Kyle, I gotta say you produce such amazing, high quality content, it's truly impressive for a one man operation. You deserve every click you get and more. Keep it up!
Another thing you need to take note of is not only the number of shims, but the thickness of them also. GM has different thickness of shims to dial in the caster and camber. Did a lot of these when I did alignments when I worked at the dealership. It's best to keep the shims in order to side and location.
That's a great point, thank you for sharing! I know I'll have to have it aligned, but hopefully this (and approximating the tie rod lengths) will get me in decent shape to limp it over there.
@@saabkyle04 yeah, it's more than good enough to get it close. Even though the parts are new, they never match up 100% on the alignment, it's always a bit off. It's why a alignment is recommended. You did great work on that. Friend of mine who was a counter guy at carquest back in the 90s had a 1985 s15 with a 454 and a th400 trans and had the rear tubbed and rear end narrowed for Mickey Thompson racing slicks. thing was a beast
Its incredible how much im learning from you. Just the coiling of the brake lines, i never knew that little detail. I wish every automotive youtuber was like you.
As a North Carolinian I can tell when this was filmed just because of the description of the weather lol! For real though, NC weather has been craaaaaaazy the past two weeks
The strech you cover is impressive. I've never been a fan of trucks, in particular not US-trucks. But the way you build them, makes me desire a truck like this. If only.... Keep up the good work, and I'm looking forward to next episode..
I'm jealous of how good of condition this truck is in before the restoration. My dad bought my 88 new (I have the pic of dad, mom and 7 year old me at the dealership with the truck the day dad bought it in November 1987) I've had to replace the cab corners and front fenders for rust. I did a bell tech 4/5 drop on it back in my high school days and it was a bear of a job getting the leaf springs apart. Gonna put it on air ride here soon and plan to clean the whole frame up. Your truck looks pretty original. I love these build series by the way.
When I did the suspension on my Caprice Classic, I wrapped the respective groups of Upper Control Arm shims in duct tape and marked them. ("passenger side front", "passenger side rear", etc.). I definitely like the spring compressor you used better than the one I used. Excellent video here my friend.
I'm getting mentally (and physically) prepared to take on my "retirement" project... a rotisserie (since there's no real "frame" to take the car off of) restoration of my 1962 Dodge Polara 500. Your video was very informative and inspirational.
i remember that the spring still came flying out. i dont understand why springs need to be under so much pressure. im not expecting so short they rattle when the cars off the ground but still need to be compressed a lot for removal
You have no idea how happy this makes me - I really hope any and all cars can have similar work done for the suspension and chassis. Cause the bottom part of my car just rusted all the way through and needs to be completely restored...
Hey even the "pros" mess up. Roadkill garage they bought a new flywheel for an engine and they did not measure it to make sure it was the right one. Put it on and put the car together only to find out the starter would not engage because it was the wrong size.
Those coil springs are absolutely not dangerous. Some are but not those. You simply put a floor jack under the lower control arm, loosen the upper and lower ball joints and the release the jack and the spring will just release the tension and you can remove safely.
StabTheDabb Productions There is a time and place for jokes my friend. You should rewatch the 240 videos over and over maybe I’ll quiz you about the subject 😏
Nice video. Just my $0.02. Wait to torque the control arm bushing nuts until you get the engine in it and the truck is at ride height. It will put less bind on the bushings and prolong their life.
I can imagine how sounds that v8 in the s10 with a flowmaster/magnaflow/cherrybomb something like that brands and more.. definitely worth it all your time in the s10 truck kyle" 👍✌
As far as I can tell, Me & You are the only 2 that consistently work & upload videos on S10s, You definitely do the work faster than me & Better Quality Videos, But hopefully one day I'll get there too 🤷 Keep up the good work man.
With the extra horsepower you'd think people take proper precaution to handle stopping (braking) the increased power. Already had everything apart should of just upgraded rears to disc and front to double piston calipers (using OEM parts of the newer Gen S10/Blazer) in my opinion. Also might as well uprad the steering box to a zq8 box to go along with the new upgraded steering shaft other then that awesome work!
I may have missed it in the video but what spindles, spring, and sway bar were used? I have an 85 with a small block chevy and I was considering a 3/4 drop on mine but was trying to determine components
Yes that works too, more so if it's heavier rust. My frame was incredibly clean to start, mostly dirty. It still had most of the factory undercoating on it.
