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texas56 · 08-18-2009, 08:54 PM

We have been workin on this truck on and off for the last few years. When we get caught up we piddle with it. Blown 355 under the hood,TH400, Air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 4 linked rear, 20s and 22s. In the interior we are going with a modified 57 Chevy Car dash, Custom sheet metal in the engine compartment. This s10 conversion has been a big challange to get the gaps right. Right now we are boxing in the frame and welding it up. Hope to be spraying some paint soon! We have changed up a bunch of it so some pics are old

texas56 · 08-18-2009, 08:59 PM

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texas56 · 08-18-2009, 09:02 PM

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50adrod · 08-19-2009, 12:33 AM

nice looking truck

IL boy · 08-19-2009, 05:55 PM

man this is a sweet truck. why did u change the grill? i love the look of the 54 and 55 1st. i hope when im done with my 55 1st it turns out as nice as yours.. with a different grill that is

fiddy9apache · 08-19-2009, 06:11 PM

dam thats nice

texas56 · 08-19-2009, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IL boy

man this is a sweet truck. why did u change the grill? i love the look of the 54 and 55 1st. i hope when im done with my 55 1st it turns out as nice as yours.. with a different grill that is

thanks guys! When I started the project I couldnt find the 54 and 5 grill aftermarket so I went other route and bought the new one.

BlueJeep · 08-19-2009, 10:34 PM

Can you post more pictures of your radiator support? How did you mount your running boards? Great looking truck!!!!!

steve53 · 08-20-2009, 04:13 AM

hell yeah man nice look. you hit the nail on the head! what wheels are you using and where did that dash come from?

edit:
oh just saw the post again and got the dash info... posting while drunk for the win!

63 & 64 Bowties · 08-20-2009, 07:17 AM

Wow. Just wow. What else can I say?

outlawc · 08-20-2009, 01:56 PM

Can you give me some chassis info please, like which S10 chassis are you using, 1st or 2nd generation and will the wheels turn lock to lock aired out?

texas56 · 08-21-2009, 01:08 PM

Im using a S10 extended car early 80s. As far as more pics, sure Ill try and get you some but the truck is apart right now trying to get ready for paint.The running board brckets have been the hardest part due to trying to get them to make all the sheetmetal line up correctly. But I think and hope we have it now. As far as core support that was another challange due to the whole front end pretty much using it to mount up.Im a firm beleiver that if was ever to do it again, we would use the s10 but only if building a rat rod. Been way to much work for it to have paint. Ill get some core support pics this weekend and running board mount pics.The instrument cluster is a 57 chevy car but the rest is built from scratch! thanks for all the complients!

outlawc · 08-22-2009, 01:00 PM

Thanks texas56 for the info. If you dont mind me asking, how much of a turning radius do you have with the bags deflated?

Lextech · 08-22-2009, 07:03 PM

Did you change the front fenders or are they the 54-55 1st?

Jeff

texas56 · 08-24-2009, 09:53 AM

I changed the front fenders as well. If the grill would have been avail. when I started I would have kept the 54 -55 front just because it was different.

I need to check the turning radius again once assemebled. I think I will have to have it aired up a lil more when turning sharp now. I put bigger brakes on it and Tubular A Arms and it pused the wheel out a lil farther. When I had the stock S10 stuff on it, the thing would turn very good with the bumper about a 1 inch off the ground. I think I lost a little bit though now that the tire is out a little farther. Im runnin a 20x8.5 on the front with a 255/35/20 tire. I could possibly run a narrower tire down the road. I ran a 305/40/22 on the rear and still have a ton of room. Will prolly go with a 325 tire if and When I burn these off! HEHE

texas56 · 09-01-2009, 09:44 AM

Got some more frame work and firewall work done this past weekend. Gettin closer and closer. IT has been a real chore boxing in this frame. All we have left now is to add the cross braces and finish up the weld out and ground down of the runnin board mounts. We are going to also add some more cosmetics to the frame. We are getting there though!

texas56 · 09-01-2009, 09:47 AM

Motor Mock up. Blower will be under the hood.

