Re: 59 Apache/C6 Corvette build
 

Exhaust time

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Looks good. What mufflers you running?

Marc

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Magnaflow XL. Not the straight thru. I like to hear the supercharger whine.

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Been a while since an update. Here we go:

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More pics of the step work:

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Lots to update: New wheels. Not powder coated yet. Rear fenders widened and front close to dialing in the widened fenders. Hammer Fab has been kicking some butt!

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I can't see any photos, just minus signs...

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I loaded actual pics rather than links. Hopefully that fixed the pics.

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Wow, that's great!! Want to do my truck for me???

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As everyone knows...It's been and continues to be a journey.

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Those steps are super sexy. Most would've left the step work you had already done, but this is a nice touch.

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The factory steps were widened for the 1 7/8" widened fender, but we stretched it to 3" and the new steps looks amazing. The truck looks much better with the wider fender(in my opinion) with the big tires and wider front.

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very interested to see what you are doing in the front

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Those steps came out great. I agree, it looks killer!

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well, you got me of the couch with that last set of pics. the one with the widened rear fender and the sliced off front fender. I have a 57 and will need to do that same thing on my front fender due to a frame swap that is a wider track width.
nice work. great fab skills. are you working in a shop with fab tools for sheet metal or wingin it with what you have?

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haha, I had to say it, "working with what you have".
NICE SHOP!
even without the tools seen in the background, which just to have that much room would be awesome. not wasting time moving stuff taken off so there is room to do some work. gotta love it.
keep posting, your work is great.

Re: 59 Apache/C6 Corvette build
 

dsraven: My shop is small and I don't have those skills. I now have the 59 at Hammer Fab in Texas. I fell in love with Levi Green's 58 Apache that won truck of the year at SEMA in 2019 so when they had an opening, I jumped on it after visiting the shop.

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And so it begins:

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A few more pics of the flare and grill progress.

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Is that the grille from a big truck GMC possibly?

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I started a thread called "widening front fenders" after seeing yours. Curious about using the flared section from a big fendered truck. Slice it off and install like yours. Would need to also shorten or modify the opening length to fit the tires. Yours looks awesome. Thanks for posting up the progress pics. I actually am wearing down the pile of stuff in front of my project so soon I may be able to see it again and get back to work.

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love that front bumper and grille plan! great ideas, it's gonna look great

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Thanks, The plan is to blend the GMC and Chev grill. The GMC grill is off a stepside GMC.

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I didn't think there was a difference between stepside of fleetside grilles. did you mean COE GMC?