1958 Apache Big Window Loooooong Bed "Lucky"

[59chev]

Nice looking start. It is in alot better shape than my longbed was to start with.

[daveshilling]

Originally Posted by 59chev

Nice looking start. It is in alot better shape than my longbed was to start with.

Thanks! Yeah, the accident in the front may prove too challenging... I dont want to swap out a bunch of body panels, unless i can find some nice OG red ones.

After driving the Jackalope for 4 years, I'm just spoiled now and insist that my trucks be all original paint and body.

[daveshilling]

No new truck photos yet, but I picked up a (supposedly) running 283 from a Chevelle pretty cheap, and its rated up to 220 so thats an easy kick in the pants for Lucky without breaking the bank. It also came with extra 327 heads (which I wont use, anyone in Norcal need 327 heads?), an extra 327 intake, and an Edelbrock 1404 500cfm carb.

Carburetion is a whole new world for me, by the time I got a drivers license everything was fuel injected.

"Doing it right" and having everything machined, hot tanked, etc. is great, but I think I'll be dropping this in as-is and seeing what happens. If it's garbage, that just means more chances to learn!!

Are there any reasons I should try and fabricate side mounts instead of using the front mounts? Is it worth the trouble?

[daveshilling]

Took apart the front brakes today and even though the steering wheel turned the wheels with no trouble, I couldn't move the spindle by hand easily. Is this a sign that the kingpins need replacing? I assume that a truck sitting out in a field may need this done anyways.