So I am either mildly retarded or a glutton for punishment. Actually a little of both is likely the case.
Anyway I bought my challenge car for next year without finishing the odyssey first
On to the new ride...
Behold the $300 1992 S10. It's a short box 2wd with a 4.3. Allegedly it runs but I have not tried to start it. The tranny is not working as the several empty Lucas transmission fluid bottles under the hood can attest. No rust that I can easily discern.
It is about to be melded with the Trans AM I bought last year for my chevelle. LT1 and a T56, plus some dirt track suspension stuff, watch out...
Notice what other terrible idea it is parked next to...
Oh boy ! Can't wait to see the build thread.
Here is the Trans AM pictures from when I bought it last year a copart.
$1150 dollar certificate of destruction Pontiac Firebird.
You're not too crazy. I picked up 2016 Challenge car two weeks ago and I'm picking up 2017 Challenge car on Saturday. Wait ... maybe we're both crazy.
FYI western chassis makes some really nice budget friendly drop leaf springs, and if you order them from summit racing as 2 individual springs, it costs less than the part number that is a pair of them.
patgizz wrote:
FYI western chassis makes some really nice budget friendly drop leaf springs, and if you order them from summit racing as 2 individual springs, it costs less than the part number that is a pair of them.
I will keep that in mind. I have alot of research ahead of me. You happen to know the part numbers? Fortunately this is a well traveled road and there is a ton of knowledge out there...
In reply to Stampie:
Let me know if you don't finish the trailer in time for Saturday. You can use mine if it comes down to it.
i'll see if i can find that. i know they're around $225 for the pair, but the individual part number put them at around $89 each. i think it's in my pics of when i was working on the truck.
i know a tiny bit about making them handle
FYI as well, 2wd 95+ blazers have the biggest stock sway bars available on an s/t truck, same as the ZQ8 models. when scrap was way up i bought a $400 blazer just for the sway bars, then turned it in for $400.
also, if you end up not wanting to build it, i'll buy it. i have a transmission sitting here doing nothing and i really miss my sonoma.
I will need to talk to you about setup once I get to that stage. First step is getting it moving under its own power which shouldn't be to terrible.
Please tell me those S10 pictures are of it sitting in your yard. There is some terrible (super cool) stuff in the background.
In reply to pimpm3:
I think I'll be OK. Biggest thing was running out of light working outside. We quit when I found myself striking an arc just to see where I needed to weld. I'm thinking I'll buy some lights so I can work into the evenings this week.
So ... I see an AM4 and what I think might be a northstar right? What could go wrong with a shotgun marriage?
mazdeuce wrote:
Please tell me those S10 pictures are of it sitting in your yard. There is some terrible (super cool) stuff in the background.
My wife is already mad enough and I only have seven in my yard right now. It's behind the car lot...
Hit up the junkyard today. Scored a clutch pedal assembly with master cylinder for $10.00. I also got a set of oem blazer fender flares for $30.
Speaking of junkyards, I was at Ace on main a couple of weeks ago sporting my Challenge T-shirt. Guy stops me and started talking about his JSO friend that did crazy things. He tell you that I said hi?
In reply to Stampie:
Yeah he told me, pretty funny small world.
In reply to Stampie:
It is pretty nice. Bald rear tires, previous owner spun it into a pole. Left rear quarter panel is destroyed.
Powar
UltraDork
2/4/16 2:15 p.m.
mazdeuce wrote:
Please tell me those S10 pictures are of it sitting in your yard. There is some terrible (super cool) stuff in the background.
I was thinking the same. That Cadillac...
If we could just get you to stay focused on one project
Andy Neuman wrote:
If we could just get you to stay focused on one project
don't worry there will be some sort of other last minute parking lot thing i'm sure.
Probably, this is for next year. The van is this years.
It will really be a last minute thing if I'm going to even make it to this years event. I'm sure I'll send in my entry in hopes of going but I plan to sell my "other" cars that I haven't even looked at this year so I won't have anything "ready."
I'm still a little jealous of the CL-S 6 speed.
Please keep the No Fear banner
patgizz wrote:
Andy Neuman wrote:
It will really be a last minute thing if I'm going to even make it to this years event. I'm sure I'll send in my entry in hopes of going but I plan to sell my "other" cars that I haven't even looked at this year so I won't have anything "ready."
I'm still a little jealous of the CL-S 6 speed.
make the z28 work
It is gone, all I have are some 18x13 CCW classics left. They make my mustang wheels look like skinny's.
What is the bolt pattern on the truck? 335's would look good on the back. 
