heres my 95 s10 RWD project

[sharkbait]

well after going to mattw/renz wrench fest, im really motivated to do some work on my truck. for some reason my thread is gone:rant:thanks renz, sounds like one of your jokes......anyway, heres some pics from today/yesterdays work.

here is a shot of the truck with the grill off. oh, and a shot of my first floor prodject that has kept me from working on the truck.......ive put my priorities in order......truck now house later:roll:till my wife starts bitching.

started mounting the a2a and pipping

this is the upper intercooler pipping. not tacked or welded yet. but you get the idea.

have to oval the holes on the brackets so i can adjust the intercooler still.

i had to "modify" the core support:rotf:i still have to grind it smooth and straighten out the lines.

 

[rockclone]

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did you do the tubing yourself?

 

[sharkbait]

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and here is the grill on but not bolted. and hopefully tomorrow i can adjust the intercooler to be straight.

im hopping that i can do the lower pipping tomorrow. then move on to the braided lines and then fuel pump/filter.

 

[sharkbait]

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did you do the tubing yourself?

yeah. ive never welded before. i just borrowed my friends lincoln welder. im gonna tack them up and have another friend weld them and ill grind them down smooth.

 

[1mean4.3]

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I like it. Intercooler tucked behind the grill is bitchin, looks menacing.

 

[sharkbait]

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I like it. Intercooler tucked behind the grill is bitchin, looks menacing.

thanks, im on vacation this week. so hopefully i can getterdun.:tup:

 

[sharkbait]

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driver side shot. is it me or does the intake tube remind you of ALF?

 

[MikeRenz]

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why not use aluminum piping for the ic piping?

and no...i didn't delete your thread, you lazy pos. http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=73569

 

[sharkbait]

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why not use aluminum piping for the ic piping?

and no...i didn't delete your thread, you lazy pos. http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=73569

how did you find it? there is only three posts in the conversions forum. ??. anyway, thanks.

i didn't use aluminum because its expensive to have welded. and i wouldn't be able to tack it on my own. im trying to do as much on my own.

 

[sharkbait]

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the build list is .....
IBS 4.3
poly motor mounts
custom cam (similar to 422)
flat top forged pistons (2valve reliefs)
zero gap rings
studded heads
studded rods
single roller timing chain
old style vortecs
aluminum water pump
H-beam eagle rods
.10 under stock crank
2.02/1.60 valves
three angle valve job
1.6 crane rockers
msd billet dist/coil
msd 6al-2
fluid damper balancer
stock exhaust manifolds wrapped
stock turbo (just to get it running)
internal wg
3inch mandrel DP with unshrouded puck
3inch mandrel exhaust with dynomax superflow (no cat, im a dog lover)
stock TB (just to get it running)
sheetmetal valve covers (little bling)
sheetmetal upper intake (alot of bling)
all braided/AN fittings (yeah im a looser)
-8 feed line
-6 return line
external pump/filter
accufab adjustable FPR
harwood 15 gallon w/sender
ABS delete
line lock
manual steering box
battery mounted under rear of bed
rebuilt 700r4
3K converter
poly tranny mount
10bolt rear
3.73
modded posi (heavy springs etc)

i know im leaving out some stuff. ill try to put up some good pics asap.

 

[vinnieTy]

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Dom - its looking good. Keep it up!!!! :tup:

 

[sharkbait]

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Dom - its looking good. Keep it up!!!! :tup:

thanks vin.

 

[alwayscode390]

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Good luck launching that thing, hahah ... but nice stuff ---

 

[wheels]

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driver side shot. is it me or does the intake tube remind you of ALF?

More like Gonzo

 

[sharkbait]

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Good luck launching that thing, hahah ... but nice stuff ---

why do you say? it seems that all (most) syty owner think just because you guys disconnect the front shafts and do burn outs in a parking lot, that a rwd truck doesn't hook.

on the contrary, every s10 with a sbc seems to hook just fine. and id think that having a turbo 6 would launch a little easier than a sbc.

just my :2cents: but id like to hear your reasoning.

 

[sharkbait]

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WHEELS, good gonzo pic. you hit it right on the head...um, nose.

 

[sharkbait]

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so yesterday i got the batt box installed.

just so you know, my truck IS becoming a syty :rotf: it grew jackstands.

box of goodies came in today

mounted the ford solenoid. have to cut the batt line. oh, found a nice sketch of the wiring for it ...... forgot who put posed it....but thanks.

more to do tomorrow.cut plug wires to length. install plugs.mount hood struts. make a bracket for the fp/filter.

 

[sharkbait]

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got some more work done today.

mock up is complete on the a2a. i tacked it up and everything worked out nice. i used two U bends and two 45 bends. it was my first time using a welder:rotf:the welds look more like snot than tacks. oh well. off to my welder to have him weld/grind.

i also re-clocked the turbo. i need to cut the wg puck material away for the JSM dp. so i had to take the v-clamp off and the pressure ring out too. now i can clean up the outside of the cold/hot sides and not get the shaft all messed up with metal shavings.

this is before i put the snot...i mean welds on it.

anyway, hope to get some more done tomorrow. its my last day of vacation:tdown:

 

[MikeRenz]

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dom...when you tack things together, you only put like a dot of a weld on it....in 2 or 3 places. that'll hold it together. there is no need to weld them for many inches like you did. The setup looks good minus your snot. :lol:

you are going to glass bead that turbo before putting it on your truck right? you are going to clean that turbo up before using it right? You are not going to put that turbo on looking horrid like that, right?

 

[mattw]

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How exactly are you applying the snot to your tubing? You need to grind the last ~1/2" of that tubing down to the bare metal.. Then tack it like Renz said. Do you plan to have someone final weld everything for you once you get it all tacked up?