totaled my 98 s10.
 

okay. here goes. i have a 1998 s10. i loved my little truck!. i got it for 1100 dollars cash. has the v6 with 4 speed auto. i was out fishing and let my buddy drive us home after a long day. i fell asleep and woke up with my little truck smashed into a red oak tree. i was... oh! i was MAD. I have been saveing up to fix up the little truck. here is what was destroyed. hood grill bumper drivers side finder headlight. the truck runs great. i drove it home. i found a 1998 blazer same coler and everything. but will the front end clip fit okay? is it hard to replace? if i supply the parts how much will a body shop charge to put them on roughfly? any help will be much appreciated.

Re: totaled my 98 s10.
 

after the tree.

Re: totaled my 98 s10.
 

The Blazer front clip will fit your S10. Can't tell from the picture but my concern would be if the frame rail where the bumper mounts is bent or if the core support is bent. If you have to replace the core support you will have to discharge/recharge the AC. If the damage is just the fenders, hood, bumper, and grille, they can all be easily replaced with a few metric sockets/wrenches. My son did close to the same damage to my 99 C2500 and I was able to get a complete front clip in the same color off Craigslist for $250.

Re: totaled my 98 s10.
 

there's plenty of small parts you will need also. Get the whole blazer

these are fairly simple to work on. Not much trouble

Re: totaled my 98 s10.
 

I miss mine so much, i wouldnt think it be too hard to put the fenders an such back on, only thing that be challenging could just be getting to the fender bolts, never had a next gen but my first gen was pretty simple. I wouldnt oppose tackling putting the body pieces back on, id make sure that frame is straight, it dont take much to have a frame be unworkable.

Re: totaled my 98 s10.
 

you can replace the core support without discharging the AC. in fact, you can swap a whole sealed and working AC system over to another truck without opening the system, which is how I know it can be done because I swapped the system from a 98 blazer 4x4 to a 98 blazer 2wd.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...h/IMG_9726.jpg


your frame rail is almost certainly bent, based on the position of the drivers side wheel. I recognize that lean, had one hit almost the same.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m..._9228.JPG.jpeg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...h/IMG_9359.jpg

other than that, it will be pretty quick to swap front ends over. If you try to do it complete, make sure you take the tires off, you can pull it in one big chunk that way.

a frame shop can straighten you out.