My project s-10

bdydrp18 · 07-29-2008, 09:12 PM

well i know i have been saying i was going to go to carlisle this year but it doesn't look like that is going to happen now. the bill fairies left a couple of very nice surprises in the mail box this month and i don't have enough cash to pay the bill plus go to the show. also this is the last year that my parents are going to live in corning an my dad and i always go to the race up at the track. so i feel that it is more important to spend time with him then go to a show that should be there every year. it suck big ass because i would have loved to taken the truck out and show it, and also to meet everyone that i have talk to on here face to face.

sorry about not going but i have to do what i have to do, but don't worry i will still be working on the truck and posting pictures of my progress.

sorry again guys but there is always next year

elbine69 · 08-01-2008, 01:11 AM

You planning on taking this to the 607 motorsports show?

bdydrp18 · 08-01-2008, 10:37 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by elbine69

You planning on taking this to the 607 motorsports show?

info. please and i will see

elbine69 · 08-01-2008, 07:41 PM

More info here
http://607motorsports.com/forum/

bdydrp18 · 08-04-2008, 11:32 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by elbine69

More info here
http://607motorsports.com/forum/

haha that right they started that last year, but i could go because i was building my garage. sure i will plan on going to that. should hopefully have enough done to be able to take the truck off the trailer.

bdydrp18 · 08-04-2008, 11:43 AM

well guys and ladies i got a little bit of an update for you all. finally got both the upper and lower arms pretty much all built. just have to add some things and smooth out all the joints, but they hold the rear support housing in place beautifully. plus i get a nice amount of negative clamber when it is layed out.

started with

welded up

in place

bdydrp18 · 08-04-2008, 11:46 AM

also took the truck for a little ride down to the local cruise night.

s10madman · 08-04-2008, 12:36 PM

wow. that's one hell of a truck and it's not even close to being done yet. lol. good job on the tube work.

91rebuilts10 · 08-04-2008, 01:31 PM

wtf happened to the back wall?! coming along nicely

***98layinframe*** · 08-04-2008, 02:37 PM

damn that frame is absolutely beautiful! Cant believe ive missed everything going on in this thread for so long.. hell last time i looked you were still in the old garage with the original rails under the cab!

She looks amazing and cant wait to see it once its up and running!

Really sucks your not going to Carlisle this year, had my hopes up for a min or two there while reading the last 2 pages thinking i was gonna get to see this in person.... just to have them crushed.

Bill fairies suck.

bdydrp18 · 08-04-2008, 03:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 98layinframe

damn that frame is absolutely beautiful! Cant believe ive missed everything going on in this thread for so long.. hell last time i looked you were still in the old garage with the original rails under the cab! She looks amazing and cant wait to see it once its up and running!

Really sucks your not going to Carlisle this year, had my hopes up for a min or two there while reading the last 2 pages thinking i was gonna get to see this in person.... just to have them crushed. Bill fairies suck.

HAHA yeah it has been moving along pretty good lately. much nice to have my own shop and just have the nice open floor to. no stupid poles in the f-ing way all the time

yeah you're tell me. little jerks took all my money. haha your hopes got crushed?? haha how do you think my are

bdydrp18 · 08-04-2008, 03:02 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 91rebuilts10

wtf happened to the back wall?! coming along nicely

it was cut out and rebuild. it is tubed out for future plans

LOW S-10 · 08-04-2008, 04:43 PM

The back area for the fuel cell plays a mind trick on you. It looks to be crooked, but the truck is on the trailer crooked.... Great build man. Can't wait to see it finished!

Edit: is the rear end off centered like a factory s10, or did you fix that? Because thats what I think is throwing me off.

92blazer · 08-08-2008, 10:57 PM

the build is lookin good man keep up the good work.

bdydrp18 · 08-11-2008, 08:02 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by LOW S-10

The back area for the fuel cell plays a mind trick on you. It looks to be crooked, but the truck is on the trailer crooked.... Great build man. Can't wait to see it finished!

Edit: is the rear end off centered like a factory s10, or did you fix that? Because thats what I think is throwing me off.

nope everything is center body, engine, and rear-end are all the same measurement from side to side

cbennett · 08-11-2008, 07:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by LOW S-10

The back area for the fuel cell plays a mind trick on you. It looks to be crooked, but the truck is on the trailer crooked.... Great build man. Can't wait to see it finished!

Edit: is the rear end off centered like a factory s10, or did you fix that? Because thats what I think is throwing me off.

