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Truck progression


Cab:
  • Shaved
    • trim
    • door handles
    • antenna
    • hood emblems
    • Gas Filler
  • bear claw latches in the doors
  • 1955 Buick front bullet bumperettes
  • 1952 GMC turn signals
  • every body and suspension bushing is polyurethane
Bed:
  • molded rear fenders
  • shaved body seam
  • Custom Bedfloor
  • 1996 S-10 inner rear fender wells.
  • custom
    • fins
    • roll pan
  • Molded tail gate
  • LED Taillights

Front progression


0 0 studebaker 1 on the new s-10 frame 0 0 studebaker 2 Buick front bumper 0 0 studebaker 3 Fresh out of bodywork and primer 0 0 studebaker 4 Ready to cruise and more to come 0 11 04-28 Drop off day

Shaving Begins

  • Door Handles shaved

  • S-10 Frame

  • Camaro Rear end

  • Airbags installed

 

  • Adding the Buick Bumperettes

Fresh from the bodyshop

  • Hood Side Emblems Shaved

  • Hood Ornament Shaved

  • Gas Filler

  • Mirrors Shaved

  • Assembled and Pinstriped

  • Delivery Day

0 11 04-28 Emblem Remounted 0 11 05-06 Cleaned up chrome 0 11 05-13 Parking and turn lights at night 0 11 06-05 First Show Cops N Cruisers (0) 0 11 06-05 First Show Cops N Cruisers (1)
  • Hood emblem cleaned and installed. Found these in the glove box
  • Chrome Bezels polished
  • Parking lights and turn signals light up
  • Cops N' Cruisers
  • Cops N' Cruisers
0 11 06-18 Bumper Polishing (3) 0 11 07-03 Truck and Chrome Cleaned up ready to show 0 11 07-04 Fillmore 4th Show (0) 0 11 07-04 Fillmore 4th Show (1) 0 12 02-11 Truckrun
0 12 02-12 Goose picture from BTN (0) 0 12 02-12 Goose picture from BTN (1) 0 12 02-12 SSM picture from BTN 0 12 02-12 Truckin Magazine from BTN 0 12 02-12 Turbod Hardbody__2132012115806PM659
  • Goose BTN
0 12 02-13 SoCalCustoms from BTN 0 12 02-13 Truckrun from BTN 0 12 04-30 New Parking Lights and housings 0 12 04-30 NewLenses_repaintedhousingon 0 12 06-10 Saint Rose Show (0)
0 12 06-10 Saint Rose Show (1) 0 12 06-21 Drive height 0 12 06-30 New Rear suspension (0) 0 12 06-30 New Rear suspension (1) 0 12 10-19
0 13 06-08 (0) 0 13 06-08 (1) Ready for the ride 0 13 06-08 (2) Back at home cleanup 0 13 06-09 (0)  
  • Cleanup after the shop
 

