[MARTINSR]

I call the frame swap a "money swap" "time swap" and "work swap" that's all it is. Putting your money time and work into a different frame that's all it is. You have to rebuild everything on the S-10 frame anyway, so spend that money on the original frame.

But it really depends on what are your expectations of the truck when done? Are you going to be towing a boat through mountain roads? An S10 swap would make some sense if that was the case. Do you plan on cruising out to shows on the weekends and just driving it to work on city streets and stuff, then there would be no reason to do that frame swap. I drove vintage cars every single day to work for years in the SF bay area, solid axles, drum brakes, driving them every single day, just like in 1950, they still work!

I don't know, I like driving vintage cars and trucks BECAUSE they are vintage! They are different, they are special, that's why I dig them so much. My truck is still being rebuilt and I will be driving it with a dropped axle and drum brakes just like I have since I bought it in 45 years ago.

Brian