1 Ton Turbo Diesel Crew Cab S10 Part 1

Starting a new project with my crew cab S10 ZR5. This is going to be a pretty involved project over the coming months and will be a lot of fun to build.
Goal for the build:
Superduty axles from a 2006
OM617 Diesel swap
Coil sprung front
Radius arm
Leaf sprung rear
Front and rear lockers
40 inch tires
RTT and on board air
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[@Ivanrparrigin]

More progress in half a video than most big youtube channels in 6 months definitely subscribed 👍🏻

[@BackyardBuilder513]

I'm not trying to milk the views, I just want a cool truck to drive haha. I appreciate it!

[@MacsSpecialitiesProperties]

Right On!

[@Superduty_59]

Love the build! I have had many S-10's over the years. I made 2 convertible s-10's, I put a small block in 1. I've had 2 4dr Blazers. I've never owned a crew cab though. My plan was a crew cab s10 and find a donor long bed truck and cut the frames on both and make the crew cab a long bed. Also I'm into VW TDI's. A TDI swapped S-10 crew cab long bed would be cool!

[@JustAverageJeff]

Super cool! Wish I could do something like this.

[@MacsSpecialitiesProperties]

Come on! This is sick build!

[@derrickwells8502]

hell yeah bud shes gonna look mint

[@scottrosenburg4243]

Gonna have to move that axle forward some or put your spring purchase on level

[@octanip230]

If you do the ASTRO steering box, make sure you plate the frame on both sides. I ripped the bolts through the frame 30 miles in the woods. Over build when it comes to steering don't make my mistake

[@ardennielsen3761]

impressed with the 3.0 diesel on such a heavy axle set? read somewhere that the dodge aam1150 was ratted at 800lbft thru a 14:1 gear ratio, 3000 pounds into the pinion makes them hop and kick a bunch, but that's a traction thing so the falling weight of the cab gets the tires to grab more. tho now i got the idea to convert a rack and pinion steering system into a hybrid drag bar, adding bushing tabs to the tie rod end links for a joining bar like on the front one ton axle. rebar cladded with E11018 with a straightened coil of 1/2" SAE9254 beside it. MIG wire being 100ksi makes welding cast steel a process... as those old stick welders ran over cast iron with E6010 for some time. tho those SAE9000 and 12.9 steel alloys take a solid 12kw on a 1/8th stick. that would put 035 wire at 380~400 inch/minuet.

[@TheDrivewayEngineer]

Sweet build, love it :) But, the OM617 is likely going to disappoint spinning a tire that large, I found mine with a Dieselmeken pump and HE221 turbo to be barely adequate on 32's Enjoy the build :) but I'd recommend not spending the 2k + on the pump, mine dyno'd at 113 rwhp and 215 TQ with the fancy parts lol. The highest dyno result I've seen was still in a Mercedes at 148 rwhp and 230 ft/lbs. To do it over, and I am, I wouldn't even use the engine, but if you already have it, just delete the ALDA and use it as is. It does make very cool noises.

[@BackyardBuilder513]

Yeah I'm not looking for fast, just the noises lol, it'll be geared down and potentially tcase doubler for trail action

[@TheDrivewayEngineer]

​@@BackyardBuilder513a doubler is a great idea

[@cameronf2758]

Look into current performance wiring. They make a nice stand alone harness for swaps like this. My buddy ran one of their ls swap harnesses and it was really nice

[@BackyardBuilder513]

I'll definitely take a look. I've had my eye on a Compushift standalone for the 4L60 and then the engine I want to run (OM617) is fully mechanical. But I have a little while before I get to the more complex stuff with the engine swap and making the interior bits all work

[@jakegorman7121]

It looks like the whole front end is too far back if you turn the wheels it looks like it would hit the cab instead of the corner of the fender

[@BackyardBuilder513]

It'll be better when the control arms are actually bolted in and installed once I get the track bar in. With no locating bars in, the axle moves around a lot and it looks worse than it will actually be

[@scottrosenburg4243]

And you can tell by looking at his spring purchase that's angled that in order to be centered with the purchase it needs to come forward as well

[@Gtex-kp9bj]

hell yea

[@KC-7mm]

That’s interesting that you had to cut the radius arm bracket was your kit not for 05+ front 60? I didn’t have to do that with my wfo radius arm kit mine had a cap on one side of the link bracket and open on the other so you run the plate facing up on the top link and facing down on the bottom link, it made for a good spot to run a bump stop off of.

[@BackyardBuilder513]

My kit is for the 05+, at least thats what I ordered lol, I agree it's weird it had to be cut