Hey everyone, new to the board!

[LS1Truck]

Figured this would be the first place i would post before i get into some technical questions. My names Rick, im 21 and i live in North Western Georgia. I've been doing metal fab and welding for about 4 years now, and ive been turning wrenches and building engines ever since i was about 13 with my dad. Hotrodding has always been a famliy affair, and we have a family Super Pro/Super Gas 69 Camaro that we race just about every weekend.

I personally own a 79 Z28 pro-touring car with a blown 383 and 6 speed T56. My father has a fully show restored 67 Camaro SS and we both frequent shows all during the year. My current project is a 87 S10 p/u that i've been installing a 2000 vette LS1 with a f-body 6 speed into. I believe however that im chaning my plans slightly and im wanting to drop a 47-54 chevy p/u body over the chassis, so thats what brought me to you guys. Ive always loved those body style trucks and i figure that it would also help me atleast get my money back out of this project if i were to ever sell it. I have several pics of our cars, but there fairly large so i'll wait to post them until someone wants to take a gander. But thanks for your time, and i hope to have a good time on this board.....later.

[john gemmer]

hey there ls1truck guy from one truck guy to another I would like to welcome you to CHR and say hello hope you enjoy the forum we have some pretty smart cookies here so here it go's welcome and hello

[lt1s10]

Originally posted by LS1Truck
Figured this would be the first place i would post before i get into some technical questions. My names Rick, im 21 and i live in North Western Georgia. I've been doing metal fab and welding for about 4 years now, and ive been turning wrenches and building engines ever since i was about 13 with my dad. Hotrodding has always been a famliy affair, and we have a family Super Pro/Super Gas 69 Camaro that we race just about every weekend.

I personally own a 79 Z28 pro-touring car with a blown 383 and 6 speed T56. My father has a fully show restored 67 Camaro SS and we both frequent shows all during the year. My current project is a 87 S10 p/u that i've been installing a 2000 vette LS1 with a f-body 6 speed into. I believe however that im chaning my plans slightly and im wanting to drop a 47-54 chevy p/u body over the chassis, so thats what brought me to you guys. Ive always loved those body style trucks and i figure that it would also help me atleast get my money back out of this project if i were to ever sell it. I have several pics of our cars, but there fairly large so i'll wait to post them until someone wants to take a gander. But thanks for your time, and i hope to have a good time on this board.....later.

I like the LS1 idea, ive got a 93 LT1 in my 97 S10, but will I ever get my money back when I sell it, I doubt it. need to see some pic.

[chevy42083]

Any info on what mounts and headers you used? Especially since you moved it so far back. How does that work with the steering column? I'll 2nd the request for pics.

Sounds like you have some nice vehicles play with.

For s-10 specific questions, try checking www.s-seriesforum.com. I go by the same name on every board, and am very active on that one.

[LS1Truck]

Originally posted by chevy42083
Any info on what mounts and headers you used? Especially since you moved it so far back. How does that work with the steering column? I'll 2nd the request for pics.

Sounds like you have some nice vehicles play with.

For s-10 specific questions, try checking www.s-seriesforum.com. I go by the same name on every board, and am very active on that one.

Okay lets try this again....i had like over 20 pics posted and it would't let me post that many in one post and i went back and poof there all gone...so i'll split them up in a couple of posts.

I used Spohn LS1 swap mounts for a third gen camaro and cut the pad off the passenger side for a 1 1/2" offset. For headers, i bought a LS1 weld-up kit from Headers by Ed...haven't put them together yet because im changing body's now. The steering column wasn't a big deal after the engine offset to the passenger side and i slotted the firewall so i could move the column base 2" to the drivers side. Now here's the pics again......

S10 project

[LS1Truck]

Heres some of my 79

[TRUCKGUY]

Welcome to CHR LS1Truck. NICE car what about the truck behind it in the first pic is it yours or do you know what its got in it? .sounds like a cool progect but i do wish you luck with putting somthing on a s-10 runing gear i had a runing gear cleaned off and all when i was going to set my apache onit and they dont fit well i decided not to. and now the truck is going to go on a 4by4 runing gear i think well thats a while away.

anyways welcome to CHR you should get plenty info from here

[LS1Truck]

Here's some of our '69 Super Pro/Super Gas Camaro





My pop's 67 Camaro, sorry for the quality..these were taken with a regular camera and converted to Digital Disc

[LS1Truck]

Here's my daily beater...its the oddball of the bunch, but it still a toy. '01 Z71 LT 9.5" of lift with 35's and 4.56 gears

[LS1Truck]

Originally posted by TRUCKGUY
Welcome to CHR LS1Truck. NICE car what about the truck behind it in the first pic is it yours or do you know what its got in it? .sounds like a cool progect but i do wish you luck with putting somthing on a s-10 runing gear i had a runing gear cleaned off and all when i was going to set my apache onit and they dont fit well i decided not to. and now the truck is going to go on a 4by4 runing gear i think well thats a while away.

anyways welcome to CHR you should get plenty info from here

From what i've heard the only trucks that really fit S-Series chassis well are 47-54 trucks. I think the Apache's are wider and the s-series frames are a little too narrow for a good fit, i'm also pretty sure that there is a larger wheel base difference with the 1960's trucks too. The reg cab s-series chassis has a 108.3" wheelbase while the ext. cab/long bed has a 117.4" wb, the swb 47-54 truck has a 116" wheelbase while the lwb 3/4 ton has a 124" wb. Thanks for the warm welcome guys....i've deffinitely got some reading to do here...lol.

[FMXhellraiser]

Welcome to CHR! SWEEEET cars you got there man, they are all badass. I am liking the truck too. How's those fabtech shocks and all? Any good? I am thinking about putting them same ones on my Chevy crew cab dually with about a 6 or 8 inch lift.