Her Name, is Circa. 5.3/t56 swap (56k warning)

[THEKING]

how much was the 9 for the s10s?

[blznnp]

you going to have this thing done by summer time?

[circa]

Quote: Originally Posted by THEKING

how much was the 9 for the s10s?

i think all together; axle housing ford 9 direct s10 bolt in, third member, shafts and rotors/brakes was close to 2200 .... dont qoute me on that though!

it was spendy....i like the brakes but they dont match my front ones... they are damn ugly compared to the ssbc i have for the front.




it will never be done but should be running by summer.

[budgettuners99s10]

dam looks good i have been lookin at all the v8 swaps on here and they dont look that bad just take time and money haha but i have wanted to do this since i got my truck and i was pretty dead set on just building my tutu but i know i will want more power later down the road and i think lookin and seeing u guys do all this is making me want to go out and buy a 5.3 or ls2 lol but when i graduate from MMI and start makin some real money ill see what i want to do haha V8's rock!

awesome build keep up the good work sure u will love it

[ProTouring2.2]

sweeeet project. subscribed for updates

[twisselman1968]

Hey I came upon this post from a link on LS1tech.com and I have to say your building an awesome S10. I have to ask what your doing on the computer I seen a few differnt thoughts you have had and I have to say theres a guy on LS1tech that did my harness and flashed my computer for my LS1 six speed swap in my 90 camaro his name is brenden patten and hes work was far better than the painless harness I bought for my LT1 swap I did in my second gen camaro and he was way cheaper than anyone I had found out there. It was supper easy to hook up and he labels everything great I only had to hook up one constant hot, one keyed hot, two grounds, and he marked the leads for the fan and fuel pump and he put all the relays in and everything his web site is www.lt1swap.com but he does alot of gen 3 stuff he has a throttle by wire 5.3 in his 67 short bed that he brought me my harness in. He only lives about thirty mins from me which was the sweetest thing of all but I can't tell you how happy I was with the all the work he did from the harness to the tune and removing the VATS system he's the man.

[NCRides]

Your project looks great, it must be tuff not being able to work on it as much as you want..I'm envious of your suspension I wanted to use the Global West uppers and Spohn lowers but I just had to have a new sport bike so there went the money...One word of advice put some real paint on the frame, get yourself a quart of POR 15 chassis black it is a semi gloss finish it looks awesome and is indistructable, buy some cheap foam brushs and brush it on, it is self leveling & flows out real nice, believe me you will thank your self later when you frame isn't all corroded because that flat black is porious and after all the work you did it would be a shame to see it to go to hell..and you can paint over any rusty areas you didn't get cleaned( P aint O ver R ust )that's what POR stands for this stuff is the best

[1BadElky]

Just read all 5 pages! can't wait to see the finished product!

[lower90xcab]

keep up the progress...thats a nice looking frontend setup...i might consider running that setup on my truck...

[circa]

i believe it dropped in price. not the global west though..thats still same price.

any rust is all surface not a big deal. frame was bare before, some primer wont hurt... Im pretty sure it wont be getting wet that much anyways (even though this is washington)

the back half is exposed to the elements right now which sucks. It's too wet to clean it up, and its too cold to paint afterwards.

[PhatBoy]

Nice build, you must have a good job or no bills...or both.

[circa]

not the greatest job, im 20 no college...yet. very little bills.

and my currie ford nine with the 3.50 and plus nine, explorer 11" disc brakes came out to about 2800$

my truckarm parts are being shipped out... should recieve them within next two weeks

[crazy_s_dime]

truck looks really nice so far, its great to see people taking so much pride in the 1G's, they are the originals!

[circa]

haha I've been watching Rob & Big, I think I might 'murder it flat black'

[THEKING]

Thats what i did. Except i have no truck bed cause i'm poor. But if you do it right it will look so sick. And Rob's tahoe is the shit too, i ****in love that truck.

[circa]

nice, now flat black those rims!
thats what i want it to look like...but as a near syclone style body

[caviness]

need more updates and pics,and that flat black looks good might do mine that way to.

[99 BUCKET]

alright copy cats..................all of you can not run the flat......

I have been pimpin since pimpins been pimpin the flat back!
and I am running black 17's what now, I was pre rob&big "murdered out" lol

damn. look at that date on that pic.....

except I have 17x8 &17x11 centerlines now, and she needs fresh coat. (have it, waiting on weather) yep, Im whoring. I am board at work..





were is the update pics.....

[caviness]

damn that looks good,wish i had newer style truck.

[mattryanmusic]

My Grandfather had a "murdered out" 50's Mercury, But Tim, I think you should do your truck like flat Pink, that way when all the honda's call you gay, you'll smoke them and be like "Hah, you got smoked by a fag"

[circa]

hahaha a hot pink...but i dont want to draw attention to it. Its pretty cold out here...not the best weather to work. Im HOPING to get the truckarm's next week... augh.

[circa]

Here is my Update.
Probably should of covered it...

[caviness]

damn that looks cold!!!

[SoLowXtreme]

ya ...prob should have ..lol

[BlownDime]

How cold is it there? It was -50*C with windchill yesterday here the last 2 days, -30*C without windchill.

[circa]

about low of 0/32 and high of 6/44
very mild wet like the northwest should be.

[guhman2002]

Cincinnati got the same shit pretty much.. not too much precip though?

[comgtsom]

having to work with mother nature can make progress go slow and having little funds don't help either.

[circa]

I just got the truckarms in today, I'll get some pics up IF i get home tonight at a decent time. then ill have to wait for some dry time to get it welded and installed...probably wont be for awhile

[circa]

I went with the hotrods to hell truckarm kit
its actually pretty cool and because when you use the search button here on s10forum...it looks like im the only one to bring it up.
(hopefully not for a reason)
alot of people hate em or love em.
here's the pics.

I think its about 52" from the center of where the axle should be to the link

Front crossmember

Springs and spring pocket crossmember with adjustable height bars

Panhard bar and member (most likely will get replaced in the future with a watts link.

Hey look, more Qa1's...

[blznnp]

when you finish that you should come down to my house and finish my jimmy, its inside and i will give you pizza, sounds like a good deal to me...

[SoLowXtreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by blznnp

when you finish that you should come down to my house and finish my jimmy, its inside and i will give you pizza, sounds like a good deal to me...