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’59 Chevy Apache front suspension

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Hello! I’m Dne’! This particular blog focuses on the idea that I had to keep the original suspension, or upgrade. In this photo, this beauty has the original stock axle, but I like the way it sits~  😉  Many early trucker folk like their trucks very low to the ground, I don’t.  At this point, […]

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67 Mustang rear valance seamless

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Hello! Dne’ here! This is a blog on making an aftermarket rear valance look nice! When I was shopping for my rear valance, the vendor told me, they never do fit very well, and as for the large gap between the valance and the quarter panel, just gob some filler and that should take care […]

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The Mock Up or Replica Engine

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I would have never thought I would buy a mock up engine, or maybe better known as a replica engine or even known as a plastic engine. I first saw the use of a mock up engine on a ’68 Mustang fastback build, The Mystique. As remarkable of a “tool” it is~ I don’t think […]

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59 Chevy Apache – My New Engine

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  Now let’s talk about the engine that’s going into my ’59 Apache! ” Yeah Baby!” (Austin Powers) All I can remember is a man informing me of a car that I’d be interested in to get the engine and transmission out of it for my Apache!  He gave me the number of a man […]

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59 Chevy Apache – Power Booster / Master Cylinder Installation

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This is my 1st Blog! So bear with me as I try to put this together.  I’ve been working on my 59 Apache for the last couple days finally. I don’t get to work on it all the time you know. Sometimes more pressing things get in the way, you know, important things! However, I’ve […]

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