Definitive S-10 Frame Swap Vehicle List

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Holy cow!

Those are righteous!

~Jason

 

because i think the prices for new cabmounting rubber for a s10 is expensive more then 90euro (117USD) i decide that i will take my own but not from rubber but from Nylon what do you guys think from that??

 

hockey pucks

 

Any other suggestions???

 

I like the nylon idea. doesn't it machine well? I mean, on a lathe?

~Jason

 

Here's DaRodShoppe's International, just posted:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=302604

Hey Folks

Just thought I'd post some pics of the 1947 International that i'm Hot Rodding up here in Nova Scotia,Canada.

My Truck Consists of :

80's S-10 Chassis with a 79 Malibu front frame clip on it.I boxed the from front to back and filled all unnessary holes.The from has been shortened 6" in the middle,6" in the rear,10" in the front.The rear leaf spring have been moved inboard.It has Malibu front brakes and steering.79 Nova 8.5 Rear.
285/70/15 Tires on the back,205/60/15 on the front
350/th350 powertrain

The Cab is mostly stock,just smoothed and filled a little,new floors pan,rocker,door sills and cab corner.Stock drip rails have been shaved and new molded ones added.Fenders and Grille are pretty must stock.Nose of hood has be lengthen and Fill.Top of hood has been filled and will be peaked.

The Box is from a 1949 Chev and has been narrowed and shortened to suit.I hung original international fenders on it.

Inside I installed a narrowed 1950 Ford car dash,Malibu Column,Brake and Gas pedals and booster from malibu as well.I mounted the booster behind the dash to save space under the Hood.

 

can someone please explame why would you use a mailbu front clip if you alrady has a S10 chassis?????

 

Correct track width... S10's are to narrow for a bunch of stuff. Like my International. I'm contemplating rim offset, wider a-arms, or spacers to correct it. Contrary to some's beliefs the S10 chassis is not always the answer. Some stuff it just does not fit.

 

Beat me to it!

Yeah, the Internationals are just a tad wider. Not so wide as not to work completely, but wide enough that you'll find all sorts of little things that will annoy you.

~Jason

 

This thread gives me so much ideas for example i was talking on the S10 swap that i want to try Nylon for the rubber mounting now i have found on my work rubber round 110mm im going to use that

 

Hopefully it won't prove too hard of a ride.

Do you think the strength of the rubber would be adversely affected if you machined out a recess for the washer to go into, in order to countersink it?

~Jason

 

I would stay away from the 2 piece driveshafts, especially the ones with the double cardan joints, if you can get your driveline angles right, I would go to a 1 piece shaft setup. They had alot of vibration problems and the new driveshafts were over $1000.

 

i work in a factory were we building garbagetrucks

this rubber we using between the container and the frame so it must be strong enough also we using the washer between the frame and container..

 

THAT'S AWESOME!!!


~Jason

 

the work sucks but i can get many bolts and screws and other things

 

Sory 55dude ,thats all the pics I have, Its a 86 s-10 ,reworked it to remove the part of frame that kicks out to accept my 36 body.....used 2x4 tubing to fill the piece that was cut out.A Flaming River
Pinto r&p. Will try n get more pic later as progess goes ,which is slow goin right now.

 

55 dude did you see these? more pics on page 18

 

I wonder about some "mid-size" trucks, like the older toyota T100, dodge dakota... they are slightly bigger than the small trucks, but a good bit smaller than full size. The conventional frame design and rear leaf springs should be able to fit under a lot of different cars and trucks.

 

AND the Dakotas can be had with some 318 mounts in 'em... and 5-speeds.

They're a bit pricey, compared to the S-10, though...

~Jason

 

i'm thinking of doing a duo S10 swap i can buy a cab. for 150euro's

now i dont like this cab. because it has too much work but im searching for a cheap Clear-title soif someone knows sompthing please let me know

 

Dakota's can be had cheap... you just have to look. I see them here for $300-400 on Craigslist with no motor.

 

Really?

Around here people tend to hang onto 'em. If they ever come up for sale, especially at that price, they've been beat on so bad that something's likely tweaked!

Still, I haven't looked since last summer. Maybe I'll take a peek on Craigslist later tonight...

~Jason

 

I may fall into one, I got rearended in my '06 last night. Looking at the damage today it seems a lot worse than I thought it was. Front and rear.

 

can you please post a url. from a Craigslist.. thanx

 

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/906685649.html

is the one that is on locally right now.

Tomorrow if they total mine I'll try and keep it and put a body on it.

 

pfff i realy realy love this page for example such a suburban cost around 10000euro in Netherlands http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/870988273.html
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/875060427.html

in good condition..

 

and what for body are you want to put on it??

 

Hope you're okay, man...

Hey - if you put a body on it, I'll start a whole other thread and begin funneling all sorts of info into it.

~Jason

 

What is the reason that you would want a 2 wheel drive vs. 4 wheel drive s-10?