1983 S-10 Rebuild Project here.... ALMOST COMPLETE!

[DTMAce]

Starting to put the body back on must really make it worth it after all that work. You can finally see it come together =).

Keep it up! That steering wheel makes me think of my dads old S10, lol.

very awesome! i hope to be able to refurb my 85 like that someday. keep up the awesome work! its gonna be an amazing truck!

Well, I have more updates today. IT LIVES! Yes, you heard right. We have managed to get it to the point where it can be ran. Actually the damn thing sounds REALLY smooth, other than what we think is a vacuum issue. High idle for a bit, then when it warms up it can stumble some. But we found a couple of vac leaks just going over the hoses, so we have to pull down all the routing info, check ever hose, blah blah. It will straighten right out.

Here are some pics, just took them this morning actually. (12th)















Enjoy! Hope to get some fenders ordered soon next, so we can get the doghouse bolted up good. Going to be sharp once its done.

[scd88ga]

Looking good! Those valve covers and air cleaner are screaming, PAINT ME!

Oh, you might like this! A true survivor! http://wausau.craigslist.org/cto/2525611082.html DROOOOL!

[DTMAce]

Ok, I have some new updates. Since the last post, the cab and doors have been fully painted!







We are working on getting the hood ready for paint next. Fenders arrive sometime this week, along with new door gaskets and window trims, etc. Yeah, I spent about 500 bucks ordering stuff from lmctruck.com to get what we needed. It was a bit cheaper than RA and the shipping was decently fair in comparison.

Soon the main body of the truck will be done and then we can get the bed done next to put on it. Paint turned out damn nice, really glossy and smooth.

[snowblindburd]

Holy crap you just made me want to put my new doors on the Beretta.

Looks really nice!

[3X00-Modified]

Black is so much nicer than the original blue it was.

[DTMAce]

Well, I have some more pics! Fenders and hood have been painted, installed the rear window, stuff like that...















Getting closer, also have the door glass to assemble, finish bolting the fenders in, hinges, get the hood mounted, stuff like that. Starting to look like a truck! lol

[berettaboi]

good job. i agree with mr pink, much better than that blue!

[DTMAce]

More pics!







Since these, the glass has gone into the passenger door, then the driver's side is next. More later as it goes.

[DTMAce]

This isn't a large update, but still:



Yay, the seat is installed! We also have all the door gaskets and window glass installed, etc. Going to be moving it out of the shop tomorrow, so we can work on the suburban. It needs new rear shocks... Bad. Like they are broke off now bad. Anyway. We also have to paint the hood and the front bumper on the sub too. Then maybe, just maybe I can get mine in so I can fix the front end! lol

[DTMAce]

We have now moved it outside today, so took some outdoor pics!



















Looking pretty good!

Edit:

Oh, and if anyone cares, the manual tranny works perfectly, the 4WD works great too, other than some idling issues, its doing really good so far.

[DTMAce]

Here we have some more updates, mostly with regards to the interior of the cab. We had to repaint many of the plastics....















The last shot is some ideas of recovering that red carpeted piece. Actually debating on just finding a piece of blue carpet instead, that goes on the back wall of the cab. Keep in mind, that and some of the other red parts that we painted blue came from a more equipped model. Most of the trucks did not have those rear pieces standard... From what I understand.

[Gtzman]

Ask ur dad if he wants to do this to my s10 lol my s10 needs this done too so bad

[DTMAce]

Gtzman, I got a big fat no, unless you are willing to really pay for the work... Cause it wouldn't be cheap at all.

He is tired of working on this one, it has been nearly a year after all. But we have more, plus I have more pics to take tomorrow, the interior is nearly completed. Here are the door panels, just finished painting them tonight:

[Gtzman]

lol i no i figured i just know its gunna be hell to do mine. i love all the pics and stuff tho

[DTMAce]

OK.

New pics, we are starting work on the bed for the truck now. Also have ordered parts for the front end. And he is going LED with nearly all the lighting both inside and out, even the dash...











Lot of work, going to have to replace the sheet metal to fix the fender lips, that is the worst on the bed. The cross members look awful, but they are solid, so not as bad as they look.