[OrrieG]

Just like any tear down: If it is something you will be putting back together or adapting to the new body take lots of pictures, measurements and make sketches. Bag all the parts you are saving and label them. I did this when I took my truck apart 10 years ago and it is so nice to be looking for the exhaust manifold bolts and finding them nicely wrapped and labled in the engine bolt box. If you are reusing parts of the wiring harness take the time to label the wires. You can go to Home Depot and get a little book of sticky wiring labels electricians use (works great for home theater wiring too!). Get a Factory Assembly Manual for your old truck and shop manual for the S-10. I'd also keep all the misc. clips, connectors, etc. from the S-10. I like to clean stuff as I take it off rather than later on when I am getting impatient to assembly. If you haven't read the many S-10 conversion threads currently underway to get a better idea of what you need to keep for possible reuse.