Hot Rods 1960 Apache Crew Cab Build

Hey guys! It's been a while since I've had a build worth photographing. But here is my next money pit. Will likely be getting a big block, long bed, and a whole lotta patch panels. Here's a couple pics of it in the swamp I bought it from in Bethel Island, California. It'd been sitting for a long time. I was told it came from a local military base of some sort in the bay area.

 

Awesome find. Congrats. I want it.

 

Nice score!

 

Cool! DON’T Long bed it! Short beds are way cooler.

 

Cool truck!!!
I’m another short bed fan!!!

 

I also love short beds, on a standard cab. This bed is actually 10 inches shorter than a shortbed. They built this on a standard longbed frame, added a second cab, then cut the bed off short. So it looks proportionally funky to me. Here's a pic of my truck with its dumb shorty bed, a crewcab with a standard shortbed, and one with a long bed. The main reason I like longbeds, is that they hold more shit.

 

Another pic from it's extraction

 

The middle pic gets my vote

 

I have to admit with a closer look that proportionately the short bed does look odd and this version just KILLS IT!!!!!

 

The long beds loooooooooooooooooooonnnnggg !!

I dig it !!!


The short beds got a nice look also


Your right the bed that’s on it makes it look like a new quad cab truck with the grocery getter bed.!

 

Yeah my bed has got to go. I wouldn't mind the standard shortbed, but they're expensive when you can find one, and I still would like the extra space.

 

Just be prepared to call for a tug boat when you need to park it. Had a long bed crew cab '63 International and it took a block to turn it around.

 

Use a regular short bed and adjust the wheelbase to fit that, like the middle pic above. That will be a Winner! I do like the turquoise, show your progress.

 

I like a long bed lowered. I also think (as the pics show) adds better proportions to the truck.
Have some fun with it!

 

Nice find! As a former USAF crew member I can tell you we used crew cabs in order to drive around base when we were “on alert.” Hamilton AFB near SFO is one possibility. You might look for remnants of USAF markings when you strip the paint. Should be a cool build!

 

Cool Truck. I would just move the wheel wells back and center the axle in them.

 

Looking at this picture at a quick glance, the reflections in the roof, looked similar to an Olds, Vista Cruiser roof...I thought wow, that's a very cool idea...then I realized it was just the reflection. Just in case you don't already have a full plate, I like this version with the Vista Cruiser roof option

 

Some people have all the luck, I am looking for a 1960 Apache Fleetside (unsuccessfully) to do as a hauler for my vintage stock car (Real racing not parade laps) .

A Crew Cab would be the cat's ass!

Great find, and good luck! I will be watching this one!

 

First things first! Put the obligatory white walls on it. Ran through the brakes, belts and hoses etc. Rebuilt the carb on the old 350 and drove her around the neighborhood. After driving it in town a few days, I noticed a slight steering wheel wobble. I pulled into a parking spot and the wheel just about folded in. That's a first for me, but I'll always remember to check these old steel wheels!

 

I bought some squarebody wheels that are in much better shape. And put some beauty rings and spider caps on. Also put on 3" lowering blocks in back and cranked down the front torsion bars to match.

 

Here's and old ad from the company who I believe made the cab.

 

Do the long box, I love crew cab long boxes.

 

Be thankful that the wheel problem happened where you were able to park it, not on the freeway.

 

No joke! That could've been real bad

 

Originally the truck had a 3 on the tree saginaw trans. That came out for a rebuilt t5 trans out of an 89 camaro.

 

Instead of buying the infamous s10 t5 for the forward shifter relocation, I bought a 40 dollar amazon mustang short throw shifter and with some drilling,cutting,and welding, the shifter works great. I'll likely heat up the shifter arm some more and bend the old hurst arm a bit more.

 

After a couple of weeks of 100°+ Temps outside, it was time to put some AC in this rustbucket. I bought a Vintage Air kit and everything went fairly smoothly. It'll freeze your balls off too!

 

While cleaning up the new wiring harness, I got some sound deadening wannabe dynamat from Amazon because this truck is obnoxiously loud inside and the floors are hot enough for the A/C to have a tough time cooling everything down. I've never used this stuff before so well see how it goes. Next up is a stick on insulation heat barrier also from Amazon.