1992 Chevrolet S10 restoration project with 2013 Camaro SS Wheels - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

bwk1971 · 11-05-2013, 08:16 AM

My mother passed away a couple of years ago, and I inherited her truck. The truck was actually my grandfather's truck and it only has 58K miles on it. But, as you can see from the pics, it wasn't well maintained. So, in memory of my mother, I decided to restore it as much as possible. I began with a new paint job and spray-in bedliner. Then, since I had my factory camaro wheels laying around, I decided to see if I could make them fit. Indeed they did. A set of 1 1/4" wheel spacers and I was in business. Next, an LS motor perhaps?

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Jay_LHD3 · 11-05-2013, 08:23 AM

That turned out sweet looking !!

Drew10 · 11-05-2013, 08:25 AM

Looks great! I love that body style. I had a couple of 92's, a 93, several 80's and even a diesel.

bwk1971 · 11-05-2013, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Drew10

Looks great! I love that body style. I had a couple of 92's, a 93, several 80's and even a diesel.

I love the body style too. I had a 97, but didn't like it as much as this one. It didn't feel as sturdy or as well-built.

bwk1971 · 11-05-2013, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay_LHD3

That turned out sweet looking !!

Thanks!

Dznts · 11-05-2013, 08:31 AM

Looks good!

bwk1971 · 11-05-2013, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dznts

Looks good!

SSTG · 11-05-2013, 09:10 AM

I had a restored 88'.

bwk1971 · 11-05-2013, 09:17 AM

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I had a restored 88'.

DAMN! That looks GREAT! Love the stripes and color scheme!

SSTG · 11-05-2013, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bwk1971

DAMN! That looks GREAT! Love the stripes and color scheme!

Thank you!
It was Summit White with Hugger Orange Rally Stripes.

CamaroSkooter · 11-05-2013, 09:40 AM

My first car was an '86 S-10 Blazer...same body style. I loved that vehicle. Some lady pulled out in front of me and totaled it.

I miss that car

But, if you need any other restoration parts for the interior, LMCTruck has a LOT of stuff for these body style trucks

Sales @ CAI Inc · 11-05-2013, 12:21 PM

Great looking truck, love the color you chose!

I (Bill) like this thread, because my dad and I are building a street/strip S10 right now. It is a 91 short bed regular cab 2wd from Tennessee (since we are in Michigan this means we got a 91 with no rust which is hard to find here). We are currently doing a frame off build on it, and we are putting in a 5.3 LS motor with full bolt ons, a big cam, and a 3 stage Nitrous kit. Entire suspension is getting set-up for the car to hook up and it has a 8.8 ford rear which we are narrowing. If any of you S10 fans are interested, here is the build thread on a S10 forum I am a member on (we still have LONG way to go!): http://www.s10v8.com/showthread.php?t=1073782048

bwk1971 · 11-05-2013, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

My first car was an '86 S-10 Blazer...same body style. I loved that vehicle. Some lady pulled out in front of me and totaled it.

I miss that car

But, if you need any other restoration parts for the interior, LMCTruck has a LOT of stuff for these body style trucks

Sorry to hear that about yours. Thanks for the info about the parts!

bwk1971 · 11-05-2013, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sales @ CAI Inc

Great looking truck, love the color you chose!

I (Bill) like this thread, because my dad and I are building a street/strip S10 right now. It is a 91 short bed regular cab 2wd from Tennessee (since we are in Michigan this means we got a 91 with no rust which is hard to find here). We are currently doing a frame off build on it, and we are putting in a 5.3 LS motor with full bolt ons, a big cam, and a 3 stage Nitrous kit. Entire suspension is getting set-up for the car to hook up and it has a 8.8 ford rear which we are narrowing. If any of you S10 fans are interested, here is the build thread on a S10 forum I am a member on (we still have LONG way to go!): http://www.s10v8.com/showthread.php?t=1073782048

Now that's awesome! I'm thinking about putting a 5.3 LS motor in this one too. I'm definitely following your build.

11-05-2013, 08:16 AM	#1
bwk1971 Res Ipsa Loquitur Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Vert Supercharged Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 726	1992 Chevrolet S10 restoration project with 2013 Camaro SS Wheels My mother passed away a couple of years ago, and I inherited her truck. The truck was actually my grandfather's truck and it only has 58K miles on it. But, as you can see from the pics, it wasn't well maintained. So, in memory of my mother, I decided to restore it as much as possible. I began with a new paint job and spray-in bedliner. Then, since I had my factory camaro wheels laying around, I decided to see if I could make them fit. Indeed they did. A set of 1 1/4" wheel spacers and I was in business. Next, an LS motor perhaps? __________________ "STREET LEGAL" 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Convertible -- 2.9l Whipple Supercharger, CDC SportBar, Cordon CR-1 and MRR M017 wheels, Hex Vents, RPI ZL1 Splitter, CAI, Pfadt Tri-Y Headers, high-flow cats, ZR1 3 bar map sensor, ZL1 fuel pump, 3.875" pulley, ADM FPCM, 1LE PCV Oil Separator Kit, Elite Catch Can, APEX scoop and washer bottle relocation kit, Hotchkis lowering springs, BMR sways, BMR toe rods, BMR trailing arms, 620 rwhp, 564 rwtq, and tuned by Andrew Zurick of Complete Street Performance by way of Maryland Speed.

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Dznts Anabolic Connoisseur Drives: Sold - Blown Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 22,094	Looks good! __________________

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SSTG Drives: 2014 Z51 Corvette Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ofallon, Mo. Posts: 5,822	I had a restored 88'. Attached Images

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CamaroSkooter Retarded One-Legged Owl Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 9,745	My first car was an '86 S-10 Blazer...same body style. I loved that vehicle. Some lady pulled out in front of me and totaled it. I miss that car But, if you need any other restoration parts for the interior, LMCTruck has a LOT of stuff for these body style trucks __________________ My VIN = 2G1FK1EJ9A9105017 Build Date: 04-23-2009 according to: http://www.compnine.com/vid.php

11-05-2013, 12:21 PM	#12
Sales @ CAI Inc Drives: 2010 SS/RS Supercharged 427 Build Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,504	Great looking truck, love the color you chose! I (Bill) like this thread, because my dad and I are building a street/strip S10 right now. It is a 91 short bed regular cab 2wd from Tennessee (since we are in Michigan this means we got a 91 with no rust which is hard to find here). We are currently doing a frame off build on it, and we are putting in a 5.3 LS motor with full bolt ons, a big cam, and a 3 stage Nitrous kit. Entire suspension is getting set-up for the car to hook up and it has a 8.8 ford rear which we are narrowing. If any of you S10 fans are interested, here is the build thread on a S10 forum I am a member on (we still have LONG way to go!): http://www.s10v8.com/showthread.php?t=1073782048 Last edited by Sales @ CAI Inc; 11-05-2013 at 12:33 PM.

11-05-2013, 08:23 AM	#2
Jay_LHD3 Drives: 2019 F150 RCSB Abyss FX4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,277	That turned out sweet looking !!

11-05-2013, 08:25 AM	#3
Drew10 Enjoys a good train wreck Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,800	Looks great! I love that body style. I had a couple of 92's, a 93, several 80's and even a diesel.