I saved a 85 s10 from the crusher. Short bed single cab 1.9 4 speed. Was sitting on the dock at the scrap yard waiting to be crushed. Bought it for $400 and it runs like a top after upgrading to a Weber carb. Luckily after jumping through some hoops I got a title for it.
I prefer the gen1 with the 2.5L iron duke. That is what I'm using right now. With a 5 speed transmission. No power windows. No power steering. No a/c. No cruise control. No cigarette lighter.
Yeah. Kinda like a Glock Less parts, less problems. It's still mostly original 1989 with about 208k miles. Still don't smoke or leak oil. I got my moneys worth out of it a longgg time ago.
any electrical problems? my 1991 gmc sonoma 2.5l has a bad connection from brain to wiring harness connection,small male to female,had to add wire strand to .get connection to run. Tommy 7-1-24
I just picked up a 1991 s10 blazer 4x4!! Only 170k on the odometer immaculate interior that the old lady appreciates lol. Even the door locks and power windows still work, just need to get one lined up on the track properly aligned and properly new motors for the back 2 windows just go slowly, and the cruise control works still too. It even came with the original owners manual and spare keys.
I have a 98 S10 4X4 pick up with the 4.3 Vortec engine. I also own an 03 Oldsmobile Bravada with the Vortec engine. I have also owned a ‘99 Chevy Blazer and a 01 S10 each with the 4.3 Vortec engine. As long as you take good care of the engines there is no reason why you can’t get 250,000 plus miles out of them! They are awesome! I am looking for a first generation S10 with the 4.3!
I've owned a 2.8 and 4.3 1st Gen. My 4.3 was a Lemon! I now own many vehicles because I have two homes and I fly back and forth to the island 🏝️ I have a '99 ZR2 Blazer with 180,000 miles on it. It has rattles but it also has the off-road suspension and it's 25 years old.
I've got a 92' shortbed 4.3 that is ,for the most part, original. The rear bumper on mine has a 500lb tongue weight compared to the later models like this one in the video with a 300lb tongue weight.
Same here, got my 91 s10 tahoe long long time ago, let it sit in a field for a while and with fresh fuel, this iron duke starts up like nothing ever happened. Any advice on some preventative maintenance to keep it going strong?
I have a white 1986 s10 short bed. Corvette rallies, chrome stripe down the side. My dad was telling me to sell it for 5k but once I started looking at them I realized it's worth 4x that. Crazy how they've went up so much. I get asked all the time to sell it. I'm now restoring it slowly piece by piece.
@ChrisThedudenurse I guess they are now classic cars, I still drive it and use it as a truck. And they are built like a tank. I had new stock 2.8l v6 put in it a few years ago. But the thing runs and drives great even all these years later.
to me the styling of the first gen is just WAY better than the second gen. It's nice and square, like a truck should be. The first gen S-10 came out in 1982, back when GM was still making the square body full sized trucks. They made those from 1973-1987. I own a 1993 S-10, which was the LAST year for the first gen. I bought it brand new 31 years ago, and it's still new, sort of. I bought it as a standard cab, 2 door, 2 wheel drive, short bed Tahoe. There is not much left of the original truck. I de Tahoed it. I removed all the side molding (without damaging the paint) replaced both the front and rear bumpers with solid chrome ones, with no rub strips, replaced the chrome grille with a gloss black one, from a Chevy dealer. I don't know what model it was originally made for, but it is a genuine GM part. I did keep the chrome fender trim.I replaced the huge truck mirrors with the smaller ones. I replaced the stock hood with a 2 1/2" cowl hood, complete with '72 Chevelle COWL INDUCTION emblems, racing stripes, and hood pins. I replaced the stock rally wheels with '70s style rally wheels. 15x8 rear, 14x6 front. The rears were for a C3 Corvette, the fronts were for an early '70s Camaro. They are identical other than size. I put 225/70-14 BFG RWL Radial T/As in the front, and huge 275/60-15 Radial T/As in the back. I put a black vinyl Xtang tonneau cover over the bed. But the most important thing is under the hood. It came with a 2.8L computer engine (EFI) and a 5 speed. I built my own engine for it, a carbureted 383 V8 stroker, using an original Chevy block, but everything else is aftermarket. I DID NOT just stick an LS engine in it. I HATE the LS engine. I'm a vintage car guy, and didn't want any electronics on my truck. I replaced the 5 speed with a 1969 Muncie 4 speed "rock crusher", which I had completely rebuilt and beefed up. I replaced the rear axle with a modified 8.8 Ford 3.73 Trak-Lok. A complete dual exhaust system out the back with no cats. A Hurst T handled shifter. Chrome three spoke steering wheel. Custom gauges. Stereo delete, and a bunch of smaller stuff. But the light tan paint is original except for the hood, and looks brand new. It shows 37,000 miles on the odometer, and has been garaged its whole life. I had it appraised and insured for $18,000, but I have over $35,000 into it.
I have driven both versions long beds.The newer version does not have as tight of turning radius. We found this out in my brothers driveway. Pulling our tandem axle trailer I could do a U turn without backing up. A friend of ours with his newer S10 puling a single axle trailer could not make the U turn we could! The only disadvantage of both trucks is they require a LOT of body maintaining work. We have had the body of our 1984 rebuilt 3 times while the 2.8L engine went 233,000 miles before rebuild.We now have 276,000 miles & were going good still. Hauled 3/4 ton of grass clippings for our Thoroughbred herd yesterday.
Currently on my 3rd and 4th S10. First was a 91 2.5 5 speed.Second was a 99 Sonoma 4.3 auto. My current daily is a 02 2.2 auto. Also have a 94 that was originally a 2.2 5 speed but am in the middle of 5.3/ 4l60e swapping it. My 94 is a wierd mix of first and second gen stuff. Second gen body but it has a first gen steering column in it.
I have a 92 Sonoma (call it an S-10) 2.8L 5 speed power windows and doors She’s running good now (it had sat for nearly 20 years and yes it was a labor of love getting it back up to par) Love the thing. It’s also short bed (wish it was long honestly). Had to flush the cooling system in the motor (a lot, it was full of stop leak). The glove box door is broken (surprise surprise). Changed the clutch, freeze plugs and naturally the slave cylinder. Also changed the entire coil and distributor system. Labor of love as I said but she runs like a champ now.
I have a 1993 S10 Tahoe package with the 2.8 V6 5 speed You push the headlight in like the 2nd Gen. Picked it up for 700 had 162k miles. Is rusty but it runs and drives amazing. Soon will be dropping in a 1969 327 SBC with camel back heads. Love my s10
I've been thinking about one of these recently. 4 cyl 5 speed, just a little work truck, slow and reliable with minnimum stuff to break is what I want.
The second gen pre face lift truck looks like its just isuzu to me. In my mind as far as the design is concerned there was 3 gens of this truck. The facelift had a different intake and shroud design with more room. The new grille, tailgate no longer has the chevorlet logo on it, came with a all new interior with honestly a better seat design, like the 60/40 bench with better fabric. The newer second gen looks a lot like the other chevy trucks, just a little different of the modern side. The first gen is definately cool, but the new second gens were my favorites. There was a lot of stuff shared between gens though, if memory serves, the frames are even the same since the 1st gen models. I do like these interiors have no chrome. The charcoal grey one is the best color though. And mine is reasonably quiet aside from my dash bezel cracking that I need to replace.