Great Job my friend!!!! I'm jealous. So many toys (tools). Milwaukie hand tools are the best. I'm almost 50 and I've had a taste here and there in life of having a home shop. Seeing you living the dream is awesome. Having said that I am a firm believer in two part chemical and fuel resistant finishing products. Spray can finishing products don't have long lives. On a daily driver they look good for only a few years. They just cant stand up to grease, fuel and brake fluid mishaps. I've subscribed and liked. I'll keep watching your videos. :)
I’ve been an S10 enthusiast for years. So I am glad to see some good quality content come out. What brand is the sway bar? And what is the end result goal for the truck? Do you plan to use it as a cruiser or mild track truck or something else?
@@saabkyle04 yup I suppose different tools for different jobs mig/tig welders are great if you have a lot of room surrounding the work piece one tool I've gotta recommend is a stick welder great for tight spotted welding situations and is also fairly cheap also, it'll also come in for future projects you need captive nuts. ; )
Very good job for a one man band. I am curious...not to spill any beans.. but are you going to do a rear brake conversion? With that are you gonna upgrade the fronts too? Man with that cab off is the time to change brake lines, fuel lines, and all that fun stuff. Great job so far. Thank you for sharing
I would make fun of you for bothering to restore an S10 but I am restoring my Ford ranger and putting a 347 stroker in it. Great choice for an inexpensive rebuild.
Kyle, wow! No rust or crud getting in your eyes whacking on that stuff? Lucky guy. I was never that lucky, now I wear safety glasses. Just saying, you'd hate to be sorry is all.
I really love your videos but personally I've been having some trouble with your channel. This is my feedback, the thumbnails with the large text thrown around and the cars look tiny hurt my eyes. The car restoration and repair videos I'm not that interested in them even though they are great I believe you should have made a new channel and kept this one for car reviews only. All love and best wishes to you this is my personal opinion it's your channel you what you want.
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All you need to do is to lower the control arm to get motor mounts in. Everyone I spoke with said that was a hard job. Piece of cake.
Kyle, I gotta say you produce such amazing, high quality content, it's truly impressive for a one man operation. You deserve every click you get and more. Keep it up!
Another thing you need to take note of is not only the number of shims, but the thickness of them also. GM has different thickness of shims to dial in the caster and camber. Did a lot of these when I did alignments when I worked at the dealership. It's best to keep the shims in order to side and location.
That's a great point, thank you for sharing! I know I'll have to have it aligned, but hopefully this (and approximating the tie rod lengths) will get me in decent shape to limp it over there.
@@saabkyle04 yeah, it's more than good enough to get it close. Even though the parts are new, they never match up 100% on the alignment, it's always a bit off. It's why a alignment is recommended. You did great work on that. Friend of mine who was a counter guy at carquest back in the 90s had a 1985 s15 with a 454 and a th400 trans and had the rear tubbed and rear end narrowed for Mickey Thompson racing slicks. thing was a beast
now that is totally awesome video restoring truck 30 year old chassis to perfection s10 restomod
What paint did you used for chassis
Its incredible how much im learning from you. Just the coiling of the brake lines, i never knew that little detail. I wish every automotive youtuber was like you.
As a North Carolinian I can tell when this was filmed just because of the description of the weather lol! For real though, NC weather has been craaaaaaazy the past two weeks
The strech you cover is impressive. I've never been a fan of trucks, in particular not US-trucks. But the way you build them, makes me desire a truck like this. If only....
Keep up the good work, and I'm looking forward to next episode..
I'm jealous of how good of condition this truck is in before the restoration. My dad bought my 88 new (I have the pic of dad, mom and 7 year old me at the dealership with the truck the day dad bought it in November 1987) I've had to replace the cab corners and front fenders for rust. I did a bell tech 4/5 drop on it back in my high school days and it was a bear of a job getting the leaf springs apart. Gonna put it on air ride here soon and plan to clean the whole frame up. Your truck looks pretty original. I love these build series by the way.
When I did the suspension on my Caprice Classic, I wrapped the respective groups of Upper Control Arm shims in duct tape and marked them. ("passenger side front", "passenger side rear", etc.). I definitely like the spring compressor you used better than the one I used. Excellent video here my friend.
Hello from Indonesia!
I really like it so much. That chassis looks better than before!
I'm getting mentally (and physically) prepared to take on my "retirement" project... a rotisserie (since there's no real "frame" to take the car off of) restoration of my 1962 Dodge Polara 500. Your video was very informative and inspirational.
Eric The Car Guy had problems with his on his dad's full size truck. He had to do some mods to his spindles, despite being "bolt in"
Yes he sure did. Another thing that he did was rear disc brake conversion, I personally think that Kyle should do that as well but whatever works.
@@mds2465 shouldn't have to if there rite one for the S10 .I Never had to..
i remember that the spring still came flying out. i dont understand why springs need to be under so much pressure. im not expecting so short they rattle when the cars off the ground but still need to be compressed a lot for removal
You have no idea how happy this makes me - I really hope any and all cars can have similar work done for the suspension and chassis. Cause the bottom part of my car just rusted all the way through and needs to be completely restored...
