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well this will be a first, ima start a project thread. ive been working on a 92 s10 for the past couple months working on the intirior and getting the stock 4.3 out and im almost half way done, im putting in a stock 350 matbe gunna do some work on that and post pics later but this is what i got so far for pics on how far ive gotten.. if anyones got any opinions or advise help lol, ill get pics up once i figure out how:bann:

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hers a few from when i first started

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i hate how you can only upload 5 at a time :waah:

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heres the last ones from how it was when i first started on this

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this was the second month in and it dont look to pretty under everything lol ill try to get some pics of how it is soon i havent been able to work on it lately cause i have to wait for my dad to be off of work for once to help me out with taking out the engine, were gunna stick to the fuel injected which leaves me with another question, my dad keeps saying all we need to change is the computer for the 350 and be able to re-use the wire harness but i looked at all the connections and i think we would have to get a new wire harness so if anyone knows anything about either sides of that could you help me please?

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Wow Minnesota trucks look alot like New England trucks!

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I once did a swap on an early 90's full size. It originally had a 4.3 and we swapped in a 5.0. If I recall correctly, the computer was a direct plug-in, some of the sensor wires had to be extended. I think that was it. I did this swap approximately 10 yrs ago. So there may be some things I have forgot. If I am incorrect I'm sure someone here will correct me.

There is also an s-10 section on here. You may want to check it out, you might find your answers there.

Oh yeah, Welcome to the board!!!!!!!!!
Jason
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subscribed! good luck,, I want to do this very swap to a 91 blazer..

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ybnorml- thanks alot :) your the first one to say welcome lol and did you have to get a new computer for yours?
75chevyguy- ive always wonderd what trucks across the ocean looked like i always thought most ppl would bike around cuz last i heard gas was almost $8 there
waybad- thanks this is my first time and im doing it for a present for my dad, hes had this truck a good 10 years and its just been sitting cause hes been to busy with other things and he was ready to give up on it but i like it to much to see that happen, where i am i almost never see this model s10 this over built :) btw how do i have spesific replys? where it takes what the person said then puts your post right under theirs

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ok i figured it out btw would i have to repost this on the s10 one or would i be able to keep it on here?

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alright here is how it sits as of now, ive been looking into body swaps and if i can get enough notes i might swap out the body with a 58' apache, that would be the **** haha :devil: im pumped on taking the motor out i have the wire harness marked pics from when i was taking it off on my phone and ill post those if anyones interested...right now im working on getting the garage cleaned up so ill be able to move the engine hoist around the only thing that sucks is that i have to repair the floor pans before ill be able to start the motor because the two front cab mounts are completely rusted out im just going to shape some sheet metal then i have some steel squared tubing that im going to use for the mounts on the floor so nothing pretty but will work for now because either way i plan on getting a new body for it. one thing i have observed from our 84 blazer is that the 350 in it really torques the body so ill have to do really good work on the cab mounts so they dont snap when i start it

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[quote=hipasschev94;4963225]alright here is how it sits as of now, ive been looking into body swaps and if i can get enough notes i might swap out the body with a 58' apache, that would be the **** haha :devil: im pumped on taking the motor out i have the wire harness marked pics from when i was taking it off on my phone and ill post those if anyones interested...


that is exactly my plan only on a 55 2nd 3100 series short bed..:metal:

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[quote=waybad;4963646]nice, do you got a build thread so i can check it out?

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[quote=hipasschev94;4965491]no not yet ,, still driving the 55,
I have to get my ls1 vega finished before i do the 55

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i cant wait, i have the tranny hoisted and im finaly going to be able to pull the engine this weekand:) this is taking to long though..

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[quote=waybad;4965839]you gotta let me know when you start a build thread if you do, id love to see that come together

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havent been able to get much done lately between school and helping the my girl around the house but i gave up on the doors that i was going to use because they wouldnt work right plus they were already rusted bad from sitting on the ground outs side for a few years so started putting the old door back together and apperintly when my dad and his buddy moved all my stuff to fix the garage door they lost my clips, rod, and bolt for mounting the inside handle!!:cuss::smoke:atleast i dont need any of that right at the moment.. got the door put back on and it lines up, just cant shut it or else there is no way of opening it lol

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[quote=hipasschev94;4970054]will do for sure!

