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Absolutely beautiful. Kudos on the super clean details. I've seen a lot of AD's on S10's and yours is one of the best I've ever seen. When viewed from the side the wheel base is perfect for the fender openings (rare on an AD/S10). Also, the wheels suit it perfect. Love it.

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the spacers are 1.5". I found them on ebay. :metal:

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Are you running your air lines down the inside of your frame from your front?

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Yeap. I'm just begining to start laying out the air ride. I'm going with accuair. :metal:

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You'll love it. Best thing is it so easy. Remember to plug in one intake if you don't use it. Make sure your grounds are good.:mm: Did you get the switch too.

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I hear ya, i'm all about something being easy for a change. :lol:

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hi there everybody i am a newbie and i want to do a s10 frame swap to my 53 chevy truck i found a set of blue prints for the mounts from jeff51 but i am a little confused on the hight. the blueprint calls for 5 3/4" in front and and 5" i n the rear does any one have any insight on this all help would be greatly appreciated thanks

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I think there was somthing else too.

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Welcome to the forum. As for the body mounts i dont think there is a right or wrong way to do them. When i started on mine we just sat the '49 body (with the front end still attached) on the s-10 frame and centered the front wheels where i wanted them(front/back and side/side) then just measured and used 2x2 square tubing to make mine. Another thing i did was use wood blocks to help get the cab hieght by placing them on the frame between the frame and the cab. I like the way jeff51 did his, but mine are totally different. :lol:

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Thanks alot, this is my first time doing a frame swap. Thanks again for the kind words. ;)

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thanks for the advice

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scored a rear bumper from a friend of mine who is building a '50 model. :metal:

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I'm looking for one of those....Nice score.

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Yeah, it just so happend that he decided to go with a roll pan, and needed some running board brackets. So a deal was struck. :lol:

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Got my rear bags installed today. I set my frame up with re7's, but then decided to go with re8's in the rear. ;)

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been working on my frontshock brackets.:smoke:

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I was just going to yell at you for no pictures. Here I thought you were working on your air stuff. Least you're gettin it done. Kinda hard to find a old bumper. New ones are easy.

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Yeah i've been slackin on the pictures. :lol: I finished up the front shocks and have started with my motor / tranny (decided to go a different color). Anyway the big brown truck has dropped off a bunch of parts and i will try to post some pics.

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Before you do anything you need to learn to sleep in. 5 is just to early for anyone.:mm:

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I hear ya!!! Had to come in to work early this morning to get some stuff done and was going thru e-mails when i posted. :mm:

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took some pics after finishing my front shock setup and current progress on smoothing the tranny and getting it ready for paint . ;)

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Took a picture of my motor before i change the color, also got a pic of all the parts the big brown truck dropped off. :metal:

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:smoke:Drool..So I see gas mileage is'nt going to be an issue.:burnout: What kinda trans/engine?

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The motor is a 300hp/350 with a 700r4 for the tranny. I was going to go with a different set up for the carbs, but my friend that has the hot rod shop bought out a performance parts buisness and passed on the killer deal he got with this setup. ;) As for the gas mileage, i bought a lokar progressive linkage kit for the carbs. This kit allows you to run on one four barrel until you really get on it and then both open up. :metal:

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killer set up. That should work great. I like the valve covers also. Your about ready to bolt that thing in there ya

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What do you have planned for headers?
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I bought some off of ebay (cheap). They are the ones for an s-10 V8 swap. ;) I can post some pics if you would like.

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Alright that seems like what most guys are doing I was looking through threads and remember seeing one guy said they had a smaller diameter so he cut down regular sbc headers but I can't find it and just wanted a second opinion thanks looks like your project is coming along nicely
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I am working on a 51 3100, but thinking on the S10 frame, there are plenty of them trucks around the house, would it take a long wheel base or short to put the 51 body on?, That 49 loooms real good to me, Keep up the good work man.

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If you don't want to lengthen or shorten the s10 chassis you need to go with a long bed regular cab s10. They have a wheel base of 117 inches. Your 3100 should have a wheel base of 116 inched so should fit well.

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I used an '89 s-10 standard cab long bed for mine. What are your plans for suspension? I went with a 4-link in the rear which allowed me to center the wheels in the fenders. :metal:

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Sure is quite over here.

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Sorry, been sanding on my tranny and motor. Also painted the new moog front steering parts. Hows youre truck comming along?

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chasin my tail.

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Loving this build and the helpful info in it so far! I just picked up a 51and hoping to slap it on a s10 frame myself so might have a few questions for ya down the road.
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got some motor parts back from powdercoat, just need to finish sanding the fins. :metal:

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Sweet, I like the look.....Jim

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I just bought a 48, I can't decide which way to go on the suspension. Like most of us out here, I don't have a drum full of money, so can't decide if I should clip the front, invest on a mustang II crossmember. What all do you have to do to a S10 chasis to sit the truck? What year can I use?
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My factory frame was in bad shape so i went with an '89 model s-10 standard cab longbed. (bought the whole truck complete and running with a 4.3v6 and a 700r4 for $150.00) :metal: I believe you can use most any year s-10 just some slight differences from year to year.Most people try to get the standard cab longbed 2wd models(but you can use the other models also just have to modify the frame to fit the wheelbase). I have some friends that have done the front clip and can tell you that the cost is about the same either way you go. It all depends on what kind of deals you can find and how resouceful you are. ;) How low are you wanting the truck to sit at? In my area there are more s-10's for cheap than there were factory '47-54 frames so the choice was easy. Also i wanted my truck to sit low and s-10 suspension parts can be purchased at any local autoparts store cheap!! Good luck either way you go and keep me posted.

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Thanks for the info, can't wait to get started. Like anything else, getting started is the hardest part.
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