sweet i have a specail place in my heart for boxy s-10..ive got 93 short bed std car with tbi 350 out of a suburban and a syclone... congrats looks like fun

 

very nice i have a 92 long bed myself that i am currently...well was working on redoing the entire truck...havent touched it in a few months.


Few pics for yah

This is what she looked like before the tear down for air ride and body drop

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ATSDJLegacy/bodydrop%20s-10/SANY0002.jpg




After
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ATSDJLegacy/bodydrop s-10/034.jpghttp://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ATSDJLegacy/bodydrop s-10/DSC03025.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ATSDJLegacy/bodydrop%20s-10/034.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o274/ATSDJLegacy/bodydrop%20s-10/DSC02994.jpg



As stated in the Rigz rules, please do not post pictures of your car in another individual's rigz thread. Links are fine, I fixed this one for you.

 

Are you going to take it down the the frame and clean/paint everything? I would have a hard time throwing money and parts at a vehicle like that without cleaning everything up. What's in store for the engine, rear end, interior, etc.? Good luck with the build. Nate

 

Why not start with a nice vehicle in the first place? I never have understood that. Restoration work sucks and if you can easily and cheaply find a nice example of what you want, why not take that route?

 

wow, nice work so far

 

looks like quite a project

 

Awesome project! me likey!!

 

Yes FTW, that looks alot like the one did I brought home in my sig.

 

Mini truck = win

Keep us updated!!!

-spatakula

 

um ok???

I am taking it all down eventually, doing teh front of the frame tonight and hopefully the rear. Under the cab will be done when the body drop is in progress, makes sense IMO. Thanks for all the feedback guys! BTW I got new doors alraedy 200 for both brand new from GM!!!

 

Well huge update tonight, went over to get started and I walk in and see the front laid out on the skid plate! Finished grinding the front and painted it, and grinded down what is going to be salvaged from the rear as the 5 link set up is going in soon as well. Heres some pics!

 

That looks sick, I need doors myself. How did you get 2 for 200 bucks?

 

some guy abondonded his project and didnt need them anymore and wanted them gone cheap

 

Huge update for you guys! Got a lot done over the last two weekends. Installed the notch and got most of SD 5 Link set up in using Slam RE8's. Just need to install the struts. Truck lays out front to back now and we just need to notch a tiny bit for the tie rods since they are just touching the frame.

Lookin to do a SFBD in the futre but I want to fix all the rust/rot first. Looking to get the rockers and cab corners soon and the doors I already have. I also need a new bed beore we start as well, want to do everything in one shot. Also the air management for now will be mounted in the bed, but when it is finished we are doing a raisedbed floor and everything will be hidden under it, not really a fan of having everything showing.

For now here it is layd out in all its glory! Got some more odds and ends to do as well but suspension is at least done!

 

Looking good. That looks like a fun project. Wish i had the garage space to do something like that. Good luck on the build.

 

Needs an LS1. :lol:

This is going to be fun to watch.

dave.

 

Heres some more pics not taken with a cell phone

 

body drop is in order to lay body rather then frame.

 

Yea I know Im doing a SFBD so I dont lose any head space, cant really afford to lol. For now its going to be laying frame until I have teh funds to fix all the rust/rot

 

Just curious, how much do you have into the whole air ride?

 

I have about 3300 into it so far. I saw last night on www.suicidedoors.com they have a whole kit for the focus for like 2600 which is a great price, and I think it all bolts right in. Not to mention that INCLUDES air management as well!

 

Makes me miss my 91 Sonoma Of course I had that before the whole air-ride thing took off

It had Belltech spindles and springs, rear blocks, ST Sway bars, and 16x7 American Racing 5 stars. Thing handled on rails! But it was 5 speed 4.3L, and had the. worst. wheel. hop. ever.

I'd love to find an older boxy Blazer and dump it.

Keep up the good work! I can't wait to see it finished

 

You know... as completely non-functional and retarded as air-ride slammed minitrucks are.....

I can't help but want to build one myself. What is WRONG with me? :lol:

...that was a compliment, BTW... keep up the good work. :thumbup:

 

lol, they aren't that bad nice job man! I've got a 86 blazer 2.8 that I'm gonna be bagging and probably traditional body dropping in the future.

 

You know... as completely non-functional and retarded as air-ride slammed minitrucks are.....

I can't help but want to build one myself. What is WRONG with me? :lol:

...that was a compliment, BTW... keep up the good work. :thumbup:

haha yea I hear ya man. Not really functional but this is going to be a show truck/weekend cruiser. I got the fofo for the DD. Unfortunately the fo had to get torn apart to fund this project, its almost all stock but thats ok, its still getting some love :lol: Progress on the truck... Not much lol aiming to get it all together by saturday or sunday so I can take it for a spin and get it out of my buddies garage. The main part is done now and we just need to mount tank and compressors and do the wiring and all that, but it will just all be temporarily set up. I am waiting till the spring so I can save up some money and get call the body work started before it will be moutned the way I want to.

Im looking to mount EVERYTHING under the bed and have a raised floor so it will just look like a really shallow bed. I am working on a junction box now though so everything will be the way I want it and we just need to slightly relocate things. Also we are moving the battery to the bed as well to clean up the engine bay.

Oh yea, since the 4banger is on its way out at 200+ miles on it we are going to be putting a carb'd 350 into it so there will be minimal wires and the engine bay will be soooo clean. Still got a lot of work ahead of us but for now it is done till I can get a new bed and fix the rust on the cab and get some more parts to shave things and stockfloor it