Vicki Nova's 1959 Apache pick up Project

That sure is a shiney raditor for a hillbilly. I need to take that one off your hands. lol

Admin wrote:That sure is a shiney raditor for a hillbilly. I need to take that one off your hands. lol

a gift from Tommy boy, Vicki's son, he ordered it for his 74 challenger, sold it without it....and he ordered one, they sent him two and told him to keep it! So I have one for my F100,... Bubba when he gets the roller 5.0 and the AOD.....

Been a busy couple of weeks, the motor lined up, and mocking up the mounts, next comes pressure washing and SEM Black, Frame, Firewall, and under the cab. Then install the 9" FORD rear end in that chebby.....

wow, been 3 months...but made the frame mounts for the chevrolet today, also making the tranny mount, took a 15 minute break....back to work!....pics coming...

PICs and Video!!!

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...

I don't know. I always liked them in the weeds.

the pig in the rear was JUNK...pick up another for $25 dollars from a buddy in Goshen..I will be installing it, and working on it, over the weekend....Like to get running over the weekend...then exhaust system next week.....

Started the wiring today, REBEL 9 circut, Also installed new gauges...

i like those gauges

installed a new HEI, Plugs, New MSD wires...Exhaust Manifolds, new studs in the manifolds....tonight

Will start hooking up wiring, sanding a painting frame and installing sheet metal and install radiator.....running and driving SOON.....

got some shop time today, cleaned the frame and firewall, primed it all up, painting this week and will start installing the front end, also gotta put the bed on and fit all that up, install the brakes, and take to Muffler shop....

Pushed this one out of the way for a while, as I have to cash flow mama's toys as well!!! Now setting ride height, so bed mocked up, next front end going on....also installing the hanging pedal and under hood Power Brake set up.....I told her, she will drive it before the end of the month....

Got the hanging pedal installed, and booster bolted down, now I need a Valve...anybody got one?? or should I just hit Pull & Pay.....Like to have the brakes on, and seal the tank, maybe fire it up this weekend....

nice truck love these shape,keep up the good work

Seeing Earl do more in 2 weeks than I did in a year, back on mama's truck, Changing the rear end to a narrow 8" for tire clearance, also ordered all new bushings and shackles.....So Back to the shop for more work, trying to have Motor wired up and gauge cluster installed tonight, and hook up Trans and shifter tomorrow....

Who did you order the bushings from?

LMC had the best price going, 2 front bushings/pins & Rear shackles/pins/bushings.....133 delivered....mama's were plum wore out!!!

Sweet! Mama will be thrilled to get her rig back on the road soon.  

Later,

Lee

Great build, Love the wrap around rear glass.

Finished pushing out the pins in the leaf springs, the popped out the bushings in the springs.....also cleaned the rear of the frame painted it, gotta do the insides a bit and under the truck, also need to climb under and hook up the torque converter to the Flexplate and count the teeth so I know what starter to put on, also wired the motor, hooking up Oil pressure, temp gauges, wiring the distributor and power to the choke.....

I have my high school truck (59 Fleetline) in garage. Long term project, in other words been working on it for over 10 years LOL. Nova subframe, 4-link rear, 427/th400. Still needs a lot of work. haven't touched it in a few years.

looking good..