Showing how I install a Chevy S10 clip into an old 50's pickup, this truck will also be getting an ls power plant and a modern differential. but we are going to try and keep it looking somewhat original looking on the inside.
On my '54 1500 I pulled the engine, torque tube and rear end out all together...but it was a frame-off restoration at the time. Needed a driver's side door so I traded all that for it. Great vid Brent, thx.
that's a good start Brent as soon as I finish my 1927 dodge i am doing a 1947 International so i will be watching this really close thanks for the video's
That's some pretty cool stuff that you are doing I was wondering how you were going to do it but you made it look easy and that is going to be a cool project. I think everything that you work on ends up being just plain cool but you have got the mad skills to make it happen and can't wait to see more of it
Anything is easy to do, if somebody else does it...This is WAY past my skill level, and I appreciate those that can do this...... I was going to ask a question, but as Jonathan W. says, wait till the end of the video, you answered it. WAY TO GO! I can't wait to see this project up and running!!!
@@HalfassKustoms how does a guy, attach a front end from a different vehicle onto another, and get the front end straight. You took many measurements, including an X measurement to also verify that it is straight... You showed us, so I didnt ask.... I know, there's also ride height, you also have that taken into account.
You make it look so easy and that is what I like about your videos. But would agree that old truck is really rough but when finished I bet it will surprise a lot of stop light drags. That what its all about Something different on the street..
Hey Brent , It's Greg again . Your a better man than I am using a Metric /Standard combo tape measure . I just try to use only standard . Too easy for me to measure wrong with the combo . Amazing to watch you do your stuff. Having the hoist is a joy.In the future if by chance you need a roof for a 1936-1938 Chevy / GMC pick up I have one I saved from becoming rebar . It's a pretty bare, beat cab with no doors . If needed in the future it's here . .
Hey Brent. Nice work. The plasma is a lot better than torches are. It jacks up your hydro bill, but you don't have to worry about running out of gas. That truck will look nice when it is cleaned up. The patina is just right. Thanks for sharing.👍👍
Andy's Dog House ... I have a Miller plasma cutter and it's about right for this type of stuff. I doubt you'd notice the difference on your electric bill because it only draws when you pull the trigger. Basically you'd be doing a job for an hour but the actual "buzz time" is measured in 5-10 second bursts, so only a few minutes. Where you do notice is the increase due to light, heat, compressor time. My last project vehicle ran about $125 a month in extra utilities because I did it in the winter and was heating the garage during the evenings, not to mention using a LOT of compressed air.
@@rupe53 I am working on mine during the winter and the extra $$ that it costs me for heat hydro etc is worth the enjoyment that I get from working on my 1954 Fargo 1/2 ton. Drop over and see what is going on in my shop.🍁👍👍
@@AndysDogHouse ... absolutely worth the $$$ to see the results. Just saying the welder and cutter are probably only $5 - $10 out of the increased costs. My last project was a 64 Corvair panel van.
Brent everytime i watch one of your builds brother i laugh at the name ( Halfass Kustoms ) really it should be ( Awesome Kustoms ) your work is always awesome ,,,,,another awesome video thanks ....
Back in the eighties I bought a Toyota 4x4 mini truck. They were low on power so people were putting Weber carbs and headers on them. Didn’t help much. Then some went with the Buick V6 in it. Better but you had to install and automatic which was terrible for the down run when rock crawling. I went with a 289 HO SB Ford and T176 manual. Custom bellhousing, oil pan and trans/transfer adapter, solid pinion spacer rear torque arm and radiator just to mention a few things. Too much work now but was hot back then. I lit them up in front of the dealership a few times. A salesman once told me that if there was a guy looking at a truck when I did that, they sold a truck. He wasn’t going to say their truck couldn’t do that.
Halfass Kustoms Have you ever seen a Fortotoya? LOL! Went to a truck show with it and a guy said “I didn’t know Toyota had them with a V8. I took that as a compliment”. I got the very first Torsen differentials for mini trucks from TRD. They were prototypes and they were cut billet. Subsequent units were powdered metal gears which failed with the power of a four banger. I had them front & rear. Once, I lined up to do a hill climb and everyone was laughing at the little gutless wonder. I had good mufflers and by all accounts it looked stock except for a 3” lift. None of others could get to the top with their over shocked, V8 rigs. When my turn came, I started in second with four roster tails and had to stand on the brakes near the top to not launch it off the hill. No one was laughing...except me.
