Whats up, new here. My names Tyler and im 16. just came accross this site, its pretty sweet.


first of all i bought myself an v-6 83' ext. cab s-10.

so, i got her home around 5 O'clock. Its super good mechanical-wise, the bed is going to the junkyard along with some other misc sheetmetal.





after a couple of hours of stripping it down this is what it was begining to look like...



started to clean the engine bay.


then I was running out of sunlight, so i attemped to take it in my 1 car garage and work on it, that didnt turn out to well, lets just say its a tight squeeze.




temporary shift knob...






Thats about all for today, tommorows plans are to get the fenders and the bed off.



let me know what yall think.

Welcome to the site man. got alot of rust to clean up lol, now cut that biotch!

man, that bed is deteriorating by the second, hurry up, get it off before moves to the cab!!!

so what do you have planned for the truck?

all my plans for this truck are up in the air, i planned on getting a mazda but things happen.

heres some things im thinking of doing

get the bed off...lol
start to bag the back
bag the front
fold the pinch
bodydrop to the pinch
suicide drivers door
look for a bed
get some money


thats just a little list of what i want to do, i think of stuff as i go on.

...get some money. hahaha
i think that needs to be the first thing, probably not the last. well thats cool though man. is this going to be ur first truck u bag?

yup, poppin my mini truck cherry...haha.
yea, i need some money for sure.

update 8-9-06...

so me and a friend got a lot done today.

well here we are trying to get the bed off... it wasent to bad for 2 people.



finally off...





bumper gone.



gas tank had a leak, lines were shit so im gonna get a fuel cell.



gas tank out...


stripping the interior.


rust...



do they make filler pannels for this...?



so thats about what we got done today in about 6 hours or so.

HOLY RUSTED METAL BATMAN! looks like the truck threw up all the the old metal all over your driveway! check out www.lmctruck.com and get you a free catalog for an S-10

oah yea lots of rust, got a lot to clean up, the frame is solid just heavy surface rust.

thanks, i ordered my catalog.

is their any tips you guys can give me before i really start cutting and grinding and welding? any steps on what to do first to lay frame?

heres what im thinking of doing, in this order, let me know if im wrong...

get all the rust off, weld in filler pannels
body work
shave everything
bodydrop
notch and bag the back
bag the front

well i didnt get a whole lot done today exept take stuff to the junkyard.

but i started getting the front end disassebled, off with the hood fenders wheel tubs and soon the front radiator core support.

the only thing im keeping out of that pile is the hood...


rusted out radiator core support.


then i started taking the front suspention componets out.



this sucked...



either tommorow or somtime this week im going to the junkyard to get new fenders, rad core support, seats and other stuff.

also does anyone know how to get the spindle off the ball joints, i took the upper and lower bolts off hit it with a hammer and nothing?

take your castle nut and thread it back on til it's flush with the tip of the balljoint, this is so not to damage the balljoint,(but you're probably going to put new ones on but it will also give you more of a hitting surface. For balljoints you want to keep, then be careful, if the nut starts to distort then stop there so you won't mess up any of the threads,) get you a BMFH (big mother fuckin' hammer) and go to town. If this fails then try a balljoint spliter, you can rent one from any autozone or whatever. And for your other question, I would suggest inspecting the body very good before hand, make sure you know what needs to be replaced rust wise and that you can replace them. I would bag and bodydrop it first off before any shaving or bodywork, this is your first bag and bodydrop job, not saying you're not capable of doing it, I'm sure you'll do just fine, I just know you'd hate to spend hours of shaving and beautiful bodywork only for the bags or bodydrop not to turn out the way you wanted, and want to trash the truck ya know? plus you probably wouldn't want saw blades and grinders flyin' all around your fresh shave job lol. but just measure, measure, measure! think about all your cuts before you do them, take your time and do it clean and right the first time, you'll do just fine! We're all here for ya if you need any help! Good luck bro

okay, ill try that tommorow... but on the passenger side the casle nut wasent even a nut it was round and rusty so i just grinded it down flush to the control arm, do you think with a bolt sitting on top of it and tapping it through would work?

thanks for the info, im sure ill be asking plenty of questions along the way.

yeah, that'll work fine, and if it's the lower control arm, get a jack or block of wood or something to place under the hub of the spindle to hold the spindle sturdy, that should help with the balljoint to get more of a forced blow ya know.....

okay, also i was thinking about taking the back leafs off, should i do that or should i wait till i put my 4 link on, i dont want to missaline it or anything.