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Old 08-14-2018, 04:07 PM   #1
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1950? S-10 tdi

This is the start of my next truck build. It's a 1985 2.8L 5spd 2wd. Previous owner did a shiny paint job which will help me sell the body when it comes time to build, all I was interested in was the frame and 5spd. But it will be my daily till the swap.
If any of you have read my previous GMC build you can probably figure I like to think out of the box for my drive train. This one will have a 1.9L TDI out of a 99 Jetta. I bought it of a fellow offroader that had it in his Jeep. It already is bolted to a 5spd. The drive train swap will happen next spring and I will likely drive the s10 like that for a year or 2 before I do the old GM.
The plan is to sell the truck once I am done.
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Old 08-14-2018, 05:52 PM   #2
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Re: 1950? S-10 tdi

Hope you have better luck selling S-10 body parts than the S-10 frame swap guys do here. A couple of them have had pretty nice looking body parts on Cragslist for months.
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Old 08-28-2018, 12:57 PM   #3
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Re: 1950? S-10 tdi

I had a '98 TDI bug. Absolutely loved that turbo diesel motor! Lots of torque the turbo had a power band that was a blat to drive when it kicked in . I wanted to put that same motor in my jeep scrambler but never got around to it.
You are going to love it. plus you will get 40 +MPG with that motor
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Right now their are over 500,000+ VW TDIs sitting in lots across the country. One of them used to be mine and wished i could have kept the engine and sold them back just the body. In any case thats a whole bunch of cars that are probably going to be scrapped so engines just might be available(or not). FWIW i got over 55 MPG and went for 2 months on a single tank.
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Right now their are over 500,000+ VW TDIs sitting in lots across the country. One of them used to be mine and wished i could have kept the engine and sold them back just the body. In any case thats a whole bunch of cars that are probably going to be scrapped so engines just might be available(or not). FWIW i got over 55 MPG and went for 2 months on a single tank.
One of those lots is in LaFayette, Ga. It's crazy to look at the acres and acres of nice VW cars and know that they might be scrapped.
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One of those lots is in LaFayette, Ga. It's crazy to look at the acres and acres of nice VW cars and know that they might be scrapped.
One drawback to consider is when we were sure they were going to buy it back (we had no choice) we stopped all maintenance in last 30K miles. Many others did same. No oil change -nuthin. even ran it dry of def and it still ran. Sure didn't help the engine any. Many stripped whatever they could as all it had to be is a running chassis to qualify for buyback. I really liked that car . 2012 VW Passat SEL TDI with absolutely everything.
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I had a '98 TDI bug. Absolutely loved that turbo diesel motor! Lots of torque the turbo had a power band that was a blat to drive when it kicked in . I wanted to put that same motor in my jeep scrambler but never got around to it.
You are going to love it. plus you will get 40 +MPG with that motor
Looking forward to it. We have a 2010 Jetta TDI and love it.
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Right now their are over 500,000+ VW TDIs sitting in lots across the country. One of them used to be mine and wished i could have kept the engine and sold them back just the body. In any case thats a whole bunch of cars that are probably going to be scrapped so engines just might be available(or not). FWIW i got over 55 MPG and went for 2 months on a single tank.
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One drawback to consider is when we were sure they were going to buy it back (we had no choice) we stopped all maintenance in last 30K miles. Many others did same. No oil change -nuthin. even ran it dry of def and it still ran. Sure didn't help the engine any. Many stripped whatever they could as all it had to be is a running chassis to qualify for buyback. I really liked that car . 2012 VW Passat SEL TDI with absolutely everything.
Ya we will see what happens. I'm also putting a 03 TDI in my Jeep this winter, bigger injectors and a stage 2 tune.
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Re: 1950? S-10 tdi

Anything going on with this project dude?
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Hope you have better luck selling S-10 body parts than the S-10 frame swap guys do here. A couple of them have had pretty nice looking body parts on Cragslist for months.
I imagine he'll do ok selling those panels out here. So many of the first Gens are dust and our minitruck community is still fairly decent.

Hopefully you don't have two trucks done until I have one done lol.
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Re: 1950? S-10 tdi

Well I have not been on here for ever.
Lots has happened the red S-10 is sold as a s-10.
I bought a 1952 GMC 9430 it is a X-tow truck. I also bought a 1999 s-10 frame from a show truck in mint shape with some 18" mag rims. Then I picked up a 700r4 trans that I had rebuilt. The cab was sand blasted and I picked it up from the sandblasters with my 52 GMC 9700.
The 1.9L TDI motor and trans are going into the frame once the paint is dry on the motor mounts. Tomorrow!
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Re: 1950? S-10 tdi

Hadnt seen this before...should be interesting with the vw..
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i LOVE the idea of a TDI old truck! should be an awesome driver.
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Re: 1950? S-10 tdi

Please keep us posted. Many are waiting with baited (and possibly bad) breath to see the pics!!!!
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Hadnt seen this before...should be interesting with the vw..
Yup that's the idea. I have a 7.3L idi diesel in my other '52 with 22,300mi on that build now.
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i LOVE the idea of a TDI old truck! should be an awesome driver.
I have had a 1.9L TDI in my '67 Jeep for 2 years now amazing power and wicked on fuel.
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Please keep us posted. Many are waiting with baited (and possibly bad) breath to see the pics!!!!
Will do. The plan is to have it driving by late spring.
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I have had a 1.9L TDI in my '67 Jeep for 2 years now amazing power and wicked on fuel.
maybe i missed it, but can i ask who's adapter you used and what you think of it? i have an 02 1.9 that i got for free after it crashed the timing not currently slated for a project.
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Re: 1950? S-10 tdi

Man so glad to see you on here Bob. I too just got back into the fold. Looking forward to seeing this build!
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maybe i missed it, but can i ask who's adapter you used and what you think of it? i have an 02 1.9 that i got for free after it crashed the timing not currently slated for a project.
I'm using TD Conversions adaptor, it's simple and adjustable I have the same in my Jeep for 2 years now.
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Man so glad to see you on here Bob. I too just got back into the fold. Looking forward to seeing this build!
Sometimes you just need some time off. Hope all is well with you Matt.
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Your right on time off.
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So I'm ordering the rubber seals from Steele, I did not like the LMC stuff I put in my other truck. They show 3 door seal options, what are your opinion's?
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So I'm ordering the rubber seals from Steele, I did not like the LMC stuff I put in my other truck. They show 3 door seal options, what are your opinion's?
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Stuff is happening!!
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Its funny how one letter can change the significands of a build thread. I first read S-10 TBI....nothing special here, TBI (throttle body injection) was pretty common in S-10's....Now change to the B to a D and you have something....ha ha .


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Its funny how one letter can change the significands of a build thread. I first read S-10 TBI....nothing special here, TBI (throttle body injection) was pretty common in S-10's....Now change to the B to a D and you have something....ha ha .


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I got the cab fixed up enough to do a test fit on the frame. Oh my I have a lot of space around the motor, I could add 2 more cylinders at the back lol. The nice thing is I'll have a small trans hump. I'm planning to have the running board 6" off the ground. Now to make some body mounts. I'm naming this truck Darel.
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