New member with a 1960

[Northwest Outlaw]

Originally Posted by The1960APE

We really played around with lots and lots of ideas....one of my close friends makes some cool lamps, tables, belt buckles etc out of old car parts, literally I'm leaning on the side of the truck just looking at this open hole absolutely lost about what to cover it with..... I didn't want to weld it up solid, didn't want a beer holder, no keg handle...I'm at my wits end trying to figure it out when my garage door opens up and its my buddy who just got back from salvaging for car parts and antiques, he exclaims "look at this dang belt buckle I found" and its the horn button....he says "would this not make the coolest belt buckle" when he got close enough to where I could see the size and shape he was explaining to me how he was going to make it into a belt buckle, I so rudely interrupted him....."that's not a belt buckle, that's my gas cap" it fit perfect, we have laughed and laughed over that many times!

thats a great story for the truck.

[The1960APE]

Its been a few days since I posted. The truck is moving along at rocket speed...we just got back from the Charlotte auto fair, I feel like I walked 30 miles! The new SCORE arrived also last week!

[mooseknuckles]

awesome build!

[62stepside longbox]

Man the patina on your hood is just gold! And that jimmy looks real nice, what kinda plans do you have for it?

[Thiessen1960]

Just read through all of this and what a gorgeous build you have. It has given me the motivation to restart mine which has been stalled for over a year now.

[The1960APE]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

awesome build!

Thank you!!!!

[The1960APE]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Man the patina on your hood is just gold! And that jimmy looks real nice, what kinda plans do you have for it?

Thank, we were really jaw dropped when the clear laid down on that hood, it brought out some amazing colors!
The Jimmy has a healthy 6.0 LQ4 LS engine in the works right now, it should be done in a few weeks, I didn't supercharge this one....it should be mild, around 500-525 hp, 4L80E tranny, static drop, just ordered some Raceline wheels, going to put the trim back on, have the top smoothed and painted the same grey as the wheels. The interior will be the highlight!

[The1960APE]

We have the front end assembled.... I had ordered a set of billet hood hinges from Eddie Motorsports, when we installed them they would not hold the hood up fully open, but at about 18 inches open they made it very difficult to shut completely, I called Eddie Motorsports to figure out what the issue was and MAN O MAN what an ordeal.......the man told me point blank "well what have you done to that hood to make it so heavy" I explained that it was stock and even missing some metal due to rust. He then told me "well you've done something for these not to work" then he suggested changing the shocks out from a 460 series to a 500 series, billed me for them and made me pay the freight......I supposedly will get a refund when the 460 series are returned with me paying freight again!!!!! Lesson learned, I will never buy from those guys again!

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by The1960APE

Thank, we were really jaw dropped when the clear laid down on that hood, it brought out some amazing colors!
The Jimmy has a healthy 6.0 LQ4 LS engine in the works right now, it should be done in a few weeks, I didn't supercharge this one....it should be mild, around 500-525 hp, 4L80E tranny, static drop, just ordered some Raceline wheels, going to put the trim back on, have the top smoothed and painted the same grey as the wheels. The interior will be the highlight!

Sounds great, can't wait to see more of both trucks!

[The1960APE]

I think we are going to hear an engine run this week.......

[The1960APE]

Closer and closer..... the ride height needs to be adjusted, it's mocked up but too high in the rear , we are ordering the driveshaft and coilovers today!

[graymage]

looking good!!! I have a set of those hinges that I haven't put on yet, did the 500s work?

[The1960APE]

Originally Posted by graymage

looking good!!! I have a set of those hinges that I haven't put on yet, did the 500s work?

Yes the 500's did fix the issue!

[graymage]

cool thnx, going to get a set before opening package I have

[The1960APE]

Originally Posted by graymage

cool thnx, going to get a set before opening package I have

Good deal, I like the product, the service is a bit poor! LOL

[Northwest Outlaw]

This thing is looking sweet! Can't wait to hear her rumble

[The1960APE]

Originally Posted by Northwest Outlaw

This thing is looking sweet! Can't wait to hear her rumble

Me too LOL

[The1960APE]

The truck is about ready to crank, its going on the lift tomorrow to start the exhaust, hopefully the driveshaft and coil overs will land in the next day or so, we might get lucky and get all of that installed in the next few days!
This is where I get overly anxious!

[The1960APE]

She's on the lift, exhaust has began, still waiting on coil overs, the driveshaft has arrived....We had issues with the cleat on the wheels, they had to be redone, I actually like them better now, we used a different product this time, I really like it!

[The1960APE]

We are rolling right along.... Ride height is just about there, I think we may drop it about 1/2 inch all the way around!

[RockinKees]

Really nice!!!
Very clean built.

[gringoloco]

Saw you got some love on the Detroit steel ig account the other day, congrats. What's up with the 5-lug Blazer?

[The1960APE]

Originally Posted by RockinKees

Really nice!!!
Very clean built.

Thanks, It is certainly unique! I think its a love or hate it build! I wouldn't have changed a thing besides doing a roll down back window!

[The1960APE]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Saw you got some love on the Detroit steel ig account the other day, congrats. What's up with the 5-lug Blazer?

I just now saw that... Thanks for mentioning it! The 5 lug you mentioned is a 1971 2wd GMC Jimmy.....there is more info on the Jimmy over in the Blazer/Jimmy build thread. We are starting on it once the Apache is complete, hopefully 2-3 weeks...well complete minus interior!
It will have a 6.0 LS/4L80E combo, mini Tub, Running Raceline 20x12 & 20x8.5 wheels and custom interior!

[The1960APE]

So here is our current situation!!! The exhaust is being removed today to do the final welding, We are not sure if we want to run it at an angle behind the rear tires or exit out of the rear fenders behind the tires, I'm leaning towards coming out the fenders, just because it doesn't kick up as much dust! I darn sure hope it sounds good, this is the first attempt at running 4 mufflers!