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somehow i forgot to post the pics last time :dohh: haha sorry well here they are

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how can i move this thread? i want to move it to the 4x4 projects and build but idk how could someone help please

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its going to be awhile till i can update on this, had to change my prioritys,im working on building a paint booth then getting the garage cleaned up so i can bring in my 78 to work on before snow flys.. sorry :no::smoke:

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hang in there!

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well im using what im learning from my new job to my advantage and starting some body work on the s10. i still need to get more coarse sand paper to do more but im going to patch up this little part in a effort to save the whole box, all i did was poke out all the rust spots so i have a rough idea of what i need to fix

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my game plan for the rest of the week is sand down on spare doors we were going to use before the bottoms rusted out and salvage all the sheet metal i can then start patching up the fenders and what else i can with that

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would it be possible to take off the outer fender while leaving the wheel well on the truck?

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would it be possible to take off the outer fender while leaving the wheel well on the truck?
yes.

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ok i need alittle more help, my haynes manual doesnt say anything but im guessing there is one more bolt for the fenders hidden under the cowl, but how do i take off the wiper arms so i can take off the cowl

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should be a little tab sticking out from under the wiper arm; lift that (curved trim panel tool works good" shave it, twist, push, pull, cuss like hell, and it MIGHT eventually slide off. good luck!

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alright i worked on some of the windows got the new back window in then the passenger door window was the only one that still had tint on it so i peeled of the tint and tried taking off the residue then got tired of that so i just tried putting in my spare window but then after i spent almost 2 hours working on figuring out how to get it to go back together then once i finally get it it shatters all over my arm, im calling it a night. anyone got any tips for getting the residue off of the window left by the tint?

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these are the last of them

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ok i decided i couldnt sleep till i got alittle more done on the truck so i started cleaning the old window (found a pretty slick way to get the residue off) then put that window in did every test i could think of with limits to make sure it would work right and it passed with alill tweaking, then started sanding the box where ima do the first pacthes then went through all this spare sheet metal my dads friend gave me to use for patching ill feather out the top alittle more tomorrow....
red solo cup, i fill you up, proceed to party, lets throw a party:alky:

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ok i was talking to my girlfriend about putting in a sunroof on it and she thinks that would comprimise some of the structural suppport, i didnt think much of it till i found the sunroof im going to put in it then i started thinking so ima post it up here, if i put in the sunroof would it comprimise any of the structure strength? i dont think it would..:confused:

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this is roughly where i want it,i gotta have it moved back because i have a visor going on it and ill be doing way more precise mesurments when i get around to putting it in but would it comprimise the stucture strength by putting it there or would it be fine?

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sorry about all the flip flopping on what im doing, it started out as a engine swap went to a restoration then never was consistant on what i was working on lol well now i got it singled to 2 things for now. patching the box then the engine, i finally got the computer for the 350 then got the new sheet metal cut out so tomorrow im going to be cutting out the old metal then hopefully start welding in the new metal a little bit. that was just the rough pic of it but now i have it completely cut out

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as for you sunroof, no it won't take any of the strength out of the cab. Some S10's came factory sunroof installed. As for the placement you need to keep to has close to center as possible. If you have to, cut the visor to clear the sunroof.
I used to have a toyota pickup long time ago. I put a sunroof in it, then installed a cab visor. I cut the visor to fit the sun roof. real easy to do. I wrecked the yota but still have the visor. LOL!

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lol thats gotta be a good story at the campfire about totaling the truck but still having the visor, but ive been doing research on the sunroofs and i think im going to pass on it for now id love to have it but i havent heard anything good on a sunroof going into a vehicle that wasn't made to have one, ive heard of 8 out of 10 leaking even if they were professionally installed.. maybe sometime down the road i might do a roof swap with a s10 that had the factory sunroof

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well made some progress today, got the old sheet metal cut out then started sanding off all the paint to bring it down to bare metal on the new sheet metal:)

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Nice job!

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just updating on some progress :) yesterday i went and fixed most of the surface rust areas on the box then put a coat of paint over the bare metal for when i have the box sitting outside for a while then i scraped the flaking rust off of the inner wheel well and put some paint over that then finally started welding on the body patch, should have more progress pics up later tonight:hot:

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alright here is the last for tonight got tac welds holding it then have the top weld grinded down and finishing welding tomorrow or before the weekands out