I actually looked for an Hombre pretty hard, because no one has one. The face lifted 2nd gen 2.2 are easier to work on with the better head and intake design.
I got a 99 second gen with the 2.2 auto for my first vehicle at all. Reg cab short bed, and its had around 2 grand put in it in stuff like the idler arm, full syn oil, plugs, fuel filter, serpentine belts, just some maintance basic things for most of it. Well and a brake booster and vac lines. And its been a hell of a truck for hauling a bunch of bs around. I used it to get a whole load of firewood in it, and it barely squated at all. And handled it like it didnt even notice all that weight was in there and carries a surprising amount even for a short bed. I think its the best vehicle for my first one I could have possibly gotten. Also it gets 27 mpg on the highway going 70 at 2.5k rpm. Which is pretty good for this truck I hear. I did have to do a set of speakers and it had a aftermarket headunit in it. So it was only 200$ for dash speakers, grilles, and door speakers.
Good luck finding one. None are for sale, nobody bought them and a lot of them were crushed in 2008. Rangers exist, for high prices, and none are manual. All have the 4-speed slushbox-o-matic with 25 year old transmission oil that was never changed because nobody bothers to change it.
I had a 91 4dr Blazer Tahoe package all electric windows and locks 4.3, bought in 99 owned 8yrs sold to my sister she owned it for another 10yrs, currently I own a 2001 extended cab LS 4.3 that I bought new. Never had major issues, biggest problem yet has been fuel pump replacement
I had an '82 S10 that unbeknownst to me was a frankentruck. It had the 2.8 and the OD auto trans. Had a regular miss I was never able to get rid of. The final straw was the inline 2 barrel carb went to crap and I was getting only 8 mpg. Bought a '98 second gen with the 2.2 and a 5 speed. It had been my company work truck and I knew it had been maintained and repaired when necessary. I bought it when it reached retirement mileage. It had 311,000+ miles on it and still ran fine when I got side slammed on the interstate and totaled it. Just recently bought another '98. One note on your video. The 2nd gen truck's bumper was changed in 98. Became one piece steel like the first gen.
I had a first gen short bed when I was in my teens. It was lowered. Custom paint. I put 5 star wheels on it. I traded a 5.0 mustang gt for it. Now I wish I had them back.
I have had both also, I had a 96 in the early 2000's and a presently have a 86 and I much prefer the 1st gen because of the looks and the interior. I also prefer the Long bed and that's why I bought my 86 although I was in a hurry to buy something after moving here to Hawaii from the Mainland. The 2nd thing I like about the 1st gens is the options in the aftermarket is bigger, I'm yanking out the carpet in my 86 and going to put the rubberized mat in, I know that seems backwards but did I mention I live in Hawaii? idk if ya'll know this but there's sand here, EVERYWHERE..... it easier to clean off sand from a mat than it is from a carpet, there's also more engine performance options for the first gens than the 2nd gens, mine's got the 2.5L in it and I'm going to put a turbo on and don't have to change valves, the valves are already oversized, they used the same valves and springs in the 2.5 and 2.8.
@@ChrisThedudenurse oh there's a HUGE classic car scene here in Hawaii, I've only been here since the beginning of December and I was absolutely surprised at how many Classics there are out here, I haven't been to a show or a cars and coffee that wasn't absolutely wall to wall cars, the only thing I haven't seen yet is Swap meets. Out here new cars are pretty expensive because of the shipping costs so the used/market is pretty big. I run the parts warehouse for a Luxury/Performance Car dealership and none of us own a brand new car other than the Managers. One of the girls that works for me drives a 63 Bel-Air 4 door, one of our salesman that sorta hangs out here at the warehouse in the morning is building a budget hot rod, he's putting a 54 Chevy 4 door on a 81 Olds Delta 88 Frame and drive train. Classic cars are HUGE out here because just about everything has to be shipped and it's easier to ship parts than it is cars.
I inherited my Dad's 2000 S10 after he passed away. 2.2 5-speed short bed with now 206,XXX miles. Haven't really done anything to it other than wear and tear items (brakes, hoses, belt, water pump, alternator, starter, both O2 sensors) and regular tune-ups and fluid changes. Drive it most every day, 5 speed is fun, 2.2 is not very peppy but hey, it gets the job done. Ice cold original AC, super hot heat in the winter. Has been one of the more trouble free vehicles I have owned, it just keeps going!
alot of added components with the AC. the 2nd gen lacked the shelf the old ones had, the 2nd gen also had a pathetic glove box oddly my 96 used 1 key, i had one the only thing i can knock about it is it seemed chevrolet were in a rush to catch up to the ranger who went round first. i always feel sad that these trucks died off with the crappy colorado.
@@ChrisThedudenurse my mom used to use a 4x4 one on a paper route, Front brakes on those were the dumbest design on those- from what I understand they slide out backwards and the axles need to come off it was so stupid because a brake job used to be like 1200$- if you ever wonder why those trucks were really hot and then just vanished. i can say the 1st gen blazer held up better than the 2nd gen blazer on the routes, that electric 4x4 was garbage. - we found it cheaper to just have the truck left in 4x4 and changed to 2wd seasonally. you get a good idea if a vehicle is any good on a paper route fast.
@@ChrisThedudenurse My neighbor inherited one with the 5 cylinder engine. He had gaskets replaced twice under warranty. Glen said that if they blew again he would take it straight to our local wrecking yard, Pam, Pam`s. Yes that`s her name for her salvage yard. Hardest working lady you will ever see or find.
My late father bought a brand new top of the range 1982 long bed S-10 Tahoe. Always loved and still prefer the square body S-10's. I also prefer the 1982 - 1985 Dash. Although, i did like when the 2.8 went to MPFI and in late '88 the 4.3 joined the line up!
I had a 1984 S10 2wd 4.3, it was noisy rattled and had an awful vibration, it was an automatic. In 1997 my girlfriend at the time bought a brand new S10 LS 4.3 2wd extended cab,, a year after she got it she bought a nice fiberglass cap for it and not a cheap one, she eventually left me to become a nun and in 2004 I bought it from her, I still have it, she has 154,000 miles and runs like new, she does need a paint job, I've been the only one who ever worked on it, i don't know what I'd do without it shes been reliable and no matter if she sits for a month or two she always fires right up with no problems, even in the coldest weather.
got a 91 s10 tahoe and much prefer the gen 1's for the rigid feel and motor. over a decade i've had it and many cars have come and gone in between, this iron duke is the best. Still all factory and looking into what i can do to keep it strong if not make it stronger. Bow ties for life baby
I've had both generations but I like the first generation better it was just a better built little truck. I've had two 82's one a S10 short bed with the 1.9 Isuzu automatic not no power house but a nice little truck. And the other one was a S15 long bed with the 2.8 with a 4 speed both two wheel drive. Than I had a 85 S10 Blazer with a 2.8 and a 5 speed 4×4. 86 GMC S15 extra cab with a 2.8 automatic 4×4 . And 91 S10 extra cab two wheel drive 4.3 and a automatic and a 97 GMC Jimmy four door SUV 4.3 automatic 4×4 all good vehicles but my best was the 82 GMC S15 I bought it with 100,000 miles on her and I put another 100,000 on her and I used it as a truck it was the best truck I've ever had.
