Even if I could afford to have someone else do it, I personally wouldn't. Everything we build is done 100% by our hands, in our shop (minus the engine machining). I take pride in everything that we can accomplish with so little. You know exactly what I'm talking about. I have a picture of a 59 apache longbox in my phone if your interested.

 

I know what you mean, Brandon. I feel the same way with my woodworking stuff. We had a guy do some cabinet doors for us once. I wasn't happy with it, so I decided to do it myself the next time, and they came out waaaay better.

Who's truck is it?

 

The truck is my dad's/mine. We spent the better part of 8 years building it together (I was of course more help towards the end of that). We are currently working on a '55 oldsmobile 98 custom.

 

good morning everyone!

 

Mornin' Micah!

 

moring brandon how goes it?

 

Not bad at all! Just talkin' to Pat about building cars/trucks. How about you?

 

Morning Micah! Brandon, shot you a PM with my email, I'd like to see it!

 

WOW! Brandon, that truck is gorgeous!! Did you guys tub the rear end??

 

That truck actually has a pretty neat story to it too. It used to be my grandpa's dad's truck (whatever that is to me). My dad and I saved it from the crusher in a junkyard and built it to what you see today. I wish I had some photos of when we started... you would think we were NUTS..

 

You should post that up here, for the rest of these guys to see. Even though it's a chevy, it's a cool chevy!

 

Yup, the rear is tubbed. We chopped the front-end out and put in a nova front-end to hold the engine. A 454 big-block, .030 over and built-to-the-hilt. Don't have 1/4 mile times, but it outruns my dad's old drag-race pinto that consistently ran low 13's.

 

1959 Chevy Apache Fleetside Long box

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Thanks Pat, I still have issues with photo's on this site.. lol

Notice the Hula-girl and Dice on the dash