Engine Compartment Progression


  • Rebuilt 383 Chevy Small Block

  • ARP head studs

  • HEI Ignition huge cam

  • Edelbrock Torker II intake and carb

  • 8.5mm Silicone Spark Plug Wire

  • 15" Extreme Oval Super Breather Cleaner Air Filter

  • Aluminum Alternator and Power Steering brackets

  • Serpentine belt

  • Power Steering with dual fittings for hydroboost and power steering

  • Steel braided lines

  • Huge NASCAR aluminum radiator

  • Coolflex Stainless Steel Upper and Lower radiator hoses

  • dual Flowmaster exhaust

  • 350T trans with shift kit

  • Custom inner fenderwells

  • Custom upper core support panel

  • Custom Firewall back panel

  • Mr Gasket Electric Fuel Pump

1 11 04-28 (1) 1 11 05-19 (14) Existing Drivers front 1 11 05-19 (15) Existing passenger side 1 11 05-19 (20) New lines and fittings for passenger front 1 11 05-19 (21) New fittings and line for Driver front
1 11 05-27 Valves mounted wiring clean up 1 11 05-28 Wiring cleanup 1 11 06-04 Engine (13) 1 11 06-11 (3) 1 11 06-11 (4)
  • Engine progressing. Valves mounted
  • New Air cleaner
  • Wiring clean up
  • 3/8" line
  • Sealtight to protect the line
1 11 06-11 Passenger Valves mounted. Wiring relocated 1 11 06-17 (0) Hood latch 1 11 06-17 (1) Removed Cleaned and Painted 1 11 07-03 Cleaned and detailed for the 4th 1 11 07-04 Kids Picture of engine
1 11 07-15 Hydroboost Mock up 1 11 07-24 Brake time (0) Removal Begins 1 11 07-24 Brake time (1) Removed the old plate for modification 1 11 07-24 Brake time Assembled (1) 1 11 08-21 Holes in firewall fill and firewall shift completed
1 11 08-28 New Mastercylinder Almost complete 1 11 09-09 Making Radiator Mounts 1 11 09-10 Driver Side Frame horn capped 2 - Radiator mount painted 1 11 09-10 New pulleys and long water pump installed 1 11 09-10 Passenger Side done. Frame horn Capped
1 11 09-10 Radiator 1 in its new mounts 1 11 09-10 Radiator 2 and pulleys done 1 11 09-18 Wiring Clean up- Cooler mounts 1 11 11-23 Power Steering and Hydroboost done (11) 1 11 11-23 Power Steering and Hydroboost done (12)
1 11 12-09 New Radiator Hoses in place 1 11 12-19 Before new brackets 1 11 12-21 New Alternator and Power Steering Brackets 1 12 01-01 (6) 1 12 01-01 (7)
  • New Belts Steel Braided Return lines on Hydroboost and power steering
  • New Belts Power Steering brackets complete
1 12 05-20 (0) 1 12 05-28 1 12 06-23 (1) 1 12 06-23 (2) 1 12 10-18 (0)
  • New ceramic coated headers

  • New oil and tranny dipsticks
  • Windshield wiper motor removed

1 12 10-18 (2) 1 12 10-18 (4) 1 12 10-18 (5) 1 12 10-18 (7) 1 12 10-19 New Core Support brace fabricated and fitted
  • New frame caps and lower radiator mounts done.

  • Radiator now sits a little lower and even. 

  • Panel #2 is two pieces instead of pieced together like the last version.

1 12 10-19 New Core Support mounted with 4 Stainless bolts 1 12 12-27 Metal etched primer 1 13 01-26 Blown headgasket repair (0) 1 13 01-26 Blown headgasket repair (1) 1 13 01-26 Blown headgasket repair (2)
  • Engine tear down. Rust water in one cylinder

  • Parts removed for clean up.

1 13 01-26 Blown headgasket repair (3) 1 13 01-27 Cleaned up the Edlebrock Torker II 1 13 03-07 Engine reassembled 1 13 04-20 Inner Fender construction (0) 1 13 04-20 Inner Fender construction (1)
  • Heads reinstalled. Radiator, core support and grille reinstalled components reinstalled.

1 13 04-20 Inner Fender construction (2) 1 13 04-20 Inner Fender construction (3) 1 13 04-20 Inner Fender construction (4) 1 13 04-20 Inner Fender construction (5) 1 13 04-27 Inner Fender Construction (0)
  • First piece of the inner fender template
  • Few more pieces on the passenger side is done
  • Final shaping to the core support and firewall
  • Beginnings of the inner fender
1 13 04-27 Inner Fender Construction (1) 1 13 04-27 Inner Fender Construction (2) 1 13 04-27 Inner Fender Construction (3) 1 13 04-27 New Valve Covers a Before (1)  1 13 04-27 New Valve Covers After clean
  • After a few breaks time for fitting
  • Another angle of the wor
1 13 05-03 Blending connection to the existing body(3) 1 13 05-09 Clearing fenderwell and making mounts  (0) 1 13 05-09 Clearing fenderwell and making mounts  (1) 1 13 05-09 Clearing fenderwell and making mounts  (2) 1 13 05-09 Clearing fenderwell and making mounts  (3)
  • Shaping the fender to match the firewall curve
  • with some metal and body clamps bending begins
  • Finished lining up fender to firewall
1 13 05-09 Clearing fenderwell and making mounts  (4) 1 13 05-09 Clearing fenderwell and making mounts  (5) 1 13 05-09 Clearing fenderwell and making mounts  (6) 1 13 05-09 Clearing fenderwell and making mounts  (8) 1 13 05-09 Clearing fenderwell and making mounts  (9)
  • With the new bends done the welding begins
  • The front has 3 plates attaching it to the core support
1 13 05-27 Finishing up front mounts and fitment (1) 1 13 05-27 Finishing up front mounts and fitment (2) 1 13 05-27 Finishing up front mounts and fitment (3) 1 13 05-28 (1) blast hole in firewall. 1 13 05-28 (2) Layers of dirt removed
1 13 05-28 (3) Damaged firewall removed 1 13 05-28 (4) Fitting Fill panel 1 13 05-28 (5) Fill Panel welded in and ground 1 13 06-04 (2) 1 13 06-04 Fitting dash cover panel
  • Metal mocked up  

1 13 06-04 Template Making 1 13 06-05 (0) Firewall panel fitting continues 1 13 06-05 (1) 1 13 06-05 (2) 1 13 06-05 (3)
  • Some paint to slow the rust