In the 90s when i was in high school, everyone had an 80s model S10 or Ranger same decade, my friend had an 85 S10 with a 5speed and 2.8 he names Casper. And i had quite a few other friends with S10s. I was the oddball with an 84 Ford Bronco 😅
Nice, all my friends also had rangers and S10’s and I had a Toyota. At the time and no one will believe this but the Toyota trucks did not have a name. I know the kids call them hilux now.
I got lucky and had a 85 regular cab short bed given to me it runs great drive it home but do have a fuse box issue with the tail lights I've to get taken care of
Have a good running 86 had it up for sale at one point and some offered me 800 for it and it’s a long bed I laughed at him and said have a nice day and took it off the market cause some people don’t know what this trucks are going for the 1st generation are getting hard to find in long bed that look good
They are equal lol. Cool to see side by side both square lights outfitted. Just noticed tho that's not the original bumper on the 1st Gen lol its already dust
I had a 86 & a 91, & they both had a completely different dash than shown here. Where the gauges were, was taller than the rest of the dash. And the a/c controls were next to the gauges, instead of above the radio.
I knew a guy who had the first gens. I remember 2 different ones. He was a maniac😆 not a bad guy just wfo. I have seen him drive one extremely hard and the trucks always ran. Very tough trucks.
I have my dad's 95' GMC Sonoma long box regular cab bench seat 180,000lkm(150,000) miles mint shape no rust I have "Collector Plates" my dad bought it new! 4.3v6 auto limited slip manual windows no "Air" keeping it as long as possible.
Just picked up a 2002, s10 zr2,4.3L v6 vortec extended bed with 129k miles. Carfax showed no accidents 3 owners, and garaged. Has a fantastic body. Very little rust. Came with camper top. I knew nothing about the 4.3 engines till i started researching. Everything works beautifully on the truck. So stoked. Paid $5500. Whats your take on the 2002? Thanks
@@ChrisThedudenurse Do you mean 5 speed manual or the specific transmission. I have heard people mention 5 speed but want to find out on mine? What is your take on the 4.3's? Are they as reliable as people say they are? Still have much too learn on this truck. Lastly would you say the s10 Zr2 a more hard too find style truck today? Thanks again.
Have a 2002 s10 extreme, 2.2 5 speed. Hoping the ECM is the last thing with the whole crankshaft/ cam sensor codes that it’s been throwing. New coils, new sensors, reset the current ECM but it still bogs down on occasion and then catches and it’s fine and throws those codes sometimes after. Hopefully that’s the last thing 🙏🏼.
I have several S10 blazers. Between me and my dad there are 6. From a lowered 2door, 2wheel drive 87 blazer, to a 2001 zr2 2 door 4x4, and a 2000 bravada, 2000 s10 extreme extended cab, and parts trucks too. Brought every single one with something wrong with it, or crashed(with good motor/trans) Several 4.3/4l60e combos with 200,000 plus, and they still run good, shift better than they have any right to. The 4.3 trucks were really tight under the hood, the power was totally worth it though. I'd still rather mess with one of them, than anything newer than 2003. And the 4.3 is good for 150 shot of nitrous, or 8ish psi of boost without much of anything else. I'm using zr2 and bravada bits to turn my 87 2 door into a typhoon clone. Still need and Astro van transfer case....there also happens to be a 2009 Tahoe 5.3 sitting here as well..... The possibilities are real good
Tahoe was top level, Durango was mid level on the pre 94's. The digital gauges were a standalone option. The 2.8 was rubbish until around 85 when they increased the rod bearing sizes, the previous years like to spin rod bearings, I had two 2.8's that had that failure. I had both gens in a 4.3 (91 and a 94). It was a huge upgrade to all previous engines. The 94 cam with balance shafts so it was much smoother than the 91 4.3. 94+ had more sound insulation and was quieter inside. The 94+ had a stiffened frame and rode better. notice on your first gen, the bed is wider than the cab so one side always sticks out more on one side than the other.
i love my 93, and it looks like a lot of the functional parts are more similar to the 2nd gen 😂 side note, i dont think they made the xtreme’s without the 4.3 v6.
I just got an 89 rcsb 4.3 all original with the digital dash last week for 1200 and it passed smog first try, and it is so fun, its like my miata but a truck, lol, i plan on building a good handling truck on a budget, 3/4 drop, tubular front arms, stiffer swaybar, upgrade the brakes with 2wd blazer front brakes/spindle, maybe a rear disc brake conversion if i think i need it, install a rear sway bar, tons of possibilities with the interchangability between both generations.
Just bought a 01 second gen GMC Sonoma (same truck.....mostly). My Aunt and Uncle were downsizing their vehicles from 3 to 2 (her Audi got rear ended at 40-60 by someone on their phone, she got lucky with a T level fracture) and they decided to be nice to me and mine, since our toyota had a transmission go, and sell us their Sonoma. 01, it had the starter and break lines replaced recently, 140k for $500.
If you love a long bed first gen then you should see my 88… there really is something sweet about a lowered long bed first gen. This time a year I feel like I’m in bad Santa’s lead sled 😅
My buddy had a 5 speed with the 2.5 Iron Duke and he tried to blow it up so he could put a small block in it. Needless to say he never blew it up and sold it. I have a 2.2l automatic. It’s so weak. It blew the spark plug and then blew the head gasket.
I own ah 1982 s15 with the 2.8 engine planing on geting it back to up it works only problem ao far is the head gasket replacement needed bit im all rarry working on it got her mechanic pump new and carburator filter new too its almost original only missing the original stero and spekers and two rins an some plastic but for the year it look and drives better that some cars seen also went my engine breaks planong on putting ah 350 or ah 4.3 not sure if the vortec or ls that will depend on my wallet went its happends any ideas
As far as body and suspension goes there is a ton of aftermarket support. Engines and trans, depends on what you get. If I had a choice and could find any version of this truck I wanted, I would go with a 98-03 extreme with the 5 speed and 2.2. But that’s just me.
Nice trucks bro , I have a 1987 S-10 Chevy with Durango package, its a 2.8 , 5 speed 4x4 with pristine interior and exterior cause I bought it from an old lady and I love it 🍺✌️🇺🇸
I have an 87 s10 4x4 standard long bed bought it new with money I saved after my graduation still got it. Mine came with factory leather bucket seats not bench . Cruise aircon but manual windows ha ha ha .
The square body s-10 with the 4.3 vortec is my favorite truck of all time. I have an 93 that i built myself. After 31 years, it finally needs a transmission overhaul and everyone is jumping my ass asking why i would spend so much on a crappy old truck. Its one of the most infuriating questions I've ever been asked. Built her from the ground up. That truck runs on my blood just as much as gasoline.
