project slonoma

[emolineaux]

hey guys the truck is finally getting under way so i figured i would share the progress so far.


i picked up a 93 sonoma 4.3 2wd end of last summer. the clear and paint were starting to look like crap so i sanded and did a quick flat black job till i got the body done and ready for paint.


(When i first bought it)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/B206qCBWkKGrHqUOKiEETJ1vJQ2BMjiUGhZ_12.jpg


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/IMG00811-20101107-1332.jpg


Picked up some mini tubbed quarters and tailgate for cheap thanks to curt. (S.J.Sleeper)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/0105111553.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/0105111554.jpg


Since the lower section of my doors are rusted and it would be a pain to try and fix it all i ended up getting a set of doors.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/SNC00293.jpg


and of course you cant have a project without a set of wheels
picked of a set of cragar ss wheels from a friend of mine(were off his 79 lt1 swapped camaro)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/34837_1849086346084_1208460673_3836753_287470_n.jp g

[emolineaux]

well now the work gets under way.

i picked up suspension stuff for a 2/3 drop.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/184969_1944085681008_1208460673_4012839_5157082_n. jpg


Big thanks to Curt (S.J.SLEEPER) for taking time out of his day yesterday for helping out big time with the install!

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/SNC00305.jpg

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Still trying to locate a set of front fenders and a cowl hood for the truck. once i get them items ill be getting the truck ready to get painted. hope in a couple weeks that it will be ready and getting sent out for paint.

[greenformula92]

ls1? lol

[emolineaux]

nope no ls1 for this project

[NjbadSS]

What are your engine plans for the truck?

[86ta-adf]

Hamster wheel. :)

[emolineaux]

What are your engine plans for the truck?

well i have a few ideas in my head right now but till i know exactly what direction i want to go with it the 4.3 will stay in it.

have a sbc block in the garage right now just have to make up my mind on some stuff. so i figured i would get it at least looking good for now. by time im done the body i should know what i want to do with the block i have.

[Tru2Chevy]

slap a supercharger on the 4.3 and go scare people with it :)

foff667 used to have an S10 with a blown 4.3 that was pretty quick.

- Justin

[emolineaux]

slap a supercharger on the 4.3 and go scare people with it :)

foff667 used to have an S10 with a blown 4.3 that was pretty quick.

- Justin


thats crossed my mind a few times lol.

[S.J.SLEEPER]

Thank God (Gary) it was a team effort last nite, I don't think we would have got it all done w/out Gary.
The Front end sure was a task. Maybe if I get one of my almighty P.O.S. Ls1 cars running we'll tackle the mini-tubbed bed install!

P.S. make sure to send BellTech a polite note on their poor clearanced drop spindles!!!

[S.J.SLEEPER]

Next time you won't have to help me push one of these out!!! lol

[emolineaux]

yea man. already sent belltech an email. ill see what they say about that lol. but yea it was fun hanging off the front of the truck so we could get the **** back together lol.

once i get the fenders and hood ill install them and the doors and ill see if you feel like messing with those mini tub quarters installed.

gary said he was gonna let you know about fenders and a hood for my truck so if he says something let me know. i wanna get this **** painted in a couple weeks hopefully


Dont forget since it was on like 30 times last night

PUT YOUR BALLS ON IT!

[Raist103]

do a search on syty.net. with syty manifolds and turbo set up all you would need is a marine intake and some tuning. code59 is free tuning software on syty.net and this has been done many times and makes these little trucks move.

[greenformula92]

the 4.3 can make some pretty good power, you have a couple options of forced induction, of course the classic twin turbo which should sort of bolt right up from the cyclone, or the typhoon

well one of those i can't remember which one, its monday and im still out of it a little

[emolineaux]

well im finally finishing up rounding up parts for this thing.

got my new fenders and chrome grille today. yes i got an s10 grille for my gmc. i got a rust free tailgate for next to nothing but said chevrolet on it so i just went with a chevy grille since i was going to buy a chrome one any way.

im picking my 2.5 inch cowl hood up friday morning so when i get back from that road trip ill be starting to swap parts over to the truck.

hope to have it painted in a couple weeks.

still have a few color choices im trying to pick from so i need to figure that out next.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/SNC00313.jpg


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[quickkris2006]

sweet i always like lil trucks all modded out.. anyone want a 99 s10? 1500$ lol

[maroman88]

looks like ur makin progress! i miss my 87 S10 with a 350

http://inlinethumb28.webshots.com/48411/2359012490074167970S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2359012490074167970TGwKis)

[Mike]

just roll with it and make it a chevy sonoma... :) better name than s10 anyway

[emolineaux]

Ok so just another update.

i took a nice 3 hour round trip drive up to wood ridge nj to pick up my cowl hood.

came home and figured i would start to work on the project since parts are taking over my garage.

