Project *** - - Rags to Bags -- ***

[flnole78]

Ok, So I finally decided to start my own Project thread. I purchased an '88 S-10 single cab with a 2.2 and manual transmission. Here it is when I brought it home. It had donut wheels and tires so I had the old owner throw on my stock wheels and tires from my old '01 s-10.





I plan on doing bags front and back, new backhalf, complete tear down and clean everything, 3.5" traditional bodydrop, full shave and some other tricks I may throw in along the way.

[Blazin810]

2.2?? 88's came with 2.5's.....

[DroppinTheDime]

haha who cares its getting ripped out anyways! We got a lot of work ahead of us shane but it should be fun!

[flnole78]

ok, I guess its a 2.5, either way is a 4 cyl and Its's not staying. We started tearing down the front end of the truck. Here are a couple of pics:


Here it is a little farther:



and Finally what we ended with:

[twelvam]

sweet, get that thing outta there! you putting a 305 or 350?

[flnole78]

I am going with a 305 only b/c I picked one up for free.

[FCKNLOW]

yea thats a 2.5.....get this thing layed already!

[DroppinTheDime]

Cant wait till we get to break out that welder and cut the back half off!

[flnole78]

Well, we got a bit done this weekend. I had Tues and Wed off also. We got the interior stripped and the bed off and removed everything from under the bed. It's getting close to starting the backhalf then the bodydrop.


Here is the interior gutted:



Here is the bed removed:

Here is the rear:

Just a little rear shot with the metal for the backhalf:

[flnole78]

We got the rest of the stuff from under the bed removed and most of the backhalf complete. I will post up some pics when I get home tonight.

[98layinframe]

damn it must be nice to find older vehicles with next to zero rust on them...

[flnole78]

yeah, I lucked out with this one. I thought the frame was rusted out but it turned out to be mostly dirt. The body is in great shape for an 88.

[littlered]

Quote: Originally Posted by 98layinframe

damn it must be nice to find older vehicles with next to zero rust on them...

Not to whore but here you go.

http://www.s10forum.com/classifieds/...t/14766/cat/22

[FSUnole]

lets see this shit shane, where the pics

[flnole78]

ok, here are the pics I said I would post up.

Here is the backhalf:



Here it is on the truck before we cut the old frame:




I also got a little bodywork done on the bed, I got an FBI skin from a friend for cheap and made it work.

Here is the frame:



Here is how bad off the skin was:



And the other side lined up:



The top was off pretty bad:



The backside in primer:



One side partially welded:



Here it is fully welded and ready for filler and primer:



Passanger side after bodywrk and in primer:




Next, we will begin bodydropping the cab. Hopefully I will have some pics by the weekend.

[_Sly_]

damn, looks good so far.. keep it up!

[nfamus10]

great job on the skin. good save. what size wheels you gonna run? if you already said i missed it.

[twelvam]

looking good man
get to work on the bags! i love seeing bag and bding project threads

[flnole78]

Quote: Originally Posted by nfamus10

great job on the skin. good save. what size wheels you gonna run? if you already said i missed it.

The plan is for 22's. I have done all the measurements to clear that so we'll see. I have heard about raising the fron frnders but I am seriously thinking about a front end conversion b/c I want this truck to be a little different from everyone else. That is also why I plan on doing Slambag's RE8's all around.

[BLUESONOMA]

looks great.... keep the pictures coming

[nfamus10]

check the specs on those re8s as far as weight to compress them and whatnot might make a difference, this is only the first page and this thing is off to a great start.

[flnole78]

so I looked at the stats on those bags and it says the RE8's take 80lbs to compress whereas the RE7's take 300lbs. I have 2 of both at my house and I beleive this b/c I can compress the 8's but not the 7's by standing on them. Does anyone know how this will effect a front setup?

Anyways, we are working on this this weekend and will have more pics throughout.

[So Low Roller]

Shave The Tail Lights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[flnole78]

I'm working on that. I have a tag box too but time is killing me and I can't find the led lights I want.

[bagged92]

im likin this so far... come on!!...we need pics!!!

