Hoping for things to get better. Far too many memories in this truck to let go of.

Apollo is currently out of service. Unfortunately the gentleman who previously said he was willing to do the repairs, with having seen the damage, met up a second time to turn us down.

She isn't dead yet, finances depending, the bed will be pulled and the rear end will get done by my own hand.

A quick rinse over Apollo after getting home to get the dust off

Yesterday afternoon Apollo was washed and prepped for running. Once again in a situation where I had no choice but to run her to work. Much closer than my previous job, and she made the run well.

Rust is currently being managed as funds allow in critical areas.

Photo later after work or once home

3/11/25 - Removed, charged, and replaced the battery from last December, able to run a kinda useless diagnostic tool and move Apollo to a new spot on the yard better suited for repair work. With the charged battery she started up like a charm!

Current plan is to get a used tire for the one that is almost as old as Apollo herself, and run on it until funds allow for two new tires for the front end, we may have also found a shop that can fully repair the frame. This leaves the exhaust and electrical as outstanding issues.

Warm weather and a sunny day, finally able to begin work again! Will be sure to post updates as things happen!

Work has been put on hold, harsher weather conditions and limited funds are key factors. We also may be relocating which requires attention as we must move Apollo with us if we do.

As we've finally gotten some wonderful snow here in Indiana this year Apollo sits silently. She won't be going out in weather like this until the frame repairs are done.

Hope everyone who sees this had a wonderful Holiday season and a happy New Year!

Wanted to post a quick thing saying we're not gone, just currently unable to continue work temporarily due to personal issues. Small cosmetic trials may occur on the weird warm days we occasionally get through winter.

Unfortunate news today as an early morning test resulted in a rather disappointing discovery, our brand new battery is dead. Currently under the assumption that an electrical short somewhere is draining the power when Apollo isn't in use. Hopefully we can get this sorted soon.

Apollo successfully got me to work on Thanksgiving, and made it back home loaded down with a crate of last minute ingredients and supplies for the dinner that night. Wonderful driving her again, I can't wait to get the frame closer to fully repaired

Outside this Thanksgiving eve doing some touch ups before tomorrow. Apollo is the only vehicle I'll have that can get me to work, also a photo of the new battery. A big step towards frame repairs.

Making a small thread to catch this account and anyone who may find it up to date. Memorial day 2024 while driving on the freeway we hit a patch of potholes at speed that was lane width. As soon as this happened, one of, or both, exhaust headers broke.

Welcome to the Apollo Project public log. Here you can find posts relating to the progress we are making on repairing and restoring a '97 Chevy to a much better state. Things may not always be done "the right way" but it'll be different.