Okay so i had a few people show interest in my s10 project from my other post so i figured i would add some pics of the truck and my goals.
I started looking for a 2wd low milage 1st gen s10 that was a standard cab short bed. It had to be black with a V6 and a 5 speed. It took me about a year to find one that was local and didnt have any rust!
I found one about 40 minutes from me at a small used car dealership and out the door it cost me around 1,700.
Here it is the day i purchased it
So i was originally using it as a work truck but im not the type to leave something stock so i was looking into making a 2wd pre-runner type off road truck outa it hence the roll bar in the 2nd picture lol...
Then.. i found out that the only lift kits they made were for 4wd trucks and wouldnt bolt up so i decided to lower it 3 inches front and back for starters...
thats a 3 inch drop block on the tire
dropped 3 inches
tinted the front windows 20% and then switched the rear window to a 1 piece and tinted it 5%
I then went on to paint the frame, de-badge it, strip the sidemoldings off and whatnot and make it like new again..
Well one day i was driving on rt 22 and my oil pump went and it only had 85K on it so i decided to fix it and hope i didnt mess up the main bearings...
you could tell that whoever owned the truck previous didnt take care of the oil changes,there was alot of sludge..
I put it back together and it had an engine knock... so it was on its way out... it lasted about another 500 miles that way.
So with a broken truck i wanted to make something fun to play with. I already had a V8 engine that i had built for my camaro as well as a 6 speed manual, so i figured why not!
I bought a harwood cowl hood for the clearence i needed and started collecting the engine swap parts...
pulled a rear outa a mercury moutaineer suv..
8.8 with 373's disk brakes vs the stock drum brakes, and it has a lsd in it
Bought a brand new corvette radiator for it
1985 pontiac fiero gt bucket seats, mint condition! and they have the speakers in the headrest's
And the motor...and yes i am going to repaint it bc it didnt come out the color i thought it would be
Its a 350 block bored 40 over, with many extra's... thats all im going to say
Old engine and tranny is out!
hehe...
Motor and tranny going in for a test fit...
serp belt setup off a vortec motor
had to cut the radiator support to mount the corvette rad in the forward location..
mounted the fenders
measuring room for some electric cooling fans...
And thats how it sits as of now.. i added front drop spindles and with the v8 and 6 speed it lowered the front a total of 6 inches now, and now im having rubbing issues so im going to have to tub the front firewall. After that is the rear suspension,then the exhaust and fuel system. Followed by the clutch and flywheel and finally rims and tires. Im hoping to have it running by summer and right out of the box it should do high 12's with no tuning. After i set up the suspension at the track i am going to swap in another engine that im currently having built with even more hp. And the best part about this build is that even with a V8 and a 6 speed, it only weighs in at 2,900 pounds
