United States of GRIZZ - Just how random do you want it?

[mercrocker]

One thing to get a clean MOT on something you've stopped from falling apart, quite another getting one on something you've built.....

[Grizz]

One thing to get a clean MOT on something you've stopped from falling apart, quite another getting one on something you've built.....

That’s no lie.

I have done both.

79 Blazer was a lot of work including the V5 that was incorrect. Loads of welding and £1700 in just new parts to see it right.
£40 Nissan Micra cost around £500 in the end. Incredible bodges fixed.
Both MOT’d legally and Micra now living in Belfast, running up and down to Shropshire and Dorset.

This Jeep/Eagle RV was a big, challenging build. Probably cost around £4500 which includes my mentor and assistant costs.

If I get £3000 for it, I will be happy.

It still makes me happy to think back of all the work that I did to create it and realise my personal vision.

[Grizz]

FOR SALE



Eagle RV

Reg: Q168GRN

Fresh MOT 24 February 2025
Second year back on road.

MX5 1.6 engine and gearbox, wiring loom.
Lowered. Polybushed, RX7 leather seats. MX5 steering column and instruments.

Wheels are 4x100 on adapters from Ford pattern 4x108 front and rear

This car will typically never be everything to every man. Always things to change, things you may not like.

Ultimately a toy, a summertime open car.


FULL BUILD THREAD HERE:
Take a look first.

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/21 ... ime?page=1

Such a difficult car to price. I know that I will not get back what it cost me but I do need the space, having 4 cars on the road and a 1966 Chevy C10 truck to build or sell on as well.

I would like to see near £3000.00 as possible for it. One never recovers the costs of these.

Car at ME3 post code area of Rochester, Kent.

Use Messenger for contact please.

Video of engine running.










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[Grizz]

Donor delivery day.

68k miles.

Rotten as a pear.

[Grizz]

Quick video update.


Some of you may recall that I owned a Canta LX for a while last year.

Got to a point when I had done all the Grizzifying stuff I wanted to.

Had three guys all wanting to own it.

But only @glenanderson was able to pull the trigger.

So he delivered a lawn tractor for @craigrk up in Shropshire, to be collected and took the Canta to Dover as a father and son project.


Three videos.

Me finding it the day I bought it, and delivery that night.



And the day Glen and son Fin collected it.




Video sent last night.

Where Glen has got it to now.

Starting off ignition and lights working along with the correct drive belts.





This is an absolute smile generator.

Many more videos on my YouTube channel.

360cc big block fun.

[Grizz]

Over 100k views of a little holiday movie of an old truck.



Still makes me grin.

[Broccoli]

Hey bud, nice to see you on here. RR had a few people who were a little too easily offended, but still a good bunch generally.

Pleased to see you’re still at it. I’ve struggled to get off my backside and into the garage or even post much of late. I’m glad some of us still have the fire! Hope the sale of the Resin Rocket happens quickly. I’m sure it will once the sun comes out.

Broccoli (aka Munky over in Minnesnowta).

[Grizz]

Hey bud, nice to see you on here. RR had a few people who were a little too easily offended, but still a good bunch generally.

Pleased to see you’re still at it. I’ve struggled to get off my backside and into the garage or even post much of late. I’m glad some of us still have the fire! Hope the sale of the Resin Rocket happens quickly. I’m sure it will once the sun comes out.

Broccoli (aka Munky over in Minnesnowta).

Evening mate

Good to see you here as well.

Yes I got tired of being censored by Rich and then there was a few guys that I wish absolute chaos and shit luck for being arseholes but you are right it’s a great forum except for some of the management

[BenHar]

it’s a great forum except for some of the management

Much like here then.

Ben

[Grizz]

Been busy.

No job, market and placement agencies are also very quiet. Spoke to IQVIA my last employer of over 8 years this week as they had an oncology role with primary focus on lung cancer they wanted to put me forward for at Pfizer whom I had worked for nearly three years and won their top corporate award at, but the hiring manager is looking for lung experience and more specifically established contacts. So I bowed out.

I have declined quite a few potential opportunities for various reasons and unless you are actually walking in my safety flip flops I urge you not to judge my choices. There are jobs, companies and therapeutic areas that I prefer to avoid.
And I honestly can’t be bothered wasting my or a potential employer’s time and will also not allow a potential employer to waste my time when I don’t have the right experience or in some cases know they are looking for a rainbow coloured unicorn that pisses Bud Lite from its earhole.

I am always touched by those who have a genuine interest in my wellbeing and surprised of course by those who just have a morbid fascination with car crash TV.

I have been busy.

Every day.

Touching stuff.

Moving things.

Progressing.

No photos being posted as my internet connection has been dead again, thanks to Openreach who could not reach their own butt to scratch it, even if you gave them a spoon.
How these corporations survive despite atrocious service I don’t understand.

So……. What is progress??

My very good friend @CraigRK suggests that just touching stuff every day is progress. Sometimes physical activity and other times psychological.

So all the tools used for the Rezin Rockit build been cleaned, cleared, sorted and packed away.





And just look what I found.

Terrible sound quality.



I also pulled my 2006 R1200GS with 24500 miles and dry stored the last 5 years out, washed it and realised it needs to be sold on.

My welding table was cleared, cleaned and tools packed away.
Followed by more shelves, workbenches.
Then the floor where a pile of MX5 parts from the Rez Rockit build were still lying.
Next up a load of corporate junk from my last job.
I am not yet done inside the garage but the carport got a significant clear up as well.

During all this cleaning process I tried to give away stuff and realised nobody was taking, so I started listing on FB Marketplace at low prices and stuff started to disappear.
I made about £500 in the first 24 hours
Crazy yes. From “junk” that just needed to be gone.

FREE CASH in my mind. Stuff I neither wanted, needed or if bought previously, still making small profits.

Last night I counted the money and was shocked to find £875 in the safe. If tonights visit works, and a guy buys one item, add £135 and if he buys two, add another £50 to that.

Money already allocated to a next shall we say “thing”



Neither of the cars I have for sale have sold, possibly the fact that both are summertime cars does not help or maybe the prices are wrong but hopefully I will regain that space some time in order for me to fill it with something else.

So today I will carry on creating some more space and maybe list more junk that takes up valuable space in the garage and carport.

Weather seems to have improved.