BrandOmatic is getting an S10 =)

[BrandOmatic]

yeeeeeeehaaaaawww! i found an 87\' S10 with a \"4 tech\" 4 cylinder, 5 speed, lots of dents, horrible interior, decent factory rims, tires that seem to hold air, factory 4\" tall pinstripes down the sides with S10 in them, and steering thats looser than a goose! $400 and she\'s mine! oh, i almost forgot the slightly smashed passenger fender, missing headlight grille piece, and leaky rear wheel cylinder. =-D hehe. it really isn\'t a bad truck for the money though. definitely a fixer upper. i currently have $810 in the bank. -400 for the truck leaves me with $410. i plan on parking it for awhile until it gets warmer. what is the first thing i should start with? i want it to be a 350/350 combo one day.. my thoughts were to start with the front end and get that all tightened up.. because its really squirrely. i could see me going off the road and hitting a tree real easily. the windshield is cracked as well. no stereo. passenger door binds real bad. i have a question about that.. could i put a new pin and bushing in the top hinge? that would fix it, but can it be done? alright thats all i got for now. thanks for listening to my story. give me some input if you wanna =) cheers.

[bohn333]

kinda sounds like mine when i first got it. I started with the suspension and steering...safety first. I went through and replaced about anything and everything. I droped it to while i was under there. After that i did the brakes and rearend. then i moved onto the motor and trans, now i\'m up to the body. Only took me three years..but i\'m almost done...lol. Good luck, sounds like you got a good project to start with.

[miah]

sounds like a nice project, but doesnt that seem sorta pricy in that shape? Im lookin at this truck tomorrow for $1000. No leaks no rust no dents nice interior.

[miah]

hey brandomatic, where in mi are you located?

Im by Grand rapids.



/vIAH

Just a 1974 350 4 bolt and a th350.

Anyone with a 2wd s10 please contact me!!!!



Im 17, and i have no cash.

[RoyM]

Dude, nice to know its gonna get saved. But, if i was you, give the guy 200 bucks. Not to sound rude, but i belive your gonna get ripped. I bought my truck with dents, no rust, new tires, new exhaust,new cap/rotor, new white fibergl camper top, 233k on it, and i payed 700 bucks for it. AND! All i did was clean the truck up, and it passed emissions and inspection. So basically, i bought a truck for 700 bucks, and it was perfectly fine. Still running good. 5 speed. 4 cylinder. roy

[link523]

look around more!! that sounds like a bad deal ,i got mine for free needed a bed and doors well i tubbed it thow

[4more]

first thing id do it try to sell the 4cly drivedrain with any luck you cand get over $200 for it i sold mine for 250 and the guy never heard it run. then i\'d try to find a donar car or truck woth a runnind driveing v8 for the swap....definitly do the normal front end and brake work. then start on body stuff keep ypur eye open for deals....latly the cheapest i ahve seen any s10 is around $400 it seems there getting harder to find cheap

[BrandOmatic]

i am in rives junction, 10 miles north of jackson. in michigan, a clean 16 year old vehicle is worth quite a bit. i bought an 83 ford ranger a few years ago. brakes sucked, body was horridly rusty.. $400.(sold it to my mom who bailed me out for $500) This S-10 is pretty fricken clean for a michigan vehicle. the motor starts easily, it stops, shifts, turns nice. you can\'t expect a whole helluva lot for $400 these days. so i bought it today (Monday).. hope i didn\'t get too screwed =-( . can i fix that passenger door easily with a new pin in the top hinge or not?

[chrisd]

You can find that pin and bushing for the door at your local parts store or even the dealer they are not that expensive.

[Zack]

I got mine for $750. It had a blown up 4 cyl in it. The entire interior is in perfect condition except it is missing the head unit, and the body is in real good shape too. It may have been a little pricey, but better that then pay alot more for one that was running. All I was going to do was pull the motor out wether it ran or not. I had been looking for a 1st gen, 2 wheel drive, standard cab, short bed s-10 with a good body for longer than I can remember, so when I found this one I snatched it right away.