92 s10

[FirstGenZq8]

11-09-2008 continued:




12-14-2008: removed stock gas tank, no rust on my truck, anywhere, except the bolt on the front strap of the gas tank :halfsad:. broke that focker handily. the strap put up a pretty good fight. picked up some dodge neon SRT-4 "viper inspired" buckets; they have great side bolstering.

[GM_muscle]

looking good keep up the good work and keep the pics coming.

[Shiro666]

Awesome truck.

I love the look and the stance and lt1 power.

Why do I have the urge to weigh my wheels?

[BADNBLK]

Sweet build! I would love to set my 93 up like yours.

[syborg tt]

Joe welcome to the PT board. I am glad you finally made it over here.

Truck looks awesome.

[ponchopwr70]

Nice truck, I like what your doing keep us updated!

[bbcc]

Very cool build. What hubs did you use for your C5 swap?

[progoat]

Sweet build looks killer! I have a set of q form kick panels for sale on ebay if you were planning on putting a little stereo in it?

[GBodyGMachine]

Wow, thats really nice.

[lower90xcab]

welcome joe....nice to have another s-series over here...looks good as always....

[GM_muscle]

i also have a s-series. ita 97 s10 with a vortec 350 and extreme kit

[GM_muscle]

i also at s10forum and s-series forum

[FirstGenZq8]

thanks for the compliments fellas.

Shiro666 if you have wheels w/ tires dismounted you owe it to your fellow enthusiasts to WEIGH YOUR WHEELS! ;)

the wheels in post #4 i actually bought from syborg tt a few years ago. great guy to deal w/, i hope to meet him in person someday.

bbcc, the hubs are stock s10. i got the hubs and brackets from ebmiller88; i'm pretty sure he (his name is ed) is on this forum. below is a copy and paste of a mini how-to i did that gives the basics on installing C5 brakes on belltech 2100 spindles.

i bought ed’s bracket and hub kit w/ these options: hubs, standard long studs; C5 brackets for S10 spindle (same mounting points as belltech 2100 drop spindles), Earl's front lines, Timken inner/outer bearings/seals, grade 8 or metric equivalent mounting bolts/hardware, install guide. $355.00

i decided to piece together the rest of the brakes. in the end, i didn’t save that much money over ed’s package price, so if I had to do it over again i’d probably just buy the calipers, rotors, and pads from him as well. but, if you have a way to get cheap GM parts, by all means give it a try.

NOTE: PART #'S AND PRICES HAVE SURELY CHANGED SINCE 01-01-2006

1 - GM PART # 88909667 Brake Pads GM LIST: $115.68 OUR PRICE: $57.84
1 - GM PART # 88926732 Front LH Rotor cross-drilled and slotted GM LIST: $80.72 OUR PRICE: $40.36
1 - GM PART # 88926731 Front RH Rotor cross-drilled and slotted GM LIST: $80.72 OUR PRICE: $40.36
1 - GM PART # 88895128 Z06 LEFT FRONT CALIPER GM LIST: $177.52 OUR PRICE: $88.77
1 - GM PART # 88895129 Z06 RIGHT FRONT CALIPER GM LIST: $177.52 OUR PRICE: $88.77
2 - GM PART # 11518571 BANJO BOLT GM LIST: $4.13 OUR PRICE: $2.35
2 - GM PART # 12455799 FRONT CALIPER BRACKET GM LIST: $52.55 OUR PRICE: $29.94
4 - GM PART # 12530697 GUIDE PIN (the pins that the caliper floats on) GM LIST: $7.48 OUR PRICE: $3.73
4 - GM PART # 12530703 Caliper Guide Pin Seals (boot kit) GM LIST: $6.22 OUR PRICE: $3.12
4 - GM PART # 10139097 Brake Hose Gasket (Copper Washer - 2 per caliper) GM LIST: $0.78 OUR PRICE: $0.40

if you don’t want the red z06 calipers, below are the part #’s for the unpainted C5 caliper.

1 - GM PART # 12530682 RIGHT FRONT CALIPER GM LIST: $183.27 OUR PRICE: $91.64
1 - GM PART # 12530683 LEFT FRONT CALIPER GM LIST: $183.27 OUR PRICE: $91.64

so I amassed all of the above parts. some may feel confident enough to do the spindle modifications while the spindle is on the truck; I did NOT.

i decided to take everything apart and replace my inner/outer tie rod ends, paint my spindles, and just do some general clean up under there.

so I took the front suspension off. remove your spindles. ed’s brackets bolt onto the spindle using the existing dust shield holes. set the brackets on the spindle as best you can. once you do this, it’s pretty obvious how much of the spindle’s “ears” need to be hacked off.



these cuts don’t have to be exact, but I tried to make the cuts as exact as possible to keep as much “meat”, or metal, on the spindle intact. i used a hacksaw, which surprisingly did a pretty good job, and i cleaned up the edges mostly using a dremel, but i also used a file.



as i said before, ed’s brackets bolt on using the existing dust shield holes on the spindle. these need to be drilled out and tapped to 7/16”. use a drill press if available.



now bolt the brackets onto the spindle.



slide ed’s provided hubs onto the spindle.

[FirstGenZq8]

now assemble the brakes.



i did all of this off of the truck to be sure that i drilled the holes perfectly straight and to be sure that the rotors i got weren't warped from the factory. no grinding or anything, so everything checked out.

now just take everything apart and assemble it on your truck.

[bbcc]

Hey, thanks for posting that bud. Those pictures are exactly what I've been searching for.

Ryer

[Kiddi]

Do you have any more info on the headers? Great build!

[FirstGenZq8]

Do you have any more info on the headers? Great build!

thanks!

LHT trucks, or lee's high tech trucks, is a defunct company that used to specialize primarily in v8 swaps into s-series trucks. around 2003 or so they went to the dark side and now work on imports exclusively. the LHT longtube headers i have i picked up used.

http://www.lhtperformance.net/

[Kiddi]

thanks!

LHT trucks, or lee's high tech trucks, is a defunct company that used to specialize primarily in v8 swaps into s-series trucks. around 2003 or so they went to the dark side and now work on imports exclusively. the LHT longtube headers i have i picked up used.

http://www.lhtperformance.net/

So... They don't make them anymore? What's the size of the primary tubes and collector?

[FirstGenZq8]

So... They don't make them anymore? What's the size of the primary tubes and collector?

no LHT doesn't make anything domestic anymore. 1-5/8" primary w/ 3" collector.

if you're considering a SBC swap into a s-series and are leaning towards a pro-touring truck, the only longtubes that stay w/in the frame rails (and don't kill your turning radius) are hedman hedders 69490.

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...&view=32&N=700+

if you want to go 1-3/4" you'll have to live w/ one header tube exiting from your wheelwell. which is fine if you're only passion is drag racing :bsjerk:.

[Kiddi]

Thanks for the tip... I'm about to do a swap into an 84 S10.. 383 LT1 motor and T56 trans..... I'm leaning towards a custom stainless header. I don't like the headers that are on the market. There's no way I'm going with the fenderwell headers! I'll do some drag racing but not that much! LOL

I've seen 1 3/4 custom set that had all the tubes inside the frame.. I'll look into that.... I might put it on plates and discard the mounts, atleast I'll get some extra room.. I was planning on trying to put 1 7/8 in there

Anyways... Good luck with your project, I dig it!!