I almost went the s10 route with my 45 dodge build,,, decided to go TCI instead,, and glad I did after seeing what you have to go through and space you lose with a v8
Gonna be a cool truck 😎. I'm in the process of doing my 49 GMC "same thing you got there" but I'm doing a complete s10 undercarriage I'm using a extended cab factory xtreme that was in a wreck. Can't wait till it's done
I'm going to be doing pretty much the same thing. Except for, I plan on just stretching the whole frame. Cutting the front of the frame. And stretching the middle. I don't mind clipping the front. But rather than worrying about squaring the clip. What do you think?
Have you used a dodge Dakota chassis for this build I see a few are using them in order to get the rack and pinion steering but they don't show much detail on the build
Hello Brad i recentley picked up a 54 chev truck with a bolted in 87 c10 complete control arm and cross member assembly , i wanted to move ithe front wheels ahead to center in the fenders whats the best way to align ? front spindle to rear hub im out 3/16 on pass side . Just equal on both sides since its not a front clip install ? thanks
The s10 chassis is easily modified to except early chevy and ford pickup trucks. I have done several. If you have no fabrication skills, there are kit's available for both that bolt on. They include the necessary parts to either lengthen, or shorten the s10 frame.
Hey Brent ,I bought a 1954 gmc complete cab with frame cut just behind the cab.I want to put the cab on a 2006 4x4 frame with a 4.8 Gmc .Is there much of a difference on the width . Im taking a Hymer fiberglass trailer shell and I'm going to notch the front of it a wee bit and make a snail camper. Not sure if im going to open up the back of the caband be able to walk into the cab from the trailer or not. Do you have any advice on anything that come s to mind. Thanks for your experiences . I've been watching you and Karl for some time.
Just started to binge watch the whole of the 38Pontiac vids .being a old sheet metal guy it's Hammer and dolly time lol.ps is there any video when you done the chop .god bless from over the pond from the Victorian workshop
@@HalfassKustoms for most of us your video's are educational video's we should have been watching in high school in Auto or metal shop. That is why most of us are watching now lol great stuff 👍🏽
Ok how many takes to get the power steering hose to fall out when you moved your hand at 1:48. I thought was a snake crawling out of motor had to watch it a few times to make it out gonna be a lot of work looks like to me but you got this
When you did the full piece. Did you just use flux or cut a small piece. I have a about a half inch gap on the bottom of the frame from my boxing. Not sure what to do, half inch wide maybe three inches long
Halfass Kustoms okay bfh lol. If you check out my starting rocket surgery video on the bottom plate I put in by the stabilizer bar. It has a gap, not sure if I should make a piece or use weld. Ps my welding is getting a little better.
I don't know if it's the same where you are, but axle assemblies are around $100 USD so if the stock rear end is too narrow, the 4x4 rear is 4" wider overall and the ZR2 (8.625/disc brakes on the later models) is 8" wider than the 2wd. Perch spacing should be the same, AFAIK.
When you do LS engines with the coil packs mounted to the valve covers, what do you end up doing with the coil packs? Do you mount them to the frame rails? I LOVE your work!!
@@HalfassKustoms I thought you were relocating them. If you were to do that, it leaves the possibility of using other valve covers that might dress things up and gets them out of the way.
yeah I thought about it but In the end it's less work really, don't have to make running board brackets, box mounts, cab mounts and what not. When you clip you just need to make the rad support mount and done really. I've done both but I find I can do the clip way faster than a complete chassis swap.
Don't take you long!! I need some halfass kustoms drive! I need to get shit done. On another note. On my patches project im using a 06 ranger front clip. Should check them out. No steering box to deal with. I had that headache of a s10 box in the past. Think I used my last s10 clip. Ranger clips for me.. Check one out.
yeah I've used ranger before but the older stuff, have the done away with the big coils in the front around 06? I also found chevy v8's didn't fit well in them either haha
@@HalfassKustoms total different front end. Double A arm design with a rack and pinion steering. The rails are symmetrical and forward of the cross member it's like 3x3 square stock. You can chop them off flush with the front of the tires. I put a s10 in my 52 fleetline and ending up being a nightmare. This setup would solved all my issues.
I put a S10 frame under a 1950 Studebaker pick up. Trouble is the S10 is very narrow so I had to lengthen the A arms an inch and use deep rims to get the wheels fitting for looks. Put a LS7 in it.
Good job on welding I seen you cut the driver's side a little bit to much. It looks good but why didn't you just add some to the S10 frame? It looks to be a nicer one the the one under the truck???🤨
yeah I thought about it but In the end it's less work really, don't have to make running board brackets, box mounts, cab mounts and what not. When you clip you just need to make the rad support mount and done really. I've done both but I find I can do the clip way faster than a complete chassis swap
@@joepacheco4038 ... I said the same thing, especially when I saw it was an LS motor instead of a Vortec. Of course I noticed it was a V-8, not a V-6 and that's what got me to looking closer.
