S-10 hot rod,anyone got one?

I have been thinking an s-10 pickup has everything a hotrodder could want,good brakes,stick or auto,bolts right in,v-8 bolts right in,air,cruise ,tilt,they are a dime a dozen,modern day model T,I did some searching and found lots of people thinking the same,my idea was move cab and motor back for better weight distribution,shorten box or build new short,narrow box, I could easily meet that $3000 goal people keep talking about. Has anyone done this and does anyone have a pic of one,the only reason I can see for not doing it is might be ugly:eek: but it would be fast,light,cheap,my definition of a hot rod. I would bet when people started pulling "unneccessary parts" fenders,hoods,bumpers,ect. off of 20's and30's cars to make hot rods, "citizens" probably thought they were ugly too:eek:

there is an s10 set up for a v8 for sale near me .. odd thing is if you go to a junkyard wanting an s10 frame the yard owner says "" gunna build you a hot rod are you ? .. well then he wants 2000 dollars for a frame ... you can buy a running truck for 5 or 6 hundred:rolleyes:

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there is an s10 set up for a v8 for sale near me .. odd thing is if you go to a junkyard wanting an s10 frame the yard owner says "" gunna build you a hot rod are you ? .. well then he wants 2000 dollars for a frame ... you can buy a running truck for 5 or 6 hundred:rolleyes:

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If you keep your eyes open deals are out there,I bought one 2 years ago,for $100 with dead 4 cyl. and stick

There are a ton of the S10's and Isuzu Hombre trucks out there (same truck, different badging) You can find one with a blown up engine super cheap too.

My neighbor at my shop has an auto repair business and he has an s10 with a 350 in it. Little thing scoots pretty well, and you can get every piece you need to build one in kit form.

Don

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There are a ton of the S10's and Isuzu Hombre trucks out there (same truck, different badging) You can find one with a blown up engine super cheap too.

My neighbor at my shop has an auto repair business and he has an s10 with a 350 in it. Little thing scoots pretty well, and you can get every piece you need to build one in kit form.

Don

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I been drag racing 15 years,lots of pump gas 350 s-10 at the track running in the high11's. My thought is take off another 500 pounds,front clip,bumpers,part or all of the box,it would then run low 11's,warm that 350 up a little and you are running 10's really cheap,would look like dragsters did in the early 50's real ugly but fast,with alittle ingenuity I think you could make it look cool:cool:

How do they get them to hook? Even my Jeep truck with a mild 5.0 can go up in smoke if I don't soft pedal it off the line.

I know I see these S10's running good times, so they must have a way to do it aside from slicks.

Don

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How do they get them to hook? Even my Jeep truck with a mild 5.0 can go up in smoke if I don't soft pedal it off the line.

I know I see these S10's running good times, so they must have a way to do it aside from slicks.

Don

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a good friend of mine has been racing his s-10 for years,drives to track bolts on DOT slicks,running some brand of traction bars,60 ft is1.6 with 700 trans,3.73 posi

I don't have one but know a guy at the tire shop that has a 6-71 blown SBC in his tubbed caged and shaved S-10... I would consider it a hot rod at least in a sleek pro street kinda way. Wasn't really pushing the performance that much running about 12 flat here at Bandimere but very nice looking truck...

Good luck with the project especially the $3k part :)

-Chris

I got a friend who has a 39 Chevy sitting on an S10 chassis, with a sbc for power. Beautiful car, but not surprising it rides a little stiff.:eek: Like a truck.:LOL: :LOL:

ive got a blazer for sale :LOL: i used to know a guy who took an s-10 4x4 chassis and put it under a 55 chevy truck!

I have an 85` S-10 that I drag race ......runs a 500" chevy , glide , narrowed 9" ......

they are cheap to buy and make great rollin frames for many projects !

Built a Blazer for my kid 4 years ago. sbc, 700R , 3.55 Rear and tons of body repair. Our budget was $4k but, he chose Viper Red paint and sent us over by $200. These things can be built really nice for cheap. Good luck, send photos.

Here's my S15 winter beater, 350 TBI , 4 wheel drive , no traction problems

I,ve got one but its body is not an S-10, Have a friend that has a 93 with a 406 and found out the hard way that the 10 bolt won't last long, Is now a 12

Hi Rabad s10s are fast becoming a hot rod classic. I started with a long bed and shortened it to a102 inch w/b just in case I decided to put a 41 willys coupe on it (dixie rods.com) but I came by a 1940 dodge cab that after much reworking will go on the frame. I will make a short bed for it . probably use a305 sbc thatI have .Should keep it under the three grand mark. Good luck with yours Francis

I have one but not sure if I can load a image!

ta-da heres my POS sittin on an S10 frame that hopefully i will be getting busy with soon , that or im mailin this shite box to dave!:D presently i have new fenders , running boards , a set of sanderson hugger headers (that im gonna have to wiggle into the frame) its a tight sqeeze with a 454BBC i have a muncie 4 speed to install someday and some other crapola i got if i ever get off my a$$..

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Here's some stats on the S-10 frame:
3 wheelbases 108", 117", 122". Track (wheel mounting surface to wheel mounting surface) is 56" front and 55 rear. Frame is 32" wide at the front and 34" wide at the rear. Frame is 3" wide and between 3" and 5" high at key stress points. Frame is boxed from the front to midway of the length, that would put it at just behind the door. Comes stock with power steering, power disc brakes, IFS, newer ones come with 4 wheel disc brakes.

maybe this will help ..