1950? S-10 tdi - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

lower50's · 08-14-2018, 04:07 PM

This is the start of my next truck build. It's a 1985 2.8L 5spd 2wd. Previous owner did a shiny paint job which will help me sell the body when it comes time to build, all I was interested in was the frame and 5spd. But it will be my daily till the swap.
If any of you have read my previous GMC build you can probably figure I like to think out of the box for my drive train. This one will have a 1.9L TDI out of a 99 Jetta. I bought it of a fellow offroader that had it in his Jeep. It already is bolted to a 5spd. The drive train swap will happen next spring and I will likely drive the s10 like that for a year or 2 before I do the old GM.
The plan is to sell the truck once I am done.
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**mr48chev** · 08-14-2018, 05:52 PM

Hope you have better luck selling S-10 body parts than the S-10 frame swap guys do here. A couple of them have had pretty nice looking body parts on Cragslist for months.

65blackfleetside · 08-28-2018, 12:57 PM

I had a '98 TDI bug. Absolutely loved that turbo diesel motor! Lots of torque the turbo had a power band that was a blat to drive when it kicked in . I wanted to put that same motor in my jeep scrambler but never got around to it.
You are going to love it. plus you will get 40 +MPG with that motor

vintovka · 08-30-2018, 10:36 PM

Right now their are over 500,000+ VW TDIs sitting in lots across the country. One of them used to be mine and wished i could have kept the engine and sold them back just the body. In any case thats a whole bunch of cars that are probably going to be scrapped so engines just might be available(or not). FWIW i got over 55 MPG and went for 2 months on a single tank.

Russell Ashley · 08-31-2018, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vintovka

Right now their are over 500,000+ VW TDIs sitting in lots across the country. One of them used to be mine and wished i could have kept the engine and sold them back just the body. In any case thats a whole bunch of cars that are probably going to be scrapped so engines just might be available(or not). FWIW i got over 55 MPG and went for 2 months on a single tank.

One of those lots is in LaFayette, Ga. It's crazy to look at the acres and acres of nice VW cars and know that they might be scrapped.

vintovka · 08-31-2018, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

One of those lots is in LaFayette, Ga. It's crazy to look at the acres and acres of nice VW cars and know that they might be scrapped.

One drawback to consider is when we were sure they were going to buy it back (we had no choice) we stopped all maintenance in last 30K miles. Many others did same. No oil change -nuthin. even ran it dry of def and it still ran. Sure didn't help the engine any. Many stripped whatever they could as all it had to be is a running chassis to qualify for buyback. I really liked that car . 2012 VW Passat SEL TDI with absolutely everything.

lower50's · 09-04-2018, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 65blackfleetside

I had a '98 TDI bug. Absolutely loved that turbo diesel motor! Lots of torque the turbo had a power band that was a blat to drive when it kicked in . I wanted to put that same motor in my jeep scrambler but never got around to it.
You are going to love it. plus you will get 40 +MPG with that motor

Looking forward to it. We have a 2010 Jetta TDI and love it.

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Originally Posted by vintovka

Right now their are over 500,000+ VW TDIs sitting in lots across the country. One of them used to be mine and wished i could have kept the engine and sold them back just the body. In any case thats a whole bunch of cars that are probably going to be scrapped so engines just might be available(or not). FWIW i got over 55 MPG and went for 2 months on a single tank.

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Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

One of those lots is in LaFayette, Ga. It's crazy to look at the acres and acres of nice VW cars and know that they might be scrapped.

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Originally Posted by vintovka

One drawback to consider is when we were sure they were going to buy it back (we had no choice) we stopped all maintenance in last 30K miles. Many others did same. No oil change -nuthin. even ran it dry of def and it still ran. Sure didn't help the engine any. Many stripped whatever they could as all it had to be is a running chassis to qualify for buyback. I really liked that car . 2012 VW Passat SEL TDI with absolutely everything.

Ya we will see what happens. I'm also putting a 03 TDI in my Jeep this winter, bigger injectors and a stage 2 tune.

rusty76 · 04-14-2019, 05:51 PM

Anything going on with this project dude?

Dave_The_BMXER · 04-20-2019, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mr48chev

Hope you have better luck selling S-10 body parts than the S-10 frame swap guys do here. A couple of them have had pretty nice looking body parts on Cragslist for months.

I imagine he'll do ok selling those panels out here. So many of the first Gens are dust and our minitruck community is still fairly decent.

Hopefully you don't have two trucks done until I have one done lol.

lower50's · 11-05-2020, 12:22 AM

Well I have not been on here for ever.
Lots has happened the red S-10 is sold as a s-10.
I bought a 1952 GMC 9430 it is a X-tow truck. I also bought a 1999 s-10 frame from a show truck in mint shape with some 18" mag rims. Then I picked up a 700r4 trans that I had rebuilt. The cab was sand blasted and I picked it up from the sandblasters with my 52 GMC 9700.
The 1.9L TDI motor and trans are going into the frame once the paint is dry on the motor mounts. Tomorrow!
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**mongocanfly** · 11-05-2020, 07:55 AM

Hadnt seen this before...should be interesting with the vw..

