Matt's ongoing truck search...again (UPDATE POST 66)

[Z71 Kris]

sweetness....

 

[nubuilder]

PICS!!!

Just bought it! I'm not sure who that goofball is standing by it.

Dent below gas door

Major scratching (down to primer) behind driver's side ext cab window.

My blue tailgate.

Passenger side is VERY clean minus some rust right at the bottom by the fender flares.

Small rust spot on bumper, chipped edge of the grill, crack in lower part of fender flare.

Same thing on driver's side minus the chipped grill.

One advantage of not having the 3rd door is that the rear pillars have speakers (4x10's). I like them. They help fill the cab much better VS just having the 4x6 dash and 6 1/2" door speakers.

The black piece is the lower piece of the dash that has the cigarette lighters in it. The guy lost the screws for it when he replaced the heater core.

Cassette player.

Both trucks and that damn goofball again.

I forgot to mention that the driver's door is sagging and rubbing on the fender. I'll have to replace the door pins and re-align it along with repainting the front edge that rubbed off.

 

[Z71 Kris]

good stuff

 

[Nick The Great]

Nice!

 

[drperry]

Looks good!

If you can, find a Hurst shifter for it...

If you want to stick with the stock radio....

 

[JOEGMC]

Congrats Matt...Hope ya fun with it!

 

[drperry]

Oh yes... BB tune!

 

[07blackz71]

Good find. I am kind in a search for a S-10 myself. I am looking for a decent 2wd 4cylinder with low miles. I need a nice summer beater truck now I don't have the Sierra.

 

[nubuilder]

Looks good!

If you can, find a Hurst shifter for it...

If you want to stick with the stock radio....

Stock radio (once I find a CD player one) will be staying for a long time along with the shifter. The factory radio can put out more bass to the stock speakers than an aftermarket one could (I do have an extra Kenwood receiver sitting around though!). I'm not use to having the shifter so far back. In the 94-97, the shifter is much farther forward.

Oh yes... BB tune!

Yep. That will be in the works soon enough! I'll most likely be going with a mail-order tune unless some guys on GMT got a Milwaukee, WI meet together (which I don't think they did).

Any tips for the tune Dennis? I'd like to have Justin set it so that as soon as I take my foot off the gas, the engine idles and will hold the truck back sooner.

Good find. I am kind in a search for a S-10 myself. I am looking for a decent 2wd 4cylinder with low miles. I need a nice summer beater truck now I don't have the Sierra.

Good luck with your search!! My old '94 4cyl 5spd got 25-26 in the summer consistently. Its hard to find cheap with low miles. I saw one about an hour away that was $4k with under 90k and no rust.



So I discovered a few more things about the truck today.
1) The driver's door key lock doesn't work. It might be the wrong lock from the replacement door. At first, the passenger lock didn't work either, but I shot some lube in it and after sitting for 8hrs, it works now. I'm gonna order a new lock cylinder from RockAuto for the driver's side, have it set by a locksmith, and be done with it.
2) The lever for adjusting the seat backs for both seats is broken/missing.
3) The wipers are currently working, but I'm gonna order a new circuit board from RockAuto too.

This weekend, I hope to use 3M Foaming Carpet Cleaner on the interior and vacuum it all out, wash it up, and then it will be going in my grandma's garage until fall/winter.

I have to research how to disable DRL/AHL on this thing along with what headlights are best for HID's (that don't break the bank). There are very few things I want to add to the truck, but I won't sacrifice being able to see and I've already got bulbs and ballasts.

 

[RedRider]

Nice looking truck.