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    Has anyone here done an S10 V8 swap?

    This is a new project of mine that im taking on and im wondering if anyone on here has done this for insight or even some pics of their conversions for some motivation, hehe.



    This is kinda what im going for. Currently I have the rear part of the chasis stripped and painted along with the rearend. Also im picking up a very clean, rust free cab this weekend that should save me quite a bit of time. this will be a slow moving project but sick none the less, lol
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    I put a chev V8 in a toyota 4x4 once. Worked great, lol..... still does
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    dont like the hood though,hope your not doing that?like the sleeper effect,get it in without the scoop
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    thats sweet it looks like its got a small block if you need any help go to the s10fourms they will proabily have all the info and more for ya good luck

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    im a die hard s10 fan i have a Zr2 and the 5.7 is the first thing im doing when im finished. theres a few around my area that are really nice, you will be going through many tires my friend.

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    we had one, that thing hauled ass



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    yes but its hard to work all the bugs out

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    Yep I did the conversion . I used a chevy 4 bolt main 400 small block all tricked out in my S10 also had a turbo 400 short shaft tranny and 373 gears in the rear end . Hooker header used to make the kit . Came with headers and motor mounts . I have some pics if you wanna see .
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    Quote Originally Posted by shortline10 View Post
    Yep I did the conversion . I used a chevy 4 bolt main 400 small block all tricked out in my S10 also had a turbo 400 short shaft tranny and 373 gears in the rear end . Hooker header used to make the kit . Came with headers and motor mounts . I have some pics if you wanna see .
    ya I do... love the s-10...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan Raffa View Post
    ya I do... love the s-10...
    Mine was a 1983 long bed version GMC s15 but still the same as the s10 . I did this conversion back in 1989 . Lowered 3" . Motor was balanced and blue printed and was putting out about 350 HP and just stupid fast . Man I got alot of stories racing that thing
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    shortline.. right on... heres mine.. Radical tops in FLA cut the top when it had 1000 miles in 88 , feiro wing.. ..everything white all red inteior... loved that lil truck! nice hood scoop!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    i will have to find some pics of mine, we used the hooker header kit and it was awsome, first time it had a 383 stroker with brodex aluminum heads, turbo 350 manual valve body, 12bolt rear narrowed. i went for the go fast look i am not a low rider kind of guy.
    second motor was a big als toy box 671 blower on a 383 with brodex heads putting down 750hp.
    doing the s10 swap is one of the easiest swaps there are.
    building cars and trucks have been my life, i started at 16 with a 73 z28 i purchased with my own cash.easily been 200 cars and trucks in my driveway over my 47 years of life

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    Yeah... Did a prostreet one once... Custom made a set of long tube headers for it that were a real p.i.t.a. to install... Had to stab the headers at the same time the motor was going in...
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    There are still a few 350 S10's around up here too... never had one personally but a friend did and it was SICK!!! I was in his shop when he was working on fabbing up his motor mounts and it really did look pretty easy... no computer, no problem! Another friend did a similar swap in his Chevy Astro van and I liked it so much I came very close to doing the same to my old Astro van too but opted for MPG's instead of HP with a rebuilt V6. Good luck with your build and keep it shiny side up!
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    I've got a '92 S-10 short box that used to have a '92 crate 350 and muncie M-22 4 speed.

    Gotta love the manual trans !!

    Motor is gone....trans is gone. Truck just sits under the carport now....cats sleep on it at night.

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