6DoF · 11-05-2020, 01:55 PM

i LOVE the idea of a TDI old truck! should be an awesome driver.

vintovka · 11-05-2020, 04:31 PM

Please keep us posted. Many are waiting with baited (and possibly bad) breath to see the pics!!!!

lower50's · 11-06-2020, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

Hadnt seen this before...should be interesting with the vw..

Yup that's the idea. I have a 7.3L idi diesel in my other '52 with 22,300mi on that build now.

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Originally Posted by 6DoF

i LOVE the idea of a TDI old truck! should be an awesome driver.

I have had a 1.9L TDI in my '67 Jeep for 2 years now amazing power and wicked on fuel.

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Originally Posted by vintovka

Please keep us posted. Many are waiting with baited (and possibly bad) breath to see the pics!!!!

Will do. The plan is to have it driving by late spring.

6DoF · 11-06-2020, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lower50's

I have had a 1.9L TDI in my '67 Jeep for 2 years now amazing power and wicked on fuel.

maybe i missed it, but can i ask who's adapter you used and what you think of it? i have an 02 1.9 that i got for free after it crashed the timing not currently slated for a project.

rusty76 · 11-08-2020, 10:28 AM

Man so glad to see you on here Bob. I too just got back into the fold. Looking forward to seeing this build!

lower50's · 11-10-2020, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 6DoF

maybe i missed it, but can i ask who's adapter you used and what you think of it? i have an 02 1.9 that i got for free after it crashed the timing not currently slated for a project.

I'm using TD Conversions adaptor, it's simple and adjustable I have the same in my Jeep for 2 years now.

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Originally Posted by rusty76

Man so glad to see you on here Bob. I too just got back into the fold. Looking forward to seeing this build!

Sometimes you just need some time off. Hope all is well with you Matt.

rusty76 · 11-11-2020, 09:09 PM

Your right on time off.

lower50's · 11-12-2020, 06:40 PM

So I'm ordering the rubber seals from Steele, I did not like the LMC stuff I put in my other truck. They show 3 door seal options, what are your opinion's?
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MiraclePieCo · 11-15-2020, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lower50's

So I'm ordering the rubber seals from Steele, I did not like the LMC stuff I put in my other truck. They show 3 door seal options, what are your opinion's?
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The peel-and-stick sure is easier to install. I hope you have better luck closing your doors than I did!

lower50's · 11-24-2020, 12:55 AM

Stuff is happening!!
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**youngrodder** · 11-24-2020, 02:14 PM

Its funny how one letter can change the significands of a build thread. I first read S-10 TBI....nothing special here, TBI (throttle body injection) was pretty common in S-10's....Now change to the B to a D and you have something....ha ha .

Marc

lower50's · 11-24-2020, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by youngrodder

Its funny how one letter can change the significands of a build thread. I first read S-10 TBI....nothing special here, TBI (throttle body injection) was pretty common in S-10's....Now change to the B to a D and you have something....ha ha .

Marc

Ha I never thought about that!

lower50's · 11-26-2020, 02:38 AM

I got the cab fixed up enough to do a test fit on the frame. Oh my I have a lot of space around the motor, I could add 2 more cylinders at the back lol. The nice thing is I'll have a small trans hump. I'm planning to have the running board 6" off the ground. Now to make some body mounts. I'm naming this truck Darel.
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**oldman3** · 11-26-2020, 10:50 AM

Bob, looking good...Jim

08-14-2018, 04:07 PM	#1
lower50's Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,254	1950? S-10 tdi This is the start of my next truck build. It's a 1985 2.8L 5spd 2wd. Previous owner did a shiny paint job which will help me sell the body when it comes time to build, all I was interested in was the frame and 5spd. But it will be my daily till the swap. If any of you have read my previous GMC build you can probably figure I like to think out of the box for my drive train. This one will have a 1.9L TDI out of a 99 Jetta. I bought it of a fellow offroader that had it in his Jeep. It already is bolted to a 5spd. The drive train swap will happen next spring and I will likely drive the s10 like that for a year or 2 before I do the old GM. The plan is to sell the truck once I am done. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648459 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=769441 1951 MG TD 1967 Jeep CJ5 1.9L TDI 33X13.5X15 Mud Grapplers. 1952 GMC 9700 p/u 7.3L diesel on air, dually

08-14-2018, 05:52 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,705	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Hope you have better luck selling S-10 body parts than the S-10 frame swap guys do here. A couple of them have had pretty nice looking body parts on Cragslist for months. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

