after a bad string of luck with motors, i put the silverado back bone stock. i was just fed up with it and needed a break. i always wanted a s10 to play with and ran across this little pickup for $800. it's a clean ass little pickup for the price. automatic transmission with a blown 2.2 motor. body and paint are in damn good shape for a 1996. it was repainted somewhere along the line. the plan is to keep this thing on a decent budget. the silverado was getting out of control there towards the end and it just wasnt as fun at that point.







the donor motor came from a 2007 CTS-V and has around 60,000 miles on it. i splurged on this part and put a major ding in the budget of my budget hotrod. but i always wanted to play with a LS2 so i got me one. $2,200 but this motor is CLEAN inside and out.


i picked up a cam over the weekend. it was installed into a block but never even had the rockers tightened down on top of it. snatched it up for $220 shipped. it is a:
236/242 .612/.612 110lsa
IO 12
IC 44
TDC Overlap 19
EC 7
EO 55
ICL 106

i was going to go with something larger, but i dont want to have to flycut the pistons, and pulling the heads would make me want to mill them down...new gaskets, new bolts...it didnt seem very budget friendly lol, so i settled for the smaller bump stick.

the plan is to go carb on this build. Victor jr intake, 850 carb, 1 7/8 headers and either a 350, 400 or 80e. POSSIBLY 60e but i'd rather stay away from a 60e if i can. anyways, that's the build for now. 3,320 tied up in the project so far. lots more to spend