**Hart_Rod** · 09-01-2009, 10:04 AM

That's nice....

BlueJeep · 09-01-2009, 10:43 AM

Thanks for the additional pics!

Did you section the original running board mounts to fit them on the wider frame? Kinda looks like you did to retain the original rivet flange up against the frame but I wan't sure.

Nice work!

texas56 · 09-01-2009, 11:02 AM

ya we had to section and shortin them a lil. Been so long ago I cant remember though how much. Was a pain.

eventytoo · 09-01-2009, 10:31 PM

Wow looking good. I feel the same way.....the s-10 rute is way to much work for paint. Mine would be in paint by now if it wasnt for the s 10 idea. I like the 20/ 22 combo.

c10addict · 09-02-2009, 08:56 AM

Freakin love it!!!

texas56 · 09-04-2009, 11:54 AM

thanks guys. Got all the Sheetmetal in Primer now and hope to start laying some paint down in next several days. Lack about 2 days of chassis welding then we can prep it and paint it as well.

texas56 · 09-08-2009, 11:24 AM

More progress..........

texas56 · 09-08-2009, 11:50 AM

Flippin it over

08-18-2009, 08:54 PM	#1
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Thiftmaster S10 build We have been workin on this truck on and off for the last few years. When we get caught up we piddle with it. Blown 355 under the hood,TH400, Air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 4 linked rear, 20s and 22s. In the interior we are going with a modified 57 Chevy Car dash, Custom sheet metal in the engine compartment. This s10 conversion has been a big challange to get the gaps right. Right now we are boxing in the frame and welding it up. Hope to be spraying some paint soon! We have changed up a bunch of it so some pics are old Attached Images __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,

08-18-2009, 08:59 PM	#2
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build more Attached Images __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,

08-18-2009, 09:02 PM	#3
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build j Attached Images __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,

08-19-2009, 12:33 AM	#4
50adrod Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 493	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build nice looking truck __________________ 1971 Corvette convertible 454@ 525 hp 1936 Chevy Truck street rod 1952 Chevy truck hot rod build http://www.killbillet.com/showthread...2-Chevy-Cut-up 1964 F 100 custom street rod http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/12...mark-viii.html 1950 custom Chevy Truck

08-19-2009, 05:55 PM	#5
IL boy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 54	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build man this is a sweet truck. why did u change the grill? i love the look of the 54 and 55 1st. i hope when im done with my 55 1st it turns out as nice as yours.. with a different grill that is __________________ 55 1st Series 5 window, getting an s10 frame and 350 sbc Keeping it LOUD and ROUGH - just like BOONEMAN

08-19-2009, 06:11 PM	#6
fiddy9apache Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: ftw tex Posts: 682	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build dam thats nice

08-19-2009, 10:34 PM	#8
BlueJeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waukee, Iowa Posts: 1,608	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Can you post more pictures of your radiator support? How did you mount your running boards? Great looking truck!!!!! __________________ build threads: 86 Suburban 88 Jeep 6.0 swap 49 Chevy truck 54 Chevy wagon 86 Suburban lowered 4/6 54 Chevy wagon 49 Chevy/s10 mix 88 Jeep Wrangler rockcrawler

08-20-2009, 04:13 AM	#9
steve53 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 204	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build hell yeah man nice look. you hit the nail on the head! what wheels are you using and where did that dash come from? edit: oh just saw the post again and got the dash info... posting while drunk for the win! __________________ 53 Chevy 3100 1/2 ton 1st Armored Division, OIF Veteran Last edited by steve53; 08-20-2009 at 11:33 AM.

08-20-2009, 07:17 AM	#10
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Wow. Just wow. What else can I say? __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

08-20-2009, 01:56 PM	#11
outlawc Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 211	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Can you give me some chassis info please, like which S10 chassis are you using, 1st or 2nd generation and will the wheels turn lock to lock aired out? Last edited by outlawc; 08-20-2009 at 01:58 PM.

