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The Ultimate 1982 Chevy S10
A customer in Russia contacted us early this year about building a badass S10, because he absolutely loves these trucks and has a couple already. He also mentioned everyone over there has no clue how to work on old USA vehicles, so he had to think outside of Russia to make his dream truck come alive.
Since it's costly to send a truck over, and these are cheap to come by, we sourced a 1982 S10 out of California. Most of the S10's around us are rotted out. We hoped the one in Cali was rust-free, and luckily it was! All it really needed was a tailgate and a door which had been damaged. I'm sure you're wondering what exactly would constitute this "badassery"... Well, here's the basic breakdown: -Schwartz G-Machine Chassis (custom/new product) -RideTech single-adjustable coilovers -Baer Extreme Plus 14" brakes w/6-piston monoblock calipers -Moser full floating 9" with Baer Tracker floating hub kit -GM LS7, modified by Schwartz Performance to 675hp, N/A. -125hp shot of nitrous -T56 Magnum transmission -Custom 18x8 / 18x12 wheels (TBD) -Small cowl hood, chrome bumpers & grille, painted satin black -Dry sump tank, nitrous bottle, and tonneau cover in the bed -4 to 6 point roll cage -Bench seat, simple interior, with upgraded stereo, backup cam, spot light on the A-pillar The teardown: https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2897/...f0660088_z.jpg https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/...3e93f90c_z.jpg https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3865/...74ef2e2b_z.jpg https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/...8e9622c9_z.jpg https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3883/...20f05e9b_z.jpg https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2897/...f0660088_z.jpg We literally found 3+ black widow spiders in this truck upon disassembly. We don't have those around Northern Illinois.. so most of us were really jumpy and often screamed like little school girls if one was spotted, or if we "thought" we saw one. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3918/...da04fb93_z.jpg https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/...b7fdb91e_z.jpg https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5319/...956190e4_z.jpg https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2909/...f4572ea5_z.jpg |
Next is a bit of bodywork- blasting, priming, etc.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5158/...cf1e03a9_z.jpg https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2922/...a6e3d417_z.jpg https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2916/...d4ea6cc8_z.jpg The previous owner had fabbed up some neat ground effects, but our customer didn't want any of that. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5073/...f93d717d_z.jpg We smoothed a few areas of the firewall at this stage. Not much was done around the tunnel since we didn't know how the engine & trans placement would end up. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3874/...27b7e431_z.jpg Holes for AC/Heater hoses https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5592/...07e79e50_z.jpg https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5569/...d0b82bcf_z.jpg New door https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3890/...6b038a65_z.jpg Some of the jambs painted https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2941/...2a937f85_z.jpg https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2941/...e3bbf245_z.jpg At this point the chassis started being worked on. I'll touch on that soon. WE INTERRUPT THIS THREAD TO BRING YOU SEXY PARTS: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3881/...0d2d58f2_z.jpg Mmmm.. I can smell the dry sump lingering in the air. ....Was that too much? https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3842/...03420e9a_z.jpg We're using a Wegner front drive system. These by far are the best LS serpentine drives on the market.. We have been using them for over 7 years and try to use them on every LS build. The cost is comparable or less than VA and BS, and best part is, we're a dealer for them. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5605/...78e8fa25_z.jpg |
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Can't wait to see more!! |
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Not a body style I'd put "Marty Money" in but certainly will be fun to watch this progress!
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Why not 9s on the front? They tuck easily enough, and the extra tread width...
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These trucks are very narrow too, so a wide front rubber isn't all that necessary. The rear is 60" sidewall to sidewall; a 70 Chevelle is 72"! Pretty crazy. -Dale |
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