Its because the tires are backwards

nice build.

bdydrp18 · 08-12-2008, 07:25 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by cbennett

Its because the tires are backwards nice build.

haha yeah thats it!!! yeah noticed that the other day

92blazer · 08-12-2008, 02:37 PM

man i dont think i have ever seen anyone work as fast as you do. and everyting is so precise and perfect, nice work man.

also,
are you planing on running anything to the back of the rear spindles or will the control arms keep the wheel from toeing in and out?

bdydrp18 · 08-12-2008, 04:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 92blazer

man i dont think i have ever seen anyone work as fast as you do. and everyting is so precise and perfect, nice work man.

also,
are you planing on running anything to the back of the rear spindles or will the control arms keep the wheel from toeing in and out?

thanks man not sure about the fast part, but i try to make thing as precise and perfect as i can. make the overall look better i think.

as of right now i'm not planning on putting anything to the rear of the spindles. as it is with just the arm hooked up i can not move the rim side to side even a little. so i think that i should be ok with just the arms hold the rear spindle.

xxcov3rxx · 08-12-2008, 05:31 PM

wow... thats about sums it up... amazing work. well thought out and just plain sick!

xxcov3rxx · 08-12-2008, 05:39 PM

92blazer · 08-13-2008, 07:44 AM

yeah that makes sense,
i was just wandering because i think so far you are the only one that didnt have to run a bar for them, and that your design is even better than this guys, because you used more mounting surface on the spindles: http://www.streetsourcemag.com/Profi...rofileID=20273

bdydrp18 · 08-13-2008, 03:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 92blazer

yeah that makes sense,
i was just wandering because i think so far you are the only one that didnt have to run a bar for them, and that your design is even better than this guys, because you used more mounting surface on the spindles: http://www.streetsourcemag.com/Profi...rofileID=20273

yeah i use his set-up as a base for my design. i just try to make it better in my own way. plus i did a little cutting on the spindle to make the arms work the way i wanted them to, which he don't do. i think he just keep the same lower arms (but section it) and made a little bracket on top and went from there.

Draggin97 · 08-13-2008, 08:10 PM

looking sweet man, i like to blue too.

92blazer · 08-15-2008, 12:52 AM

so are you going to cut off that part of the spindle so that its not sticking out?

rolleds10 · 08-15-2008, 03:34 AM

on your driveline hoops it looks like u have a bigger spacer on one side then the other?? or does it just look like that

bdydrp18 · 08-15-2008, 09:35 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 92blazer

so are you going to cut off that part of the spindle so that its not sticking out?

yeah i will probable cut it off. i'm just trying to get up the balls to do it. i'm just a little worried that it maybe a bigger part of the structure of the spindle than i think it is. i don't want to cut to much off and have it break, then have to buy new ones an start over. stupid piece is not cheap!!

bdydrp18 · 08-15-2008, 09:40 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by rolleds10

on your driveline hoops it looks like u have a bigger spacer on one side then the other?? or does it just look like that

no your right. there is more of a space on the passenger side vs. the drive side. that was done because of the shape of the vette rear-end. it suck but that was the only really way i could get the tubing around the rear-end. i really don't like the way that part look so i'm trying to thing of a way to make it look better.

92blazer · 08-15-2008, 01:57 PM

i think it looks better like that because the look has already grown on me lol. its kinda like a funky paintjob, you dont like it at first because its a lil different. good work man.

bdydrp18 · 08-18-2008, 11:38 AM

well i finally got a little more work done on the truck. started to make all the bag part for the rear suspension. it is a little slow going at the moment because i' still waiting for a couple pats to come in, but i did get my lever arms and rod ends so i got started at least.

i had silver start customs cut the lever arms for me. now to me you would think that a well know custom shop like this would know how to use there tool but i guess not. it is very hard for me to believe that the person that cut my part was not really sure how to run the tool(laser CNC i think), because not one part is what i would call a quality part. every edge that was cut is not perpendicular to the other edge. meaning that i have to machine everything instead of the part being ready to be powder coat and chromed. i will know better next time. if you wanted something done right do it yourself i guess

