Vicki Nova's 1959 Apache pick up Project

John Howard and his better half are building a 1959 Apache. I will start this and hopefully John will update us on the fun as he goes..

A junkyard run to grab a Volare' front clip .
The crew.....Bill(Billjam), Dennis(Big Dog), Doug(Falcon Eddie), (Mrs. Junkyard Jeff),(Junkyard Jeff), Rebstew(Steve) and John snapping pics



Steve taking a motor mount bolt loose....


The Prize!

where was this at?

forget it i saw the other posting now.

here is a movie of me starting after sitting for 12 years....69 327...putting that in her 1957 Chev.....running on a gas can, look for the Moths flying out of the motor!! too funny..





Here is a link to her photobucket pics.....

https://s219.photobucket.com/albums/cc299/falconwagon62/vickis%201959/

John

Pulled the 383 stroker motor out today, mated it to the turbo 700R, taking it off to the car wash, next, Pull the 327 out of the 59! Pictures will follow in a while.....

John

Cleaned and painted:

was trying to fingure out what that motor is, Clearly cast 5.7L G SGI Casting #10243880 here is a GREAT site to find out what you got:

http://www.mortec.com/

Turns out the Apache is getting a 1995-2000 Vortec Crate 350 with the ZZ4 Roller cam and 1pc. rear seal and the GOOOD flowing Votec Heads.....sells new for long block 2288.00 + $100 core should run killer in that old indian...:0).....

Man, that motor's orange. I always thought they were supposed to be blue. At least that's what the Big Dog taught me. (had to do that in his absence)

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big dogs 42 wrote:The big dogs back and john knows the truth that real motors that wear ford blue paint drive around chebby's

I agree. Real motors do color themselves blue but they drive around Fords.... PONCHO POWER BABY! PONTIAC BLUE!!!!

teal

OK Boys and Girls, Dog House off the 59, motor being pulled tonight, Volare' will be going in in the next two weeks, as well as the rear end, the the ZZ4 350 will be installed, stay tuned, I will be posting some pictures later....John....

falconwagon62 wrote:OK Boys and Girls, Dog House off the 59, motor being pulled tonight, Volare' will be going in in the next two weeks, as well as the rear end, the the ZZ4 350 will be installed, stay tuned, I will be posting some pictures later....John....

coooool!

BTW....I am pulling out the straight axel, anybody building a GASSER????

WINTER TIME FUN FOR ALL.....

Now that my 48 Panel is done, and GONE....I want to start back on Vicki's Apache.....Anybody want to learn some Fab work and welding??? This is a BIG project from the Clip install, Tilt Wheel, Rear End, Pulling Springs to lower, Re-Wire, and installing hanging pedals and the power booster re-location to the firewall, all will be touched on this one.....Any takers???

THE GOAL.....

What are you going to mess with next? I'm pretty busy but I can take a day out of the garage to play some.

I'm interesed in the hanging pedels. I'm thinking about doing that on the 47

Starting to work on it tomorrow! 57 at paint shop! Any extra hands around?

Going to pull the truck in and remove the front axel and start to cut out for the Volare clip, so call for directions iff you'd like to join in the fun!


John 513 312 8799

When you doing this? Today by the way it reads?

was going to try for Sunday...but forgot, the Fastiques X-Mas banquet to give away about 70 grand......to the Shrine Hospitals....So will need to be in a week or so....or after work during the week

Going to cut out for the Volare' later today...progress been slow, but getting there...

got a bit of time to work on Vicki's 59, got EVERYTHING stripped off the frame and measured the C/L (center line) and marked and will start cutting it out this week....

ALL CUT OUT!!!! Will be trying to test fit tomorrow...and I hope to have it on it wheels by mid-week!!!! Spent most of the day at the MoPaR show with Tommy boy and Vicki Nova...

Well got the Volare' done a few months ago, got the 59 in the shop and on the skates, also took the dog house apart for help in locating the motor position, Also got the tilt wheel mounted to the new column drop and hooked up to the steering with the column, so still a push-moblie but we can steer it!!!!, mounting motor and tranny tomorrow, making all of my own frame mounts and crossmeber, in tru-hilbilly fashion!



another view prior to rad support and rad....