My project s-10

bdydrp18 · 04-25-2008, 05:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by LaynLo

werd, i originally planned to spend around a grand on a complete used engine but one thing lead to another and now i have all new edelbrock performer intake manifold, carb and fuel pump. new hypertech hei distributor. noisy gear drive and some fancy march brackets/pullys to set the accessories way lower than stock to clear the hood. i still have to get gauges, floor shifter and a hotrod wiring harness which i highly recommend to you since they are unbelievably more easy to wire up than modifying a stock harness.

yeah many of those are in the list. yeah i plan on going with a painless wire kit, because all the wires and everything for the old motor went with the motor. plus it would be a lot easier to go with something all new just so i can run everything the way i want it to be, but that is down the road a little ways yet.

rladieu3 · 04-26-2008, 12:21 AM

the truck looks good some time i need to get over to see it.

bdydrp18 · 04-26-2008, 11:40 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by rladieu3

the truck looks good some time i need to get over to see it.

haha well it doesn't really look like much of a truck at the moment, but you know you can come over anytime. just give me a call!!!!

MobsterSS · 04-27-2008, 09:43 PM

Dude, did you get the power ran to the garage yet? Have you been working on it any more, do you have pics?

lucky777 · 04-27-2008, 10:56 PM

WOW! Awsome build. Thats some motivation. Good work!

bdydrp18 · 04-28-2008, 07:40 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MobsterSS

Dude, did you get the power ran to the garage yet? Have you been working on it any more, do you have pics?

no not yet

running the welder off of a generator for the time being. was talking to my dad yesterday and thinking about start to run the power line in a week or two.

bdydrp18 · 04-28-2008, 09:02 AM

well been busy over the last week or so. finally got the old to new transition done. also got all the seem both top and bottom all welded up and smoothed out. also started to work on the rebuilding the frame horns. i had to do something they just look like crap!! look at the picture you can see what i mean. just to big and crappy looking

what is started with for the transition:

all done bottom:

and the top, still need to be smoothed out a lot more:

bottom of frame all smoothed out:

old frame horns (just look like crap to me!!)

dragn88 · 04-28-2008, 05:44 PM

The new horns look nice man! That frame transition is the tits too!

Draggin97 · 04-28-2008, 07:42 PM

looking good man, are you going to make curved frame horns instead?

bdydrp18 · 04-29-2008, 07:44 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by dragn88

The new horns look nice man! That frame transition is the tits too!

well those are the old frame horns?? the new ones are still in pieces on the table. but they should be done by the end of the week.

bdydrp18 · 04-29-2008, 07:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Draggin97

looking good man, are you going to make curved frame horns instead?

i thought about doing that but then it would not match the rest of the frame. so they are just going to be made of 2 x 3 angle cut piece just like the rest of the frame

lilredxtreme · 04-30-2008, 09:33 PM

Looks like ya have done alot of welding since i was last there. Coming along nice. Bet ya cant wait to start the body work huh? lol If ya ever need a hand with anything let me know.

bdydrp18 · 05-05-2008, 10:45 AM

well got some more work done. got the frame horns all and and built. plus got them welded in place. still have to blend them in to the frame, but i'm going to wait till after i get the rank back in place. want to make sure that the tie rod don't hit in thing when the truck is layed out. also got the front end and cab in place to start make the body mounts

new frame horns:

all the 2 x 3 tubing done!!! finally

front and cab in place for body mounts:

91rebuilts10 · 05-05-2008, 10:50 AM

looks good, the frame horns look much much better. It flows nice now. Keep it up

bdydrp18 · 05-05-2008, 03:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 91rebuilts10

looks good, the frame horns look much much better. It flows nice now. Keep it up

haha thanks that was the plan. i like the way it look so much better now. just have to finish smoothing everything out and get all that rest of the tubing done

elbine69 · 05-05-2008, 09:39 PM

Lookin good yo

MobsterSS · 05-05-2008, 11:20 PM

Coming along nicely, keep us posted, and hope you get the electric ran soon with no problems.

lilredxtreme · 05-05-2008, 11:39 PM

hahaha you have like NO s10 frame left. Thats awsome man. Whats the wheel base gunna be on this thing?

