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59 Apache steering column upgrade

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Howdy ya’ll! ; )  Dne’ here! This blog is about my steering column upgrade~ I hope you like it! The AD 59 Chevy Apache truck, AD meaning “Advanced Design”, maybe back in the ’50’s this was advanced? ; ) Gotta love it! These farm trucks were indestructible to some degree until left out in the […]

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59 Chevy Apache radio patch panel repair (Part 1)

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Howdy! yeah, I’m from TEXAS! ; )  Well, I finally got around to working on fixing this panel for a radio! I’ve lost more sleep over this~ How am I going to fix this? What! was someone thinking when they cut the dash to install a tape deck? Fortunately, a radio patch panel is available! […]

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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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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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