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'87 S10 on K5 frame. 44's/tons/LSswap.
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'87 S10 on K5 frame. 44's/tons/LSswap.
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'87 S10 on K5 frame. 44's/tons/LSswap.
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1987 S10 on 1985 K5 Blazer frame. 44 TSL's and 52/64 spring swap. Tons and 5.13 gears. Full hydro. 5.3 ls swap.
The high school version of the truck. This was the day before my graduation.
And this is where we left it 4 years ago.
And this is where we left it 4 years ago.
So last Saturday we cleaned it off, put the rollers on and got the truck and all the parts loaded on my buddy's trailer to head to his house.
In the operating room.
In the operating room.
Tonight's progress involves burning in the drivers slider.
2x4 tubing and capped 45* on the ends.
2x4 tubing and capped 45* on the ends.
Whaaaaat??? You've been holding out on us. Is this an additional or replacement project? The pic with the 44's looks good!
More pics and info! What's the drivetrain gonna be? suspension? exo cage? Keeping bed or truggy?
Go to the overview tab it's all there.
Axle truss/hydro mount welded on. And double sheer holes drilled in steering arms.
And one more from last night.
Checking some bends tonight.
Sliders are tied into the frame. Took the old 2" body lift off and dropped the cab down a bit. Also pushed it back 1.5 inches to help with the COG. These sliders will get a lot more bracing and then sheeted for some mini boat sides.
Main part of the cross member done. More will be added once he goes with a doubler or whatever in the future.
Starting on some tube work.
More bars in more places.
Is the cab hard mounted to the frame, or does it have rubber/poly mounts? I only ask cause the tubing is hugging the body real tight, and if the cab is not hard mounted, I have heard of guys have annoyances with the cab trying to flex just a tad from the rubber/poly mounts, and then rubbing on the tubing if too close and have major "squeak" noises from it. Not to say it would really do anything bad, just more of an annoyance. If the cab is hard mounted, then it shouldn't really be a problem.
Either way, I like how tight the tubes are in those pics, was more just wondering.
Thing is looking good!
Either way, I like how tight the tubes are in those pics, was more just wondering.
Thing is looking good!
Also, if it were me, I would make a B-pillar that follows the lines of the tube just behind the door and just above the top of the cab, and then connect it all together in small stages throughout, in turn kind-of making a double b-pillar design. Then you could do cross bracing on the back b-pillar and have it be really strong throughout. Also would give you a good start to the back half tubing/bed cage to stiffen up the frame in the back too.
Just my $0.02 really. Like I said, either way it's all looking real good
Just my $0.02 really. Like I said, either way it's all looking real good
Cab is/will be more hard mounted by the time it's all done. Not using any of the body mounts, which is why it's so close to the cab.
And yes, still kicking ideas around about the b-pillar design.
Thanks for the input!
Yeah, figured you guys were gonna hard mount the cab, was just curious. For a rock crawler, I actually like to hard mount the cab...just firms things up that much more.