dragn88 · 05-05-2008, 11:40 PM

Did you radius the bottom of your cab?

bdydrp18 · 05-06-2008, 07:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by dragn88

Did you radius the bottom of your cab?

you most be asking about the floor?? no that is part of the back wall. i don't have the floor done yet and that is the last piece that i could put on before finishing the floor. the back wall bows out a couple inches in the middle to make room for future plans.

bdydrp18 · 05-06-2008, 07:46 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by lilredxtreme

hahaha you have like NO s10 frame left. Thats awsome man. Whats the wheel base gunna be on this thing?

haha yeah i know!!! but thats the way i like it!! wheel base is only going to be 105.25". that is about 4" shorter then stock, but you can do thing like that when there is like no stock part left

Draggin97 · 05-06-2008, 03:51 PM

looks nice man great job!

lowdime96 · 05-06-2008, 04:52 PM

looks sick!

lilredxtreme · 05-06-2008, 05:26 PM

so whats next?

bdydrp18 · 05-07-2008, 07:42 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by lilredxtreme

so whats next?

bending all the tubing for the body mounts, rear-end, bags, lift arms, and all the other crap. going to be a load of fun

hrspwr454 · 05-07-2008, 12:39 PM

truck is looking sweet, cant wait to see it finished.

bdydrp18 · 05-07-2008, 03:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by hrspwr454

truck is looking sweet, cant wait to see it finished.

haha someday

MiniTruckMafia · 05-07-2008, 04:23 PM

Wow...I wish I had come across this thread sooner....Looks damn good. I like the smooth rear cab wall alot. I was looking at your frame work and wondered what thickness metal you used to patch up the frame? Again...looks great..will be keeping up with this one.

bdydrp18 · 05-08-2008, 08:17 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia

Wow...I wish I had come across this thread sooner....Looks damn good. I like the smooth rear cab wall alot. I was looking at your frame work and wondered what thickness metal you used to patch up the frame? Again...looks great..will be keeping up with this one.

you must be asking about the metal used to blend new frame to old??? if so it is only 1/8" plate. 1/8" is what the stock frame is made of so i just used that to blend it out. 1/8" is just easier to work with and bend so that is the reason i used it. also the 2 x 3 in run into the stock frame by a couple of inches and is weld to the frame in the spring pocket. hope that was the answer you were looking for

MiniTruckMafia · 05-08-2008, 11:22 PM

Thanks for the info..I never thought about going into the pocket...seems that would give it hella support! One other thing I was wondering was what you did for any extra support? Did you put any gussets to attach the two together, or did you just mold the clip and rails together with the 1/8'' metal ? Again, thanks for all your info...Its nice to get information from someone who has been there and knows what they are talking about...cant wait to see it done..although.....building it is 99% of the fun.

bdydrp18 · 05-09-2008, 09:08 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia

Thanks for the info..I never thought about going into the pocket...seems that would give it hella support! One other thing I was wondering was what you did for any extra support? Did you put any gussets to attach the two together, or did you just mold the clip and rails together with the 1/8'' metal ? Again, thanks for all your info...Its nice to get information from someone who has been there and knows what they are talking about...cant wait to see it done..although.....building it is 99% of the fun.

well that was the plan. i'm hoping that that will make it a very strong connection. you just have to make sure that there is still enough room for the bag and cup to sit in there too. i also gussets all of the joint that i could even the ones that got covered up by the 1/8" plate. was just trying to make the joints as strong as i could. other than that i just used the 1/8" plate to smooth the transition for old to new. it is also to add more strength to the transition but hopefully most of the joints strength will come from being inserted in the old frame and fully welded but inside and outside.

well i can only speak from what i have done and learn over the years but thank you just the same. yes i agree with you 100%. building them is all the fun but it is also nice to get out and make new friends and have fun at the shows

later
jason

MiniTruckMafia · 05-09-2008, 10:14 PM

Are you going to smooth all the welds out and do the whole smooth frame? Im sure it would be time consuming but im sure well worth the time and effort. I was looking at the chop top, and I must say...I dont think I would have the gonads to try something like that yet...Im sure that took some good fabricating skills. I am using this thread as a reference, and if you dont mind, use a couple of ideas I saw. Oh yeah, Another thing I saw that I know your going to encounter, if not already have...is the body mounts.....that has been bugging me for quite some time....Im confused on re-mounting the cab....I have the old body mounts but I really dont want to use them....so I figure on maybe building some new ones...the problem Im having is what to do about figuring where to re-mount it, not having anything to go by as a model. I am also hea