[flnole78]

Alright, here's an update. We got started on the bodydrop this weekend and actually got a lot of it knocked out.

Here is the pinch weld removed and a shot of the way I made sure the cab was gonna lay on the ground evenly. In case anyone is wondering, yes I compensated for the 1/8" difference from the front part and the rear part of the frame unde the cab.




Here is the rear wall cut out:



Nice straight cut:



Looks like we need some filler pieces:



The firewall is missing about 3.5"...wonder where it went??




That's pretty much as far as we got on Saturday.

[flnole78]

And here is what we knocked out on Sunday:

We dropped the cab down onto the supports and lined everything up:



Then we started the filler pieces:

Passanger:



Passanger back:



Drivers:



then we knocked out the back wall:



We didn't strart on the firewall but plans for this week are to put in the tubs and to get the firewall fully shaved.

[Jered91s10]

flying through it looks awesome man

[nfamus10]

way to go man. great progress. is there a 1st gen bd on 22z?? i havent seen any. that blazer is, but i havent seen a truck.

[DroppinTheDime]

sweet so we might be the first? thats pretty tight. hopefully nothing much comes up to get in the way and we can stay motivated and get things done in a timly manner.

[bagged92]

a bd on 22's??? hell yeah man..lol..thas what im plannin for my truck a few years down the road..lol

[xxosiris9xx]

damn we do good work...and now with no more school for me i got more time to put in to help get this thing draggin

[BrokeDownDime]

Truck looks good. I just bought a 95 Blazer I am gonna do this too. Its a 4 DR but hell, Its a good start. Yours looks good. Keep up the good work.

[FSUnole]

Quote: Originally Posted by xxosiris9xx

damn we do good work...and now with no more school for me i got more time to put in to help get this thing draggin

whats the "we" .

[flnole78]

[fluX]

lookin' good man. keep the pics comin'.

[DroppinTheDime]

Quote: Originally Posted by FSUnole

whats the "we" .

[xxosiris9xx]

ok so i guess all the work ive done doesnt really count then...whatever

[notthatlow]

damn this thing really comen along cant wait to see it done

[down2earths10]

looks good. i like the back half. makes me wanna get my truck bagged soon

[syclonekid43]

looks good.

[miniblazer]

Quote: Originally Posted by syclonekid43

looks good.

x2

[flnole78]

Quote: Originally Posted by BrokeDownDime

Truck looks good. I just bought a 95 Blazer I am gonna do this too. Its a 4 DR but hell, Its a good start. Yours looks good. Keep up the good work.

I wish I has a 2nd gen 4dr blazer to work with, that would be sweet. I bought this b/c it was cheap and in decent condition body wise.


I will post up a few pics from some more work we got done in a few.

[FSUnole]

don't get so upset david, i know you help.

[B.I.G. Nick]

seems like your moving real fast...

[nfamus10]

speaking of moving along.....lets see some more pics.

[flnole78]

Sorry I haven't updated in a while but we have been busting a$$ to get to the frame. So anyways, enough chatter, here we go:

Huge update with tons of pics:



I used the SD tubs and tried to use as much as possible. Remember I am trying to tuck 22's with a 3.5"bd. These tubs should lay on a 29" overall tire.







While we were at it we took the cab off, now this was fun. It actually only took 2 of us and all we used were our hands. In other words no hoist or anything plus we carried it from under the carport, around the bush and to the side yard where it is sitting here:

here is the remainder of the frame:



and the cab in the yard:













The fillers finished:








Well, that's it for now. Next we will be doing the frame. I have to:
cut the front pockets for RE8's
install my wishbone link
build the tank mount
comp mount
dual battery mounts
relocate the front bed mounts
box in the frame
clean the frame
paint the frame

Also, we have a ranger that we are about to install an airbar and shock kit on so it may delay us a bit. Otherwise, hopefully I will have another small update soon.

[nfamus10]

good progress. tubs look good man.

[flnole78]

thank you, thank you

[DroppinTheDime]

I wish we had all day to work on this, still going fast but imagine if we had 8 hours a day instead of 4 or so. Ranger will set us down a little bit but shouldnt be to to long (hopefully)