Hood bolted up good still needs some minor tweeks. driver fender was a pita with all the bolts that gm had holding the damn thing on lol. i think there are more bolts that hold the damn fender on than a kia has all together lol.

but yea ill be messing with the passanger fender tomorrow as long as its nice out.

but here is a quick pic i took with the new driver fender hood and grille.
i dont think the fitment is too bad considering its all aftermarket parts

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/SNC00320.jpgs

[S.J.SLEEPER]

" 3 hour round trip drive up to wood ridge nj "

You dumbass..... should have texted me, I was up north today doing a job. I could have picked it up for ya. woodbridge is only 20min from where i was.

p.s. startin to look like a s10... I mean sonoma. lol

[emolineaux]

" 3 hour round trip drive up to wood ridge nj "

You dumbass..... should have texted me, I was up north today doing a job. I could have picked it up for ya. woodbridge is only 20min from where i was.

p.s. startin to look like a s10... I mean sonoma. lol

how was i suppose to know you were up that way lol. still would of been 2 hours of driving if i had to pick it up from you. lol

[emolineaux]

well got my new front tires and lugs in and was finally able to put the cragars on the truck. looks better now.

just need to install the new quarters and doors. and off to paint she goes.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/SNC00373.jpg

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[Rich2279]

Cool project you have going there. Looking good.

[greenformula92]

looks good

[emolineaux]

Thanks guys. i was planning on installing the newer doors and tailgate this weekend but now they are callinig for rain again. weather this week really blows.

[90red]

lookin good

[emolineaux]

between cleaning up the garage and working on a few peoples cars i was able to get some work completed on the truck

mounted and wired up the tach that ive had sitting on the work bench for some time (bought it for the 98 camaro i had)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/SNC00435.jpg

also got the last part of my exhaust in so i was able to rip off the flowtech glasspac and replaced that and the stock cat with a test pipe and flowmaster super 44 with dump.

sounds pretty good for a 4.3L v6

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/SNC00438.jpg
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[T69SS]

New exhaust looks good

[greenformula92]

looks like its almost time for a sound clip!!! haha

[emolineaux]

looks like its almost time for a sound clip!!! haha

ill have some updates tomorrow. im picking up some more goodies for the truck so ill post them pics and ill try and get a sound clip of the exhaust.

[emolineaux]

well ive been busy with stuff around the house and other projects but i pulled the truck into the garage last night to do some maintenance work to it and while i was looking at the 3 different shades of black there it was i said screw it and i had some fun with her today! im about half way done with the paint so once its all finished up ill post final pics of how she turned out. and no i didnt spray bomb it this time :)

was up in the air for awhile what color i wanted to go with the truck but after looking at alot of pics online i figured i would keep it simple and go with white
ill prob do the inside of the bed with the truck roll on liner

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/SNC00636.jpg

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[Raist103]

what did you spray it with?

[emolineaux]

what did you spray it with?

spay lol come on! i rolled it! thats right i rolled it on with a foam roller. idc what people think. so far its coming out good for what it is. not a bad looking truck from like 10 feet lol. but who cares its not a show truck nor do i want it to be. just got tired of the 3 different shades of black that it was.

today i wet sanded with 800 grit tomorrow ill do 1000 grit and if it looks good ill buff it and see how she turns out.

here is one i just took a few mins ago

after 800grit sand down and quick wash.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/jankenson/SNC00643.jpg

[The Fixer]

I've seen some pics on the web of cars rolled with Rustoleum, and they came out pretty damn good, especially once they were wetsanded.

[HardcoreZ28]

You need to wetsand down way past 1000 grit to get the sanding scratches out. I go all the way to 2500 or 3000 here but for a driver you may be able to get away with 1500 if you buff the hell out of it.

[NjbadSS]

Is that really a roller job??

[emolineaux]

Is that really a roller job??

yup!

[usp55]

nice work!

Ive seen that a bunch of times and even in person once. It doesnt come out bad for what it is. Half thought about doing it for my firebird, but wont.

http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
That site even shows the car a few years since the paint job.

[Raist103]

wow looks good in pics. can you take a close up pic?

[B4C]

You need to wetsand down way past 1000 grit to get the sanding scratches out. I go all the way to 2500 or 3000 here but for a driver you may be able to get away with 1500 if you buff the hell out of it.

I did one of my old cars with the roller....wet sanded every two coats, did you thin your paint or just roll it on there?

[emolineaux]

i havent even had a chance to touch the truck since i posted pics. i did thin the paint down a little.

i still have sanding and buffing to do its just getting the free time to finish it thats taking forever. i have a camaro project im doing for someone along with rebuilding my shed, work and keeping up with other things around the house. i hope to have the truck all finished up this week if time allows it.