got a square body!!!!!!!! s10

[Swims350]

going today to look at 2 rearends hopefully come back with one that fits like it should and who knows maybe get a good ratio, ones from a known 4 cyl.

 

[Swims350]

got me a 2wd rear for $50, need to check gear ratio on it and my current one though.

 

[Swims350]

well she has 4.10's!!!!!!!! clearly said 10 41 and I made sure the pinion had 10 and sure enough it's right.

 

[Stewzer55]

Many 4 cylinder S10's had 4.10s, mine did and they were the only gears that you could get with a 4 cylinder and a extended cab.

 

[Swims350]

awesome I got one now but the brakes are all shot, one side was missing everything but the wheel cylinder and drum, the other side was all rusted together.

That's alright it's always good to replace brakes, hardware kits and all.

 

[Swims350]

rearend all cleaned and painted waiting to go back in once I get all new brake parts

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[89Suburban]

Hurry up before it snows lol.

 

[Swims350]

picked up aset of cragar ss wheels for it today for next to nothing, had 2 good tires and one decent spare that's about on on the outside. They have been painted silver but don't look too bad. They are 14 inch wheels and the fronts are only 6 inches wide so I can run some skinnies up front and if them big tens will tuck or close to it I'll run them.

If not the rears are deep dish reversed offset but will tuck with the 2wd rear under it.

 

[bucket]

With any luck you got a '92 or newer rear that uses bolt-in wheel cylinders. The older ones that clip in suck IMHO. If not, it's just a matter of swapping on newer backing plates to use the newer cylinders.

 

[Swims350]

eeeww I hate that clip type myself, but yea it came from a 95. I already unbolted them, gonna order all new brakes and stuff from rockauto.

 

[Swims350]

HAHA it's going down, in the garage right now.

Most of the front clip is off, just have to do the ps fender and fender well, and get one stuck bolt off the bumper brace. Then out comes the 4.3.

That's going into the fullsize and I'm gonna build my a v8 for the dime.

I may end up removing the control arms, air bags, and that way getting to the frame mounts will be easier, not to mention clean, de-rust and paint everything.

Also going to pul the ac box.

 

[kleedus]

are you going to keep fuel injection or go with a carb.

the headman headers fit my blazer pretty good.

I tried to find the 4.3 frame mounts that you asked for pics of but I threw them in a parts trailer and they disappeared.

 

[Swims350]

LOL no worries man. I found some online.

On the fullsize I'm going back with tbi since it's a tbi 4.3 but for my s10, carb. I may go with roller cam setup this time since the block is compatible with it, but who knows by then what I'll go with lol.

 

[MrMarty51]

Good Thread Man.
I`m just getting caught up in here, V8n a S10 is good news.

 

[kleedus]

I almost have my blazer ready to fire up next days off it will run

the radiator has been the hardest part so far. I got a radiator off ebay that was a corvette v8 s10 radiator with dual 11'' fans.

I am mounting it in the forward position by cutting part of the core support. now I need to figure out how to mount it.

the v8 swap has been pretty easy and the radiator is not to bad.