Taking the plunge

[stoneym]

Well, this past Wednesday night (Aug 9, 2006) I bought a 1987 2.5L manual with manual steer, manual brakes, and no A/C.



A couple of freinds and myself will be doing a budget racer build on her. We\'ll be putting in a 350/350 drive line. We\'ll wait on the stock rear to blow before we replace that.



I am sure I\'ll be bothering you guys with questions. I\'ll be tracking progress on my blog.



mys10v8.blogspot.com (http://mys10v8.blogspot.com)



Wish us luck. http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

[ZR1BLAZER]

well good luck. and welcome to the site. i myself have had a million problems with my build but these guys here always help out when they can. but as crazy as it may sound. i too am starting a build on a 2nd S10.

[jusbo]

You will tear up your trans before or during your rear end. I\'ve seen it happen a couple times.

[spacecadet]

Good luck, A little time, and paintence will pay off in the end. And in the end it will be all worth it!!!

There are a few of us here that have built multiple s-8\'s.

There are many knowledgeable people here willing to help



Space!



PS welcome to the site!!!

By the way ... With your headline \"Taking the plunge \" I thought you were going to take the vow\'s. \'smile http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

[adh383]

rear will die first

[stoneym]

Thanks for the welcome guys. I will be frequenting the board quite a bit.





On 2006-08-12 21:04, jusbo wrote:

You will tear up your trans before or during your rear end. I\'ve seen it happen a couple times.





I didn\'t make it clear in my first post. We\'re putting in a TH350 trans. We\'re rebuilding it, putting in a shift kit, upgraded 36 element sprag, and maybe switching over to a full manual valve body. Should be fine to at the least 500hp, probably more based on previous experience.





On 2006-08-12 21:53, spacecadet wrote:

By the way ... With your headline \"Taking the plunge \" I thought you were going to take the vow\'s. \'smile





Already got one of those couple years ago. Took me till now to work in the mistress (the truck guys, the truck)





On 2006-08-12 22:24, adh383 wrote:

rear will die first





we\'re counting on it. It\'s just not fun unless you\'re breaking stuff. http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif We\'ll be putting in a ford 9\" when the stock one eats it.

[spacecadet]

Sounds like a plan!!!



Don\'t forget to take pictures of your progress. They make a great scrap book, and we\'d all also like to see them!



Space!

[stoneym]

On 2006-08-13 21:43, spacecadet wrote:

Sounds like a plan!!!



Don\'t forget to take pictures of your progress. They make a great scrap book, and we\'d all also like to see them!



Space!





I\'ll definitely be taking lots of pictures. And taking lots of notes. This is going to be quite a learning experience for me. I\'ve never rebuilt an engine or transmission and I plan to learn how with this build. With lots of help of course.



I actually added some sub-blogs to my main so that I could track status on the engine, transmission, chassis, body work, performance, and money invested separately.



So keep an eye out. You guys may get a good laugh at my expense more than a few times during this process.

[spacecadet]

On 2006-08-14 12:54, stoneym wrote:

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Just keep it safe. http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif Theres nothing funny about getting hurt! http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_frown.gif

Although I have to admit...Watching some of those videos are pretty funny!!! http://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif

Space.