All of my s10 Mod's to date

Last week I disassembled the entire rotating assembly to see what kind of wear was on main bearings and rod bearings. When I purchased this motor i was told that it was rebuilt 150,000km ago and i had no idea what kind of condition the motor was in. Turns out that the motor had normal wear and didn't need to be rebuilt. How ever as i had never rebuilt a motor before I decided that i would rebuild and learn something along the way. This will also...

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How to: Cavalier seat swap 1982-2000+

Another very popular mod is to put cavalier seats Cavalier seats installed. into your s10 instead of the original bench or buckets. The main reason for doing this is that the seats sit a little lower giving you more head room, as well as being more comfortable then the stock seats.  If you have stock bucket seats or a 60/40 (split) bench seat, you can use those seat tracks to put on your Cavalier seats. If you have a full bench seat,...

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My First Mod. Upgrading to a One Piece Grill

Headlight Relocator Mounting Kit for late-model 1st gen. grill installation onto early model ac core Alot of people and websites and car dealers etc etc will tell you that you either need a new core support or a "Headlight relocator kit" in order to install the newer first generation 'one-piece grill' in place of the original 3 piece. The kit is about as useful as a pet rock. It costs upwards of $50-$60 and the only things you need in it are...

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The Beginning

My S10 in Blue So this is my first post and i will be starting at the beginning of my project. This truck was originally my brother's until i purchased it from him for 1500$. I was 18 when i purchased this truck and it was my very first vehicle. When i purchased it there was no rear end as my brother had removed it for his new truck. This left me with a truck sitting on blocks that wasn't drive able. So the first thing i did was go to the junkyard...

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