PROJECT: It wil never be done

[sosolos10]

Well here we go. I bought this 1994 s10 std cab short bed s10 in Oct of 2008. It was my DD for a year in i start having engine prolems with it a 228k miles. When i bought it, it was hack a little bit. The boy I got it from cut the spring with a torch and heated the f**k out of them and the truck leaned to the driver side a little


I bought it with no front bumper so i got one from a friend of mine off of his blazer


so it sat for a little while cuz i was gathering parts so i could bag it and i desided to do a V8 swap on it with TPI and a turbo











I dont have may pixs of my truck being bag cuz i let a friend of mine do it cuz he was laid off from work and i have gotten any of the pixs from him yet but i did dehump the control arms till i get SD arms





I also do Powdercoating on the side at my house and i did my Tpi intake vavle covers and pulley and the SD 3 link on my truck. I did them in Gloss Metallic Copper and Gloss Black







And this is how is been sitting for a about month cuz im laid off

[S-10MASTER]

Looks good so far man. Cant wait to see it done.

[sosolos10]

Started mocking up the Painless wiring kit and ECM for the tpi until I desided to bodydrop it, tub and shave the fire wall so I put wiring deal is on hold and i stripped out all the interior but the steering column and break pedal

[sosolos10]

Order the V8 turbo headers for it on Wed. the 18th, they will be here on monday

[staylow]

lookin sweet

[sosolos10]

I am painting this truck GM Z06 Sunburnt Orange and I dont know what wheels to go with here are the two i like





Here is a sneak peak of the turbo header

[SoloSDN]

where did u get the headers at?

[slonlow2000]

Project looks sweet. What kinda oven are you using?

[sosolos10]

Im just using a house oven for now, working on getting a 8x10x18 and I got that header from XS POWER

[sosolos10]

Well Ill get some updaye pic as soon as they send me my headers they are on back order so it will be a few more day, hopefully by the weekend

[Slappy McNasty]

Quote: Originally Posted by sosolos10

Im just using a house oven for now, working on getting a 8x10x18 and I got that header from XS POWER

any remnents of a smell afterwords? i mean when you or the woman cooks? ive "heard" but havnt done it yet. have a powder gun but hesitant

[Fast & Low]

I think they tell you not to cook in the oven again after you use it for powder coating. I would like to get a gun myself and find a cheap oven off craigslist to use.

[sosolos10]

i dont use the one in my house, it would make your food taste funny, i have one in my shed that i use.

[sosolos10]

Finally today I got the tracking number for my headers, they will be here tomorrow. Now to find a turbo, intercooler, and 58 CFM throttlebody for a tuned port injection. Ill post pixs tomorrow also

[sosolos10]

Well the big brown truck canme today






I would try to do some mock up today but its raining and i have no garage to work in so Ill have to wait

[sosolos10]

Well, i pulled the motor today and found out that i either have to buy angle plugs heads or buy header sparke plugs, when i rebuild the motor i was gonna buy aluminum heads any ways so im glad i desided to fit the headers first

[sosolos10]

Started fitting the header today, in and out with the motor about 3 time and still more cutting but oh well. heres some pixs

[sosolos10]

Damn posted a pix twice this hole is much longer now but didnt get a pix brfore i put the motor back in, maybe more tomorrow

[sosolos10]

Well first off Merry Christmas to everyone and it will be a while befor i have any updates cuz of me building my truck outside, not have a garage, got the big ass snow storm this past weekend and now my tuck is barely visible under 2 1/2 feet of snow So any one have any input on my project

[Tuckin15's]

Yea turbo ftmfw!

[Nick Hale]

where did you get that turbo kit from?

[The Griff]

What are you going to do about your Steering shaft/drivers side header?

[sosolos10]

I got the turbo headers from SSAutoChrome.com and as for the steering shaft, ill figure that out after the truck is bodydropped

[Nick Hale]

do you have a link to those headers? i cant findem anywhere on there. all i can find are dual kits.

[sosolos10]

Here is the link to the single turbo kit its not built for a s-10 so be prepared to cut up your frame rail on the passenger side http://www.xs-power.com/gm-turbo-manifolds-3.htm

[sosolos10]

Happy new year to all time to get drunk and be somebody

[Nick Hale]

hey thanks man. yeah i i figured that much and im not too worried about cuttin it up. gotta do what ya gotta do. what size turbo you thinking about using?

[sosolos10]

Well i was thinking about a 80mm and running about 22 psi of boost

[Nick Hale]

oh no.... what you shootin for power?

[sosolos10]

Well im wanting to get about 650 maybe a little more but im going with a 6 speed now insted of the NV3500

[deadman]

i kinda like the front bumper , are you doing all the ground fx or just the bumper ?

[Nick Hale]

nice that thing will be mean. i was hopin to do about the same but im not sure which turbo i want to use and not sure if i wanna go 6 speed or go with a tremec tko 600

[burnsy86]

it looked like in that pic you didnt have the oil pan notch boxed in.. was it jsut the pic?

[sosolos10]

its not boxed in yet, im not done cutting it out. i had to put the motor back in cuz we go 2 1/2 feet of snow and mmy truck is outside. i dont have a garage its not notched for the oil pan its nothch cuz the header goes under the motor it the other side

[sosolos10]

I no longer have have air dam, anyway im going with a Grant Kustoms full bumper

[sosolos10]

I am getting ready to buy a mass air flow sensor and throttle body. Does anyone have any opinion on which i should get

[sosolos10]

Picked up some new tank and new Xtreme 250 valves, 1/2 for the fill and 3/8 for the dump

[sosolos10]

Well I havent been working on my truck because I didnt and a welder so i got my taxes done last week and yesterday I went and bought one



Also got a autodarking helmet

[sosolos10]

Sorry for the lack of update but i have been able to work on my truck much and here is the reason all 30 inches of it


Went to HMI and got some 14ga slate and some 1/8 plate so i can stop bodydroping my truck the snow melts Bring on spring time

[sosolos10]

[sosolos10]

Well went dor an interview today and i start my new job at Rubbermaid in Winchester VA on Monday

[sosolos10]

Well started making the floor for the bodydrop this morning ill get some pic posted up tonight went i get home from work (been working 7 days a week)

[sosolos10]

Here is what i got done this morning I cant wait till i get a day off so i can start cutting

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[tyson_cbr]

how many inches is that?

[sosolos10]

its about 3 1/4 to the rockers

[CatDaddy52]

Do yourself a favor & take the doors off while your BDing. They WILL get in the way & make things real heavy. Where are you going to cut on the firewall??

[sosolos10]

Well here are my updates
Pulled off the front clip












Firewall all cut out, i might build a custom firewall this is just for the time being


Cut the back of the cab out also

[sosolos10]

What is everyboby useing to cut through the body mounts

[89tuodeyal]

i cut mine with a sawzall...then for the areas where there wasnt body mounts or double thick i used a metabo

[sosolos10]

Just pick up a couple sawzall blades maybe ill get the weekend off so i can get the cab done and start on the rad support