Definitive S-10 Frame Swap Vehicle List

Dirty pet cock...if you are so fimilar with traditonal hotrodding....you would know early hot rodders were alaways looking for the latest techinal advancments thaey could get their hands on ....and their budgets could afford....what is wrong with disc brakes from a honda...sounds like a great idea..thanks.....you go on and enjoy picking your teeth ouf of the sterring wheel while you try to follow me around a corner....

 

Good comment..

 

Doing a 49 ford f 1 with a 53 chevy hood and fenders and grill.and beb..i know it sounds nuts but it what i could scrounge...i think i will have to narrow the hood and the grill a bit...plan on using a s-10 frame long bed regular cab..350 and t-5 out of a pre 93 s-10...i think the pre 93 t-5 fit on a smc...right?...so i plan on bagging the truck...question...do i chanell the cab or mount it on its standard 49 cab mounts?..i do plan on using running boards....thanks

 

I'm putting my 42 chevy pickup on an s-10
and my friend glen has put a 36 ford tudor sedan on one, along with a 53 plymouth 2 door savoy wagon, a 53 mercury 2 door, a 1924 buick touring car, and a 62 corvair convertible ( he cut the floor out and used the s-10 to make a unibody structure for it)

 

We'd love to have Glen on the board, too!

It would be awesome to hear some of his stories, and see any pictures!

~Jason

 

I think you're a little confused as to what a unibody is. did he use the S10 frame? Then it's not a unibody, it's a full frame. Unless he cut the front of the frame loose and attached it to the body in the front, then cut loose the rear section and did the same. If he sat the car on the S10 frame, even if he used the S10 floor, it wouldn't be considered a unibody. Just saying...

 

i'm parting out my S10 so i can start building the 53'cab on it now im thinking of using the wire-harness and the car also has airco does anybody know what i need to save so i can use the airco and also what can i cut away from the wire-harness for example do i need the computer..?? its a 4cyl. model ....but the engine im not going to use... im going to use a 305ci SB








any other ideas what i can use from the S10...??


also can i use the power windows from the S10 (without the glass afcorse)

 

anyone done a 40 ford sedan this way?

 

this person bill stokstill has done a swap its a '98 frame and bed from a S10 you can find more pictures here http://www.pickupsnpanels.com/images/Member Trucks/BillStockstill.htm

 

It turned out quite well!

Like it or no, here's a picture that shows an S-10 bed against the older truck's cab. I figured I'd post it so folks could see them together for reference (this is definitely something you don't see online every day):



~Jason

 

yuck.

 

Yeah, not quite my bag of tea either, but it does illustrate the S-10 vs old truck relative dimensions really well by butting a cross-section if each back to back - in this case, the front of the bed vs the back of the cab. You can almost superimpose a ghost image over the top of the photograph of each vehicle - first the S-10, then the older truck, and see with your mind's eye (in 3-D) how the S-10 almost fits inside the older truck... and where.

~Jason

 

Its also not my cup of tea.. but i saw this in custom classic Trucks

here is it!

 

Okay, the dash vents for the AC aren't THAT bad, I guess. The type certainly goes with the interior, but the placement (which is what I'm focussing on) is nice.

And while I'm not a big fan of the big GM steering column, it's nice to see the lower cover he made (and carpeted) in order to hide it.

~Jason

 

Get rid of the taillights, change the wheels and I'd drive it!
Larry T

 

i also like the dash vents... i think a ididit steering colum would be better for it.. im still searchig for a used ididit steering colum for my project..

 

You should post an ad in the "Wanted" section.

~Jason

 

Maybe that would be a good idea..

today i have bought in the netherlands new Bed side pannels with zincor from this person:

http://pick-up-parts.com/






these panel sides where with a small failure in it so i have paid a good low price..





here is some info what Zincor®) is:


Electro-galvanized Steel: Many of the sheet metal parts pick-up-parts manufactures including tailgates, front bed panels, bed sides and cross sills are made of electro-galvanized steel (Zincor®)
The thickness of our sheet metal is 1.5 mm. (Compare that with others!)
Zincor® is coated by electrodeposition on both sides with a pure zinc layer.
This coating is characterised by the uniformity and the regularity of its thickness.


There are several reason for selecting this steel for our products:

1. Zincor® is clean and dry.
2. Zincor® has a good resistance to corrosion during our processing and while on the shelf.
3. It has also an excellent weldability, due to the uniformity and regularity of the zinc coating.
4. Electrogalvanised products are an excellent substrate for painting, both in terms of adhesion and appearance.
5. After the parts are painted, the zinc under the paint helps prevent loss of paint adhesion or rusting if the paint surface is scratched or damaged.

 

Does anyone maybe know the dimenensions of this Bed cros http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk124/jeffs51chevy/DSCN1558.jpg

 

You may send these guys an email, too:
http://pick-up-parts.com/

They may well be able to tell you immediately when the dimensions are on that.

~Jason

 

Hey Jason,

i wish it was so easy.. this man has made everything him self and want to keep it that way ..he does not want to share the dimensions i have told him i want to make it from stainless steel....

 

LOL!

Probably should've left out that last part about making it yourself.

Email LMC Truck. They actually sell reproduction cross sills. There are three types, a front, a rear and a couple center ones.

Here's the page from their catalog, so you know what part number to refer to:
http://www.lmctruck.com/ICATALOG/CA/full.aspx?Page=26

You should be able to find a link to an email address on their site. Also, they are local to me - if you do decide you want to order a bunch of stuff from the USA, I have the ability to actually drive out there on my lunch break and pick things up for you. I could package all the things you bought from all the different companies, and ship them as one big lot.

~Jason

 

damm i think you r right

Thanks for the offer but the man is selling it fo 30,-euro each so for 90,- i dont have to worry about that..

but i will return too you about the s10v8 mounting were we have talked about


i still what to remake the parts my self.. but then in stainless steel.

also some people from europe also have mailed me with request to make the Brackets maybe a idea for the future but not for now...

 

I already chimed in on what is needed to put a S10 under a 49-54 chevy. Its up near the top.

If you have any specific questions, ask em'.

 

has anyone put a s10 under a 36-38 chevy truck

 

btt

 

I took my old bedsides to an old Italian guy who manufactures commericial steel grade kitches and he duplicated them to the exact dimensions and thickness.
It only took him a day and cost me only $100.00 each including the metal.
I then removed the old stake pockets from my original bed sides and welded them to my new ones.
They turned out perfect.
I purchased my rear roll pan and tailgate from Mar-K located in Oklahoma and it is real nice quality stuff.

Check it out.

 

I have started my conversion.
Got the cab mounts made and the chassis mostly stripped.
Cleaning and POR-15'ing the Chassis this weekend.
Build thread here:
http://www.glennsplace.com/fifty_chevy.htm

Fun fun fun.

 

What if I wanted to keep mine inline as they say.

 

Here i've been poking around and found some links to shoebox ford S10 clip installs
linky
and
linkalot