My '59 Apache

[mknittle]

Bed wood looks real nice!

[mknittle]

new meaning to double click.

[Kim57]

That looks real sharp.
Kim

[Baldeagle SR]

Denee What brand of stereo did you use? Does it take the same antenna plug in as the old style? I sure like the looks of yours. Thanks
Rich

[Denee007]

Hi Rich! I put a pic of the radio I used below. It's a single din. It doesn't have the blue tooth(regret), but I like the way it will tilt at different angles and plus a nice large screen!

Originally Posted by Baldeagle SR

Denee What brand of stereo did you use? Does it take the same antenna plug in as the old style? I sure like the looks of yours. Thanks
Rich

[Denee007]

HI! When I received my boat filler neck, it was originally much longer. I was getting kind of worried that it may not fit and I might just have to use a cork! Luckily, this worked, close, but came out pretty nice! I had a little pop up lid deal on the trap door flap, but there's no room for it now. I just need to make it to where the trap door will close level. no biggy.
omg the little things!

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by Denee007

omg the little things!

last 10% of the work takes 25% of the time
looks good denee

[OrrieG]

Same rule of thumb for finishing construction drawings....and usually you are 20% over budget at that time!

[Baldeagle SR]

Thanks Denee for the info. Your work is awesome.
Rich

[Kim57]

Gas cap looks nice.
Kim

[OrrieG]

Looks nice, you will need to train your grandkids to jump up there to fuel it for you!

[Denee007]

The bed is done! (except for little details). It was a testy portion of the build, but with help from my friends, it was a snap!!! My husband and I took the truck for a short ride~ rode very well, brakes work great, AC works great~ no bump steer or darting down some of Houston's finest crappy roads! I'm very pleased! Even the rear axle sounded good! So I can go ahead with the parking brake system that I need to order.
Thanks! dne'
dne'

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...97#post6156597

[Kim57]

Looks real sharp.
Kim

[Baldeagle SR]

Now that is nice. Happy 4TH
Rich

[ET56]

Looks really nice, glad you went with hidden bolt idea.

[rgunlock]

Your bed floor looks great!

[OrrieG]

Man, that bed look great, hidden bolts were worth the effort.

[_Ogre]

looks good denee

for future reference and for others installing bed strips by themselves...
i used a towel and a sand bag to install some of the carriage bolts in my bed
the sand bag holds the square head into the bed strip so you can work underneath installing washers and nuts

[OrrieG]

Or you can also use the bolts with grooves like original, Mar-K sells the strips either way.

[Kabwe]

Looking really nice, really nice.

[OrrieG]

Think you might like this, daughter Jen changing the 2bbl to a 4bbl Holley on the Stang. I was busy all day at meetings so she dove in, said it like riding a bike, once she started it all came back.

[Denee007]

I love it! We can do it! Rosie the riveter

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Think you might like this, daughter Jen changing the 2bbl to a 4bbl Holley on the Stang. I was busy all day at meetings so she dove in, said it like riding a bike, once she started it all came back.

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[Kim57]

Pretty cool.
Kim

[Dan in Pasadena]

Hi D'ne,

Pretty late out here in L.A. but I got into re-reading your entire thread from the beginning and I couldn't stop til I'd finished it all.

(Warning: male chauvinist pig comment upcoming!) I'm truly impressed at how much work you did all by yourself. Of course there's not a single reason in the world why a woman cannot do it, it's just that at age 58, I've never seen one do it before reading your thread. Huge, HUGE congratulations.

If this sounded a bit like a "left handed" compliment, I apologize... though I have an excuse as I AM left handed, lol. Truck is looking great. I only hope mine looks as good someday. It's also encouraging to hear you got the power steering working well with the stock straight axle. PLEASE keep posting!

[dubie]

it's getting more and more common place to see VERY capable women stepping into what was normally dubbed as MAN territory and I personally love it. My wife at the age of 38 has taken on an industrial mechanic apprenticeship and I couldn't think of a better person to do it. Over the past 20 years together, she's proven to me that she is indeed the most capable person I've ever met. Not to mention that she is the very first woman mechanic in this companies 85 year history, so that in itself speaks volumes.
When I work on the truck, I just go to it and get the job done. But when Shawna is helping me out, her brain works in a completely different manner and I bet you're the same way D'ne. Everything seems so much easier if I do things the way she explains it, over the way I think it should be done. It's all about opening your mind to possibilities that we may not have even thought of.

I stand and applaud you for all the work that you've done on this project lady. You're a shining example of what can be done with some drive, a great work ethic and the ability to keep learning as you go. This has been one of my favorite build threads to read through, and I've done it 2 or 3 times over.