Projects 1959 Chevrolet Apache 3100 - Build Thread.

fuck yes! HA!

 

I'm painting my wheels and man are my caps dented up. How do you guys think that a set of '52 Chevrolet Sedan caps look?

 

Joe,

The caps look good. Like mine, it needs lowering!

 

Lookin good Joe! Diggin it!

 

Thanks Turd...
Next week if every thing works out!
gonna pull 2 leafs out of each corner.

Thanks Scott!

- Joe

 

... and then it's off to Santa Maria!

 

Let me know which 2 leafs you pull out and how much it lowers things pleez. Thx.

 

I'll post the before and after pix on this thread. And info on what was done!

 

Let see some more pictures of the pin striping

 

Here you go Dave..

Drivers Side


Passenger Side


I'm way out of practice...

- Joe

 

That looks sweet!!!

 

nice...love the seat job!

 

cool truck. love the task force trucks..
is the front all stock right now ?
i gotta see how much yours drops with 2 leafs pulled. i want mine lower. i already have 1 short leaf out with a 3 inch dropped axle, but want to pull another leaf out.
i will be waiting for your pics and updates.

leonard

 

Thanks man!

Yeah - Roger is a fricking ruler - www.rogerdstarkey.com

Thanks Leonard, I checked out the pix of your's - really nice! Mine is stock height now.

- Joe

 

thanks man....
i will checking your thread for updates....

leonard

 

Arg!! After all that damn work, I lost a hub cap on the way to work today!

I have a couple more, but they were dinged up.

Oh well.
- Joe

 

Rotten cell phone picture of the steering wheel I bought from Termites Ate my Chevy installed..

 

Pimp....

 

Coker Tire owns buycheaptiresandwheels.com .

 

I figured that they did. How did you get the info?

- Joe

 

1 Week 'till Santa Maria!

- I made a temporary bed floor (plywood screwed down to wood blocks thru the rotten original floor)
- I'm getting 1 of the tires that has a split sidewall replaced today.
- Sunday, if everything works out, I'll have the pickup lowered and the seatbelts installed.
- Next week I'll install the floor insulation and rubber floor mat.

Man, I'm having fun with my Apache!
- Joe

 

oh, and I still need to wire up a remote horn button.

 

Good lookin' truck my man, seat looks fantastic. Can't wait to see it sittin' a little closer to the ground.

 

Me too - Heres to no broken bolts taking the 51 year old suspension apart!!

 

Nice!! We are running that same wheel in my lady's '65.

 

Joe, I would start applying a good thread soak to this tonight.... If you have or can get "KROIL" use it. Otherwise I would go with your Favorite and douche everything down good every night between now and when your start taking it apart. Most of mine came apart after thread soaking pretty well... Some stuff was picky however like the rear u-bolts. Those got torched.

Just an idea...

Robert M.

 

Thanks for that Robert. I'm getting ready to do mine.

Can't wait to see it on the ground Joe!

 

I spent some quality time under there yesterday afternoon with a can of WD40 (high quality, San Diego company!)... Tonight I hit it again with the Marvel Mystery spray.

This morning on the way to work, the pickup was super quiet and was riding better. Nothing nicer than lubed springs!

I'm on it!
- Joe

 

Did you take the truck to TJ yet to get painted I believe you said? Or did I miss that part.
Cool pickup!