55-1 S-10 Chassis Swap

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This a before and after the after is with the ZQ8 rear leaf springs wich brought the back end down 1 1/4 inches and axle relocated 1 inch forward

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And another of the hood orniment I got and a little practice with some clear coat

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Been awhile since I've had an up date yesterday I ruff mounted my RPC steering colum I got off ebay I used the original colum mounts for the dash and got a reproduction floor mount/rubber piece for the floor my computer would only post 1 pic I will try to put up the other 2

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Well maybe I won't up load any more pictures I get this pop up thing saying I'm missing a securety token, I have no idea what that means

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Alright figured out another way to post pictures (with my phone ) the one pic shows the how the original column mount under the dash and the one at the floor board is more of a seal and just keeps the column from moving around I just don't know if I should leave it as it is I kinda don't fell like it would be strong enough although there is metal in the rubber should I scrap that and put a brace of some kind any opinions would be appreciated

[tlorber]

This is a picture of the plate I welded onto my column. This gets bolted through the firewall.

[WIDESIDE72]

I will follow along as i too have a 55 1st and the EZ Chassis swap kit. That project got put on the back burner to finish a 72 cheyenne swb my dad started.

Fu ny thing, i had a set of wheels like yours (after researching they were Z28, there are differences) that i thought about running, but sold them for a tidy profit. I picked up some slot mags instead.

I am going to be running a 4.3 v6 in mine for the time being, since i have it already, but dream of an ls swap someday.

[WIDESIDE72]

I forgot to ask. What is the purpose of the tubular a arms? Does it space the wheels out any further than stock?

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Just changed to tubular control arms because they look better and they came with new bushings and ball joints

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Alright I hope the pictures uploaded finally got som color going on

[joedoh]

thats a great color!

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Thanks it's called Bahama Green my wife picked it out

[HUSSEY]

I've noticed that the axle is a little bit too far back on some S10 builds too. Where you moved your's to looks perfect. How did you relocated your axle 1-1/2 forward? I was thinking of using solid lowering blocks and simply drilling the hole in the bottom of the block off center to relocate the axle.

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That would work I used what came the E-Z chassis swap which could be a 1/4 block with off set hole

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About ready to sell this stupid truck trying to align the dang stoker plates has got me so aggravated

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Finally got my all aluminum L33 ls motor, just got to get it cleaned up anyone know of a way to make the aluminum look new

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Happy happy happy got my doors to close big thanks to Kevin at American Metal in Diboll Tx took him maybe 30 minutes now for the wind lace

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Put my door handles back on with matching locks

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And put new rollers on the window regulators for some reason I can't post more than 1 picture at a time would have got more done today but I forgot my cordless drill at home

[ptc]

Originally Posted by 918733

Finally got my all aluminum L33 ls motor, just got to get it cleaned up anyone know of a way to make the aluminum look new

Short of soda blasting them you can try just about any of the MOTHERS alum wheel cleaners to brighten them up.

Or an old trick for stripping anodizing from aluminum is EZ OFF oven cleaner. Dont leave it on for HOURS , just about 15-20 minutes does the trick. If you can warm them it works quicker. Then just take a medium 3M scotchbrite pad to them.

I do this on all my old AN fittings that I buy in red blue black and make them look like polished alum again.... works great.

[steve aleve]

Love the build!!! Also, can I bug you to share a bit more info on the steering column? That is one good looking setup! What are all of the specs required to get one like this. I like it in plain steel, for a floor shift with a key? Also is it a 28" or a 30" thanks!

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Thanks ptc do I wipe off the easy off or wash it off
Steve Aleve I don't remember if the column is a 30 or 32 inch but either length should work for a floor shift but I don't think I will end up using it, I got it off ebay not a bad price if I remember, but once I put it together and installed it, the ignition switch would turn without a key in it, so my bud who is a locksmith put a new tumbler in it and that fixed that, then I noticed that I could shift gears with the ignition locked not good I don't know if I just install the shift lever in correctly, or if it is defective, if your going with a floor shifter I would get one, it's RPC brand Chinese made but unless I can get it squared away I will probly just use the S 10 column

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Truck is hold now all the money I had to finish it is going to have to buy me another daily driver dang:buh I'm gonna miss that dang Jimmy the inside is almost brand new

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Originally Posted by 918733

Thanks ptc do I wipe off the easy off or wash it off

Yea just wash it off with soapy water. I havent used it on the satin finish before so try it on a small area first.

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Well for some reason I can only post 1 picture at a time so this is 1 of 2 wraps I installed this weekend, this the before and the nice part about this install, was I did it in the kitchen so I could watch tv at the same time