budget ls2 s10 conversion

[TXsilverado]

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

[ducky]

This will be a fun project!

[bangbangskeetskeet]

What's your planned budget?

Looks pretty clean. Needs to get out of the sky though .

[TXsilverado]

I dont have a budget number in mind...I will spend enough to make it a dependable street truck, or i wont have it. i'm just planning on finding as many used parts as possible. nothing crazy. i went with a smaller cam than planned so i dont have to pull the heads and replace gaskets/bolts while flycutting the pistons. i also picked it up at a used cam price instead of going with a new custom grind like i wanted to. i'm going with carb over EFI because the cost of staying EFI with this build is crazy. the vic jr is also a better inake than the truck manifolds that i have laying around. also the vic jr intake should distribute nitrous better with a plate instead of an efi style intake. tuning a carb is also easier than EFI and i will be less dependant on needing a sooper tooner to keep my truck in check. from what i've seen the carb style intakes swallow cams that EFI has issues with. the transmission will most likely just be a stock 4l80e on a shift kit. sticking with stock heads, sticking with stock rod bolts...maybe someday i'll throw on some afr heads and super vic but for now i dont want to go crazy with it like i did with the silverado.

I agree on getting it out of the sky, but at this point of the build i just want to spend my money getting the drivetrain in and running. the cosmetic stuff will come later.

[skeet]

have at it Stew! gonna b e a fun truck when done!! ALREADY SEE SOME GOOD NUMBERS COMING OUT OF IT!!!

[kerrige]

The first truck I ever had with my name on the title was very similar. Only crap black paint, and powered by a 4.3w/5speed. I wish I could get that truck back and do a similar swap, but its long gone. Good luck and I will for sure be watching out for this one.

[RS/SS 4.8]

This reminds me of my 350 powered 84 S10 blazer i had 7 yrs ago. It was fun as hell. This is going to be a awsome build.

[americanracing20]

Subscribed I am planning on building an s10 myself soon

[00shortbox]

Wow, that's gonna be a fun little truck! An S10 will be my next project truck. I'd like to get a little Xtreme stepside and jam an LS2 or LS3 in it with a T56.

[TXsilverado]

i found an intake and carb today. it's a recently rebuilt holley double pumper with a brand new victor jr intake. comes with the fuel bar, throttle brackets, gaskets and the fuel bar. 450 shipped.

NOTE: NOT MY ENGINE PICTURED, BUT MY INTAKE/CARB