1987 Chevy S10 Project

Author	Message

bmxzach

Posted: Feb 20, 2010 at 10:23	Quote
front end is getting torn apart so i can finally start working on it. it turns over again after replacing the positive battery cable but its not starting still. might be water in the tank, but i hope not

bmxzach

Posted: Feb 20, 2010 at 14:37	Quote
bumper was taken off after the picture was taken.

crazygeorge

Posted: Feb 21, 2010 at 6:12	Quote
Keep going with it mate. Looks sick!

dodgemotorsports

Posted: Feb 22, 2010 at 0:58	Quote
Best of luck with the project! I just picked up a Sonoma in the summer and had to do all of the body work on it. What a pain in the @$$! Just take your time and do it right, no short cuts. It'll be worth it when you're done though!

bmxzach

Posted: Mar 23, 2010 at 19:28	Quote
gave up updating this thread. for updates, check this pinkbike album. you can also check out my build thread on s10truckforum

sicknasty5489

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 11:43	Quote
looks like a good start im going to reccomend something that im sure noone else has suggested why not put a 4.3 v6 in it ? also personnaly i would lower it 2 or 3 inches and put some cragger ss wheels on it with 31/10.5 m/t drag radials out back and some tires up front then take it to the track and burn them off

therealblinky

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 11:53	Quote
why no 350? if its already apart you might as well do it right

bmxzach

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 12:15	Quote
I cant afford a 350 and its not practical. Go to the link i posted before telling me what to do with my truck

therealblinky

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 13:16	Quote
just go find an old farm truck with one, you can find them for like 100 bucks. and its stupidly simple to do a v8 swap in those

dmanj

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 13:18	Quote
And yet it's still not practical. If it's carbureted you're looking at $3500+ in gas per year

therealblinky

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 14:53

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dmanj wrote:

And yet it's still not practical. If it's carbureted you're looking at $3500+ in gas per year

your carbureted

bmxzach

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 15:02	Quote
i have a 4.3L 5speed, and a new truck. gtfo

therealblinky

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 15:40	Quote
i`m kiddin, of course he ain`t carburated

ezekiel

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 17:20

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therealblinky wrote:

just go find an old farm truck with one, you can find them for like 100 bucks. and its stupidly simple to do a v8 swap in those

And that's why there's a tonne of half done/half assed v8 swapped s10s for sale. People think that its a simple swap because you can buy the premade mounts but when you want to do it properly, you essentially are rebuilding the truck.

steezemaster

Posted: Mar 30, 2010 at 17:32

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Well if you are even a bit mechanically inclined, you can do it within a few days properly. 350's suck on gas and are a bit pointless for something you will drive all the time though. 4.3 is a great engine, and they are just about as common to find in junkyards as the 350's.

Great choice of engine, my friend has an 89' s-15 with the 4.3 and he roasts tire into the beggining of 3rd with just a shift kit.

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