My new Studebaker

Day 1
Ok, so I still admit that I know nearly nothing about cars. I'm a boat guy. Today I've started to post the progress about my new trucks. Right now I am at 4 and trying to get down to 1. I have: 1-1956 Studebaker(for the body, 2-1990S-10(for the frame and other components) 3-1970 chevy C-10 (For the Chevy 350 small block) 4-2005 Chevy silverado (the daily driver. Again I know nothing about cars and am purely guessing. I you see me going down a bad path please don't be affraid to chime in and correct me. So far, the Studebaker is dis***embled in the garage. The s-10 has just begun dis***embly. and the C-10 is waiting in the drive way. Thank you for your consideration

 

good luck with the studie!

 

Nice projects.. Put the Studie on the S frame with the v-8.

 

What he said

 

Stude looks nice enough in that first pic to run as-is, actually. Hell so does the '70 Chevy C10. If you're set on using that motor, put a junkyard runner 350 back in and sell it to someone who digs them.

 

Looks like you have enough parts..Just make sure you have fun building it your way......

 

Forget the bowtie stuff and drive the Stude as is....
Lots of Stude folks do it all the time.

 

I drove the Stude up to 50 mph and quickly decided that I needed to upgrade alot of things. Brakes, powersteering, A/C (i live in hot *** Tx.) The c-10 is going to someone who is going to do all my electrical. I just hope the frame works out.

 

Keep us informed, 'kay?

 

I think you have too many trucks, you need to let me have the c-10.

 

I wanted to thank S**** Metal-48.I had forgotten that this was supposed to be fun. Maybe I don't need to devote every waking moment to This.

 

you could sell that Chevy for enough money for a rebuilt Stude V8... that would be a little cooler and make some room in the driveway. It's just harder to sell a pickup with no motor.

 

Sell the '70 to someone as a complete truck, use the $$$ to build a motor.
No need to rip apart a nice C just for a belly ****on motor.

 

Update:
Well, the S-10 is getting smaller and the discard pile is getting bigger(anybody need parts off of an S-10?) I got the Chilton Online manual. Boy did that help with the dis***embly. Is it normal to worrie that this whole thing might not work out? I know it is, I've just never done this before.

 

I'm with the keep-it Stude crowd here. THOSE were SWEET trucks!

 

I was also with the "Keep it Stude " Crowd until I tried to drive it to town. It was a very scary experience. I live in Houston, Tx. I need to be able to get it up to a decent speed IF I want to drive it anywhere. The intent is that it looks like an old Stude but has the advantages of 40 plus years of safety up-grades.

 

Thanks for posting. I just bought a '53 that needs work so I'll be following your progress for inspiration. Also, I've seen this done before and work out well so keep plugging away you can do it!

 

Wild! I'm doing an update to a '47 Stude pickup and love watching people get any kind of Studebaker on the road!

 

capt dave : at the end of the day your driving it . i love that truck i would just drop it and get some dope performance stuff. Low and slow . who need brakes when your doing 4 mph . good luck with your build > jake

 

cool another member of the stude dudes!!! I've always been a big fan of stude trucks

 

You might want to check out the Studebaker Drivers Club site. Studebaker parts are readilly available if you know where to look. Your truck might be a little less scary to drive with a few new pieces.

 

Thanks for the encouragement, I have my ups and downs. I decided to go with a vintage Air system. I thought I could use the A/C from the S-10 but I think it will be alot easier to buy the Vintage Air. I hope to still use the Power steering.

 

My '53 for some inspiration

Paul