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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Project: sport handling on a college budget
i've posted a few pics of the truck before but i've decided to throw it all together in one thread. Got this truck in nov of '02 and remained pretty much stock through high school. (played football, had no time to work)
2.2 auto LS, nothing special.....did do a decent burnout though.... ![]() in the fall of '04 i installed a undercover tonneau cover, apc clear corners, and 13% tint. also modifed the factory intake (removed silencer, cut open lower air box) and installed a k&n filter. ![]() looked better, still not cool. summer of '05 i traded my swirls to a guy + cash for a set of old style Zq8's w/ some bald ass tires. so i got some tires too. ![]() finally startin to look better.... Before i got the zq8's i had takin the truck to an autocross race and i was hooked. here is a pic of it right after i got the new wheels: ![]() so the next thing i did was purchased a 4dr blazer front sway bar (same as zq8) off a guy who bagged his for $40. for those wanting some how to it's easy as can be, take old one off, put the new bars frame mount in and bolt it in place of the one one. also got a flowmaster 40 series for free and had it installed. (pic from ebay) then i de-badged the truck: ![]() next came me fav part.... in the spring of '06 i picked up a pair of 3" coils from the same blazer guy for $50 and then got a set of 3" blocks from summit and began to lower the truck. the rears were easy except for having to cut the u bolts down w/ a hacksaw. the front we removed the LCA blots and dropped the arm down using a jack. worse part of this was the arms wanted to stick in teh perches and the bolt were a pain to get out. here it is lowered: ![]() ![]() the truck handled great....for a while...took it to an auto x and it hauled some ass compared to what it used to do. VID: http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...4bf25fa284.htm ![]() then the stock shocks gave out. so i relied on cuttin bumpstops more and more till i finally got some new shocks. fronts: doestch tech ($28 each on clearence from summit) ![]() Rears: monroe air shocks ($73 for both + air line kit) ![]() i got the air shocks so i could adj the rear end stiffness and now i can haul some decent loads in the rear again. ![]() ok...well thats kind of an exageration. lol also i do not recogmend cutting the front bumpstops down. you gain a little bit more clearnece but it bottoms out much harder. well anyways, here she sits now: ![]() i just got my refund check from my student loan which means i'm browsing around for more parts. lol for now i think my next mods might be an 'vette tranny servo and maybe a pair of electric fans....and possibly a GM rollpan.... |
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Usted huele como un asno
Age: 28
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 937
Location: Tacoma/Melboring Beach, Fl. User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
Looks good, try gettin a zq8 rear swaybar if your into the autocross, I'm sure you can get one cheap. I think the Belltech one is like 150 bucks.
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 125
Location: Wichita KS User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
some polyurethane bushings will help tighten things ups, energy suspension makes an s10 kit.
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
yeah, i might be gettin my hands on a beltech rear bar here soon.
i have the poly sway bar endlink bushings, and poly shock bushing. need some poly sway bar frame mount bushings but i've been lazy. lol |
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Age: 27
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,854
Location: Pittsburgh Pa User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
actually a rear sway bar can hurt the performance during a autocross conditions. The front of the truck dives hard into a corner, and so the rear sway bar actually ends up trying to pull the inside rear tire off the ground... hense loosing traction and slowing ya down.
I my self have the zq8 bar front and rear on my daily. The front bar is great all the time, while the rear bar is nice for normal driving... but once i get hard into the corners it doesnt ususally help much. |
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
well a sway bar is kind of a bandaid mod to help a poor suspension. it all depends on how hte rest of the rear setup is. teh rear bar should tighten up the rear and will hopefully aid the understeer the truck has in the turns.
i also plan to get a good set of 245/50's after my 235/55's wear down. |
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Fan of the S-10
Age: 32
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,604
Location: Sullivan Illinois User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
Dont forget a ZQ8 steering box,if your gonna keep auto Xing it would be a worthwhile investment,there are some how toos around on mounting it.
