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This is when we brought in
the original '50 Truck. The motor had already been removed and now
it all has to come apart. The frame, suspension and drive line are
all destined for the scrap pile. |
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The box was the first to
come off. There wasnt muck left of it and once we took most of the
bolts off, it just kinda fell apart. |
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Everything was on the truck
- even the original bias ply tires. I think that we can improve
this ride! |
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The donor truck that we
would be using the frame and axles from was a 94 S-10 Regular Cab Long
Box 2wd truck with the 4.3 V-6 cause it had the stiffer front springs in
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Taking apart the
S-10. Part by part.... |
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It was getting time to lift
the cab off the frame. Hmmm, where did we put the forklift? I
guess we will have to come up with some other system. |
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Ok, well I DO NOT recommend
this - but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do! |
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The cab is off and the
frame is free. Ok, lets get this thing down and onto a trailer. |
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The donor frame.
Pretty much everything will be used on this and we will start mocking up
how the truck is going to go. |
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The cab is dropped on and
everything is set on 2x4's to get it level and into position. We
will basically mock up the whole truck this way. An empty block is
set in to get an idea of engine placement. |
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The motor is out of a 85
Chevy Silverado 4x4 with low miles. We will basically go thru and
do a minor rebuild. |
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The box is on, and it is
starting to look like a truck. Weird. |
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The motor is being worked
on while we get everything set into place. |
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My boys help me with the
heavy lifting. Thanks Christopher and Collin! |
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Another fully dressed motor
is dropped in to see how it is going to fit for headers, steering,
etc. lots of room behind the motor. |
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Hmmm, not a lot of room in
front of the motor. Well, we will start on the custom motor mounts
next. |
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We have purchased the
correct wheels and tires and that helped us align everything into the
right spot. The front clip is installed and its all falling into
place. |
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It all gets mocked up -
even the running boards go back on it. |
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Another mock up shot. |
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And another... |
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The gap between the box and
cab is actually 1/2 wider that normal because the S-10 wheel base was
3/4" longer than the '50 truck. We also lost 1/8" in
each wheel well and figured that no one would see it in there. |
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A shot of the donor motor -
SLUDGE!! |
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This is the rear cab mount
of the S-10 frame sitting directly under the '50 cab mount.
Couldnt have planned that any better. |
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The box floor had to be
raised 3" so that the box could drop down to the correct level with
the cab. Remember that this has to look fairly stock on the
outside. |
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The original S-10 fuel tank
is able to be used and fits perfectly. |
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We did not plan this, but
hey, what a bonus. |
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