First-Gen S10 Corner Carver

[Carl @ Chassisworks]

Sounds great. Get a windshield in that beast, lol!

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Sick little track truck! Going to hang some serious aero and go after some TA events?

[FirstGenZq8]

Firstgenzq8, I hope you don't mind me stealing one of your pics to show a photoshop of the new wheels, since your paint color is so similar to the one I am looking for:

that looks cool! those'll look great!

Additionally, I was able to get a set of the Warn fender flares off of Craigslist, so I will be seeing how well they fit and deciding between those and the stock black flares like on the picture above. I may just keep the stock flares to keep it relatively modest looking for the street and if I ever get into more competitive autocross, I could run the wider flares with 18x12 tires and 335 Rivals.

please take pics of those as soon as you get them. and if you happen to find any other warn flares, you know who to contact ;).

i want to know the answer to my above question:

the thing that i'm unsure of is in that pic, the part of the flare nearest the door at the bottom, i can't tell if that is some sort of mud-catcher or if it's an optical illusion.

[jerome]

Not a whole lot to update, but the truck just went to the body/paint guy today. He will disassemble and send to be plastic media blasted. The target completion date is 2 months from when he receives the body back from media blasting. He will mock the cab and fenders back up on the truck to make sure gaps are right and do some blocking and filling where needed. It will then get disassembled and the rolling chassis will go back to Randy.

Randy will then modify the front suspension to use longer control arms and remove the front wheel spacer when mounting the new wheels. Once that's done, the whole chassis will get fully disassembled for powdercoating. Hopefully by then, the paint will be done and it will be time for final assembly.

I did get some pictures of the flares mocked up. Keep in mind the wheels will be at least 1" further outboard than the wheels currently on the truck:







What do you guys think? Should I use these more aggressive ones or the stock S10 flares in the blue truck pictured above? Should they be painted to match body color?

[FirstGenZq8]

i hate them. when you decide against them, i'll take them off of your hands.

[syborg tt]

So are you planning on going wider tires and if your not why not find a set of black OEM one's that give you an additional inch of coverage ??

Not a whole lot to update, but the truck just went to the body/paint guy today. He will disassemble and send to be plastic media blasted. The target completion date is 2 months from when he receives the body back from media blasting. He will mock the cab and fenders back up on the truck to make sure gaps are right and do some blocking and filling where needed. It will then get disassembled and the rolling chassis will go back to Randy.

Randy will then modify the front suspension to use longer control arms and remove the front wheel spacer when mounting the new wheels. Once that's done, the whole chassis will get fully disassembled for powdercoating. Hopefully by then, the paint will be done and it will be time for final assembly.

I did get some pictures of the flares mocked up. Keep in mind the wheels will be at least 1" further outboard than the wheels currently on the truck:







What do you guys think? Should I use these more aggressive ones or the stock S10 flares in the blue truck pictured above? Should they be painted to match body color?

[jerome]

So are you planning on going wider tires and if your not why not find a set of black OEM one's that give you an additional inch of coverage ??

I'll likely stay with the 10.5" TSW Nurburgring wheels for now. I agree that they should fit under the OEM flares, and I've got a set of those now. I'll keep the big offroad flares in case I want to have a set of 335 width autocross tires on 12" wheels.

I know I haven't been posting any updates, but the project is still going strong. It is at a paint shop now, the body was media blasted and has been mocked back up on the chassis, all of the body work is done, it is poly primed and getting blocked right now. The chassis is getting torn down for powdercoating and the hope is that we can get onto final assembly sometime in the next month. More pictures once there's something to see!

[syborg tt]

hey I like in progress pics - post them up brother

[jester8798]

Where did you get those flares?!

[jerome]

Where did you get those flares?!

I got extremely lucky and found them on Craigslist when looking for normal OEM flares actually. Wish I could help you, but there's no good source for them unfortunately.

[Peter Mc Mahon]

What is the outside diameter of your tires? I like those rims.

[jerome]

What is the outside diameter of your tires? I like those rims.

The wheels are replicas of the C5 Corvette (non-Z06) 2000 - 2004 wheels. They are black powdercoated with a machined face. Unfortunately, I have not seen them for sale anymore through any of the replica vendors. However, if you like them, I would recommend you find a used set of OEM wheels (try corvetteforum). They would be made by either Alcoa or Speedline. I think they would be lighter and I would trust them more.

The wheels and tires are stock sizes:
Front: 17x8.5, +58mm offset; 245/45/17 (25.7" diameter)
Rear: 18x9.5, +65mm offset; 275/40/18 (26.6" diameter)

[jerome]

The truck is still at the body shop, but we are making progress. SPI epoxy primer, bodywork, high build primer and blocking. Currently needs another blocking session and it will be ready for basecoat and clearcoat. I'm going with Porsche slate gray (Schiefergrau), paint code 6601, color code 615. Here's a picture of it on a 911:



Also at the body shop, the S10 is getting some limited aero: splitter, air dam, hood vent and spoiler. Splitter and air dam aren't done yet, but here's the hood vent (Mustang GT500) and clear lexan spoiler.





Once paint is done (targeting February), the chassis will go out to the powdercoater and everything will go back to the chassis fabricator for final assembly and interior. Hoping to have a finished car this summer.

[BigHoss]

Just read the thread from the beginning, Very awesome build!

[andrewb70]

I dig the color choice.

Andrew

[camarozz383]

I got to get in on this little beauty, awesome work!!

The truck is still at the body shop, but we are making progress. SPI epoxy primer, bodywork, high build primer and blocking. Currently needs another blocking session and it will be ready for basecoat and clearcoat. I'm going with Porsche slate gray (Schiefergrau), paint code 6601, color code 615. Here's a picture of it on a 911:



Also at the body shop, the S10 is getting some limited aero: splitter, air dam, hood vent and spoiler. Splitter and air dam aren't done yet, but here's the hood vent (Mustang GT500) and clear lexan spoiler.





Once paint is done (targeting February), the chassis will go out to the powdercoater and everything will go back to the chassis fabricator for final assembly and interior. Hoping to have a finished car this summer.

[syborg tt]

Any Updates on the Paint ???

[monkey-leader]

You can get interesting styes of flares off of ebay, JDM and some kinds of LM car type stuff. A bit late, but it might be worth a look...

[jerome]

Getting closer on paint, has been pretty frustrating how slow the process is, but there's light at the end of the tunnel. Once paint is done, it will be re-assembly and interior. I'm eliminating the front wheel spacers and having longer lower control arms built. The upper control arms will need to be lengthened as well, but since they're the threaded SPC arms, I think I can just go with longer sleeves. Technology has come quite a ways since the engine was built, I'm also considering changing to Fitech or Holley sniper EFI, but may just run carb for a while. More focused on getting the project done than optimizing for now. Here's the latest pictures of paint - almost ready for basecoat:

[brawls43]

Looking good! I'm with you on the FI Tech or Holley Sniper EFI. My truck isn't running yet either, but I keep thinking about doing it while everything is apart. Easier to get tanks modifications made, etc. Might just make the modifications but not add the EFI yet. So its an easier upgrade later.