Vicki Nova's 1959 Apache pick up Project

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!


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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....

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....