I bought a '97 S10 standard cab short bed in 2009 from my brother for $500. It'd been sitting and leaking everything, but it made it to my home 170 miles away. I fixed it all up and pulled all the cheesy plastic molding off the sides. I chucked the ridiculous rear bumper and replaced it with a junk yard bumper from a '99. Now it looks like a real truck. The '99 bolted right up in the same holes.
I can't talk bad about a first Gen. S-10 they have a place for sure . It's in todays world you need a little truck with more power and top speed. I have a 94' that was rebuild then a kid t-boned it , you don't know how crazy hardcore these S-10's are untill someone bends your truck like a wishbone. It still runs and drives and 4X4 works. I drive my 98' S-10 its like a racecar with 4X4 if you must know 94' and 95' is or was the best years for the S-10 pick-up.
@ChrisThedudenurse For me a couple of weeks . I had to get motor mounts headers transmission support bracket radiator and electric fan's for the job and a few other things
@@ChrisThedudenurse I do as well. It's my first S10 it's seen me across the united states from Michigan to Arizona twice and will again in a few months... When this one dies I will get another, I'm addicted to the S10 now...
I drive a S15 with the original 2.5 and it has over 300k. It has no power, it’s slow. No ac, no ps, power windows, and a standard transmission. I’m about to rebuild the transmission and have the head rebuilt.
I daily a 5 speed 97' 2.3 S-10 and gosh darnit it is the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned, my 91 S-10 stays in the garage all winter and I only drive it on the nicest of days :]
Nah, the 2.2l are GUTLESS. I was having trouble maintaining speed going up normal sized hills without downshifting. and the Speed Density EFI makes it difficult to make it more powerful
I saved a 85 s10 from the crusher. Short bed single cab 1.9 4 speed. Was sitting on the dock at the scrap yard waiting to be crushed. Bought it for $400 and it runs like a top after upgrading to a Weber carb. Luckily after jumping through some hoops I got a title for it.
That's awesome you got the truck and the title. Gotta get that title or it's no good.
I HAVE A 82 WITH THE 1.9L AND FOUR SPEED!!!
I have an 83 2.8. The carburetor is junk. Are there any other carbs. That will fit without changing the manifold ?
How does one find something like this?
@@WastedMoment my local scrap yard will sell to the public. They had it set aside in case anyone wanted it and I bought it
I prefer the gen1 with the 2.5L iron duke. That is what I'm using right now. With a 5 speed transmission.
No power windows. No power steering. No a/c. No cruise control. No cigarette lighter.
Bare bones I dig it for sure.
Yeah. Kinda like a Glock Less parts, less problems.
It's still mostly original 1989 with about 208k miles. Still don't smoke or leak oil. I got my moneys worth out of it a longgg time ago.
any electrical problems? my 1991 gmc sonoma 2.5l has a bad connection from brain to wiring harness connection,small male to female,had to add wire strand to .get connection to run. Tommy 7-1-24
I love the square bodies. I got two S10 blazers. 1990s 4.3
I always loved the 4 door blazers from that body style.
I just picked up a 1991 s10 blazer 4x4!! Only 170k on the odometer immaculate interior that the old lady appreciates lol. Even the door locks and power windows still work, just need to get one lined up on the track properly aligned and properly new motors for the back 2 windows just go slowly, and the cruise control works still too. It even came with the original owners manual and spare keys.
The glove box cup holders are for when your parked at a drive up diner or picnicking inside the cab. 91-93 are the best
I do like the 91-93 pretty good. I could go for a 2.8 with the 5 speed and fuel injection.
I have a 98 S10 4X4 pick up with the 4.3 Vortec engine. I also own an 03 Oldsmobile Bravada with the Vortec engine. I have also owned a ‘99 Chevy Blazer and a 01 S10 each with the 4.3 Vortec engine. As long as you take good care of the engines there is no reason why you can’t get 250,000 plus miles out of them! They are awesome! I am looking for a first generation S10 with the 4.3!
I’ve had a few 4.3’s, I like them pretty good. Finding a 1st gen 4.3 in good condition might be a little challenging though.
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They are hard to find that’s for sure! 👍👍
I've owned a 2.8 and 4.3 1st Gen.
My 4.3 was a Lemon!
I now own many vehicles because I have two homes and I fly back and forth to the island 🏝️
I have a '99 ZR2 Blazer with 180,000 miles on it. It has rattles but it also has the off-road suspension and it's 25 years old.
There's nothing similar about the interior of those two pickup trucks.
I've got 249,000 miles on a 98. It still runs smooth. Beautiful!!
It do another 250,000.
And then more.
Thanks, for your videos
I've got a 92' shortbed 4.3 that is ,for the most part, original. The rear bumper on mine has a 500lb tongue weight compared to the later models like this one in the video with a 300lb tongue weight.
I do like that 4.3
First vehicle i ever got and still have today. 1982 Chevy s10 sport
First Generation all the way for me. Good video 👍
Is the 82 a daily driver?
Same here, got my 91 s10 tahoe long long time ago, let it sit in a field for a while and with fresh fuel, this iron duke starts up like nothing ever happened. Any advice on some preventative maintenance to keep it going strong?
I have a white 1986 s10 short bed. Corvette rallies, chrome stripe down the side. My dad was telling me to sell it for 5k but once I started looking at them I realized it's worth 4x that. Crazy how they've went up so much. I get asked all the time to sell it. I'm now restoring it slowly piece by piece.
I bought it 15 years ago for 2000 bucks.
Doesn't sound too bad. I'd like to have a 86 for the fuel injection.
@ChrisThedudenurse I guess they are now classic cars, I still drive it and use it as a truck. And they are built like a tank. I had new stock 2.8l v6 put in it a few years ago. But the thing runs and drives great even all these years later.
to me the styling of the first gen is just WAY better than the second gen. It's nice and square, like a truck should be. The first gen S-10 came out in 1982, back when GM was still making the square body full sized trucks. They made those from 1973-1987. I own a 1993 S-10, which was the LAST year for the first gen. I bought it brand new 31 years ago, and it's still new, sort of. I bought it as a standard cab, 2 door, 2 wheel drive, short bed Tahoe. There is not much left of the original truck. I de Tahoed it. I removed all the side molding (without damaging the paint) replaced both the front and rear bumpers with solid chrome ones, with no rub strips, replaced the chrome grille with a gloss black one, from a Chevy dealer. I don't know what model it was originally made for, but it is a genuine GM part. I did keep the chrome fender trim.I replaced the huge truck mirrors with the smaller ones. I replaced the stock hood with a 2 1/2" cowl hood, complete with '72 Chevelle COWL INDUCTION emblems, racing stripes, and hood pins. I replaced the stock rally wheels with '70s style rally wheels. 15x8 rear, 14x6 front. The rears were for a C3 Corvette, the fronts were for an early '70s Camaro. They are identical other than size. I put 225/70-14 BFG RWL Radial T/As in the front, and huge 275/60-15 Radial T/As in the back. I put a black vinyl Xtang tonneau cover over the bed. But the most important thing is under the hood. It came with a 2.8L computer engine (EFI) and a 5 speed. I built my own engine for it, a carbureted 383 V8 stroker, using an original Chevy block, but everything else is aftermarket. I DID NOT just stick an LS engine in it. I HATE the LS engine. I'm a vintage car guy, and didn't want any electronics on my truck. I replaced the 5 speed with a 1969 Muncie 4 speed "rock crusher", which I had completely rebuilt and beefed up. I replaced the rear axle with a modified 8.8 Ford 3.73 Trak-Lok. A complete dual exhaust system out the back with no cats. A Hurst T handled shifter. Chrome three spoke steering wheel. Custom gauges. Stereo delete, and a bunch of smaller stuff. But the light tan paint is original except for the hood, and looks brand new. It shows 37,000 miles on the odometer, and has been garaged its whole life. I had it appraised and insured for $18,000, but I have over $35,000 into it.