New Build Video HOORAY!!!
Great attention to details, love this S10 project!
Very nice work on the truck, I like the way you are restoring all your old vehicles.
This is going to be one awesome S10 Kyle! Thanks for sharing these videos to show us progress of it all!
My classmate’s progress on the V8 swap (LQ4 6.0 from a Tahoe) on his white ‘93 S10 is slow but steady.
I know you’re very busy, yet you make time to post this awesome content for us! Thank you Kyle!
A academic and mechanic, much respect.
**Finishes up front suspension “Man that looks nice!”
**Looks down, sees old motor mounts “SONUVA....!”
Hey even the "pros" mess up. Roadkill garage they bought a new flywheel for an engine and they did not measure it to make sure it was the right one. Put it on and put the car together only to find out the starter would not engage because it was the wrong size.
Your attention to detail is so great. Loving it man!
Those coil springs are absolutely not dangerous. Some are but not those. You simply put a floor jack under the lower control arm, loosen the upper and lower ball joints and the release the jack and the spring will just release the tension and you can remove safely.
I love this series. Keep up the good work. I love your positivity!
I appreciate the detail. Well done Kyle.
Really enjoying the build content! Your journey from reviewing cars to working on them has inspired me to work more on my car. Also I’m in NC too!
So easy to make them look real good! Great job man!
19:50, you have to trim the knuckle, ETCG did a lowering kit and that was the solution to the same problem you are having
Im about to replace all the front suspension on my S10. Its exactly the same. This video will be extremely helpful. You got a like and sub.
I love that body style S10.
It's my favorite
dear Kyle you are so cool keep on doing the good work
So I'm gonna wait til next year for another 240sx video 😆🤣
Maybe when I actually get a chance...It's all jokes until you truly know how stressed I am most of the time.
@@saabkyle04 I know I just wanna make a joke outta it
StabTheDabb Productions There is a time and place for jokes my friend. You should rewatch the 240 videos over and over maybe I’ll quiz you about the subject 😏
Amazing work you are doing here!! Keep going! You deserve every (y) in all your videos!, specially the restoration!
Awesome video Kyle!
Thanks for the video. Getting ready to tackle this job on my 86 S10 Blazer. Funny thing is my other car is a Saab.
Nice video. Just my $0.02. Wait to torque the control arm bushing nuts until you get the engine in it and the truck is at ride height. It will put less bind on the bushings and prolong their life.
Love it!
I can imagine how sounds that v8 in the s10 with a flowmaster/magnaflow/cherrybomb something like that brands and more.. definitely worth it all your time in the s10 truck kyle" 👍✌
You're right about that man! It's going to be awesome!
I miss working on my cars like that. That challenge. Now, my car is too reliable. Haven't needed to do anything for the past 7 years
As far as I can tell, Me & You are the only 2 that consistently work & upload videos on S10s, You definitely do the work faster than me & Better Quality Videos, But hopefully one day I'll get there too 🤷 Keep up the good work man.
If you’re gonna buy a second hand square body s10, buy it from Kyle
How do keep everything organized like what goes where and not mixing it up
With the extra horsepower you'd think people take proper precaution to handle stopping (braking) the increased power. Already had everything apart should of just upgraded rears to disc and front to double piston calipers (using OEM parts of the newer Gen S10/Blazer) in my opinion. Also might as well uprad the steering box to a zq8 box to go along with the new upgraded steering shaft other then that awesome work!
Hello... Nice Job man congratulation...
Thank you!
I may have missed it in the video but what spindles, spring, and sway bar were used?
I have an 85 with a small block chevy and I was considering a 3/4 drop on mine but was trying to determine components
If you ask me, the best way to take the rust off of the frame is to use a stripping disc for an angle grinder.
Yes that works too, more so if it's heavier rust. My frame was incredibly clean to start, mostly dirty. It still had most of the factory undercoating on it.
Great Job my friend!!!! I'm jealous. So many toys (tools). Milwaukie hand tools are the best. I'm almost 50 and I've had a taste here and there in life of having a home shop. Seeing you living the dream is awesome.
Having said that I am a firm believer in two part chemical and fuel resistant finishing products. Spray can finishing products don't have long lives. On a daily driver they look good for only a few years. They just cant
stand up to grease, fuel and brake fluid mishaps.
I've subscribed and liked. I'll keep watching your videos. :)
Wear did you get the hard ware for the upper and the lower bolts and the shaf studs. Been holding me back for months nw idk wear to order them from
You should replace that brake booster while you’re at it
I’ve been an S10 enthusiast for years. So I am glad to see some good quality content come out. What brand is the sway bar? And what is the end result goal for the truck? Do you plan to use it as a cruiser or mild track truck or something else?
