59 Apache/c6 Corvette build thread

[tdishon]

Bumper starting to come together and lower tailgate valance. Now time to work in exhaust and license plate into lower bumper. Looks too clean with no license plate and exhaust. That will all change... Also adding some weld-in tailgate anti-rattles that look good. #Hammerfab

[wfo guy]

Very nice.

[tdishon]

Tailgate bumper bullet installed and front bumper dialed in. The ends turned our great. #HammerFab

[thumper877]

That is some quality workmanship there. Bumpers are tight. Looking amazing

[C Presley]

Dude, that's just a Bad Ass Truck! Excellent Craftsmanship!

[wfo guy]

Lots of good vision.

[TANKMASTERJ]

As with all the other guys I'm digging the metal work.
It's looking fantastic.
Jason

[tdishon]

Thanks for the feedback. The work is done by Hammer Fab in Liberty Hills, Texas. Best decision I have made in many years. I give feedback and what I want and these guys knock it out. This is way out of my skill set(unfortunately).

[Alwhite00]

Bumpers are on point. (No pun intended) ��

[tdishon]

Hood latch is beefy. Release lever is inside the cab.

[tdishon]

Time for the firewall...

[Senek67RS]

Time for the firewall...

Bad ass build! Curious what valve covers those are, they look like the match the profile of the lid.

[tdishon]

Bad ass build! Curious what valve covers those are, they look like the match the profile of the lid.

The valve cover covers and supercharger extension were machined my EVOD. They make it all look seamless.

[wfo guy]

Nice.

[tdishon]

Door gap time. I think this is everyone's favorite thing(to avoid).

[BrianP]

You definitely found the right shop to do your metalwork. They definitely have the right tools and skills to use them: that planishing hammer is humongous!! Using the silicone bronze rod to fill and smooth out the steel rod is a neat idea. Fabrication threads like these are my favorite because it is a great way to learn tips and tricks and come up with new ideas.

As far as the hood: Chevy emblem versus GMC vent….
Anyone who sees that GMC style grille will know that it is a GMC truck and wonder why there is a Chevy emblem above it. It would be like adding a Z28 emblem to a GTO.

[tdishon]

You definitely found the right shop to do your metalwork. They definitely have the right tools and skills to use them: that planishing hammer is humongous!! Using the silicone bronze rod to fill and smooth out the steel rod is a neat idea. Fabrication threads like these are my favorite because it is a great way to learn tips and tricks and come up with new ideas.

As far as the hood: Chevy emblem versus GMC vent….
Anyone who sees that GMC style grille will know that it is a GMC truck and wonder why there is a Chevy emblem above it. It would be like adding a Z28 emblem to a GTO.

That's a tough one on the grill and emblem. The center section of the grill is GMC and the ends are enlarged Chevy. I can't stand he ends on the GMC grill. 58 and 59 didn't have the hood grill so we abandoned the idea. It's tough to pick a direction sometimes.

[BrianP]

That's a tough one on the grill and emblem. The center section of the grill is GMC and the ends are enlarged Chevy. I can't stand he ends on the GMC grill. 58 and 59 didn't have the hood grill so we abandoned the idea. It's tough to pick a direction sometimes.

Boy did I have a brain fart! I had it in my head that this truck was a Jimmy.

[tdishon]

With the slimmer door handles, I wanted knuckle clearance.

[Dodge383fi]

THAT IS NICE! Man I wish I could afford to have you work on my truck.
I assume when you welded that in you had some warping of the thin section between it and the large hole that needed to be flattened?
It looks like you can’t get a dolly behind it. How do you go about fixing that?
-Ed