It's ALIVE! Sort of... found out good and bad. For some reason the transmission does not shift properly, and I never even heard it get past 1st gear and reverse.





Like I said, first time around went great... now to tattle on myself... The reason my second attempt around the block failed was because my 2 link perches were not welded in place yet.... I wanted to do it later when I made up my mind about my rear end. Anyway, second trip when I took the RPM's up enough to engage 1st gear, it caught pretty hard and rotated the rear axle a little. That caused my U joint to break. I put a patch on it and got it back into the garage after about an hour.










Ok, so here's the short list of what I got done today; I replaced the water pump, I got the radiaitor installed on it's side, I hooked up the tranny cooler, and I made the front of the s10 frame look a little prettier. For those that were wondering if my radiator was going to fit, well it did, but holy hell it was close! And for anyone that thinks I'm being a cheap ass for doing it this way, you're damn right! And that's actually not the worst of it.... I forced my existing radiator hoses to work.... The top one got chopped and turned around, the lower one got cut in half and then reconnected with a pipe to make it fit.... Oh yeah, I'm cheap. Anyway, I'll replace the crap stuff later, but it'll work great for my next test drive.

Starting with the pump:
Old:





My new radiator mount:




And the mount with the radiator installed:
It's ghetto with a hint of class... Sort of like a hobo with a top hat...





Oh yes, it sit VERY low:







I ordered a couple of cheap gauges from Speedway Motors so I can keep an eye on oil pressure and engine temp for my next test drive. If I didn't have the oil pressure gauge, I know I would have had a bad oil pump; that'd be just my luck.

Why yes, that is the coolest gauge panel you have ever seen! The gauge panel is just a temporary fix. I plan to get much nicer gauges as well, I just couldn't justify the money on the ones I want until I'm actually ready for them.




I had to clear out the garage the other day to work on my dad's "new" 81 Corvette. I'm pretty sure I gave my neighbors a whole new reason to hate me. I left the truck outside most of the day. I was pretty excited when the guy driving by in his Prius was glaring at me.