:ra nt:

here the arms

and the arms in place and mounted

07-29-2008, 09:12 PM	#451
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 well i know i have been saying i was going to go to carlisle this year but it doesn't look like that is going to happen now. the bill fairies left a couple of very nice surprises in the mail box this month and i don't have enough cash to pay the bill plus go to the show. also this is the last year that my parents are going to live in corning an my dad and i always go to the race up at the track. so i feel that it is more important to spend time with him then go to a show that should be there every year. it suck big ass because i would have loved to taken the truck out and show it, and also to meet everyone that i have talk to on here face to face. sorry about not going but i have to do what i have to do, but don't worry i will still be working on the truck and posting pictures of my progress. sorry again guys but there is always next year Last edited by bdydrp18 : 07-29-2008 at 09:16 PM.
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08-01-2008, 01:11 AM	#452
elbine69 Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 38 Location: NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 You planning on taking this to the 607 motorsports show?
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08-01-2008, 10:37 AM	#453
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by elbine69 You planning on taking this to the 607 motorsports show? info. please and i will see
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08-01-2008, 07:41 PM	#454
elbine69 Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 38 Location: NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 More info here http://607motorsports.com/forum/
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08-04-2008, 11:32 AM	#455
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by elbine69 More info here http://607motorsports.com/forum/ haha that right they started that last year, but i could go because i was building my garage. sure i will plan on going to that. should hopefully have enough done to be able to take the truck off the trailer.
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08-04-2008, 11:43 AM	#456
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 well guys and ladies i got a little bit of an update for you all. finally got both the upper and lower arms pretty much all built. just have to add some things and smooth out all the joints, but they hold the rear support housing in place beautifully. plus i get a nice amount of negative clamber when it is layed out. started with welded up in place
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08-04-2008, 11:46 AM	#457
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 also took the truck for a little ride down to the local cruise night.
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08-04-2008, 12:36 PM	#458
s10madman s10madman with a mitsu?? Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 215 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 wow. that's one hell of a truck and it's not even close to being done yet. lol. good job on the tube work.
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08-04-2008, 01:31 PM	#459
91rebuilts10 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 800 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 wtf happened to the back wall?! coming along nicely
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08-04-2008, 03:00 PM	#461
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by 98layinframe damn that frame is absolutely beautiful! Cant believe ive missed everything going on in this thread for so long.. hell last time i looked you were still in the old garage with the original rails under the cab! She looks amazing and cant wait to see it once its up and running! Really sucks your not going to Carlisle this year, had my hopes up for a min or two there while reading the last 2 pages thinking i was gonna get to see this in person.... just to have them crushed. Bill fairies suck. HAHA yeah it has been moving along pretty good lately. much nice to have my own shop and just have the nice open floor to. no stupid poles in the f-ing way all the time yeah you're tell me. little jerks took all my money. haha your hopes got crushed?? haha how do you think my are
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08-04-2008, 03:02 PM	#462
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by 91rebuilts10 wtf happened to the back wall?! coming along nicely it was cut out and rebuild. it is tubed out for future plans
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08-04-2008, 04:43 PM	#463
LOW S-10 Half-Bagged Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,095 Location: DFW, TX User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 The back area for the fuel cell plays a mind trick on you. It looks to be crooked, but the truck is on the trailer crooked.... Great build man. Can't wait to see it finished! Edit: is the rear end off centered like a factory s10, or did you fix that? Because thats what I think is throwing me off. Last edited by LOW S-10 : 08-04-2008 at 04:45 PM.
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08-08-2008, 10:57 PM	#464
92blazer Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 279 Location: scottsburg, indiana User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 the build is lookin good man keep up the good work.
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08-11-2008, 08:02 AM	#465
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by LOW S-10 The back area for the fuel cell plays a mind trick on you. It looks to be crooked, but the truck is on the trailer crooked.... Great build man. Can't wait to see it finished! Edit: is the rear end off centered like a factory s10, or did you fix that? Because thats what I think is throwing me off. nope everything is center body, engine, and rear-end are all the same measurement from side to side
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08-11-2008, 07:37 PM	#466
cbennett yep Age: 23 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 160 Location: Avon IN> User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by LOW S-10 The back area for the fuel cell plays a mind trick on you. It looks to be crooked, but the truck is on the trailer crooked.... Great build man. Can't wait to see it finished! Edit: is the rear end off centered like a factory s10, or did you fix that? Because thats what I think is throwing me off. Its because the tires are backwards nice build.
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08-12-2008, 07:25 AM	#467
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by cbennett Its because the tires are backwards nice build. haha yeah thats it!!! yeah noticed that the other day
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08-12-2008, 02:37 PM	#468
