First-Gen S10 Corner Carver

[jerome]

Hector, you're right about the supports, I'll find a way to hang the pipe from above a little further back, probably at the stock gas tank x-member, and one up front somehow.


This is approximate location I want for the battery. Is there a more elegant solution than welding up a frame for it off of the gas tank cradle? I also can't decide yet whether to make the battery drop out the bottom or the side, or just bolt a "battery cradle" to the gas tank cradle.


put core support and bumper on...not quite as low as I thought. That is the original core support, I ordered a 91-93 support so I could use the 91-93 grille, I think the older grilles look well...old, and not in a good way. Haven't decided GMC or Chevy yet.


Afco S10 V8 radiator doesn't work. It mounts exactly where the stock one mounts, hits the waterpump. I have a Mark VIII fan on the way, so that's not gonna work. Most people recess the radiator into the core support. I'm gonna custom order a radiator a little smaller so that I don't have to do heavy cutting. We'll see after the Mark VIII fan gets here, cause there's a chance the radiator will have to "go through" the core support (front of rad is further forward than front of core support)











shot from behind, moved up the fuel pump an inch or so, everything is above the fuel cell, I'm thinking about doing a rear undertray type thing to make it smooth, and protect battery, fuel pump, fuel filter, and cell. Exhaust will come to either side of fuel cell and probably turn down right before roll pan


top view of new panhard bracket brace





new bumpstops:

It's soft foam rubber from Daystar. Had to use this style because clearance between frame and axle tubes is about 3 inches only.

for anyone struggling to assemble the spring onto the varishocks with a spring/strut compressor (it took forever for the first set), you can hold the nut under the top eye and unscrew the eye. Then, you can just put the spring on and screw in the top eye.

overall shot:


love this picture, it's starting to come together...can't wait for link bars to be finished and see this puppy without jackstands.

Jerome