I don't hate the LS but in one of these I'd prefer a SBC.
Gloss black grill is probably from an S10 Baja.
Hands down first generation square body
I have driven both versions long beds.The newer version does not have as tight of turning radius. We found this out in my brothers driveway. Pulling our tandem axle trailer I could do a U turn without backing up. A friend of ours with his newer S10 puling a single axle trailer could not make the U turn we could! The only disadvantage of both trucks is they require a LOT of body maintaining work. We have had the body of our 1984 rebuilt 3 times while the 2.8L engine went 233,000 miles before rebuild.We now have 276,000 miles & were going good still. Hauled 3/4 ton of grass clippings for our Thoroughbred herd yesterday.
That’s awesome. I’ll definitely agree my 85 is much tighter turning than my 97.
Yeah i love the tight- turn radius of my 92' short bed.😉
Currently on my 3rd and 4th S10. First was a 91 2.5 5 speed.Second was a 99 Sonoma 4.3 auto. My current daily is a 02 2.2 auto. Also have a 94 that was originally a 2.2 5 speed but am in the middle of 5.3/ 4l60e swapping it. My 94 is a wierd mix of first and second gen stuff. Second gen body but it has a first gen steering column in it.
Sounds like you’ve had as many of these as me.
I have a 92 Sonoma (call it an S-10) 2.8L 5 speed power windows and doors
She’s running good now (it had sat for nearly 20 years and yes it was a labor of love getting it back up to par)
Love the thing. It’s also short bed (wish it was long honestly).
Had to flush the cooling system in the motor (a lot, it was full of stop leak). The glove box door is broken (surprise surprise). Changed the clutch, freeze plugs and naturally the slave cylinder. Also changed the entire coil and distributor system. Labor of love as I said but she runs like a champ now.
@@donmcglothlin841 man yeah, sounds like it’ll be a good reliable truck now.
I have a 1993 S10 Tahoe package with the 2.8 V6 5 speed You push the headlight in like the 2nd Gen. Picked it up for 700 had 162k miles. Is rusty but it runs and drives amazing. Soon will be dropping in a 1969 327 SBC with camel back heads. Love my s10
Nice, I'd like to do a SBC swap in mine.
I drove a 1996 green 5 speed for 14 years. Loved that truck. I have a Colorado now but I miss the S10.
I do like the S10's better than the Colorado's. I actually worked for GM at the time of the change.
In 2015 I bought a 99 king cab with 4.3 auto, it was a good little truck no problem with it
I do love those 4.3's.
I love my 1989 S10 i want get her back on the road.
They are great trucks.
I've been thinking about one of these recently. 4 cyl 5 speed, just a little work truck, slow and reliable with minnimum stuff to break is what I want.
@@koraykumru1295 good luck finding one
Ive got an 89 s10 that keeps dying and i keep bringing back to life 😂
As one should do.
2:46 both my trucks are long bed
I’m a sucker for the long beds
The second gen pre face lift truck looks like its just isuzu to me.
In my mind as far as the design is concerned there was 3 gens of this truck. The facelift had a different intake and shroud design with more room. The new grille, tailgate no longer has the chevorlet logo on it, came with a all new interior with honestly a better seat design, like the 60/40 bench with better fabric. The newer second gen looks a lot like the other chevy trucks, just a little different of the modern side. The first gen is definately cool, but the new second gens were my favorites. There was a lot of stuff shared between gens though, if memory serves, the frames are even the same since the 1st gen models.
I do like these interiors have no chrome. The charcoal grey one is the best color though. And mine is reasonably quiet aside from my dash bezel cracking that I need to replace.
I actually looked for an Hombre pretty hard, because no one has one. The face lifted 2nd gen 2.2 are easier to work on with the better head and intake design.
I got a 99 second gen with the 2.2 auto for my first vehicle at all. Reg cab short bed, and its had around 2 grand put in it in stuff like the idler arm, full syn oil, plugs, fuel filter, serpentine belts, just some maintance basic things for most of it. Well and a brake booster and vac lines.
And its been a hell of a truck for hauling a bunch of bs around. I used it to get a whole load of firewood in it, and it barely squated at all. And handled it like it didnt even notice all that weight was in there and carries a surprising amount even for a short bed. I think its the best vehicle for my first one I could have possibly gotten. Also it gets 27 mpg on the highway going 70 at 2.5k rpm. Which is pretty good for this truck I hear.
I did have to do a set of speakers and it had a aftermarket headunit in it. So it was only 200$ for dash speakers, grilles, and door speakers.
I've always loved that 98+ front end.
Good luck finding one. None are for sale, nobody bought them and a lot of them were crushed in 2008. Rangers exist, for high prices, and none are manual. All have the 4-speed slushbox-o-matic with 25 year old transmission oil that was never changed because nobody bothers to change it.
And I’m holding on to my 2.
that 97 s10 is sweet. I have similar rally wheels on my 03 sonoma on cooper cobras. victory red single cab longbed 2.2
Man I am a sucker for the long bed trucks. I wish my 97 was.
Had an 85 converted into a Syclone copy with V8/ford 9”. Buddy had a newer body style with a 383 stroker. Fun stuff
That's awesome!
I had a 91 4dr Blazer Tahoe package all electric windows and locks 4.3, bought in 99 owned 8yrs sold to my sister she owned it for another 10yrs, currently I own a 2001 extended cab LS 4.3 that I bought new. Never had major issues, biggest problem yet has been fuel pump replacement
Man I do love those square body blazers. They was really slow, but so cool.
I had an '82 S10 that unbeknownst to me was a frankentruck. It had the 2.8 and the OD auto trans. Had a regular miss I was never able to get rid of. The final straw was the inline 2 barrel carb went to crap and I was getting only 8 mpg. Bought a '98 second gen with the 2.2 and a 5 speed. It had been my company work truck and I knew it had been maintained and repaired when necessary. I bought it when it reached retirement mileage. It had 311,000+ miles on it and still ran fine when I got side slammed on the interstate and totaled it. Just recently bought another '98. One note on your video. The 2nd gen truck's bumper was changed in 98. Became one piece steel like the first gen.
The 98 although still a 2nd gen was a whole other truck than the 97.
The glove box "cup" holders i and my friends used for more than cups...
Till one sees the cops lol😊
Good thing they didn’t spill all over you.
