47 3100 Bagged S10 Chassis Swap
Well I decided to get out of the mini truck game, and try my luck at something different... My wife's wanted an old truck for a while, and I finally decided to sell my bagged s10, and try my luck at bagging an AD... My buddy has a 49, and I have drooled over it for years...At the begining of December the story starts...
Sold this http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps6d63faaf.jpg The story goes, my wifes old man happened to have a 47 3600 flatbed that he wouldnt sell me, but insisted on giving it to my wife since he said he is never going to do anything with it... I dont have any pics of it at the moment because it is still at his house... In the meantime I bought a 52 3100 on craigslist for $720 sitting on an s10 chassis, but nothing was done... I basically bought it for the bed. http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps789cef15.jpg After that I picked up a small blocked 85 s10 longbed on craigslist for $500 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps60897425.jpg Yanked the cab/bed off and hauled them to the scrapper http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psdf45972c.jpg Got a killer deal on some wheels/rings/spider caps from my neighbor for $250 http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps2dbaa6cc.jpg First things first, bought a round notch, 4 link, some bags, bag mounts, tubular upper arms, some steel to make a 4 link crossmember and cab mounts. http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps3757d0d1.jpg http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...pse0af906b.jpg http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...09FE4D2295.jpg http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...0A3BC029A2.jpg Shaved my rearend http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...09EBA1B291.jpg Dehumped my lower control arms http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...0A0BF6480D.jpg http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...0A14CAC20F.jpg http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...0A743FF653.jpg And here was a test fit on the notch, and how it sits when I came upstairs tonight... http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps3b75e7be.jpg http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...0A4CD59BB1.jpg I hope to have the 4link welded up, and bag brackets done next weekend so I can start making the cab mounts... been a long few weekends, but it will pay off this summer... Hope to have it running/driving by the end of June... |
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very nice work !
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:metal: Thanks! |
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:welcoem: to the forum Sounds like you got some killer deals on just about everything. I really like the wheels. |
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Looks great......
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Thanks everyone...
Well after I put my dehumped lower arms on I m still an inch from laying up front so some drop spindles are on the list of things to buy... Little bummed about it, but i am also gonna be laying a 26.75 in tire so I kind of expected that I was going to need them... I also had a problem with the way i wanted to run my 4-link, so I ordered an s10 differential mount from Ricky at Suicide Doors so I can mount it on top of the differential... |
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You have a great start man! First thing I see I can help you out with is the motor mounts. I made my own, but the adapters that are on it to move the motor forward, You are gonna want to flip those the other way to move you motor back. Good luck!
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Dont worry about laying the frame out! If its one inch off the ground thats fine! The body of the AD will end up with the running boards lower then the frame anyways.
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I was going to leave it, but I dont want to have to compensating the inch in the front cab mount because then nothing would look square...who knows... I may change my mind |
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About time to get back out there and get some more done.:5150:
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JTRACEY, good job. The S10 truck you are using looks like it was a good looking to to start with.
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Looks like a good start. With the notch and the dehump you should lay running boards no problem. You should be able to leave your cab up higher than some others you see on here(like mine) where you don't have to build such a huge hump or even a tunnel for your tans and drive shaft to clear. Keep the Pictures coming and good luck with your build.
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here is a pic with a nice clean garage and the drop spindles on...
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...DFA701C5EC.jpg And this came in the mail today, so I will get to put my 4 link on this weekend! http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...F277CBEE4B.jpg |
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Well, I got a lot accomplished this weekend... I got my 4 link in and tacked up, as well as my bag brackets... I cycled the suspension a few times to make sure everything stayed where it needed to... I also started to fab up my crossmember, bought some 3/16" plate so I can plate my frame from my notch to roughly 6" past my upper 4 link tab..
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Thanks for the help JTRACEY on my post. Going to keep an eye on this and probably refer back to this build as I work on mine.
And I meant to ask, is that 4-link from SD.com? I ordered the same one from them but its been close to 2 weeks since I ordered it. I haven't heard anything from them. How long did it take to get your link in? |
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Finially got all of the rear welded up, crossmember finished and welded in, and boxed my frame this weekend... Special thanks to my buddy Jake next door for the low profile crossmember idea... I spent a few days contemplating on what I wanted to do, but wanted to keep it out of the bed for future plans of not having to raise the bed floor too high
Now next weekend I get to put the cab on for the first time for fitment to start measuring up for cab mounts... http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps316f209d.jpg http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psf0aff524.jpg http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...psded01cca.jpg http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps896dd562.jpg |
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Nice start! I like what you're doing with everything, simple and functional...the round notch, bag-over-axle, 4-link. Can't wait to see it done. Are you going to use the cab from the truck you bought? If you're looking for parts there is a good stash in Clinton, MO on Springfield Craigslist right now.
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Thanks LEEVON! Thats what I was going for!
If you are refering to these parts...http://springfield.craigslist.org/pts/3598679551.html Skymang and I went and cleaned out his stash...I picked up a set of running boards, rear fenders, and grille. He bought the complete red bed and fenders and some other parts... I think the only thing he had left when I left was a hood and 2 front fenders... Im undecided if I am going to use the cab I bought, or sell it... I would like to think I am going to build another one when Im done with this one so my wife and I can both have one... |
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Well after a couple long months working on the chassis, I needed a little visual motivation and switched gears to start fitting the cab for the mounts... I ended up doing a little more than just that. I had to trim the bedsides to get them down where I wanted/needed them to fit. I also wanted to mount up a front fender to see what it was going to look like on the ground...
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Lookin like something now:5150:
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JTRACEY, Looks great. That is laid out!
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