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Thank you, Gater! I'm still around, just things are moving slow.
Thank you, Bill. It's first in line!
Happy belated 4th. We just got back from a trip visiting our new, and first, grand baby. On the return trip, we passed this out front of someone's...
Cool! Thank you. I felt like I should but I don't want to spend unnecessary money. Thank you for the link. I will study it and the previous one....
So, I guess I don't really know what engine I have? I will assume it's a 283. I don't have any plan to pull the engine so it's likely I won't see...
Thank you, swade41. Started reading it and just kept going! This will be a great resource for me.
Anthony, thank you, and apologies to everyone else. Right now, my goal is to make it drivable, dependable in the best course of action. I...
Hey Folks. I said I'd crawl under the truck and see if I had side mounts last Sunday, but the fact that it was Father's Day plumb evaded me! I...
WOW! AWESOME! THANK YOU.
Thank you, @squirrel. Specifically, where on the back of the block? Do I remember reading passenger head? I'll do my best to get a picture....
Wow! @anthony myrick, I did not even see those numbers! I got lucky catching them. I was looking at the boss on the head. I wouldn't have...
I'll get into this and give it a looksee. I have the opposite problem, however. My steering is too tight, not loose. It feels like the adjustment...
Thank you, @guthriesmith! Yes, I've completed a fair amount of the wiring, soldering new connectors and utilizing the original plugs. I've been...
I'm glad I found your thread! I have an inline 6 I am contemplating the "hone and go" refresh. It would be my first. Thanks for the detail. Following.
I took a crap ton of pics. What would y'all like to see? Here are engine and associated pics. It's far too hot and humid to climb under the truck...
Lol... no more modern wheels! It's just what I had.
The motor mounts come off the front of the block, one on either side. It looks like a PO used pieces of scrap flatbar to make them. I'll take...
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I expect we'll be rained out at work tomorrow so I'll stick my head under the hood. Appreciate the tip.
That's gotta be true!
Thank you for the advice. I'll check out the things you mentioned. Regarding the motor mounts, whoever did the welding was horrible at it! At...
From what I gather from y'all's discussion is keep the 283 (fix the rear main seal). Probably I'd go with front disc conversion and power brakes....
Copy that. So far, the only things I have removed are the voltage regulator and generator. I swapped it over to an alternator. I kept those parts...
Thank you for the insight. I assumed the rear main seal was leaking onto the clutch because the clutch is fine initially, but chatters badly if...
Thank you! Would a moderator move this to the correct forum, or should I start over there myself and let this get axed?
Ahhh... gotcha. That narrows it down a bit. So, IF I use anything from the '98, it will be swapping the engine/tranny over to the '59. Appreciate...
It CAN be driven, but it's not fun. First, leaky RMS dumps on the clutch making it chatter beyond belief. The column shift is super sloppy, and...
Understood. Thank you. I'm hoping y'all will help me find the direction I should go. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have had my '59 for a few years now, and I've grown completely stagnant. I was "hot to go" when I got it, completed some engine work and rewired...
Thank you, Gentlemen. Appreciate the warm welcome. Should I continue discussing my truck here, or should I start a thread on the appropriate...
Hello to Everybody! I need help! Guidance, advice, experience, opinions, e.t.c. I have owned a '59 Apache for 6 or 7 years. I haven't touched it...
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