My 1st generation 93 is push lights
I do like those 93’s. To me they are the best of the 1st gens.
I had a first gen short bed when I was in my teens. It was lowered. Custom paint. I put 5 star wheels on it. I traded a 5.0 mustang gt for it. Now I wish I had them back.
@@eightbll1017 I still have my 1st gen but I also had a pair of 5.0 mustangs one GT one regular 5.0. I wish I had the whole set today.
I have had both also, I had a 96 in the early 2000's and a presently have a 86 and I much prefer the 1st gen because of the looks and the interior. I also prefer the Long bed and that's why I bought my 86 although I was in a hurry to buy something after moving here to Hawaii from the Mainland. The 2nd thing I like about the 1st gens is the options in the aftermarket is bigger, I'm yanking out the carpet in my 86 and going to put the rubberized mat in, I know that seems backwards but did I mention I live in Hawaii? idk if ya'll know this but there's sand here, EVERYWHERE..... it easier to clean off sand from a mat than it is from a carpet, there's also more engine performance options for the first gens than the 2nd gens, mine's got the 2.5L in it and I'm going to put a turbo on and don't have to change valves, the valves are already oversized, they used the same valves and springs in the 2.5 and 2.8.
Nice…… I don’t know why but I just didn’t think something that old would be in Hawaii.
@@ChrisThedudenurse oh there's a HUGE classic car scene here in Hawaii, I've only been here since the beginning of December and I was absolutely surprised at how many Classics there are out here, I haven't been to a show or a cars and coffee that wasn't absolutely wall to wall cars, the only thing I haven't seen yet is Swap meets. Out here new cars are pretty expensive because of the shipping costs so the used/market is pretty big. I run the parts warehouse for a Luxury/Performance Car dealership and none of us own a brand new car other than the Managers. One of the girls that works for me drives a 63 Bel-Air 4 door, one of our salesman that sorta hangs out here at the warehouse in the morning is building a budget hot rod, he's putting a 54 Chevy 4 door on a 81 Olds Delta 88 Frame and drive train. Classic cars are HUGE out here because just about everything has to be shipped and it's easier to ship parts than it is cars.
I inherited my Dad's 2000 S10 after he passed away. 2.2 5-speed short bed with now 206,XXX miles. Haven't really done anything to it other than wear and tear items (brakes, hoses, belt, water pump, alternator, starter, both O2 sensors) and regular tune-ups and fluid changes. Drive it most every day, 5 speed is fun, 2.2 is not very peppy but hey, it gets the job done. Ice cold original AC, super hot heat in the winter. Has been one of the more trouble free vehicles I have owned, it just keeps going!
That’s awesome, but sorry about your dad passing.
I bought an 86 for 3k got almost 250 k out of original engine replaced only the tie rods and general maintenance decent body should have kept itit it
,bought a 2000 paid over 20k the body fell apart got less years out of it and less than 200k miles basically junk compared to the 86
The 1st gens are definitely built better.
I like the Square body blazers and trucks. With oldschool 383s.
Round bodies I ls power those
I LOVE the 4 door square body blazers
I got a 2000 s10 I wish they had tilt steering. Nice little truck. I will keep it for as long as Im alive.
I heard that
Mostly tahoes had digital cluster and i think some Durango's had that
I have own 3 s-10 a 1990 a 1998 and a 2003 zr2 i still own i love it great truck
Nice, I love those face lifted 2nd gen’s.
alot of added components with the AC. the 2nd gen lacked the shelf the old ones had, the 2nd gen also had a pathetic glove box oddly my 96 used 1 key, i had one the only thing i can knock about it is it seemed chevrolet were in a rush to catch up to the ranger who went round first. i always feel sad that these trucks died off with the crappy colorado.
Oh man those Colorados were terrible.
@@ChrisThedudenurse my mom used to use a 4x4 one on a paper route, Front brakes on those were the dumbest design on those- from what I understand they slide out backwards and the axles need to come off it was so stupid because a brake job used to be like 1200$- if you ever wonder why those trucks were really hot and then just vanished. i can say the 1st gen blazer held up better than the 2nd gen blazer on the routes, that electric 4x4 was garbage. - we found it cheaper to just have the truck left in 4x4 and changed to 2wd seasonally.
you get a good idea if a vehicle is any good on a paper route fast.
@@ChrisThedudenurse My neighbor inherited one with the 5 cylinder engine. He had gaskets replaced twice under warranty. Glen said that if they blew again he would take it straight to our local wrecking yard, Pam, Pam`s. Yes that`s her name for her salvage yard. Hardest working lady you will ever see or find.
@@Shishizurui Same is true with a rural mail route too!
My late father bought a brand new top of the range 1982 long bed S-10 Tahoe. Always loved and still prefer the square body S-10's. I also prefer the 1982 - 1985 Dash. Although, i did like when the 2.8 went to MPFI and in late '88 the 4.3 joined the line up!
Oh I’d definitely love to have a fuel injection 4.3 in my 85. Cold mornings are not fun in 2024.
I had a 1984 S10 2wd 4.3, it was noisy rattled and had an awful vibration, it was an automatic. In 1997 my girlfriend at the time bought a brand new S10 LS 4.3 2wd extended cab,, a year after she got it she bought a nice fiberglass cap for it and not a cheap one, she eventually left me to become a nun and in 2004 I bought it from her, I still have it, she has 154,000 miles and runs like new, she does need a paint job, I've been the only one who ever worked on it, i don't know what I'd do without it shes been reliable and no matter if she sits for a month or two she always fires right up with no problems, even in the coldest weather.
Those 4.3 are unstoppable, I'd like to have one with a 5 speed.
got a 91 s10 tahoe and much prefer the gen 1's for the rigid feel and motor. over a decade i've had it and many cars have come and gone in between, this iron duke is the best. Still all factory and looking into what i can do to keep it strong if not make it stronger. Bow ties for life baby
That’s pretty cool. I’d rather have an iron duke in mine just for the reliability.
Does the second gen have a bigger engine bay? I'm thinking for a swap perspective.
No, it’s about the same.
I've had both generations but I like the first generation better it was just a better built little truck. I've had two 82's one a S10 short bed with the 1.9 Isuzu automatic not no power house but a nice little truck. And the other one was a S15 long bed with the 2.8 with a 4 speed both two wheel drive. Than I had a 85 S10 Blazer with a 2.8 and a 5 speed 4×4. 86 GMC S15 extra cab with a 2.8 automatic 4×4 . And 91 S10 extra cab two wheel drive 4.3 and a automatic and a 97 GMC Jimmy four door SUV 4.3 automatic 4×4 all good vehicles but my best was the 82 GMC S15 I bought it with 100,000 miles on her and I put another 100,000 on her and I used it as a truck it was the best truck I've ever had.
Dang sounds like you’ve had a few of them.
@@ChrisThedudenurse yes and all of them were good little trucks.
In the 90s when i was in high school, everyone had an 80s model S10 or Ranger same decade, my friend had an 85 S10 with a 5speed and 2.8 he names Casper. And i had quite a few other friends with S10s. I was the oddball with an 84 Ford Bronco 😅
Nice, all my friends also had rangers and S10’s and I had a Toyota. At the time and no one will believe this but the Toyota trucks did not have a name. I know the kids call them hilux now.
