Schwartz Perf
12-19-2014, 03:46 PM
A customer in Russia contacted us early this year about building a badass S10, because he absolutely loves these trucks and has a couple already. He also mentioned everyone over there has no clue how to work on old USA vehicles, so he had to think outside of Russia to make his dream truck come alive.
Since it's costly to send a truck over, and these are cheap to come by, we sourced a 1982 S10 out of California.
Most of the S10's around us are rotted out. We hoped the one in Cali was rust-free, and luckily it was! All it really needed was a tailgate and a door which had been damaged.
I'm sure you're wondering what exactly would constitute this "badassery"... Well, here's the basic breakdown:
-Schwartz G-Machine Chassis (custom/new product)
-RideTech single-adjustable coilovers
-Baer Extreme Plus 14" brakes w/6-piston monoblock calipers
-Moser full floating 9" with Baer Tracker floating hub kit
-GM LS7, modified by Schwartz Performance to 675hp, N/A.
-125hp shot of nitrous
-T56 Magnum transmission
-Custom 18x8 / 18x12 wheels (TBD)
-Small cowl hood, chrome bumpers & grille, painted satin black
-Dry sump tank, nitrous bottle, and tonneau cover in the bed
-4 to 6 point roll cage
-Bench seat, simple interior, with upgraded stereo, backup cam, spot light on the A-pillar
The teardown:
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We literally found 3+ black widow spiders in this truck upon disassembly. We don't have those around Northern Illinois.. so most of us were really jumpy and often screamed like little school girls if one was spotted, or if we "thought" we saw one.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3918/14344035272_3eda04fb93_z.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14158985499_56b7fdb91e_z.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5319/14170160069_fe956190e4_z.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2909/14170190598_52f4572ea5_z.jpg
Since it's costly to send a truck over, and these are cheap to come by, we sourced a 1982 S10 out of California.
Most of the S10's around us are rotted out. We hoped the one in Cali was rust-free, and luckily it was! All it really needed was a tailgate and a door which had been damaged.
I'm sure you're wondering what exactly would constitute this "badassery"... Well, here's the basic breakdown:
-Schwartz G-Machine Chassis (custom/new product)
-RideTech single-adjustable coilovers
-Baer Extreme Plus 14" brakes w/6-piston monoblock calipers
-Moser full floating 9" with Baer Tracker floating hub kit
-GM LS7, modified by Schwartz Performance to 675hp, N/A.
-125hp shot of nitrous
-T56 Magnum transmission
-Custom 18x8 / 18x12 wheels (TBD)
-Small cowl hood, chrome bumpers & grille, painted satin black
-Dry sump tank, nitrous bottle, and tonneau cover in the bed
-4 to 6 point roll cage
-Bench seat, simple interior, with upgraded stereo, backup cam, spot light on the A-pillar
The teardown:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2897/14344036662_b7f0660088_z.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/14322498866_e33e93f90c_z.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3865/14158979338_6074ef2e2b_z.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/14158974409_ec8e9622c9_z.jpg
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3883/14365816963_0020f05e9b_z.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2897/14344036662_b7f0660088_z.jpg
We literally found 3+ black widow spiders in this truck upon disassembly. We don't have those around Northern Illinois.. so most of us were really jumpy and often screamed like little school girls if one was spotted, or if we "thought" we saw one.
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3918/14344035272_3eda04fb93_z.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2910/14158985499_56b7fdb91e_z.jpg
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5319/14170160069_fe956190e4_z.jpg
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2909/14170190598_52f4572ea5_z.jpg