04-25-2008, 05:47 PM	#251
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by LaynLo werd, i originally planned to spend around a grand on a complete used engine but one thing lead to another and now i have all new edelbrock performer intake manifold, carb and fuel pump. new hypertech hei distributor. noisy gear drive and some fancy march brackets/pullys to set the accessories way lower than stock to clear the hood. i still have to get gauges, floor shifter and a hotrod wiring harness which i highly recommend to you since they are unbelievably more easy to wire up than modifying a stock harness. yeah many of those are in the list. yeah i plan on going with a painless wire kit, because all the wires and everything for the old motor went with the motor. plus it would be a lot easier to go with something all new just so i can run everything the way i want it to be, but that is down the road a little ways yet.
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04-26-2008, 12:21 AM	#252
rladieu3 thats my boy with the box Age: 33 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 513 Location: new york User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 the truck looks good some time i need to get over to see it.
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04-26-2008, 11:40 AM	#253
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by rladieu3 the truck looks good some time i need to get over to see it. haha well it doesn't really look like much of a truck at the moment, but you know you can come over anytime. just give me a call!!!!
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04-27-2008, 09:43 PM	#254
MobsterSS Dropmob fo Life!! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 50 Location: HELL User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Dude, did you get the power ran to the garage yet? Have you been working on it any more, do you have pics?
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04-27-2008, 10:56 PM	#255
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04-28-2008, 07:40 AM	#256
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MobsterSS Dude, did you get the power ran to the garage yet? Have you been working on it any more, do you have pics? no not yet running the welder off of a generator for the time being. was talking to my dad yesterday and thinking about start to run the power line in a week or two.
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04-28-2008, 09:02 AM	#257
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 well been busy over the last week or so. finally got the old to new transition done. also got all the seem both top and bottom all welded up and smoothed out. also started to work on the rebuilding the frame horns. i had to do something they just look like crap!! look at the picture you can see what i mean. just to big and crappy looking what is started with for the transition: all done bottom: and the top, still need to be smoothed out a lot more: bottom of frame all smoothed out: old frame horns (just look like crap to me!!)
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04-28-2008, 05:44 PM	#258
dragn88 Just Because Age: 21 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 Location: Canada User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 The new horns look nice man! That frame transition is the tits too!
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04-28-2008, 07:42 PM	#259
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 good man, are you going to make curved frame horns instead?
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04-29-2008, 07:44 AM	#260
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by dragn88 The new horns look nice man! That frame transition is the tits too! well those are the old frame horns?? the new ones are still in pieces on the table. but they should be done by the end of the week.
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04-29-2008, 07:54 AM	#261
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by Draggin97 looking good man, are you going to make curved frame horns instead? i thought about doing that but then it would not match the rest of the frame. so they are just going to be made of 2 x 3 angle cut piece just like the rest of the frame
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04-30-2008, 09:33 PM	#262
lilredxtreme Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,010 Location: Corning NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Looks like ya have done alot of welding since i was last there. Coming along nice. Bet ya cant wait to start the body work huh? lol If ya ever need a hand with anything let me know.
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05-05-2008, 10:45 AM	#263
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 well got some more work done. got the frame horns all and and built. plus got them welded in place. still have to blend them in to the frame, but i'm going to wait till after i get the rank back in place. want to make sure that the tie rod don't hit in thing when the truck is layed out. also got the front end and cab in place to start make the body mounts new frame horns: all the 2 x 3 tubing done!!! finally front and cab in place for body mounts:
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05-05-2008, 10:50 AM	#264
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05-05-2008, 03:01 PM	#265
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by 91rebuilts10 looks good, the frame horns look much much better. It flows nice now. Keep it up haha thanks that was the plan. i like the way it look so much better now. just have to finish smoothing everything out and get all that rest of the tubing done
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05-05-2008, 09:39 PM	#266
elbine69 Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 38 Location: NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Lookin good yo
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05-05-2008, 11:20 PM	#267
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05-05-2008, 11:39 PM	#268