I have the tahoe package but no digital cluster. Alot of it was options you could opt for
Oh man those digital clusters are so cool. I’m always jealous when I see one.
@ChrisThedudenurse soooo dang jealous and I'd love to do a swap if I could afford getting a cluster for no reason
Syclone/typhoon or Xtreme Chevy s10
Which are you picking?
Typhoon all day. Quickest answer I’ll give today.
I got lucky and had a 85 regular cab short bed given to me it runs great drive it home but do have a fuse box issue with the tail lights I've to get taken care of
I also have fuse issues with my tail lights on my 85. Must be common.
I had a 1986 S10 & it had a completely different dash then your 1985 does.
Really
Have a good running 86 had it up for sale at one point and some offered me 800 for it and it’s a long bed I laughed at him and said have a nice day and took it off the market cause some people don’t know what this trucks are going for the 1st generation are getting hard to find in long bed that look good
Gotta love that long bed life.
I like 1st gen 2nd gen S10s a lot they are my favorite trucks 🎉 great content
Thank you
They are equal lol. Cool to see side by side both square lights outfitted. Just noticed tho that's not the original bumper on the 1st Gen lol its already dust
No the 1st gen is as it left the dealership.
I've had both... Currently have a 99 2wd reg cab and a 03 zr2 extended cab
Nice, I would like to have the 99 front end on mine.
My 1st gen 1991 does not have the pull headlights. It has something closer to what is in your 2nd gen
I wonder if that’s a trim specific thing or if they changed it at some time.
I had a 86 & a 91, & they both had a completely different dash than shown here. Where the gauges were, was taller than the rest of the dash. And the a/c controls were next to the gauges, instead of above the radio.
I knew a guy who had the first gens. I remember 2 different ones. He was a maniac😆 not a bad guy just wfo. I have seen him drive one extremely hard and the trucks always ran. Very tough trucks.
They are good trucks.
I have my dad's 95' GMC Sonoma long box regular cab bench seat 180,000lkm(150,000) miles mint shape no rust I have "Collector Plates" my dad bought it new! 4.3v6 auto limited slip manual windows no "Air" keeping it as long as possible.
Nice, you in Canada?
@@ChrisThedudenurse yes Vancouver BC
@@ChrisThedudenurse have the original bill of sale too
@@robertblacksmith4355 that’s awesome, I’ve always heard stuff rust up there really bad. Glad to see a survivor.
@ChrisThedudenurse Westcoast is good lots of rain everywhere else in Canada 🇨🇦 lots of rust and salt
Just got a nice 82 for $2,400. Standard 2.8 v6 2wd, short bed.
That’s sweet
Just picked up a 2002, s10 zr2,4.3L v6 vortec extended bed with 129k miles. Carfax showed no accidents 3 owners, and garaged. Has a fantastic body. Very little rust. Came with camper top. I knew nothing about the 4.3 engines till i started researching. Everything works beautifully on the truck. So stoked. Paid $5500. Whats your take on the 2002? Thanks
I love everything about this truck except the camper top. It would be really cool if it's a 5 speed. I dig the 4.3's tight fit but easy to work on.
@@ChrisThedudenurse Do you mean 5 speed manual or the specific transmission. I have heard people mention 5 speed but want to find out on mine? What is your take on the 4.3's? Are they as reliable as people say they are? Still have much too learn on this truck. Lastly would you say the s10 Zr2 a more hard too find style truck today? Thanks again.
I recently purchased an 04 crew cab 4x4 with a 4.3 V6. Amazingly it’s a a pretty rust free vehicle. Paid quite a bit more than $3500.
That’s not bad at all
Have a 2002 s10 extreme, 2.2 5 speed. Hoping the ECM is the last thing with the whole crankshaft/ cam sensor codes that it’s been throwing. New coils, new sensors, reset the current ECM but it still bogs down on occasion and then catches and it’s fine and throws those codes sometimes after. Hopefully that’s the last thing 🙏🏼.
Those ECM are no fun. Easy to change but create a big issue when they go bad.
@@ChrisThedudenurse Easy to change is always nice🙂
I have several S10 blazers. Between me and my dad there are 6. From a lowered 2door, 2wheel drive 87 blazer, to a 2001 zr2 2 door 4x4, and a 2000 bravada, 2000 s10 extreme extended cab, and parts trucks too.
Brought every single one with something wrong with it, or crashed(with good motor/trans)
Several 4.3/4l60e combos with 200,000 plus, and they still run good, shift better than they have any right to.
The 4.3 trucks were really tight under the hood, the power was totally worth it though. I'd still rather mess with one of them, than anything newer than 2003. And the 4.3 is good for 150 shot of nitrous, or 8ish psi of boost without much of anything else.
I'm using zr2 and bravada bits to turn my 87 2 door into a typhoon clone. Still need and Astro van transfer case....there also happens to be a 2009 Tahoe 5.3 sitting here as well..... The possibilities are real good
I really do love those bravadas
Tahoe was top level, Durango was mid level on the pre 94's. The digital gauges were a standalone option. The 2.8 was rubbish until around 85 when they increased the rod bearing sizes, the previous years like to spin rod bearings, I had two 2.8's that had that failure. I had both gens in a 4.3 (91 and a 94). It was a huge upgrade to all previous engines. The 94 cam with balance shafts so it was much smoother than the 91 4.3. 94+ had more sound insulation and was quieter inside. The 94+ had a stiffened frame and rode better. notice on your first gen, the bed is wider than the cab so one side always sticks out more on one side than the other.
I do like those old 4.3’s.
Manning I've got 1999 sonoma single cab stepside, 2000 s10 extended cab fleetside and a 89 single cab short bed...love them all
i love my 93, and it looks like a lot of the functional parts are more similar to the 2nd gen 😂 side note, i dont think they made the xtreme’s without the 4.3 v6.
Oh they made plenty of the 2.2 5 speed extremes. I was working for Chevrolet at the time they were being sold.
I just got an 89 rcsb 4.3 all original with the digital dash last week for 1200 and it passed smog first try, and it is so fun, its like my miata but a truck, lol, i plan on building a good handling truck on a budget, 3/4 drop, tubular front arms, stiffer swaybar, upgrade the brakes with 2wd blazer front brakes/spindle, maybe a rear disc brake conversion if i think i need it, install a rear sway bar, tons of possibilities with the interchangability between both generations.
sounds like you have some great plans.
Just bought a 01 second gen GMC Sonoma (same truck.....mostly). My Aunt and Uncle were downsizing their vehicles from 3 to 2 (her Audi got rear ended at 40-60 by someone on their phone, she got lucky with a T level fracture) and they decided to be nice to me and mine, since our toyota had a transmission go, and sell us their Sonoma. 01, it had the starter and break lines replaced recently, 140k for $500.
Of course it's the 4.3, 4x4 extended cab with the dinky puddle jumpers. It's growing on me lol
Dang you got an awesome deal. Hate it about the wreck though.
