Awd lsx s10

[Dirtyrat]

I started this project with the goal of being cheap and fun with a JY 5.3l and a T5 in the 91 2wd s10. It kind of snow balled after I saw a TBSS trans and t-case on craigslist. I couldnt resist. So...here is the project so far, slightly abridged.

The start:

Cleaned up engine bay:

Vinyl dyed IP:

Engine clean up:

 

[Dirtyrat]

Started cleaning up the 2wd frame, bed and body before I changed directions:

Blocked and sprayed the bed:

Painted cab and assembled:

And serious direction change:

I had to buy a 4x4 frame, the one i bought came with a body attached:

Cleaned and painted new frame, installed body, engine, trans & tcase:

 

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The nightmare of fabing up the oil pan:

This is where the diff will fit:

Locking the diff selector ring:

Oil pan fab:

 

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New wire harness:

Some interior work, added blazer center console, still needs seat belts ad stereo:

I recessed the rad for more clearance, still need to repaint the core support:

Wiring continues, added some hoses, installed new door handles, locks, black bumper, and 3" blocks in rear (till i get springs), etc:

New stance with blocks and 3" keys in front:

 

[Dirtyrat]

Started body work on the hood and tailgate here recently, hood is pretty rough but hopefully I can save it:

Something tells me the previous owner of this hood was a little anti-social...

Jeep steering shaft installed along with headers bolted up and other misc items:

I sent out the ecu for a tune yesterday so hopefully I'll see that soon. I just need some trans lines, rad hoses and a little more wiring and I should be firing this thing up soon!

I forgot to mention, I installed a Thunder Racing cam while I had the engine on the stand. What does it take to break in the cam on an LSX?

 

[Justindwright]

Damn! nice project!!! That thing is gonna be bad ass when done!

 

[AutoRoc]

Nice work.

You don't want that cam to break in. It rolls!

 

[Instigator]

Nice build

 

[Dirtyrat]

Nice work.

You don't want that cam to break in. It rolls!

Thanks! Cool, so just start and go? Thats what i thought, just never done a roller cam before.

 

[beertestr]

I forgot to mention, I installed a Thunder Racing cam while I had the engine on the stand. What does it take to break in the cam on an LSX?

Roller cams are hardened, so there is no need to wear in a pattern like the old flat tappet cams. Crank the motor with the fuel/ignition disconnected and the plugs out to prime it a bit. Plug everything thing in and fire it up!..

 

[TooSlo86]

Holy crap! And I just wanted to put any old V8 into my 4wd! This is one bad ass project man!

 

[chunkybs]

awesome project!

 

[prostreetblazer]

Hell yeah !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Golden]

Bad ass! Great work.

I believe 4th gen F-Body wheels fit the 4x4s....

 

[INJCTED]

Cool project man! Any updates?

 

[BigWheelinBubba]

:thumbsup:

 

[DeFormula]

Way cool project. Makes me want to work on the old s10 I've got sitting in my driveway.

 

[silver91]

Cool project, nice work!

 

[Teef racing]

awesome work!

 

[Dirtyrat]

Thanks guys! I appreciate the comments!

Cool project man! Any updates?

No work done yet but, I did receive some stuff in the mail. I cant wait to bolt this stuff on but I am a pansy when it comes to cold so I'll wait for the weather to ease up a bit. I finally found a guy in TX that had these factory flares. It took forever to find a set. S10 people think they are gold for some reason. They should help bridge the gap from the fenders to the tires until I can get new wheels. It looks like the flares will add 1" outward and 1/2" down making the truck look lower.