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mr48chev · 02-08-2023, 05:31 PM

Most of these guys already know that I am not a fan of frame swaps for the sake of swapping frames if you have a 3100 with a good solid original frame to work with. Joedoe usually starts out with a cab on a pallet and a stack of parts rather than really decent original trucks. If you have a decent original frame it might be productive to actually investigate the options for upgrading that frame and in the end have a nicer truck with a higher value than an S-10 swap just because you thought you had to have an S-10 frame to be one of the cool guys like all too many guys on Facebook do. on the other hand if your frame is damage by rust, hacked up, bent or not usable, head on do the swap.

02-08-2023, 05:31 PM	#6
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,314	Re: s10 frame swap to 1952 5 window PU Most of these guys already know that I am not a fan of frame swaps for the sake of swapping frames if you have a 3100 with a good solid original frame to work with. Joedoe usually starts out with a cab on a pallet and a stack of parts rather than really decent original trucks. If you have a decent original frame it might be productive to actually investigate the options for upgrading that frame and in the end have a nicer truck with a higher value than an S-10 swap just because you thought you had to have an S-10 frame to be one of the cool guys like all too many guys on Facebook do. on the other hand if your frame is damage by rust, hacked up, bent or not usable, head on do the swap. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.