I prefer the 82-93. I have a 88 and a 92
If you love a long bed first gen then you should see my 88… there really is something sweet about a lowered long bed first gen. This time a year I feel like I’m in bad Santa’s lead sled 😅
I’m definitely for it, make some videos of it.
My buddy had a 5 speed with the 2.5 Iron Duke and he tried to blow it up so he could put a small block in it. Needless to say he never blew it up and sold it. I have a 2.2l automatic. It’s so weak. It blew the spark plug and then blew the head gasket.
Yeah the 2.2 is no where near as good as the 2.5. Those are what the mail trucks are running believe it or not.
I own ah 1982 s15 with the 2.8 engine planing on geting it back to up it works only problem ao far is the head gasket replacement needed bit im all rarry working on it got her mechanic pump new and carburator filter new too its almost original only missing the original stero and spekers and two rins an some plastic but for the year it look and drives better that some cars seen also went my engine breaks planong on putting ah 350 or ah 4.3 not sure if the vortec or ls that will depend on my wallet went its happends any ideas
the SBC would probably be cheaper than the 4.3 because you can find them with a carburetor and no need for electronics.
@@ChrisThedudenurse I seen that the 350 fit's
how's the aftermarket support for each gen? would it be easier to restore a first or second gen just in terms of how easy it is to find parts?
As far as body and suspension goes there is a ton of aftermarket support. Engines and trans, depends on what you get. If I had a choice and could find any version of this truck I wanted, I would go with a 98-03 extreme with the 5 speed and 2.2. But that’s just me.
@@ChrisThedudenurse awesome, thanks for the response!
Nice trucks bro , I have a 1987 S-10 Chevy with Durango package, its a 2.8 , 5 speed 4x4 with pristine interior and exterior cause I bought it from an old lady and I love it 🍺✌️🇺🇸
Man I wish I had the 5 speed
@@ChrisThedudenurse keep looking bro ✌️🇺🇸
I have an 87 s10 4x4 standard long bed bought it new with money I saved after my graduation still got it. Mine came with factory leather bucket seats not bench . Cruise aircon but manual windows ha ha ha .
Wow that sounds like a really cool truck.
The square body s-10 with the 4.3 vortec is my favorite truck of all time. I have an 93 that i built myself. After 31 years, it finally needs a transmission overhaul and everyone is jumping my ass asking why i would spend so much on a crappy old truck. Its one of the most infuriating questions I've ever been asked. Built her from the ground up. That truck runs on my blood just as much as gasoline.
I really do like that 1st gen 4.3 trucks. I wish mine was.
I've got the both of these trucks my 1st gen has the 2.5l 5sp and my 2nd gen has a small block v8 stuffed in there
Lucky
I like my second gen. It’s an Izuzu Hombre that I put a junkyard 5.7 with a 90’s Camaro transmission in.
I do love those hombres
I bought a '97 S10 standard cab short bed in 2009 from my brother for $500. It'd been sitting and leaking everything, but it made it to my home 170 miles away. I fixed it all up and pulled all the cheesy plastic molding off the sides. I chucked the ridiculous rear bumper and replaced it with a junk yard bumper from a '99. Now it looks like a real truck. The '99 bolted right up in the same holes.
I've preferred the 99+ 2nd gen over the 94-98. I just think the lines look cleaner on them.
I can't talk bad about a first Gen. S-10 they have a place for sure . It's in todays world you need a little truck with more power and top speed. I have a 94' that was rebuild then a kid t-boned it , you don't know how crazy hardcore these S-10's are untill someone bends your truck like a wishbone. It still runs and drives and 4X4 works. I drive my 98' S-10 its like a racecar with 4X4 if you must know 94' and 95' is or was the best years for the S-10 pick-up.
I’m a huge fan of the extreme years 99-03.
Can they do long distance like a 4 hr drive mostly going 70mph?
Yeah they can. might not be the most comfortable ride but they'd make it.
Have a 85 short bed 2.8 no good so a 383 stroker takes it place pain in the ass getting it in
That would be cool. I’m not sure my trans would hold up.
Which one is better to rip the body off for a 1953 truck body swap?
@@ericjohnson9080 honestly they are both the same.
My 86 has a large window with all the guages. Not sure if it was added or what.
How many mile you got on that second gen now? Out of curiousity, I just bought a 1995 with 127,000 original miles
175ish
Got a 96 v8 swap with side steps on bed sides.
Did you do the swap? How hard was it.
@ChrisThedudenurse For me a couple of weeks . I had to get motor mounts headers transmission support bracket radiator and electric fan's for the job and a few other things
@ChrisThedudenurse if u got some where where I could send you video or pictures let me know..
Currently have a 93 Sonoma with the 2.8 with a 5 speed
I’d rather have a fuel injected 2.8 5 speed like that
it was the taho that had the light up cluster
And man they were cool
Correct me of I'm wrong but the rear bumper on the 85 isn't factory maybe they changed it in 91 I'm not sure
Could have been a dealer option, but this truck is all original. I'm the 3rd owner, the 1st was my cousin's grandfather, then my grandfather, then me.
I’m enjoying my 98 s10 4.3 extended cab
I wish I had one of those.
I've got a 2000 long bed and it's very different interior than your second gen... Its a 3 door LS
@@remingtonruger nice, I like that body style after 2000
@@ChrisThedudenurse I do as well. It's my first S10 it's seen me across the united states from Michigan to Arizona twice and will again in a few months... When this one dies I will get another, I'm addicted to the S10 now...
I drive a S15 with the original 2.5 and it has over 300k. It has no power, it’s slow. No ac, no ps, power windows, and a standard transmission. I’m about to rebuild the transmission and have the head rebuilt.
@@joeyperry705 man that’s awesome, except for the transmission part.
what engine is most reliable?
Between these two? The 2.2 is more reliable than the 2.8. If you mean in all of the S10 I’d have to say the 4.3 is the most reliable.
I daily a 5 speed 97' 2.3 S-10 and gosh darnit it is the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned, my 91 S-10 stays in the garage all winter and I only drive it on the nicest of days :]
Nice. I actually prefer to daily my 85 over my 97.
They changed the front ends on the s10s from 98 to 04 then they were discontinued
Also the interior was changed as well
They did on the 89-93 1st generation also. I have pre facelift on both of my S10’s.
S-10 trucks are pure yt power
Legit
I got a 93 S10 extended cab for $500.
that's a sweet deal
Haha, I have the same green '97 S10, and the same silver Mazda5 (09)! And two other vehicles in the fleet.
That’s awesome. I really dig my Mazda I just hate working on it. Mine is a 04 MPV.
And don't forget to tell people about the rust that all gm pickups have
Any truck rust depending on the environment
Nah, the 2.2l are GUTLESS. I was having trouble maintaining speed going up normal sized hills without downshifting. and the Speed Density EFI makes it difficult to make it more powerful
Oh if you're looking for power the 4.3 is really the only way to go from the factory.
🥰 My 180k mile '99 ZR2 Blazer
I do love those ZR2.
I got 6 S-10 Trucks
3 square body
3 round nose
Wow! All run and drive?