350 s-10

[Kicker_s-10]

Has anybody out there done an s-10 350 conversion? if so, I need some advice. I know I can do it, but I would just like to find out any bugs that I might run into before I run into them. it is a 1982 s-10 longbed. I also need advice on a tranny. auto or manual? 700r4 or th350??? thanx all

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1 1982 Chevy S-10 -$750
1 JVC KD-SX770 deck -$180
2 Kicker Impulse 6.5 coax's -$150
1 Kicker Impulse IX702 amp -$230
1 Kicker Solo-Baric
10" -$300
Beating everybody's stereo in town -priceless

[This message has been edited by Kicker_s-10 (edited October 24, 2001).]

[loweredchevy]

I have done one ... was not fun ... but I did it. Visit my website to email me. http://www.livenlow.com and send it to Gabe. Talk to you later.

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[Trouble]

Your's was hard? Mine was a snap. Did all the work myself. You only have to alter the body in one spot, where the firewall and tranny hump come together there is a lip which needs to be hammered back to make plenty of room for tranny. Other than that everything else bolts in. E-mail me if you need any help.

[loweredchevy]

My conversion was done on an 84' S-10 Blazer. The kit did not quite fit like it does on a pickup. I also had a 6" high rise on it which made the hood portion a little hard. I had already finished putting 2 layers of Dynamat all of the truck and had the flooring done so I had to work around that when modifing the firewall. I also did not want to run electric fans which caused a little more modification. It was sure nice having all that power when I was done!

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[Trouble]

I have done many Blazers and trucks, they are all the same. You put Dynamat on the outside? The "mod" to the tranny hump and firewall is done outside with a hammer. All you have to do is knock the lip around into the tranny hump and that's it. The high rise was bound to cause problems.
We have done all from a 2.5L 4 cyl up to a 4.3L v-6 swap to 350s to 454s. These are just a bunch of local guys I've done it for.
All you need to really buy from anyone other than a junkyard is the motor mounts. I have found Advance Adapters to have some very nice ones.
Also, to use a standard fan, like flexlite. Use a short water pump and a radiator out of of 79 Z-28, it slips right in with no mods.
Also, so you don't have to swap the driveshaft, use a 700 or 350 tranny with a long tailshaft.
Now if you want a real hassle, try swaping out the 2.5L with a V-8. If I had a pic of it I would show it, it took 2 days just to get the new motor mounts in right. Why, cause there are none, hehe.

[loweredchevy]

What kind of ignition setup did you use? I went with a Turbo 400 tranny as well. I was not into the hammer this out of the way. I cut and modified the whole firewall with new sheet metal (got rid of airbox as well). The adapters I bought did not adapt well at all. I had to modify them because the sterring prevented them from aligning. When I called the company they told me that it is because it is a Blazer, the frame is slightly different between the pickup. Remember all I said that it was not fun ... I never said it was hard. Yes I ran the shorter water pump but I also had a custom front clip I had to deal with.
So you must some kind of pro at this huh?

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[Trouble]

Me, a Pro, not hardly. Just something I had been doing on the side.
As for the ignition, went with a non-computer controled HEI.
Exhaust manifold of a F-body trans-am or firebird.
Who did you get the adapters through? As for the difference in the frames, we never noticed any between the two.
Also, not that I remember reading, but was your's 2 or 4 wheel drive. The 4 wheel drives are much harder, so if it is I agree.
As for the redoing the firewall, not for me http://www.carsound.com/ubb/smile.gif .
Oh yeah, we used to Turbo 350 on mine. Also we kept the stock rear end in there for kicks. Can you believe it lasted till I sold it, hehe. Well we took mine to the local strip a few times just to play with it. With a small cam, Edelbrock intake and carb, and Flowmaster 2.5" dual exhaust and stock single traction rear end it ran 8.0 sec in the 1/8 consistant. Now we could have went much faster, but this was my daily driver, stock rear end, steel rims, and low profile tires.
This was one of the more funner trucks I built, mainly cause it was my own. After talking about this so much I may have to build another one.....
Damn you gonna make me spend more money, hehe. Hmmmmmmm, a 6-71 supercharged one would be nice....

[Kicker_s-10]

Another question I have is will I have to swap out my radiator to keep it cool or will the stock radiator work. the radiator is probably the biggest expendature that I am hoping to get around. I have been hearing about a corvette radiator alot, but I dont know if it is necessary. I found a TH350 for $125, I havnt priced a 700R4 yet. Thanx

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1 1982 Chevy S-10 -$750
1 JVC KD-SX770 deck -$180
2 Kicker Impulse 6.5 coax's -$150
1 Kicker Impulse IX702 amp -$230
1 Kicker Solo-Baric
10" -$300
Beating everybody's stereo in town -priceless

[KickerB2300]

hey frank, go to www.teamgates.org, (http://www.teamgates.org,) its alma gates site its sweet kicker has a golf cart too. peace out

[Trouble]

Well, it depends. What motor do you have in there right now? And how good of shape is the current radiator in. The one everyone talks about is a radiator out of a vette cause it's alluminium and pretty small. It works very well. Actually, any radiator from a 4.3 V6 and up will work great as long as you use a fan shroud. The fan shroud is very important if you wish to not run electric fans.
Like said above, the radiator I used in my personal vehicle was from a 79 Z-28. It could sit at idle on the hottest of days and never run hot.

[KickerB2300]

can i correct you mister s-10 bad ***, beating almost everybody's sterio in town!!NOT MINE THOUGH!
my advise to your chevy, trouble

*******{BUY A FORD}********** hahahaha

[Trouble]

Well I have owned Chevy, Ford, Dodge, Pontiac, Honda, and VW.
One of the Ford's was an Explorer. I used it to pull my Chevy S-10 to shows. Then the tranny went out twice. So, I sold it, and will I own another one, sure. Only a F-350 though.
So, I have owned all, so now what?

[Kicker_s-10]

Originally posted by KickerB2300:
can i correct you mister s-10 bad ***, beating almost everybody's sterio in town!!NOT MINE THOUGH!
my advise to your chevy, trouble

*******{BUY A FORD}********** hahahaha

Hey james, I said everybody in town, you live in hamilton, I live in Victor(unfortunatly)

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1 1982 Chevy S-10 -$750
1 JVC KD-SX770 deck -$180
2 Kicker Impulse 6.5 coax's -$150
1 Kicker Impulse IX702 amp -$230
1 Kicker Solo-Baric
10" -$300
Beating everybody's stereo in town -priceless

[PPI Tech Support]

You may want to check out
http://www.jagsthatrun.com

The JTR book helped me when I was looking at the conversion. If you can get the 700r4, I'd say go with that. If you can rebuild it a little tougher, you'll certainly enjoy the fuel economy of that overdrive! The JTR book describes all the issues you can face with the swap.

I almost did the conversion in my 88 Jimmy. But I gave up......saved for a few months and bought a Typhoon. lol

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Dan Hanisch
Precision Power Technical Support

[Kicker_s-10]

Ive been to jagsthatrun, but I wasnt sure if the manual was helpful. thanx

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1 1982 Chevy S-10 -$750
1 JVC KD-SX770 deck -$180
2 Kicker Impulse 6.5 coax's -$150
1 Kicker Impulse IX702 amp -$230
1 Kicker Solo-Baric
10" -$300
Beating everybody's stereo in town -priceless