{"id":48693,"date":"2019-11-15T15:37:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T20:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=48693"},"modified":"2019-11-15T15:37:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T20:37:35","slug":"1959-chevrolet-apache-with-a-duramax-turbo-diesel-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=48693","title":{"rendered":"1959 Chevrolet Apache with a Duramax Turbo Diesel V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1959 Chevrolet Apache was built by Weaver Customs<\/a> in West Jordan, Utah. The company calls the project “Apache-D” because of the 6.6 L Duramax LBZ V8 under the hood. Industrial Injection<\/a> built the turbo diesel V8 to make 700 horsepower and 1,500 lb-ft of torque. Behind the engine sits an Allison six-speed transmission with an Atlas transfer case that sends power to Dana 60 axles with 3.73 gears. The truck rides on a Fox 2.5 shocks and Fuel Off-Road 20×13-inch wheels with Toyo 35-inch tires.<\/p>\n

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Source: Weaver Customs FB page<\/a>, Amsoil FB page<\/a>, and Diesel Army<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1959 Chevrolet Apache was built by Weaver Customs in West Jordan, Utah. The company calls the project “Apache-D” because of the 6.6 L Duramax LBZ V8 under the hood. Industrial Injection built the turbo diesel V8 to make 700 horsepower and 1,500 lb-ft of torque. Behind the engine sits an Allison six-speed transmission with… Read More »1959 Chevrolet Apache with a Duramax Turbo Diesel V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":48699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[303],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apache"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1959-Chevrolet-Apache-with-a-Duramax-Turbo-Diesel-V8-01.jpg?fit=866%2C848&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49773,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49773","url_meta":{"origin":48693,"position":0},"title":"1955 Chevy Truck with a Twin-Turbo Duramax V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This custom 1955 Chevy crew cab truck was built by Dan Smalley and his company Pure Metal Works in Jackson, California. 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