92blazer Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 279 Location: scottsburg, indiana User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 man i dont think i have ever seen anyone work as fast as you do. and everyting is so precise and perfect, nice work man. also, are you planing on running anything to the back of the rear spindles or will the control arms keep the wheel from toeing in and out? Last edited by 92blazer : 08-12-2008 at 02:41 PM.
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08-12-2008, 04:52 PM	#469
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by 92blazer man i dont think i have ever seen anyone work as fast as you do. and everyting is so precise and perfect, nice work man. also, are you planing on running anything to the back of the rear spindles or will the control arms keep the wheel from toeing in and out? thanks man not sure about the fast part, but i try to make thing as precise and perfect as i can. make the overall look better i think. as of right now i'm not planning on putting anything to the rear of the spindles. as it is with just the arm hooked up i can not move the rim side to side even a little. so i think that i should be ok with just the arms hold the rear spindle.
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08-12-2008, 05:31 PM	#470
xxcov3rxx Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 230 Location: Lechlade, United Kingdom User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 wow... thats about sums it up... amazing work. well thought out and just plain sick!
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08-12-2008, 05:39 PM	#471
xxcov3rxx Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 230 Location: Lechlade, United Kingdom User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Last edited by xxcov3rxx : 08-12-2008 at 05:41 PM. Reason: double post...
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08-13-2008, 07:44 AM	#472
92blazer Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 279 Location: scottsburg, indiana User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 yeah that makes sense, i was just wandering because i think so far you are the only one that didnt have to run a bar for them, and that your design is even better than this guys, because you used more mounting surface on the spindles: http://www.streetsourcemag.com/Profi...rofileID=20273 Last edited by 92blazer : 08-13-2008 at 07:46 AM.
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08-13-2008, 03:05 PM	#473
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by 92blazer yeah that makes sense, i was just wandering because i think so far you are the only one that didnt have to run a bar for them, and that your design is even better than this guys, because you used more mounting surface on the spindles: http://www.streetsourcemag.com/Profi...rofileID=20273 yeah i use his set-up as a base for my design. i just try to make it better in my own way. plus i did a little cutting on the spindle to make the arms work the way i wanted them to, which he don't do. i think he just keep the same lower arms (but section it) and made a little bracket on top and went from there.
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08-13-2008, 08:10 PM	#474
Draggin97 progress is slow for now Age: 25 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,645 Location: lawrence kansas User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 looking sweet man, i like to blue too.
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08-15-2008, 12:52 AM	#475
92blazer Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 279 Location: scottsburg, indiana User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 so are you going to cut off that part of the spindle so that its not sticking out?
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08-15-2008, 03:34 AM	#476
rolleds10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 19 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 on your driveline hoops it looks like u have a bigger spacer on one side then the other?? or does it just look like that
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08-15-2008, 09:35 AM	#477
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by 92blazer so are you going to cut off that part of the spindle so that its not sticking out? yeah i will probable cut it off. i'm just trying to get up the balls to do it. i'm just a little worried that it maybe a bigger part of the structure of the spindle than i think it is. i don't want to cut to much off and have it break, then have to buy new ones an start over. stupid piece is not cheap!!
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08-15-2008, 09:40 AM	#478
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by rolleds10 on your driveline hoops it looks like u have a bigger spacer on one side then the other?? or does it just look like that no your right. there is more of a space on the passenger side vs. the drive side. that was done because of the shape of the vette rear-end. it suck but that was the only really way i could get the tubing around the rear-end. i really don't like the way that part look so i'm trying to thing of a way to make it look better.
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08-15-2008, 01:57 PM	#479
92blazer Registered User Age: 20 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 279 Location: scottsburg, indiana User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 i think it looks better like that because the look has already grown on me lol. its kinda like a funky paintjob, you dont like it at first because its a lil different. good work man.
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08-18-2008, 11:38 AM	#480
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: Online	Re: My project s-10 well i finally got a little more work done on the truck. started to make all the bag part for the rear suspension. it is a little slow going at the moment because i' still waiting for a couple pats to come in, but i did get my lever arms and rod ends so i got started at least. i had silver start customs cut the lever arms for me. now to me you would think that a well know custom shop like this would know how to use there tool but i guess not. it is very hard for me to believe that the person that cut my part was not really sure how to run the tool(laser CNC i think), because not one part is what i would call a quality part. every edge that was cut is not perpendicular to the other edge. meaning that i have to machine everything instead of the part being ready to be powder coat and chromed. i will know better next time. if you wanted something done right do it yourself i guess:ra nt: here the arms and the arms in place and mounted
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08-18-2008, 06:15 PM	#481
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