Hello all! Just wanted to introduce myself to the forum. Ive been a member for a while but didnt post much to do with my truck! A few months ago i bought my first truck, its a 1994 s10 extended with the 4.3 vortec! Let me say ive fallen in love with this truck. The truck is in pretty good shape considering the year, but still needs some rust work around the box. Truck came to me lowered 2/3 with blocks and spindles!
First day i brought her home! I live in Niagara Falls, and drove a few hours up to Orangeville to pick her up. Paid $1500, but sold some ghetto 18's and some spare parts from it so my grand total was $1200!
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It needed a little work to pass safety, but needed more than expected. I replaced the entire brake system aside from master cylinder, (front rotors and calipers, back drums and shoes and all the brake lines). It needed front tires, a new y-pipe, some frame repair (was rotted a bit), and a control arm. After all this i finally got to drive it for the first time and it was one of the greatest feelings ever. (sorry that sap :haha BUT now that its mine and no more bullcrap i was able to start personallizing it. The first thing i did to it was put a custom steering wheel that my dad had laying around, and some pedal covers. I didnt have to fumble with an airbag because my truck didnt come stock with one, BONUS. so i slapped on my Momo 2401 and was set.
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I then decided i wanted rally wheels, i saw a few trucks on the forum and looooooooooooooved the style. So i picked me up two 275/60r15, 15x8 covrette wheels for $200 bucks. Not too bad deal for wheels and tires. They were in rough shape, had a crappy faded yellow paint on it, so i cleaned em all up nice and primed/painted them a semi gloss black, and armour alled the tires to make them glisten.
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How they sit on the truck
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Next thing i did was clean up the front end. Took the trim strip off the front bumper, shot a coat of black paint on it, painted my embled the same colour as the truck, tinted my corner lights and polished the crap out of my grill.
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Next I picked up some xtreme leafs and rear sway bar. They were pretty rusted. But for $60 it wasnt a bad deal. The sway bar came with the brackets and everything. I put the sway bar in, however ive since planned to drop the rear lower and wont be using those leafs! (if anyone wants em let me know!)
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I noticed a rather significant change in the handling! More then i thought i would. I love it, need to get a fatter sway bar for the front now! But this is how she sits now. Here some whoring courtesy of my girlfriends super awesome xlr.
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Reppin' mightycarmods! Love the show.
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aaaaaaand a crappy iphone pic
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Future plans include a Roll Pan (got one just put it on till after my birthday :rotf The pan also came with a tailgate handle relocation kit! SS Mirrors. I gotta get matching wheels for the front, 98+ front end, a 4/6 drop with major tucking in the back, gotta fix all the rust, do body and paint, then i can start getting into interior stuff, and then performace possibly. Got a magnaflow exhaust coming in the mail soon! Thats about it for me guys. Im loving the forum so far. One day ill be able to run with some of the truck i see on here.
First day i brought her home! I live in Niagara Falls, and drove a few hours up to Orangeville to pick her up. Paid $1500, but sold some ghetto 18's and some spare parts from it so my grand total was $1200!
It needed a little work to pass safety, but needed more than expected. I replaced the entire brake system aside from master cylinder, (front rotors and calipers, back drums and shoes and all the brake lines). It needed front tires, a new y-pipe, some frame repair (was rotted a bit), and a control arm. After all this i finally got to drive it for the first time and it was one of the greatest feelings ever. (sorry that sap :haha BUT now that its mine and no more bullcrap i was able to start personallizing it. The first thing i did to it was put a custom steering wheel that my dad had laying around, and some pedal covers. I didnt have to fumble with an airbag because my truck didnt come stock with one, BONUS. so i slapped on my Momo 2401 and was set.
I then decided i wanted rally wheels, i saw a few trucks on the forum and looooooooooooooved the style. So i picked me up two 275/60r15, 15x8 covrette wheels for $200 bucks. Not too bad deal for wheels and tires. They were in rough shape, had a crappy faded yellow paint on it, so i cleaned em all up nice and primed/painted them a semi gloss black, and armour alled the tires to make them glisten.
How they sit on the truck
Next thing i did was clean up the front end. Took the trim strip off the front bumper, shot a coat of black paint on it, painted my embled the same colour as the truck, tinted my corner lights and polished the crap out of my grill.
Next I picked up some xtreme leafs and rear sway bar. They were pretty rusted. But for $60 it wasnt a bad deal. The sway bar came with the brackets and everything. I put the sway bar in, however ive since planned to drop the rear lower and wont be using those leafs! (if anyone wants em let me know!)
I noticed a rather significant change in the handling! More then i thought i would. I love it, need to get a fatter sway bar for the front now! But this is how she sits now. Here some whoring courtesy of my girlfriends super awesome xlr.
Reppin' mightycarmods! Love the show.
aaaaaaand a crappy iphone pic
Future plans include a Roll Pan (got one just put it on till after my birthday :rotf The pan also came with a tailgate handle relocation kit! SS Mirrors. I gotta get matching wheels for the front, 98+ front end, a 4/6 drop with major tucking in the back, gotta fix all the rust, do body and paint, then i can start getting into interior stuff, and then performace possibly. Got a magnaflow exhaust coming in the mail soon! Thats about it for me guys. Im loving the forum so far. One day ill be able to run with some of the truck i see on here.