08-28-2018, 12:57 PM	#3
65blackfleetside Registered User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Central Florida Posts: 215	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi I had a '98 TDI bug. Absolutely loved that turbo diesel motor! Lots of torque the turbo had a power band that was a blat to drive when it kicked in . I wanted to put that same motor in my jeep scrambler but never got around to it. You are going to love it. plus you will get 40 +MPG with that motor __________________ current ride 1951 AD Chevy 5 window 2004 LS Gen 3 [/B] 1965 fleetside Sold

08-30-2018, 10:36 PM	#4
vintovka Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Hunkered Down Posts: 1,895	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Right now their are over 500,000+ VW TDIs sitting in lots across the country. One of them used to be mine and wished i could have kept the engine and sold them back just the body. In any case thats a whole bunch of cars that are probably going to be scrapped so engines just might be available(or not). FWIW i got over 55 MPG and went for 2 months on a single tank. __________________ 1954 USAF 3100 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=714917

04-14-2019, 05:51 PM	#8
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Anything going on with this project dude? __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

11-05-2020, 12:22 AM	#10
lower50's Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,254	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Well I have not been on here for ever. Lots has happened the red S-10 is sold as a s-10. I bought a 1952 GMC 9430 it is a X-tow truck. I also bought a 1999 s-10 frame from a show truck in mint shape with some 18" mag rims. Then I picked up a 700r4 trans that I had rebuilt. The cab was sand blasted and I picked it up from the sandblasters with my 52 GMC 9700. The 1.9L TDI motor and trans are going into the frame once the paint is dry on the motor mounts. Tomorrow! __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648459 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=769441 1951 MG TD 1967 Jeep CJ5 1.9L TDI 33X13.5X15 Mud Grapplers. 1952 GMC 9700 p/u 7.3L diesel on air, dually

11-05-2020, 07:55 AM	#11
mongocanfly Post Whore Join Date: May 2015 Location: Alabama Posts: 14,670	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Hadnt seen this before...should be interesting with the vw.. __________________ Mongo...aka Greg RIP Dad RIP Jesse 1981 C30 LQ9 NV4500..http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=753598 Mongos AD- LS3 TR6060...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...34#post8522334 Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...63#post8082563 2023 Chevy Z71..daily driver

11-05-2020, 01:55 PM	#12
6DoF Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: somewhere, PA Posts: 1,100	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi i LOVE the idea of a TDI old truck! should be an awesome driver.

11-05-2020, 04:31 PM	#13
vintovka Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Hunkered Down Posts: 1,895	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Please keep us posted. Many are waiting with baited (and possibly bad) breath to see the pics!!!! __________________ 1954 USAF 3100 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=714917

11-08-2020, 10:28 AM	#16
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Man so glad to see you on here Bob. I too just got back into the fold. Looking forward to seeing this build! __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

11-11-2020, 09:09 PM	#18
rusty76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Midway, NC Posts: 3,275	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Your right on time off. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873 The low buck build threads. Check'em out! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=666022 My build thread Crossmembers CC

11-12-2020, 06:40 PM	#19
lower50's Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,254	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi So I'm ordering the rubber seals from Steele, I did not like the LMC stuff I put in my other truck. They show 3 door seal options, what are your opinion's? __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648459 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=769441 1951 MG TD 1967 Jeep CJ5 1.9L TDI 33X13.5X15 Mud Grapplers. 1952 GMC 9700 p/u 7.3L diesel on air, dually

11-24-2020, 12:55 AM	#21
lower50's Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,254	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Stuff is happening!! __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648459 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=769441 1951 MG TD 1967 Jeep CJ5 1.9L TDI 33X13.5X15 Mud Grapplers. 1952 GMC 9700 p/u 7.3L diesel on air, dually

11-24-2020, 02:14 PM	#22
youngrodder Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotts, Michigan Posts: 3,774	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi Its funny how one letter can change the significands of a build thread. I first read S-10 TBI....nothing special here, TBI (throttle body injection) was pretty common in S-10's....Now change to the B to a D and you have something....ha ha . Marc __________________ …………...........__________ .................. ((__\|__\|\|___\____ ..;.;;.:;:;.,;..;((_(O))____ (_(O)) 1948 Chevy Truck - Finished SOLD!! 1953 Chevy Suburban "Family Truckster" Completed: Spring of 2021 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=605484 1994 4x4 Blazer - "Field Find" https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...ferrerid=30857

11-26-2020, 02:38 AM	#24
lower50's Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,254	Re: 1950? S-10 tdi I got the cab fixed up enough to do a test fit on the frame. Oh my I have a lot of space around the motor, I could add 2 more cylinders at the back lol. The nice thing is I'll have a small trans hump. I'm planning to have the running board 6" off the ground. Now to make some body mounts. I'm naming this truck Darel. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648459 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=769441 1951 MG TD 1967 Jeep CJ5 1.9L TDI 33X13.5X15 Mud Grapplers. 1952 GMC 9700 p/u 7.3L diesel on air, dually Last edited by lower50's; 11-26-2020 at 05:27 AM.



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11-26-2020, 10:50 AM	#25
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