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
just a small update:
installed the vette tranny servo the other day. (link to how to thread: http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f105/how-to-vette-servo-install-on-a-2-2-auto-272615/) going to another autocross this sunday, i'll post a thread w/ pics and vids (hopefully) sometime next week. |
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
I guess i gotta redo some of my thread cause of the site crash...(both my server and the s10forum server. lol)
here are teh vids: 1. YouTube - My S10 truck at an autocross (auto-x vid #1, 3-3 drop w/ stock shocks) 2. YouTube - S-10Drivers '02 S10 autox (auto-x vid #2, 3-3 drop w/ doeschtech front shocks and monroe max airs out back, and vette servo) 3. YouTube - my slow ass truck. (did it for shits and giggles....18.8@71mph..think i'll stick to turns. lol) when i get some free time at work, we are gonna see if we can get a cherokee rear sway bar to bolt into the truck. (i work at a jeep repair/salvage yard). |
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
well got some good news and some bad news...
the good news: i got my beltech rear sway bar....it rubs the gas tank a little so i gotta do some customizing to it... the bad news: ![]() ![]() ![]() i hydroplaned off the road the other day and stopped in a ditch on top of a tree.....the truck is fine other than the body damage....which i hope will be fixed during spring break. oh and i also got a billet bowtie from a guy on here...but it needs some massaging to fit into the grill shell, i guess it was homemade... |
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Carolina S-Series Mod.
Age: 23
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 46,564
Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
i love your truck man...i'm striving for something a little different myself...than the typical, rims and bags truck as you usually see on here...i like what you've done so far...well except the hydroplaning
![]() keep us updated with it man...i'd like to turn my truck into something similar... maybe eventually 4 wheel coilovers on a front to back fabbed frame, built 4.3, or 5.3, 4-wheel discs, 4 linked, sittin static with some fat thick tires out back... |
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
Update:
got the new shoes on. got some cheapo Falkens for $290 shipped to the shop....truck is currently in the body shop getting the passenger side fixed. he said that pretty much all of the passenger side will be repainted/blended so she should be lookin good on one side anyways. oh and he's also orderin a new stock front valence for it to replace the busted one. ![]() ![]() i'm itching to take it back out to another autocross soon.... |
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
good as new!
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Anti chrome King!
Age: 22
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 3,893
Location: vadnais heights, MN User is: OffLine ![]() ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
truck looks great. I have thought about auto crossing an s10 but never thought they would preform very well.
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Twizted Intentions
Age: 21
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,658
Location: Radcliff, Ky User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
how much did that cost you to get fix?
Last edited by Slammed03 : 03-20-2007 at 05:25 AM. |
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 537
Location: User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 537
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Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
exactly! it's fun as hell to autocross, I'll have to find the next time they're running down here. i wouldn't mine putting poly control arm bushings in...but i don't feel like taking the front end apart....cause I'm lazy. ![]() |
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Anti chrome King!
Age: 22
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 3,893
Location: vadnais heights, MN User is: OffLine ![]() ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
Its alot of fun but seems like the s10's push to much in the front and body roll like no tomarrow. but mine are all 4x4 or awd. still looks good. keep up the good work. |
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
course....it's not gonna handle like a Porsche though. lol |
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Have a nice day!
Age: 20
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 9,284
Location: NJ User is: OffLine ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
bump for updates
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
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truth
Age: 26
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 23,802
Location: arkansas User is: OffLine ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
man i love your truck. those zeeks look great on there. i can't wait to get mine put on. it's also nice to see someone taking a different route with their truck. are you gonna keep it at 3/3 or are you gonna go down anymore?
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
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truth
Age: 26
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 23,802
Location: arkansas User is: OffLine ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
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Trackside Support Vehicle
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 3,672
Location: Warner Robins, GA User is: OffLine ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
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Have a nice day!
Age: 20
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 9,284
Location: NJ User is: OffLine ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
i'm doing that next week. does it make that big of a difference? |
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bellcranks no more
Age: 21
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 23,008
Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine ![]() ![]() |
Re: Project: sport handling on a college budget
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