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RabidScott · 01-03-2007, 03:13 PM

The term "budget" rarely applies to project vehicles. Double any estimates for time and money, and that's close to what is usually spent.

If you're trying to keep it cheap, I'd look at:

A. Leave it stock for now, buy parts as you can afford them

B. If you can do all the work yourself, find a running, driving S-10, and throw Advanced Design (47-54) cab, bed, and sheetmetal on it. Channel the cab/etc while changing over the parts, and you can keep the stock suspension, won't need airbags, etc. It will have disc brake, independant front suspension you can get parts for at the local parts store, and an overdrive tranny. Later, you could swap in a V8. I bet you could get yourself into a running S-10 framed AD truck for under $2000. I was leaning this direction before I found my '57. There are plenty of resources on the web for this swap.

C. Save up and buying a better one that's already been modified.

Just my $0.02.

01-03-2007, 03:13 PM	#2
RabidScott Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tracy CA Posts: 21	Re: Help with setting up suspension budget? The term "budget" rarely applies to project vehicles. Double any estimates for time and money, and that's close to what is usually spent. If you're trying to keep it cheap, I'd look at: A. Leave it stock for now, buy parts as you can afford them B. If you can do all the work yourself, find a running, driving S-10, and throw Advanced Design (47-54) cab, bed, and sheetmetal on it. Channel the cab/etc while changing over the parts, and you can keep the stock suspension, won't need airbags, etc. It will have disc brake, independant front suspension you can get parts for at the local parts store, and an overdrive tranny. Later, you could swap in a V8. I bet you could get yourself into a running S-10 framed AD truck for under $2000. I was leaning this direction before I found my '57. There are plenty of resources on the web for this swap. C. Save up and buying a better one that's already been modified. Just my $0.02.