Video Idea: Do a review of the 2020 Toyota Camry
You could of welded the nuts for the motor mounts behind the hole :p
There's always another way lol, idk how I would have gotten in there to weld it, not a lot of space as it is.
@@saabkyle04 yup I suppose different tools for different jobs mig/tig welders are great if you have a lot of room surrounding the work piece one tool I've gotta recommend is a stick welder great for tight spotted welding situations and is also fairly cheap also, it'll also come in for future projects you need captive nuts. ; )
I'm on the process of painting the chassis on my 73 c10 short bed, what paint did you use and how mush did you use??
Love the content.
Very good job for a one man band. I am curious...not to spill any beans.. but are you going to do a rear brake conversion? With that are you gonna upgrade the fronts too? Man with that cab off is the time to change brake lines, fuel lines, and all that fun stuff. Great job so far. Thank you for sharing
I would make fun of you for bothering to restore an S10 but I am restoring my Ford ranger and putting a 347 stroker in it. Great choice for an inexpensive rebuild.
Hey Kyle, what about the windshield seal. Usually on older cars they tend to deteriorate with age. Will you reseal it?
Yes, everything is getting redone
@@saabkyle04 That's good. My car is only a 2006 and the bottom right corner of the windshield has a leak. Oh how fun that will be😁
If i only had a shop and lift.
This is great. I'm about to do the same thing to my 96 Dakota. I don't have on of them there fancy lifts but I'll make do.
Aside from your rig, the beard is coming along nicely.
Where did you get the sway bar kit for front and rear?
Looks dope
👍 excellent job saab
The Tahoe trim love it specialist find of them all
Nice truck!
awesome video
Great job! I would have used riv-nuts for the engine mounts
I know it's to late, but couldn't you have threaded the motor mount holes like you did the sway bar brackets instead of going back with nuts?
I almost bought an S-10 back in 89 but my head hit the ceiling pretty solidly. It was like a clown car.
What did you use on the frame for paint? Do you think I could use the same stuff for the bottom of a 73 Torino?
Never mind i see what paint you used.
Houston has the same weather patterns lol
Kyle you look like you In your mid 20’s?
The front suspension of a 2wd s10 is very similar to my G body Monte carlo.
How were you able to get orielly's to support your project? I only shop at orielly's
Right when you start redoing your front end I'm over here tearing my hair out trying to buy front end parts
This guy over here using a hammer as a hammer.
Great content 👍👌 fan in Haiti...
Thanks pal, I appreciate it!
I have a question do you still work at car connections inc?
Kyle, wow! No rust or crud getting in your eyes whacking on that stuff? Lucky guy. I was never that lucky, now I wear safety glasses. Just saying, you'd hate to be sorry is all.
Upgrade your headlights foglights, and taillights and hazards lights to LEDS
What would you be looking to get for it when you’re all finished with this project?
Why didn't you just tap the existing motor mount holes in the cross member and not have to deal with nuts & bolts to attach the mounts?
Ah, que buen vídeo solo por eso me voy a suscribir al canal.
Do a drum to disk conversion on the rear
are you rebuilding the engine for the truck
Hello from Sweden!
COOL Restoring My Truck's 30 Year Old Chassis To Perfection! S10 Restomod Ep.7
O'Reilly rental tools ?
Auto Zone you can use them for FREE ,
Just pay a deposit and when you bring the tool back , you get your money back
Are you going to do something with the rear brakes?
Yeah, replace with new brakes, the shoes are gone.
@@saabkyle04I thought that you were going to do a disc brake conversion out back
Edit: if drum brakes work right why change 'em
@@saabkyle04 Thank you for responding to people's coments
A couple welds on the nuts could've done it!!! 24:20
Do a review on your 2015 gmc durmax and your wifes new jeep
I really love your videos but personally I've been having some trouble with your channel. This is my feedback, the thumbnails with the large text thrown around and the cars look tiny hurt my eyes. The car restoration and repair videos I'm not that interested in them even though they are great I believe you should have made a new channel and kept this one for car reviews only. All love and best wishes to you this is my personal opinion it's your channel you what you want.
Love the videos, I am subscribed, but I have a serious question do you ever blink??
What is that green beauty in the driveway? 👀
I hate the wether here in nc it’s all over the place
Im getting that damn gun
Are you going to paint the truck ?
I can’t imagine having to change those motor mounts with the motor and everything inside the truck. That’s gotta be a very nasty job.
What is ‘Kyle’s Last Name?
House update ?