lilredxtreme Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,010 Location: Corning NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 hahaha you have like NO s10 frame left. Thats awsome man. Whats the wheel base gunna be on this thing?
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05-05-2008, 11:40 PM	#269
dragn88 Just Because Age: 21 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 116 Location: Canada User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Did you radius the bottom of your cab?
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05-06-2008, 07:43 AM	#270
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by dragn88 Did you radius the bottom of your cab? you most be asking about the floor?? no that is part of the back wall. i don't have the floor done yet and that is the last piece that i could put on before finishing the floor. the back wall bows out a couple inches in the middle to make room for future plans.
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05-06-2008, 07:46 AM	#271
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by lilredxtreme hahaha you have like NO s10 frame left. Thats awsome man. Whats the wheel base gunna be on this thing? haha yeah i know!!! but thats the way i like it!! wheel base is only going to be 105.25". that is about 4" shorter then stock, but you can do thing like that when there is like no stock part left
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05-06-2008, 03:51 PM	#272
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 looks nice man great job!
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05-06-2008, 04:52 PM	#273
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05-06-2008, 05:26 PM	#274
lilredxtreme Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,010 Location: Corning NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 so whats next?
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05-07-2008, 07:42 AM	#275
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by lilredxtreme so whats next? bending all the tubing for the body mounts, rear-end, bags, lift arms, and all the other crap. going to be a load of fun
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05-07-2008, 12:39 PM	#276
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05-07-2008, 03:48 PM	#277
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by hrspwr454 truck is looking sweet, cant wait to see it finished. haha someday
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05-07-2008, 04:23 PM	#278
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Wow...I wish I had come across this thread sooner....Looks damn good. I like the smooth rear cab wall alot. I was looking at your frame work and wondered what thickness metal you used to patch up the frame? Again...looks great..will be keeping up with this one.
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05-08-2008, 08:17 AM	#279
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia Wow...I wish I had come across this thread sooner....Looks damn good. I like the smooth rear cab wall alot. I was looking at your frame work and wondered what thickness metal you used to patch up the frame? Again...looks great..will be keeping up with this one. you must be asking about the metal used to blend new frame to old??? if so it is only 1/8" plate. 1/8" is what the stock frame is made of so i just used that to blend it out. 1/8" is just easier to work with and bend so that is the reason i used it. also the 2 x 3 in run into the stock frame by a couple of inches and is weld to the frame in the spring pocket. hope that was the answer you were looking for
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05-08-2008, 11:22 PM	#280
MiniTruckMafia drag it BYOTCH! Age: 26 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 208 Location: Raleigh, NC User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Thanks for the info..I never thought about going into the pocket...seems that would give it hella support! One other thing I was wondering was what you did for any extra support? Did you put any gussets to attach the two together, or did you just mold the clip and rails together with the 1/8'' metal ? Again, thanks for all your info...Its nice to get information from someone who has been there and knows what they are talking about...cant wait to see it done..although.....building it is 99% of the fun.
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05-09-2008, 09:08 AM	#281
bdydrp18 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 778 Location: corning, NY User is: OffLine	Re: My project s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by MiniTruckMafia Thanks for the info..I never thought about going into the pocket...seems that would give it hella support! One other thing I was wondering was what you did for any extra support? Did you put any gussets to attach the two together, or did you just mold the clip and rails together with the 1/8'' metal ? Again, thanks for all your info...Its nice to get information from someone who has been there and knows what they are talking about...cant wait to see it done..although.....building it is 99% of the fun. well that was the plan. i'm hoping that that will make it a very strong connection. you just have to make sure that there is still enough room for the bag and cup to sit in there too. i also gussets all of the joint that i could even the ones that got covered up by the 1/8" plate. was just trying to make the joints as strong as i could. other than that i just used the 1/8" plate to smooth the transition for old to new. it is also to add more strength to the transition but hopefully most of the joints strength will come from being inserted in the old frame and fully welded but inside and outside. well i can only speak from what i have done and learn over the years but thank you just the same. yes i agree with you 100%. building them is all the fun but it is also nice to get out and make new friends and have fun at the shows later jason
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