1 13 06-05 (4) 1 13 06-07 IK crew all the new equipment and rewiring alot of the existing items. All wires have a plastic grommet when they go through metal 1 13 06-07 Passenger side firewall sealed and 150 amp fuse in place for the compressors 1 13 06-08 HD Interstate battery mounted 1 13 06-09 Reassembled engine compartment
HD Interstate Battery mounted
1 13 06-27 1 New starter 1 13 06-29 overflow bottle 1 13 10-30 ARP Studs installed 1 13 11-03 Inner fenders sanded and painted 1 13 11-04 Cleaned up and painted the radiator core support panel The new interior plates are painted black to blend in with the back of the dash
  • New high torque starter

1 13 12-03 ARP upgrades completed. Engine reassembled 1 14 01-26 Firewall panel in place 1 14 06-12 It lives.jpg 1 14 06-12 New plugwires Carb Fuel Lines 12 02-12 Truckrun (2)

Interior Progression


  • tweed bench

  • tilt steering column

  • Custom interior pieces

  • Big Al's Armrests

  • Big Al's Deluxe Style Door Handles

  • Big Al's Deluxe Style Window handles

  • Lokar Shifter and boot

  • Mooneyes Steering wheel

  • Latch seatbelts

  • Underdash gauges for air, gas, oil, temp

  • the rest coming soon

2 11 04-28 2 11 04-29 Shiny new brake switch and modified bracket 2 11 04-30 Fuel gauge mounted-New compressor switch with cover 2 11 05-01 Switchbox 2 11 05-02 Cleaned interior Swtich Box Version 1
  • Interior at drop-off
  • new brake switch and modified bracket
  • Fuel gauge mounted New compressor switch with cover
2 11 05-15 80's GM Van Door Handle and mechanism 2 11 05-27 (18) 2 11 05-27 Switchbox Round 2 2 11 06-04 2 11 06-04 Sears Underdash AC removed (1)
2 11 06-04 Sears Underdash AC removed (3) 2 11 06-11 (20) 2 11 06-17 (3) 2 11 07-01 Interior upgrading (0) 2 11 07-01 Interior upgrading (1)
  • New switches
2 11 07-01 Interior upgrading (2) 2 11 07-02 (0) 2 11 07-02 (1) 2 11 07-02 (2) 2 11 07-02 (3)
2 11 07-03 (0) 2 11 07-12 (0) Seat Warmer 2 11 07-12 (1) Using the old as a pattern 2 11 07-12 (3) After grommet for wires sealer around the plastic 2 11 07-23 Brake Modification (0) (Large)
  • Interior complete and ready to go for the show
  • Astro Brake Modification. Reused s-10 lower for proper angle
2 11 07-23 Brake Modification (2) (Large) 2 11 08-21 Driver Side Footwell 1 before 2 11 08-21 Driver Side Footwell 2 Patched and sealed 2 11 08-21 Driver Side Footwell 3 primered 2 11 08-21 Driver Side Footwell 4 Cleaned up and done
  • Brake Modification Complete
2 12 02-03 Seat Belts Added for Family driving 2 12 04-22 Side Window (0) 2 12 04-22 Side Window (1) 2 12 04-22 Side Window (2) 2 13 06-08 Relocating switchbox wiring
 2 13 11-04 a Time to get rid of the gap from the old radio 2 13 11-04 Test fitting the new cover  2 13 11-04 Speaker grill cover painted and installed Radio delete plate done 2 13 5-31 Turns out there was a rockstar in the truck This was the speaker mounted in the dash 2 14 07-07 New Interior handles.jpg
2 14 07-15 New Arm Rests 2 14 7-20 New Armrest and handles installed.jpg      
     

Chassis / Suspension:


Chassis

  • 1986 S-10 frame

  • Frame notch


Suspension:

