Thread: What is with the S10 frames

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It's the age old thing of some should and some shouldn't. All the comments about sizing to the body dimensions hit the mark. What's given this type of swap a "bad name" if you want to think of it that way, is people thinking more about saving money than making it work right. In Lakota's case, the body is a comparable size, and with the pickup you won't have the rear floor fitment issues. Fitting the front clip, especially radiator/core support correctly can be a real issue, again more difficult for the less experienced/talented crafter.

I have a couple pictures I've posted here before of where folks haven't paid attention to spacing very well. Not only with track as Don mentioned (I don't like seeing wheels nearly sticking out of the front openings, looks goofy), but also with wheelbase.

Here's a shot of a car that may have ended up looking okay if they'd put as much attention to stretdhing the frame as they did in all the apparently nice body work they did.