A friend dropped this 1984 S-10 extended cab, V6 5-speed off at my house this weekend. It needs some loving and a little bit of work, but it is supposed to run.
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Acquired a 1984 S-10 over the weekend
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Mooseman
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That reminds me of my first pickup. A 1980 S10 regular cab long box with the 2.8L V6, 2wd and 5 speed I bought in 1990 in Regina Sask and drove back home. Totally gutless but still a fun little truck. Not a lot of problems with it but the things that stick out are an axle bearing that ground down into the axle, lots of ball joints as usual, a clutch and the stupid plastic ratcheting self adjusting clutch pedal mechanism. Wound up drilling a hole and putting a bolt through the pedal bracket and the plastic gear.
Don't see anything of that vintage here now except at car shows.
Congrats!
Don't see anything of that vintage here now except at car shows.
Congrats!
Over the next few months, I’ll have to decide what to do with this free truck. When i mentioned that I might be interested in it, it showed up in my back yard, with title and keys on the seat.
Mooseman
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Congratulations...
If the V6 Motor inside the Engine Bay of that Cool Truck is the GM L32 3.4L 60 Degree V6 Motor... Please visit some of the Photobucket Albums I recorded about a decade ago that may prove instructive. This Wiki may also prove a Very Good Reference:
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When my son was still in high school, I got him a 1994 Camaro that sported this L32 V6 Engine and endured a lengthy Engine Re-Build Project that I memorialized over on Photobucket in various Albums to be found among the long list on the Left Margin at the link below.
Up until around 2011... I also haunted the www.60degreev6.com site as "60dgrzbelow0" and tried my best to contribute to the knowledge base over there about this Strange Little Sixty Degree V-Six Cylinder platform. I hope these images will still prove useful:
app.photobucket.com
PS Although I no longer add to the Albums on Photobucket and prefer Flickr, up until a few years ago, I used to park EVERYTHING I collected for a whole range of GM vehicles and other projects there, including many for for the GMT360 Projects as well.
If the V6 Motor inside the Engine Bay of that Cool Truck is the GM L32 3.4L 60 Degree V6 Motor... Please visit some of the Photobucket Albums I recorded about a decade ago that may prove instructive. This Wiki may also prove a Very Good Reference:
General Motors 60° V6 engine - Wikipedia
When my son was still in high school, I got him a 1994 Camaro that sported this L32 V6 Engine and endured a lengthy Engine Re-Build Project that I memorialized over on Photobucket in various Albums to be found among the long list on the Left Margin at the link below.
Up until around 2011... I also haunted the www.60degreev6.com site as "60dgrzbelow0" and tried my best to contribute to the knowledge base over there about this Strange Little Sixty Degree V-Six Cylinder platform. I hope these images will still prove useful:
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PS Although I no longer add to the Albums on Photobucket and prefer Flickr, up until a few years ago, I used to park EVERYTHING I collected for a whole range of GM vehicles and other projects there, including many for for the GMT360 Projects as well.
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Thanks for the references on the 60 Degree V6. The engine in this truck is a 2.8l V8; which I think is just a earlier version. I'll have to spend some time and do some research on these.
I ventured out into my backyard a while ago and took a closer look at the truck. When I came home and found the truck, there was over 1 foot of snow on the ground.
The truck is from the State of Oregon's motor pool. Based on the title, it must have gone to auction in about 2003 and was signed and dated then. I could even guess that my friend has had since then, as he said that he picked it up at an auction in Oregon. The speedo shows 58k; which based on looking at the rest of it, it could be correct. The interior shows some wear on the drivers side; which could be from someone getting in and out of it a lot.
It will be a while before I get around doing much with this, but might try to see if there is anything wrong with it, when the snow is gone. The temperature has be hovering around and below freezing here for a couple of weeks.
The truck is from the State of Oregon's motor pool. Based on the title, it must have gone to auction in about 2003 and was signed and dated then. I could even guess that my friend has had since then, as he said that he picked it up at an auction in Oregon. The speedo shows 58k; which based on looking at the rest of it, it could be correct. The interior shows some wear on the drivers side; which could be from someone getting in and out of it a lot.
It will be a while before I get around doing much with this, but might try to see if there is anything wrong with it, when the snow is gone. The temperature has be hovering around and below freezing here for a couple of weeks.
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The 2.8L and the 3.4L Engines share quite a few parts and pieces in common. Just as I did with linking memorialized the work in images of the Dis-Assembly, GM Factory Parts, GM Part Numbers, OEM Box Ends and Re-Assembly for the LL8 Engines here, I also did likewise for the Old GM L32 V6 Motors as well... You just have to poke around a little bit amongst all of the Albums on the Left Column over there to find their various listings. :>)
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Mooseman
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Apart from the dent in the tailgate, it looks solid. It would depend on what you'd want to do with it. Restore it or mod it. I probably wouldn't waste any time on that old carbureted 2.8L and throw in an LS engine. Would make a helluva sleeper.
There’s a spare tailgate in the bed. As far as the motor, I’ll have to wait on that. I wasn’t looking for a project, as I have a lot on my plate now.
After I finish our old house and sell it, I’ll be putting a LS in my daughters 36 Chev PU.
After I finish our old house and sell it, I’ll be putting a LS in my daughters 36 Chev PU.
littleblazer
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I always wanted to big block swap one. It can be done but you're practically shooting yourself in the foot while doing it lol.
It does look clean though. I've actually never seen that gen in person. Not very common around here anymore.
It does look clean though. I've actually never seen that gen in person. Not very common around here anymore.
coolride
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