54/s10 build..figured i'd start this - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

peacock · 01-01-2012, 08:21 PM

I've been asking questions about everything so i figured i'd share my project. Just another 54/s-10 project. Goin with the 350/700r and a regular old drop. Name: 2011-11-04_17-55-14_266.jpg
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Got the floors in and braces under them. Dont mind the pink construction paper on the kick panel that im using as template. My 4 yr old used every piece except pink. Name: 2011-11-13_16-11-13_381.jpg
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I will be asking more questions I'm sure as this goes on. Thanks to the ones thats helped me thus far

peacock · 01-01-2012, 08:23 PM

The motor and trans is just sitting on top of the frame by the way. I will be tackling that job next.

1959 Apache 3600 · 01-02-2012, 09:27 AM

Off to a good start. What is the approximate time you have in it regarding the above pictures?

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-02-2012, 09:39 AM

Looks like a real solid truck you're starting with.
I see from the running boards, it was a flatbed. Are you gonna keep it a flatbed?

xpickup · 01-02-2012, 09:56 AM

peacock, Looks like a really nice truck to start with. Good to see another 54.

Shannon

rollinrooster · 01-02-2012, 11:15 AM

Looks good so far. As for the pink construction paper i understand completly having a 7 year old daughter myself.

peacock · 01-02-2012, 12:00 PM

Thanks guys. I have roughly 30 hrs into it probably. I get about 4-5 hrs a day on Saturday and Sunday to work on it. Oilfield wont give you much more time than that.
No im not keeping it a flat bed, I thought alot about it but decided to put a bed on it.
I bought a complete bed for $200. Little rough but fixable for sure. The truck its self I picked up for a grand with title. Floors were rotted out but rest was solid
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duallyjams · 01-02-2012, 12:45 PM

Are you going to fab up your own brackets or use a kit to mount the body to the frame.

peacock · 01-02-2012, 12:48 PM

Going to fab all my own stuff. Im a cheap bastard and have access to alot of metal
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peacock · 01-02-2012, 01:10 PM

Also does anyone know how much of a pain it is to go with manual trans on this setup?
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mknittle · 01-02-2012, 03:23 PM

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Going to fab all my own stuff. Im a cheap bastard and have access to alot of metal
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LOL I resemble that remark!

Dan Bowles · 01-02-2012, 10:38 PM

Manual trans in our 54 on S10. No sweat other than making a mount on the firewall to run a slave cylinder. We have the NV3500 5 speed with hydraulic linkage. We used S10 pedals. make sure you measure twice and drill once on the firewall. I screwed that one up by about 3" somehow.

peacock · 01-02-2012, 11:18 PM

Thanks Dan, a guy wants to trade me his nv trans for the 305 i pulled from a monte carlo. It's just sitting there so I think I may try it since I like the manual trans.
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And this is my helper who decided he needed to work on his bike and get it up in the air. All while eating spaghetti-o's.

drivea55 · 01-03-2012, 12:22 AM

well it IS all about the lift and spaghetti O's...

so no surpise there.... ha!

that is great to see you post this, it made my night and reminded me of my son and his enthusiasm. (who is 11 going on chevy teen)

brian

01-01-2012, 08:21 PM	#1
peacock Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: longview, tx Posts: 22	54/s10 build..figured i'd start this I've been asking questions about everything so i figured i'd share my project. Just another 54/s-10 project. Goin with the 350/700r and a regular old drop. Got the floors in and braces under them. Dont mind the pink construction paper on the kick panel that im using as template. My 4 yr old used every piece except pink. [ATTACH][/ATTACH] I will be asking more questions I'm sure as this goes on. Thanks to the ones thats helped me thus far Attached Images

01-01-2012, 08:23 PM	#2
peacock Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: longview, tx Posts: 22	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this The motor and trans is just sitting on top of the frame by the way. I will be tackling that job next.

01-02-2012, 09:27 AM	#3
1959 Apache 3600 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Western Iowa Posts: 147	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this Off to a good start. What is the approximate time you have in it regarding the above pictures?

01-02-2012, 09:39 AM	#4
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this Looks like a real solid truck you're starting with. I see from the running boards, it was a flatbed. Are you gonna keep it a flatbed? __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

01-02-2012, 09:56 AM	#5
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this peacock, Looks like a really nice truck to start with. Good to see another 54. Shannon

01-02-2012, 11:15 AM	#6
rollinrooster Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Morristown TN. Posts: 355	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this Looks good so far. As for the pink construction paper i understand completly having a 7 year old daughter myself.

01-02-2012, 12:00 PM	#7
peacock Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: longview, tx Posts: 22	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this Thanks guys. I have roughly 30 hrs into it probably. I get about 4-5 hrs a day on Saturday and Sunday to work on it. Oilfield wont give you much more time than that. No im not keeping it a flat bed, I thought alot about it but decided to put a bed on it. I bought a complete bed for $200. Little rough but fixable for sure. The truck its self I picked up for a grand with title. Floors were rotted out but rest was solid Posted via Mobile Device

01-02-2012, 12:45 PM	#8
duallyjams Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Deale Md Posts: 4,663	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this Are you going to fab up your own brackets or use a kit to mount the body to the frame. __________________ James 63 GMC V6 4speed carryall 65 chevy swb bbw V8 auto 68 K20 327/4 speed, buddy buckets 2002 GMC CC Dually Duramax 64 GMC lwb 3/4 V6 4speed SOLD 66 GMC swb bbw buddy buckets SOLD IG duallyjams The only thing that stays the same is constant change!

01-02-2012, 12:48 PM	#9
peacock Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: longview, tx Posts: 22	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this Going to fab all my own stuff. Im a cheap bastard and have access to alot of metal Posted via Mobile Device

01-02-2012, 01:10 PM	#10
peacock Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: longview, tx Posts: 22	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this Also does anyone know how much of a pain it is to go with manual trans on this setup? Posted via Mobile Device

01-02-2012, 10:38 PM	#12
Dan Bowles AD Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blissfield, MI Posts: 822	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this Manual trans in our 54 on S10. No sweat other than making a mount on the firewall to run a slave cylinder. We have the NV3500 5 speed with hydraulic linkage. We used S10 pedals. make sure you measure twice and drill once on the firewall. I screwed that one up by about 3" somehow.

01-02-2012, 11:18 PM	#13
peacock Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: longview, tx Posts: 22	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this Thanks Dan, a guy wants to trade me his nv trans for the 305 i pulled from a monte carlo. It's just sitting there so I think I may try it since I like the manual trans. And this is my helper who decided he needed to work on his bike and get it up in the air. All while eating spaghetti-o's.

01-03-2012, 12:22 AM	#14
drivea55 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Monson,MA Posts: 503	Re: 54/s10 build..figured i'd start this well it IS all about the lift and spaghetti O's... so no surpise there.... ha! that is great to see you post this, it made my night and reminded me of my son and his enthusiasm. (who is 11 going on chevy teen) brian __________________ current project; 1950 GMC "Junk Yard Dawg" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=635960 ___________________________________________ SOLD to "ONEBADFIVEFIVE" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=436406



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