I have had this rig pictured in a few different threads. It is going through a bunch of mutations, so I figured that I'd put them in a single project...
1992 Single cab short bed 2.5 - 5 speed, 3.73 rear end, A/C, optional interior, originally a bench seat. I bought it with a seriously hatched Duke in it, replaced the bombed power unit with a 1983 Jeep CJ5 GM 2.5 [Old Duke thread] 4 banger with a Ford Thunderbird T5 5 speed behind it.
That lasted about 120 miles when the oil galley plug above the cam gear blew out and made a pretty bad mess of things.
It sat for about a year while I got over the annoyance of wasted labor.
I finally started looking for a drop in power plant, and found one on CL for 400 bux. It was a complete take out, including a T5, new clutch, all accessories as a no work drop in. A 2.5 Duke with little history.
Some pix:
I met the PO at State Capitol Raceway Park in Louisiana. He was interested in the Voodoo truck project that I was running. He told me he had an S10 also, and it had some problem. I asked him how much - he said $500. Sold.
The day I picked it up:
Gotta have the "Ladies", the LSU appliqué, the crap taillights and the chrome pizza oven tailpipe ...
I took it to the shop and gave it a serious clean up. It was a sloppy mess with stick on skulls on the side of the truck, a orange painted frame, and a really poor interior.
It cleaned up ok, but it still was non functional. Here's why...
^^ That is the driver side oil pan. Yes, parts were flying. Even weirder - the PO said he thought the battery was dead and tried to jump it... FTW???
In the oil pan... How the HELL do you do this to a low power Duke????
You're now looking at the oil filter mount on the passenger side. Look closely.... Nice crack, eh?
Here's what the original bench looked like: I did have the usual Mexican serape seat cover on it though...
I bought these for $55 at a local upull. Mint...
The floor was almost perfect. It's mainly dirty in this pic. Almost zero rust. I'll be doing the POR 15 and adding some color, then some sound killer mat.
This truck is CLEAN... I really love the painted rear end. :barf:
Underneath:
Since the wheels that came with the truck were from the 10th century, they were jettisoned and replaced with these:
1992 Single cab short bed 2.5 - 5 speed, 3.73 rear end, A/C, optional interior, originally a bench seat. I bought it with a seriously hatched Duke in it, replaced the bombed power unit with a 1983 Jeep CJ5 GM 2.5 [Old Duke thread] 4 banger with a Ford Thunderbird T5 5 speed behind it.
That lasted about 120 miles when the oil galley plug above the cam gear blew out and made a pretty bad mess of things.
It sat for about a year while I got over the annoyance of wasted labor.
I finally started looking for a drop in power plant, and found one on CL for 400 bux. It was a complete take out, including a T5, new clutch, all accessories as a no work drop in. A 2.5 Duke with little history.
Some pix:
I met the PO at State Capitol Raceway Park in Louisiana. He was interested in the Voodoo truck project that I was running. He told me he had an S10 also, and it had some problem. I asked him how much - he said $500. Sold.
The day I picked it up:
Gotta have the "Ladies", the LSU appliqué, the crap taillights and the chrome pizza oven tailpipe ...
I took it to the shop and gave it a serious clean up. It was a sloppy mess with stick on skulls on the side of the truck, a orange painted frame, and a really poor interior.
It cleaned up ok, but it still was non functional. Here's why...
^^ That is the driver side oil pan. Yes, parts were flying. Even weirder - the PO said he thought the battery was dead and tried to jump it... FTW???
In the oil pan... How the HELL do you do this to a low power Duke????
You're now looking at the oil filter mount on the passenger side. Look closely.... Nice crack, eh?
Here's what the original bench looked like: I did have the usual Mexican serape seat cover on it though...
I bought these for $55 at a local upull. Mint...
The floor was almost perfect. It's mainly dirty in this pic. Almost zero rust. I'll be doing the POR 15 and adding some color, then some sound killer mat.
This truck is CLEAN... I really love the painted rear end. :barf:
Underneath:
Since the wheels that came with the truck were from the 10th century, they were jettisoned and replaced with these: