[joedoh]

even if you need to do what CSHADES says, buy a new crossmember and weld it in, you already have 80% of what you need. I would stick till I found a compelling reason not to.

I use an S10 chassis when the modifications needed for the factory frame are too great, like sometimes I will buy a grain truck that has been cut in half because the cab is in good shape, or I will have a complete truck but its a 3/4 ton that will need shortened, that kind of stuff. not everyone comes up with a nice 1/2 ton chassis right off the bat.