Projects Vicki Nova's "new" 1959 Apache Project

My honey asked for a truck, so I bought her one for a engagement present, what a gal! Bought it from another HAMB'er and now in the process of doing a Rat Truck, Low Buck, we are doing everything ourselves.....so far cleaned up, checking motor our and I will try to fire it up tomorrow 10-16-08....Need a 700R, Nova Rear end, disc Brake kit for front I have the NEW Vintique Smoothie Wheels, need the 3-1/8" WWW's but we are under way!!! Stay Tuned...John 513-312-8799 Trenton, Ohio

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The Goal;

 

I'm intrigued by the name of that hotel...nice truck by the way...

 

Thats why I parked the Apache there.....saw no squawls.....to bad for me...

 

Ok guys, The motor is a 1969 Camaro 327, I bought new Plugs, wires, rotor, cap and Vicki's boy Tom and I spent 2 or 3 hours and we got it fired up!!!.....note all the dam moths flying out of the motor compartment.....

 

Gave Vicki a List 1850 Holley carb, and scored a Used Edelbrock polished intake for $40 bucks....need a bumpy cam and a 700R and rear end, and I will be on my way.....

 

congrats on the new project. always exciting to have a new ride in the driveway

 

that so cool... my wife and I started to tear into HER '36 Ford truck, the funny thing is, while we were cleaning it out and boredom started to kick in (for her) I caught it when she said it was "the '36 is OUR project, that YOU can work on"

Gotta love em, can't complain though, I enjoy working on OUR project.

 

Been slow going last few weeks, gettin FREAKING cold here in the ohio valley....was 19 degrees this AM.....Got a 700R for it now, and getting ready to put in the shop....John

 

Hey falconwagon62, you have any progress on the truck.

 

Funny you asked, been busy gathering parts, at NSRA Knoxville this year bought 2 Rebel Wiring, 1 for her 59 and 1 for my 48 F1 Panel Service truck...also Tommy boy (Vicki's son) bought a 4x4 that turned out to have a crate ZZ4 350, and we got the Turbo 700r, tilt colum, PB set up, so we are ready to start putting it together, and with help from the Scroungers of No. Ky. they help me pull a Volare' front clip I am going to install for the PS/Disc brakes and fully adjustable...











Vicki has to clean and paint the firewall, inner fenders, and frame, then then the work begins!! Stay turned...

 

NICE, I had a 53 Ford F100 with a Volare it was a really nice ride. I think you'll be happy with the ride. This time around I went with a camaro on my 57:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=367831

Keep us posted.

 

I had a 56 F100 Big Window and did a Volare front in it, nice ride adjustment, also PS, Disc Brakes, cant beat it for 125 bucks, Plus I have the templates to install it! More updates to come in the next few weeks....John

 

Good luck on the new project!!! Can't go wrong with a late 50's apache!!

 

thats pretty awesome, i love old trucks. There was one of these in my local junkyard i had my eye on, but i think they crushed it or something, i don't see it when i drive by anymore.

 

cool pictures good luck with the build

 

****UPDATE...Truck in the shop, straight Axel being pulled this week/weekend****

 

Axle out and already for sale in the parts for sale area, cleaning and getting ready to install the Volare' clip...

 

You know why she is buying all those vehicles is so you will never have the time for yours so put your foot down now,my girlfriends vehicles are latemodels and if I cant fix them they get farmed out to someone who can and then I can continue on with mine. If she gets a old one then I might have some problems.

 

Hey Jeff,

My honey works on her own cars, she is not afraid to get down, and get dirty! and she works on the car too!!!! Eat your hearts out guys with ol' ladies that don't understand our sickness!!!

1959 Apache frame and firewall stripped of ALL brackets and un-needs ****, new Alliance Vendor Rebel Wiring going in!


she only has 5 hot rods...72 Nova SS done, 73 454 t-top vette needs insides done, 57 chev, being done now, 59 Apache doing now, and next year the 67 GTO...

 

Volare' almost in, will have it on its wheels tomorrow night!!!

 

make sure you take some good pics of the volare clip goin in, my minds reeling right now, I think I have ifs fever and a volare k might cure it ! Looking real good btw, nice truck !

 

on the wheels again!!! sorry for the ****py camera phone pic, Volare' welded in, next, hook up tilt wheel...

 

Keep up the good work.

 

updates?

 

Got some shop time, got the 59 in the shop, up on the skates, got the steering column in, new aluminum drop and all, hooked it all up, now it has steering, then moved below, took the under the floor pedals out, pulled the motor over and started the mock up of the motor/****** install, Tommy boy Vicki nova's son, donated a Aluminum radiator for the old indian as well..... remember I do everything my self, no Speedway kits, I make my own mounts and all, look for her up and running in 2 or 3 weeks...Also took the dog house apart and will clean and paint it all up as I put it back together.

 

been 3 months but got the motor and ****** mounts made today....just finishing up, took a 15 minute break, and now back to work!!!

 

ok pix....

Home made cross member;


Welding the cross member click on the picture to watch;




Motor Mounts; New Chev V8, in a 59 truck, with a Volare' sub frame..who designed the mess!!! lol



Metal Devil Saw in action click on picture and watch;



Remember, I am a salesman...just a old hot rod builder...I do NOT do this for a living...I try to buy Local, buy USA made, and do everything my self...and on this one, that includes Paint and interior.....Stay tuned, next Exhaust and Wiring, install the 9" rearend....

 

been a few weeks...I love building them, I know some of you guys think I only do them and flip them...not true, I do love a few of the cars, but in the end, all of them are just stuff, I look back at when I started building this, how some of you came out to help me pull the volare' clip out, some of you, well most of you, I had NEVER meet, but yet you came to help, speaks more about you, and I like what you're saying!!!
cutting the stock 6 lug rear end out....


9" rear getting ready to install, cut and ground off mounting pads...

bolted down....the pig 3:50:1 ratio is JUNK...anybody got a 28 Spline pig ready to load???

sitting a little to low....looks neat, but gotta raise it....not as tall as a gallon thinner can...

 

Started the wiring today, REBEL 9 circut, can be bought here on the HAMB, and at a discount!!! Also installed new gauges...

 

Got the frame/firewall cleaned and primed today...Hope to take to the muffler shop in a week or so...