08-21-2009, 01:08 PM	#12
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Im using a S10 extended car early 80s. As far as more pics, sure Ill try and get you some but the truck is apart right now trying to get ready for paint.The running board brckets have been the hardest part due to trying to get them to make all the sheetmetal line up correctly. But I think and hope we have it now. As far as core support that was another challange due to the whole front end pretty much using it to mount up.Im a firm beleiver that if was ever to do it again, we would use the s10 but only if building a rat rod. Been way to much work for it to have paint. Ill get some core support pics this weekend and running board mount pics.The instrument cluster is a 57 chevy car but the rest is built from scratch! thanks for all the complients! __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,

08-22-2009, 01:00 PM	#13
outlawc Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 211	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Thanks texas56 for the info. If you dont mind me asking, how much of a turning radius do you have with the bags deflated?

08-22-2009, 07:03 PM	#14
Lextech Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oak Forest, Ill. Posts: 194	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Did you change the front fenders or are they the 54-55 1st? Jeff

08-24-2009, 09:53 AM	#15
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build I changed the front fenders as well. If the grill would have been avail. when I started I would have kept the 54 -55 front just because it was different. I need to check the turning radius again once assemebled. I think I will have to have it aired up a lil more when turning sharp now. I put bigger brakes on it and Tubular A Arms and it pused the wheel out a lil farther. When I had the stock S10 stuff on it, the thing would turn very good with the bumper about a 1 inch off the ground. I think I lost a little bit though now that the tire is out a little farther. Im runnin a 20x8.5 on the front with a 255/35/20 tire. I could possibly run a narrower tire down the road. I ran a 305/40/22 on the rear and still have a ton of room. Will prolly go with a 325 tire if and When I burn these off! HEHE __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,

09-01-2009, 09:44 AM	#16
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Got some more frame work and firewall work done this past weekend. Gettin closer and closer. IT has been a real chore boxing in this frame. All we have left now is to add the cross braces and finish up the weld out and ground down of the runnin board mounts. We are going to also add some more cosmetics to the frame. We are getting there though! Attached Images __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,



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09-01-2009, 09:47 AM	#17
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Motor Mock up. Blower will be under the hood. Attached Images __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,

09-01-2009, 10:04 AM	#18
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,835	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build That's nice.... __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

09-01-2009, 10:43 AM	#19
BlueJeep Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Waukee, Iowa Posts: 1,608	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Thanks for the additional pics! Did you section the original running board mounts to fit them on the wider frame? Kinda looks like you did to retain the original rivet flange up against the frame but I wan't sure. Nice work! __________________ build threads: 86 Suburban 88 Jeep 6.0 swap 49 Chevy truck 54 Chevy wagon 86 Suburban lowered 4/6 54 Chevy wagon 49 Chevy/s10 mix 88 Jeep Wrangler rockcrawler

09-01-2009, 11:02 AM	#20
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build ya we had to section and shortin them a lil. Been so long ago I cant remember though how much. Was a pain. __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,

09-01-2009, 10:31 PM	#21
eventytoo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: snowville Posts: 104	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Wow looking good. I feel the same way.....the s-10 rute is way to much work for paint. Mine would be in paint by now if it wasnt for the s 10 idea. I like the 20/ 22 combo.

09-02-2009, 08:56 AM	#22
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Freakin love it!!! __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

09-04-2009, 11:54 AM	#23
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build thanks guys. Got all the Sheetmetal in Primer now and hope to start laying some paint down in next several days. Lack about 2 days of chassis welding then we can prep it and paint it as well. __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,

09-08-2009, 11:24 AM	#24
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build More progress.......... Attached Images __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s,

09-08-2009, 11:50 AM	#25
texas56 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dickinson Texas Posts: 286	Re: Thiftmaster S10 build Flippin it over Attached Images __________________ 1955 First Series Thriftmaster Blown 355 TH400, S10 Chassis,narrowed 9 Inch rear, air ride, 4 wheel disc brakes, 20s and 22s, Last edited by texas56; 09-08-2009 at 11:51 AM.

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