Labor Day Putting down your wrenches or time for
MORE wrenching? 
Plenty of places to share. | | Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | |
7 members (2-Ton, 55shaker, cmayna, Hotrod Lincoln, CuzzFuzz, jmoore, Bill Hanlon),
49
guests, and
2
robots. | | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | | Forums66 Topics128,018 Posts1,055,259 Members48,417 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | hello. will fenders, hood, grille, bumper from a 1955,56,57 3100 fit on a 1959 apache ?
found a decent 59 but dont really care for the front look.
i love the 55,56,57 looks. thanks in advance for the help. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | sort of ... the hood hinge mounting holes on the 59 firewall are very slightly different and will require frustrating fiddling to make the hood fit/work right .... the 58/9 frame is a couple inches longer at the front to allow the splash pan behind the bumper, so it has to be cut an inch or 2, and the bumper mount holes redrilled - this much .... bumpers are the same 55-59 Bill | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | thanks bill. never ceases to amaze me the knowlege you guys here on this site have. amazing.
thanks for the help and info. if i do buy i will just keep it the way it is. sounds like too much work and trouble to change.
does anyone make chrome bumpers and grillers for the 59 apache ?
thanks very much again...leonard | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | yes, the chrome bumpers are good repros and at all vendors, and I've noticed the grilles lately at a couple vendors, though I don't know anything about the quality and yer welcome - I've wrecked, parted, and wrenched a bunch of the TF trucks including assembling one from the parts pile - it used a 58 frame, 56 cab, and 57 front sheet metal  Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 141 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 141 | Hey Bill
that is cool...
Brian | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | good. i like chrome. LOL. your projects look very cool.. i am envious...later....... | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 41 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 41 | If you have a choice, I'd get an original grill rechromed. They seem to be a lot higher quality than the repro's. Mine was about $400 and it had 2 small dents. It came out beautifully, Sandy's Bumper Mart in Syracuse, NY. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | thanks for the chrome info STAN. will keep that in mind. im sure the originals are made of better, thicker metal... | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2006 Posts: 679 | Cool truck, Stan. Great story. Welcome.
Bill | | |
|
|
