S10wannabee's truck project

[ftp ride]

let the cutting begin,looking good.do you see alot of s-10s there,also hows the minitruckin sceneover there

[S10wannabee]

grinder is fired up, and ready to go

as far as the minitruck scene, i would like to say, its very very minimal.

there are plenty of blazers and S10's, but i've seen only 1 S10 that had been static dropped, not 1 bagged so far.., there are some customcars around that ride around on bags, my brother has a very nice 1955 F100, thats on Shockwave's , very clean truck.

another friend of mine has a dual cab Dodge ram 1500 4x4 with only the front bagged so far, he's getting kicked by everyone to do the rear..

and another friend of mine has a '63 Mercury Commuter that is going to be bagged as well, he is gathering parts for it..

here's my brothers F100

[S10wannabee]

time to start cuttin'

this used to be on the car somewhere...


front wheels/tires


this is what we got when we modified the spring cup a bit.


and some more grinding to the point were i can't get any more lowering, the arms have room to drop, but the upper balljoint is at its end


its about 2-2,5" away from the ground , i think i will leave at this, maybe in the future i will buy some control arms, so i can lay it out..for now this will have to do..

left side of the frame, prolly needs some more cutting, but i will wait until i get the cups from SD


the other side


here the blowerbox, i will put in some aluminium sheet, the tire is just hitting it.


my father modifying and welding the left fender on the inside.


its great to have such a help!

[BlkS10Kid2002]

That looks awesome... what are the specs on the wheels... 19x??? and maker It looks like AC Schnitzer (sp?) which are bmw wheels right?. Also what mirrors are those... they are friggin sick! Project is lookin sweet!

Edit: Holy Shit... $4k for 19's!!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E...8 6.m20.l1116

[S10wannabee]

thanks man,

wheels are indeed from AC-Schnitzer, a company which only makes parts for BMW's, these are 19x8,5..

i got them for, Hold on... 350$ for all 4, only 1 was used for whatever reason... , lucky me..

and the mirrors are from a 89-97 Ford thunderbird, had to modify them a little bit, but they fit!

[V8Blaze]

man that looks awesome. Glad to see people cutting up dimes in your side of the world

[S10wannabee]

Quote: Originally Posted by V8Blaze

man that looks awesome. Glad to see people cutting up dimes in your side of the world

thanks man

[JoPre]

i like those mirrors too, i was at the junkyard yesterday and forgot to look for some mirrors i like. damnit.

and how the hell did you manage to get those rims for 350! and dont tell me they had the tires on them too!

[S10wannabee]

no they didn't had tires on them, that would be the best deal ever!!

the shop where i bought these, they buy 1 big shipment of rims once in every few months, the rims come from, manufactures,dealers, other shops, , most of them were used for shows, displays and such, so their basicly brandnew..

and i also have some more good news,
1st box from SD came in



and we got some more work done.
modified inner fender.

cleaned and primered spindle's


and old junk that's come off the truck


new front rotors and calipers are going on as well

[S10wannabee]

update,

got all the other parts in as well. so we took the old x-member out and started to build the 4-link, after putting in the x-member and the upper links, we hooked up the axle and measured everything, nothing needed adjusting..

it puts the axle right were it needs to be..






and hopefully within a few days or like 2 weeks or so, i will have some brackets made, then i can make this 4-link into a 6-link, still have to weld the lower links to the axle, but i forgot my angle finder

and continu-ed working on the front, maybe i will cut some moe out of the pocket, not sure yet, some more at the rear of the pocket,

[actafool4187]

Keep up the good work, and keep the updates/pictures coming.

[S10wannabee]

thanks, and i will!

[chevy power]

Looking good.

[S10wannabee]

here's another update..

front frame is almost done, only the relocating kit for the shocks needs to be welded to the frame and the notch for the tierod has to be done, new shocks are on their way,..

i can get a finger around the bag all around , so that's good i guess.



welded the lower tabs to the axle for the 4-link


and added some metal just behind the notch. where originally the frame gets smaller. we added a piece so it remains the same.


and the notch's are in...






more soon..

[S10wannabee]

picture's of today's progress.


old frame removed


me welding the bottom of the notch


and we notched the front for the tierods


made a template first offcourse


and started some work on the airmanagment


more next week!

[prodan]

damn, great work, i really like the merriors also. keep the updates comming

[S10wannabee]

update's!
welded a plate in the frame just before the notch.





the front all primered

painted and shock mount installed


new brakes and calipers,bag and shock in place



more to come soon

[wildman ss]

this is going to be awesome when its done

[S10wannabee]

@Wildman, i sure hope so..

some more update's..

left front side being put together again..




and while trying to fit the fender, we figured out it would be somewhat easier with the front bumper off, so bumper back off and the fender on..


fitted a wheel,


and we put the rearaxle back in, this is for testfitting for the gastank



it might fit without modifing the tank,.. don't know yet, now we have to wait on all the brackets for the lift bars, then i know what will be the highest lift will be, and if we have to modify the tank or not..

both wheels on..


and the gauge-panel is ripped out, i will put in LEDS in the panel, also in the gauge's for the airsuspension and the hvac-control panel..


more soon,..

[V8Blaze]

looks damn good, i may have missed it but your gonna be running the five link lift bars in the rear?

[S10wannabee]

yes, but i will make the links myself.

a buddy of mine has acces to a lasercutter, he will make all of the brackets for it..

i had ordered under and behind the axle brackets, but after a while , (and after reading on it here), i decided i would go with a 6-link configuration, but then i already placed the order for the brackets, , if i would have to do it over again, i would just order a 5-link kit.

it gives more lift and better drive charactaristics, from what i have read..

[kevdog]

Awesome build! Keep up the great work!

[S10wannabee]

thanks,. good news, just got word that all of my bracket are ready for me, so i can make my remaining 2 links, and the bracket for the York. if my buddy has my bushing made from the lathe, those i need also, but im hoping for them also this week.

so i got started and the LED-conversion for the gauge's

here it is.

the airgauge's from AVS, the middle one hasn't got a LED in it so you can see the difference


all 3 done


HVAC panel


and the gauge panel itself


i don't have a picture with the pointers in, they faded over the years and i painted them. so they are drying..

[neckbreaker87]

this is goin to be a nice truck........ I wish I could start my build, still learning an don't really have anyone to help so it's pretty much wainting for me.

[S10wannabee]

just got a box full of brackets, tabs, a "diy mounting a york to a 2.2 kit" , the rest is gonna be cut tommorow

[S10wannabee]

a new update,

the new brackets..


and we started to put the grinder in the cab for the driveshaft.






tuck those wheels up!


and the first x-member is made, and tomorrow it will be welded




and i really like this picture, idk why, but i do

[bmxbang]

dang i love that color on the truck with the new wheels thats going to look so sick all layed out man1

[BlazerChops]

I like this entire thread because the of all the detailed step-by-step pics included. It really shows how everything is coming together. Keep up the great work man!

[S10wannabee]

thanks for the comments!

got some picture's for you guys.

made the edc-bracket






this is were it sits now


at first i had it lower, but the uca would interfere with the york in that way, so i placed it more upward by a piece of metal inbetween my original brackets.

i dont have a picture of the complete thing,.. will make some

some of the welds

[kevdog]

Lookin' good man, keep it up!