Since it's pretty obvious you can work metal here is something I've seen done on these old trucks (usually crudely) but could look nice. They cut...
Mike, the last picture I put on the site was of the rear bumper mount. It used up the 3 mb allowed by this site so I couldn't post some finished...
The site the pictures are on only allows 3mb. I got the rear bumper mount pictured, 6" piece of 2 1/2" square tubing plus a 2 1/2 by 6" piece of...
The later model crossmember in the AD suffers from just the opposite malady from the S10. Where the S10 front is too narrow, the 71 and up front,...
Flipper, I missed the inquiries the first time on the radiator and the master cylinder. We used the stock radiator (it was brand new) and moved it...
Actually all the headlight switch does is to provide current to the dimmer switch so if it works on high it's not the switch. Run a jumper wire...
Pictures S10 055 shows a fabricated neutral safety switch that works well (use an all weather boat or tractor start button), and S10 057 and 058...
RE: S10 conversion, gas tank Mike, I posted a picture of the frame mount tank on 11/8/05. The S10 tank is already right where you want it but you...
Ed, you can use the stock 53 radiator, just make sure it's in good shape. I've found that a 350 does fine without a/c but marginal with. I...
You might pop the cap off the top of the shifter box(at the bottom of the column) and see if the knotches for 1st/reverse and 2nd/3rd are aligned...
Guys, I apologize for my lack of computer skills which prevents me from knowing how to put text with a photo but with patience to match the verbal...
Timing way off and no power usually means timing chain kaput. Pull you distributer cap and have a helper move the balancer or flywheel back and...
RE: gearbox Bearings Nate, I too have wondered about the mindset of salvage yard operaters. I sure would like to hear their side but from where I...
Hey Flipper, I used the original S10 shaft from the gearbox up to the stub of the 1" hollow shaft from the S10 column. I turned a bushing on my...
Doggone it, your trucks one year too old. Starting in 54 chevy went to a bed that can be interchanged for a number of years with not a lot of...
Jeremy, it sounds strange but I used the front seat out of a 74 sedan deville cadillac. Both doors close without touching the seat. A tape measure...
A quick update, the conversion is done using an old 50 we had as the guinea pig. Any boo-boos(we made several) are better if done on something...
The man wanting the S10 conversion brought his truck to the shop today and his 53 turned out to be a 51. Anyway, it's been completely restored and...
Just testing to see if I can get on the site. Have had the S10 conversion frame swap done for two weeks--took 11 hrs. Will follow up with pics if...
One of the guys on the forum started his S10 swap over a year ago and the narrow front track was much discussed. It is a LOT narrower but the...
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