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Old 09-11-2009, 09:16 PM   #1
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Newbie with 59 apache project

I have been lurking around here for awhile. Decided to just ask my question.

I am wanting to graft in a subframe to my truck, but i cant find a definitive answer on the donor other than a valore (which i cant find). I have at my disposal a mid 70 and late 70 full size pickup i can use, or a mid 70 chevelle also a pinto (was told that this would work with ALOT of fabricating). I just dont have the funds to go out and buy Mustang 2 IFS.
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Old 09-11-2009, 09:25 PM   #2
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Re: Newbie with 59 apache project

my buddy is running a mustang II system. You can get the basic parts pretty cheap. I don't think that what you are planning is going to be a "cheap" endeavor either way...

more guys will chime in on what they've done...
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Old 09-11-2009, 11:21 PM   #3
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Re: Newbie with 59 apache project

What do you plan to use the truck for?
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Old 09-11-2009, 11:24 PM   #4
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Re: Newbie with 59 apache project

Stay away from the Volore, a friend here is in the process of moving his body from a frame with Volare clip to one with a Nova clip. After the first one almost killed him the second time he decided to change. The way he explained it to get them low you have to change the relationship of the suspension so far from "neutral" that any bump steer sends you off to the right or left. It might just be the way his is set up but I saw it and it looked scary.
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Old 09-11-2009, 11:59 PM   #5
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Re: Newbie with 59 apache project

i say go with the late 70s truck clip, i have a mid 80s clip under my 59 and love it.
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Old 09-12-2009, 12:30 AM   #6
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Re: Newbie with 59 apache project

I only have experience with the camaro clip (70-81) that I welded onto my 59 and it was pretty simple being the first one Ive done. Paid $150 for the clip from the junkyard but most of the cost is yet to come when I rebuild the suspension and brakes.
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Old 09-12-2009, 08:44 AM   #7
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Re: Newbie with 59 apache project

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What do you plan to use the truck for?
This is my first project. I wanting to find the middle ground between streetrod and show truck. Leaning more towards streetrod.

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i say go with the late 70s truck clip, i have a mid 80s clip under my 59 and love it.
That is kinda what I had been thinking, but i wasnt sure on tracking. What kind of chevy rearend do I need? I would like to put a ford 9", but it is impossible to find the right width around here. Planning on putting alot of horsepower down.

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I only have experience with the camaro clip (70-81) that I welded onto my 59 and it was pretty simple being the first one Ive done. Paid $150 for the clip from the junkyard but most of the cost is yet to come when I rebuild the suspension and brakes.
Is the camaro clip the same width as pickup?
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Old 09-12-2009, 12:00 PM   #8
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The camaro clips are exactly the same width as the truck frame, thats what makes them so popular for the task force trucks.
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Old 09-12-2009, 08:53 PM   #9
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Re: Newbie with 59 apache project

Do you have any pics? I just posted pics today in the thread asking for pics of trucks.
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Old 09-12-2009, 10:13 PM   #10
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Do you have any pics? I just posted pics today in the thread asking for pics of trucks.
i had pics before i pulled it out of the weeds and some of tear down, but i lost digital camera
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