Orson the 49 GMC ~ Chris C.

[skymangs]

and here’s the cab, going on the frame for the first time.

[skymangs]

Last few.

[Gregski]

loving this build, especially the sit in a lawn chair and stare at it pic, I do that all the time

please forgive me but I am taking liberties to correct your side pics as they add value but are giving me vertigo (I use a free program called IrfanView to rotate them as the iPhone has a mind of its own sometimes)

[Gregski]

one more maybe

[skymangs]

Thanks, not sure why they do that. The picture is oriented properly. When I upload them they rotate.

[skymangs]

Removing the old clamshells and building motor mount adapters

[skymangs]

Here’s the finished adapter and it on the engine

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by skymangs

Here’s the finished adapter and it on the engine

Nice work as always, I've been rackin' my brain trying to figure out a way to use the clam shells without an adapter so just weld something to them, I like to keep it simple and join Part A to Part B and avoid Part C if I can help it

not saying I figured it out, I'm just saying I'm still having thoughts on it, ha ha

keep going! loving your build

[skymangs]

Check out my 49 LS1 (in my sig) I used the clamshells in that (granted it was a Camaro stub, not an S10). I’ve just found that it’s less work to start from scratch!

[skymangs]

They have gotten the motor all mocked up. Next step is to build motor mounts, then pull the cab, build the trans crossmember, fuel system, exhaust, and initial start up!

[skymangs]

motor mounts built

[skymangs]

Tomorrow morning they’ll pull the driveline and seam the motor mounts in

[skymangs]

So then we start modifying the transmission crossmember. We begin by cutting off the last 6” on each end. Then bolt the center section back on to the transmission.

[Gregski]

hope you don't mind I find your work very interesting and want folks to see the pics oriented properly

you can save these and repost them in your thread and they will upload correctly and I can nuke these if you like, or just let them be

[oldman3]

Chris, nice job on reusing the original trans crossmember...Jim

[skymangs]

Thanks joedoh and Jim, I always reuse the crossmember. There are many questions and talk throughs, but the boy’s really are doing a fine job! Thank God I did that S10 swap thread before the accident! My boys refer to that daily!

[skymangs]

Thank you Tempest67, my goal has always been to post instructions. So everyone can plainly see what I’ve done

[Tempest67]

here is an FYI ,

When I purchased my transmission from a local junk yard, the guy gave me a cross member to go with it, he said that it came from a full sized GM pick up from the 90's. I took it , thinking I probably wont use it because I was going to use your method that you had posted in your 'How To' thread, of cutting the S10 crossmember,

The cross member he gave me was a perfect fit to the S10 frame, I could not believe it.

I just welded angle iron to the inside of the frame, drilled 4 holes in the angle iron to match the crossmember, and I was done.

Thanks again for your instruction, always helpful

[skymangs]

That works, unfortunately we can’t all be lucky enough to receive a free full-size crossmember. Good job on using what was available!

[skymangs]

Once we had verified that we were satisfied with cab placement we burned in the stands. The final pic is of our wheel selection.

[8man]

Those are nice looking wheels.

[skymangs]

Thank you 8man, we were thankful to have found them.

[joedoh]

cant go wrong with torque thrusts!

[skymangs]

Thanks joedoh

[Mains52]

Everything looks awesome as usual Sarge. Are you putting a carb on the 5.3 or keeping the efi? I have a 5.3 also so I am curious to see what others are doing.