rotten s-10

[maspoon]

Hi, I have a 89 s-10 pick up that I'd like to fix up and eventually do a v8 conversion on, how ever I have a few other things I'd like to do to it first, like put a floor in it. lol
My question is how hard does anybody think it would be to replace the entire floor of my truck? is it even doable? the front driver side cab mount is pushin through and the door dont line up,actually I gotta put my fingers in the gap on the top and pull it open or I'll break the door handle AGAIN. The truck has seen better days but I love a challenge, plus I like the older s-10 trucks when they are all done up. Also maby it'll be better if I get a cab in a little better shape can anybody tell me where I could find one? yards around here dont have anything better.
thanks in advance

[dmbrisket 51]

doable yes, but it will be a challange, a huge challange, it will be cheeper to buy a new old truck compaired to paying for that amount of steel

[maspoon]

dm do you know any online places to check out cabs? people around here are crazy on used truck prices, plus like i said most trucks like mine are not in much better shape

[jackass#1]

you can buy floor pan kits. already sized and shaped to fit. but it kind of sounds like your cab is a bit out of square. door that badly out of line and mount pushing though, yep you need to fix that.

[maspoon]

iknow the floor pan halfs arent that expensive but how do I go about gettin the cab strait? I assume I would have to straiten the cab before I weld a new floor in. I would like to cut the old crap strait off but I dont really know the best way to straighten and brace the cab. which points of the cab should I put braces.

[jackass#1]

to be honest im not much on body work. best thing i could tell is to check around on google for body repair.

[maspoon]

ty for replys will do more research

[dmbrisket 51]

i dont know your price range, but if mine was better summet just got a 39 studebaker kit for 94 to 04 s 10's it is hot hot hot

[jackass#1]

there is a site you could check on. they have a forum for all sorts if boy work. s10 forums.com

[movin2stereo]

Your floor is rotten and your cab mounts are rotten and coming up through your floor and that is why your fender is wide at the bottom and touching at the top.My advise would be to find another cab.You could fix your rotten one but it will be time consuming.You would need floor pans and cab mounts and probally cab corners.Tools needed would be air cut off wheel tool,grinder,hammer,mig welder,that's just a quick few off the top of my head.Not to mention gutting the cab and picking the cab off the frame so you could have a little room to get at those cab mounts.A project for sure.

[maspoon]

thanks for the replys, like i said i like a challenge. I love my truck and would love to take it all apart and do a ground up build , my dream is to have the best 350 conversion around, it wouldnt be any fun with a new truck. if I cant find a better cab then I guess Ill have to learn how to fix this 1

Thanks all

[OverBoardProject]

I wish that I had my camara ready on my holiday a few weeks back.
I saw a s-10 in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada that would make anyones look like showroom shape, even yours Maspoon.

Without a word of a lie, you could see the linkage in the doors, and the outer box sides were basicly gone. The fenders were rusted out to.
However he was still driving this rustbucket around, and it appeared to work fine.

Where do you live? I'm probably striping a s-10 close to Osoyoos BC Canada in the next 2 weeks.

If the cab is nice (I haven't seen it yet) it'll be available. I'm using the frame for a 1927 Essex hotrod (model a look alike)

[maspoon]

I live in new york US overboard, hey does anybody know what happens if I swap cabs the vin # will go with it then what?

[OverBoardProject]

too bad.
As for your question I think that Sarg Scholts from the old t.v. series sayes it best.

I know nothing

[maspoon]

i didnt figure u would know the answer to my last question since you live in another country (prolly easier to do things like that there) but cant blame a guy for askin.. maby somebody else will know.
thanks for your help