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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 25 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 25 | Hello from the Great White North. After years (decades) of wishing I had an old vehicle to work on, tinker, learn, I finally found my project. I have been looking all summer for primarily 40-60's cars but when I saw this 1958 Apache I knew it was the one. The body is in great shape and the engine runs. Well, it briefly ran while looking at it and the PO had it running the day I picked it up 4 days ago but it hasn't since. It turns over and fires, but just doesn't want to catch easily. I'm totally fine with that as it has started my journey into the nuts and bolts of these beauties. I'll have many questions along the way I am sure. My first task was what I thought would be the easiest, replace the battery ground. Hah! My first lesson is that nothing is what it seems. The bolt the ground attaches to in the firewall unscrewed a few threads and now just spins. I have so far been unable to find how to access it from the other side. Anyways, just wanted to say hello and that I am glad to be here! Big Red towing Old Red [img] https://imgur.com/BGvmXLw[/img] Home at last [img] https://imgur.com/ZvcOEgv[/img] The bolt [img] https://imgur.com/EvB2rFJ[/img]
1958 Chev Apache 3600
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Welcome Jay. There are more places to get ground, the firewall wouldn't be my first choice. Mine is to the frame and to the starter.
Good luck with it!
Leo
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Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | that bolt isn't accessible from the inside, it's a boss that doesn't penetrate the firewall - use a pry bar to lever it out as you turn it w/ the wrench - once out tap it a size larger and in future make sure you keep it tight, likely corroded from being loose or maybe stripped overtightening - there's a similar one lower down that carries a ground to a starter mount bolt - good factory setup to insure proper ground to gauges and misc interior electrical and welcome to the garage, from the smokey big Island  looks like you got a winner from the start Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 25 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 25 | Thanks guys. I ended up cutting a small hole me in the firewall insulation and the nut lost its tack welds. I held it with some vice grips and a screwdriver and was able to undo and attach a new braided cable. Now I'm waiting on some spark plugs as one was cracked so I figured I would replace all. I should be firing NG the beast up Monday.
1958 Chev Apache 3600
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 292 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 292 | Welcome to the site!
What part of Alberta are you in?
Doyle | | | | | Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 25 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 25 | I'm in St. Albert, so a stones throw from you. Are there any clubs or regular meets in the area I should watch out for?
1958 Chev Apache 3600
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