S-10 Transformation has begun
 

last saturday i started by removing the body from a 1997 GMC Sonoma. i cut the frame from the front bumber bracket 9 1/2" towards the back.

today i have sat the 47 chevy body on the s10 frame.Attachment 307868

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the body is mounted 2 " from the s10 frame. the rear of the front fender and running boards will be 7"s off the ground. im working on a step by step guide how to mount a 47-53 body to an s10 chasis.

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Looks like your into it. Keep the pic coming.
Where did you get the step by step instructions?

Brian ...:cool:

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lookin good. there is so many options with these trucks! when you complete you r step by step. are you gonna make avail. here?

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My buddy just did the same thing with his 50 Chevy.I never would have thought you would be able to do that.

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i'll buy the first copy of the manuel i am going to be doing this to a 42 or 54 soon

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sounds like he is "puting together" a step-by-step manual great start so far keep the pic's rolling and document the bad with the good. in my research the swap is a very practical one. the track width in front is good,the rear is too narrow but a simple swap to a s-10 4x4 rear takes care of that.

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do you have more pictures

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nice one , are you going to chainge the motor too or are you going to keep the 4 cylinder/6 cylinder

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yea, and what about wheelbase? does the s-10 frame need to be shortened/lengthened to make the stock bed fit over the rear axle?

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sorry guys ive been working alot of overtime havnt had time to work on truck i do have more pics i will post them with information about the pics. i hope to work on the truck this weekend.

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Can't wait to see more pics of this build!

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i think i just found a use for my 95 sonoma :lol:
Ed

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im glad to see that people are interested in this build, im putting the truck completely together then im going to take it back apart and make a step by step guide. ive been working alot of hours at work. to start with i set the cap 2" above the s-10 frame with 2" tubing, i did ron into a probelm with mounting the bed. i welded 1 1/2" tubing (instead of the 2" factor bed supports). here are some pics. let know what you all thank about this build. oh by the way this truck has the mid-size bed and an EXTENDED cab is 1" short on the wheelbase but i made that up with distance between the cab and the bed.

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im going to lower the rear fenders to match upto the running boards. the cab fit really good but like i said the bed was trick. here is a before pic of the s-10 i also have 3 other builds going on. i the last pic if look you can see the red 2" tubing that the body mounts to the frame.

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almost forgot about the rearend. I removed the s-10 rearend and bought a mid 70's camaro rearend for $100.00 at local junk yard. ok here is the part your not going to beleave i used the s-10 backing plates and brakes on the camaro rearend. the factory brakes from the s-10 bolted up with no modifcation, just bolted right up.

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Really nice work there. Are you going to go with a V8 or stay with the S-10 engine/trans?
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im going to use a 350 with a older 700 r4 out of a monte carlo.

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any progress?

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Very interested in this guide------let me know asap when its ready.

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Be carefull w/the 2" lift on the cab. Most I've seen have more lift. You do not want to go below the scrub line.
Don Meyer

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ok

im almost done with this project i will post pics later. its almost time to take everything back apart.

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yeah i like to see the result mek sure you take a dead front and rear pic as i'm curious if the wheelbase is good enough

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here it is.

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looks good so far.

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This thing is coming right along... nice work!