This thread is about my super drawn out S10 build. Started about 10 years ago, give or take. I had to do some digging to find some old pictures from when it all started. It will take me a bit, but I will get you all caught up to the present.
I literally bought my 83 out of a field for $600. It had a straight body and a small tree growing out of the bed lol. This is the day I bough it after cleaning it up
I will apologize, a lot of these first images are really crappy. Phone cameras weren’t that great 10 years go
I’m not an expert with paint/body/engines but I’m also a control freak and refuse to let anyone work on my cars but me haha. Here’s where I did my own body work to the truck
Believe it or not, I still haven’t fired it up. It still turns freely when you put a wrench on the crank though. I plan on going through it either way so I’m prepared for the worst. As far as my paint job, I’d give it about a 6 out of 10 haha. It’s got some trash in it but I think I put enough clear that I’ll be able to wet sand it out.
Have you considered using remote coils? It doesn't look like you are going to be able to get the wires in without hitting the exhaust with the coils on the valve covers.
Yeah, I’ve thought about doing that. It’s not quite as close as it looks in the pic. The wires do fit, and I’ve got heat shield tubing around them. That being said, I’m still considering moving them.
After getting to this point, the truck sat....for six years. Started a business and then got married and started a family. Truck took a backseat to all of that.
This is what it looked like when I finally got her out of storage a few months back. 6 years of dust, rodents made their way into the truck at some point. Had to gut the interior (again) and start over. Also gutted all the wiring and started over. Partly because of potential problems from mice and partly because I couldn’t remember exactly where I was with it.
This is what six years of dust does to uncovered paint. Keep in mind the truck hadn’t been washed the entire time since I painted it. I did a quick wet sand and buff to see what was underneath.
So here’s part of where I started yanking all the wiring out of the truck and building a new harness. A bit of a messy part but important. Also one of my favorite parts of the build because this is right up my alley.