well ive gotten started on the swap( 49 f1 to s10 frame) going to be a long road ahead but a fun learning experence
heres a few pics of what i got done last weekend.
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ive added a few other pics to my gallery also...

anyway back the the grind. just thought id share a little of whats going on in my world...thanks for the support and keep the projects going

steve-

 

An ambitious project for sure...good luck on it!

 

Looks like your neighbors are set up for ringside seating! Do not dissappoint!

 

Very cool! I use to drive an s-10, I think you'll be happy with how the chassis holds up, stopped well and turned sharp

 

yeah the have the best seat in the house, the best part is the guy that lives there is building a 54 1ton and hes a member on here

 

Going Slow-

I have an S10 under my daily driver (a 49 Chebby pickup) and I'm happy with it.

For your exhaust consider the Magnaflow 2-in and 2-out muffler or the 1-in/2 out. This solves the problem of the side mounted gas tank. Very nice sound also. Looks like you are channeling it over the frame to get it low. I assume you will raise the floor in the bed? Looking good!

 

i am at about the same point on mine putting 51 on s10 frame with air ride good luck with the swap and keep the pics comming

 

Steve, also in the middle of doing a S10 swap. Are you going to use running boards, if so you better check for road clearance. I started the same way but ended up welding 3" tube on top of the frame rail under the cab to get more clearance, I think I should have about 5-6 under the front of the running board when finished. Now in the process of grafting the original frame rail to the front so I can mount the front bumper.

Brian

 

That is too cool and the project looks good keep up the nice work

 

great job, I look forward to watching your project during it's transformation.

Rick

 

That's way darkside .Almost black hole area.Quite the project .A whole lot of work going on there .I can relate .

 

looks like you have a great start......... like the pics.

 

those S-10 frames do have a pretty good "Z" behind the front suspension. Good for gettin low. My 97 S-10 was one of my favorite daily's. Great little truck. Easy to drive.
JML

 

from the looks of it you cut the whole floor out? or was it just rusted and your going to fab up a new floor. The floor of my 49 is in great shape, and i would like to avoid cutting it up as much as possible. Also what wheel base are you using? I have read that the only thing that will really work would be the s10 long bed. And what year frame is that?

kyle

 

great project! keep the pic's coming. i'm looking at using a toyota truck under one as they have boxed frame,5 on 4.5" bc.,and its free!