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I see you still have holes in the fenders. do you plan on emblems?
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Re: 59 Apache/C6 Corvette build
dsraven: You're right. No difference. I was just saying the truck that I took it off of was just a regular GMC.
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What about that bumper. Cool factor 8s way up there.
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I fell in love with the 1951 Caddy front bumper. Thought it would be a good look for it.
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Yup, definitely fits in the cool factor.
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Re: 59 Apache/C6 Corvette build
Getting closer:
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you are an artist
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Not me LOL. I give all credit to Levi Green at Hammer Fab. The metal work his team does is amazing. This is out of my skillset. Thanks for the compliment on the truck. It's a little out of the box thinking on this, but the results are blowing me away.
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looks great. it's gonna take some time to weld that long seal without warpage. it's only money though......
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I didn't see this from before. Not sure on the emblems. We'll see what looks best. GMC, 58 Apache or 59 Apache. The plan was 59 Apache with the v8 hood emblem, but that could change.
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I've seen some cool airbrushed emblems that look like the real deal until you get up close enough to see there is nothing sticking out from the skin.
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Fenders flared and holes/dents fixed. Could not be happier...
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Wow!.......The metal work on that truck is stellar!!!!!
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That is beautiful. Amazing work.
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Wow, nice work. Do you know if they mig or tig welded? Tig is softer so easier to work with
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just goooood
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nice blending of gmc/chevy
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Most of it is tig welded. The seams in the cab were stitch mig welded and ground down.
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Nice work in the fenders!
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Driver side fender done. Now on to remove the narrowed 59 impala dash we did a couple years ago. Then put in a 59 impala dash that is not narrowed. The steering wheel did not line up narrowing the dash. Now everything will line up correctly. We didn't have the Glide Engineering seat when we narrowed the dash the first time.
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The narrowed dash looked good, but with the new seat in, the steering wheel was off center to the right about 2+".
I just wanted to get it corrected while the time was right and Hammer Fab is doing a new firewall, so...
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looks good.
will you have enough gas pedal room to drive a long distance comfortably? insulate the new firewall bump so your foot stays cool? keep posting, I am getting the itch to get my garage cleaned out and stash the honey do jar where it can't be found. lol. |
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We did have the pedal mocked up to the left of the firewall hump. The steering column leaves about 4" to the right of it. The column sits much higher on the firewall, but it felt correct in the new Seat with everything centered. We may clearance the tunnel hump a little bit if needed. We have some room between the engine and the hump if needed. We'll see this next month.
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