I would love to keep the original frame but I think there might be damage to it mainly rust, And it would be nice to have a bit of power under the hood, the reason I chose a 350 or 305 motor is because I know some one who has em rebuilt and ready to go for cheap. Everything I've read about the S10 frame is pretty disappointing I would love to have some disc brakes and modern suspension. The S10 frame is just an option thrown in by the previous owner of the car. apparently at one point it was a lowrider set up for hydraulics hence the wheels, but the car hasn't been started in five years and has a manual transmission which I'd like to make automatic.