KCStudly]

No no, I've seen those (lovely, BTW). I want to see the food you cooked up last night! (Slobber, Slobber).

[rebapuck]

You are so into this new house and all the space it affords you. Like a kid in a candy store.

[grizz]

You are so into this new house and all the space it affords you. Like a kid in a candy store.

Hi Judy,
You are right.
I think the big thing is having a wife who "gets my restlessness" so she lets me get on with stuff and even encourages me at times.