1958 Chevrolet Apache Fleet-side Long Beach, CA

Motortopia Staff . 9th May, 2022

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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Ralph Holguin

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1958

Engine:

ENGINE

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GM LS3 crate motor from Turn Key Engine Supply, Oceanside, CA

Custom engine cover

Custom air intake

Energy Suspension motor mounts

Custom polished stainless 3-inch exhaust with Borla mufflers and custom tips

Matson’s custom radiator and Fanman electric fans

Aluminum gas tank

Ron Francis wiring harness

TREMEC six-speed manual transmission with custom shifter

Currie 9-inch rearend

BODY & PAINT

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Shaved door handles, front bumper bolts, roof gutters, mirrors, tailgate, gas cap, badges and wiper cowl with added design

Accentuated body lines

Reworked upper door frames

Roll pan with exhaust cut-outs

Deleted bed seam

Shaved inner bed with custom wheel tubs

Clear bed floor made of ½-inch translucent black acrylic

Single-piece side glass

Shaved firewall with added design

Custom front inner fenders

Eddie Motorsports hood hinges

Reworked hood support brackets

7-inch headlights

United Pacific LED taillights

All body panels gapped for a clean finish

200 hours of body work

Custom two-tone BASF R-M Silver and Dark Shadow Gray paint

10 hours of paint work

Transmission:

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Specification

ENGINE

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION

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Total Cost Involved full chassis with rack-and-pinion steering, IFS, front sway bar, rear 4-link and pan-hard bar

Ridetech coil-overs

Wilwood disc brakes

WHEELS & TIRES

20x8.5 and 20x10 Niche Milan wheels

255/35ZR20 and 315/35ZR20 Nitto NT05 tires

INTERIOR & STEREO

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Shaved dash

Classic Instruments gauges

Vintage Air AC system

Classic Performance Products steering column

Raceline steering wheel

Custom center console

Lexus SC300 bucket seats with headrest cut off

Custom door panels

Lokar Performance Products door handles

Custom seamless headliner

High-grade Silver Gray and Oxford White leather upholstery

Kicker PXi50 head unit, 6 ¾-inch speakers, 10-inch subwoofers and 800x4 amplifier

Battery mounted on the frame