  • drop spindles

  • full air ride

  • 5 Gallon Airtank

  • 250psi fast valves

  • 3/8" airline

  • Front Brakes S-10 Front Disc

  • S-10 Rear end

    • Disc Brakes

    • 3.73 gears

    • Posi


4 11 05-19 1 Soon to be replaced half and three quarters 4 11 05-19 New lines and fittings for the back 4 11 05-19 it takes about that many 4 11 05-22 (10) 4 11 05-22 (11)
  • Notch and cross member before valve and gas line redo
  • 3/8" Fittings and line added Wiring and Airlines routed along frame
  • 3/8" lines and rerouting air and power lines
  • Crossmember painted. Fuel line rerouted to come out next to tank
4 11 05-27 (14) 4 11 05-28 Gas Tank Cleanup time (10) 4 11 05-28 Gas Tank Cleanup time (13) 4 12 01-21 New rear end has disc limited slip and doesnt leak grease 4 12 01-26 New rear end with disc brakes installed
4 12 02-10 (0) Bed removed clean up and new work begins 4 12 02-10 (01) Joe Vito and Brad installing bags lines and finishing connections after new mounts 4 12 02-10 (2) Current bag setup More to come 4 12 06-02 Sway Bar time (1) 4 12 06-30
  • Joe, Vito and Brad installing bags lines and finishing connections after new mounts
4 12 06-30 (17) 4 12 06-30 (18) 4 12 06-30 (20) 4 12 06-30 (21) 4 12 06-30 (19)
  • Pads plasma off. Time for some grinding
4 12 06-30 (22) 4 12 06-30 (24) 4 12 06-30 (26) 4 12 06-30 (28) 4 12 06-30 (29)
  • Ready for it's new home
  • Welded all the way
4 12 06-30 Frame plated 4 12 06-30 Plate used to fill in the gap to the new filler panel 4 12 07-07 (11) 4 12 07-07 (14) 4 12 07-07 (12)
  • Passenger side plating complete. Lower 4 link bar in
  • Lots of holes and lots of plating to come
4 12 07-07 (15) 4 12 07-07 (16) 4 12 07-07 (19) 4 12 07-07 (20) 4 12 07-07 (22)
4 12 09-01 (0) 4 12 09-01 (3) 4 12 09-01 (4) 4 12 09-01 (5) 4 12 09-01 (6)
  • test fitting bag placement
4 12 09-03 (10) 4 12 09-03 (11) 4 12 09-03 (12) 4 12 09-03 (13) 4 12 09-03 (16)
4 12 09-03 (19) 4 12 09-03 (20) 4 12 09-03 (21) 4 12 09-03 (23) 4 12 09-03 (28)
  • Frame plated and filled. Little more grinding
4 12 09-03 (29) 4 12 09-03 (35) 4 12 09-03 (36) 4 12 09-03 (37) 4 12 09-03 (38)
4 12 09-03 (41) 4 12 09-03 (42) 4 12 11-06 Gas Tank (0) 4 12 11-06 Gas Tank (1) 4 12 11-06 Gas Tank (2)
  • Cleaning up for paint
4 12 11-06 Gas Tank (3) 4 13 05-23 (0) 4 13 05-23 (1) 4 13 05-23 (2) 4 13 05-29 (0)
4 13 05-31 (12) 4 13 05-31 (10) 4 13 05-31 (15) 4 13 05-31 (20) 4 13 06-03 (10)
  • Upper link bar mounts before plating
4 13 06-03 (11) 4 13 06-03 (13) 4 13 06-03 (14) 4 13 06-03 (16) 4 13 06-03 (18)
  • Closeup of the welding
  • lower bag mounts in
  • leveling and upper bag mounts next
4 13 06-04 (10) 4 13 06-04 (11)  4 13 06-04 (12) 4 13 06-04 (13) 4 13 06-05 (10)
  • bag mount welding complete
  • shocks are last on the list
  • Another bar put in for shocks
4 13 06-05 (11) 4 13 06-06 (12) 4 13 06-08 (13) 4 13 06-08 (14) 4 13 06-08 (15)
  • shock placement testing
  •  Emergency Fill or use it with accessories schrader valve
4 13 06-09 (2)        
       

Rear progression


5 0 studebaker Fins begin 5 1 studebaker Bodywork done on the fins  5 11 04-29 (11) Before 5 11 04-29 (19) Rear lights Lit Up 5 11 04-30 New Tails at night
  • Fins in the making
  • Fresh from the bodyshop
  •  Temp Lights
  • LED Taillights installed
  • Running lights at Night
 5 11 05-19 (16) Way up high in the rollie pollie sky  5 11 06-05 First Show Cops N Cruisers (2)  5 11 07-03 Cleaned up for the 4th  5 12 02-03 Father Daughter Dance (4)  5 12 02-12 Truckrun (0)
  • Floating while new airlines are installed
  • Cops N' Cruisers First show
  • Cleaned up for the 4th of July show
  • Father Daughter cruiser
  • Truckrun.net shot from BTN
 5 13 06-09 (1)  5 13 06-09 (2)      
 
  • New rear height.

  • Correct era license plate

     
Owner: Jim

Email: Webmaster@artofnoize.com

Special Thanks to the shops and companies helping to finish this project
Can't Thank Marc at StraightEdge Garage enough for having this project and allowing me to take it off his hands Suspension fabrication and installation, full use of the shop, All Switch box wiring, switches, Airline and Fittings provided by Brad at

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For help with the compressors and tank

 Paul Curry Machining

Custom machining

for donating metal for all the new fabrication

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