Hey all, this is the first post for my buddy and I's entry into land speed racing. We bought an '88 S-10 from the classifieds section in this forum. Buickracer69 had it but a daytrip to St. Louis and the truck was ours. We're currently in the process of finishing up cancer removal and repainting my '71 K5 Blazer and once that's clear of the shop bay, in comes the S-10. I've read and re-read several threads on here (brickster's Dakota comes to mind) as well as constantly flipping through the 2017 SCTA rule book in anticipation lol.
The truck ran at Bonneville back in 2004. It's currently set-up up for a small block chevy and powerglide. Has a Ford 9" with either a 2.90 or 2.75 gear (can't remember). Our plan with it is to swap in the driveline from a 2001 Chevy 2500HD donor truck (6.0L LQ4, 4L80), get the safety equipment up to snuff, paint it up, throw a few bolt-ons at it, and go racing. If only it were as easy to do as it is to type haha...
As far as racing, the plan is to bring a mild C/MMP truck for our first outing (hoping for 2019 if work allows us time to work on it) and in subsequent years, turn up the heat and see what we can coax out of it as a C/BMMP or more serious MMP. The focus will be LSR but most anything straight line goes. As to the "working" name.. my buddy and I went into the Corps within a couple months of each other straight out of high school, served our time in different parts of the world, and made it back home with all our fingers and toes. It's just something I threw at it and we both liked it.
Hope the pics work...
Loading it up in St. Louis
Quick pit stop for some grub a celebratory brew before the haul home... had to snag a photo
S-10's original (?) drivers
Not-so-current pic of my K5's surgery... It's getting there. Slowly.
Can't wait to get it going... in the meantime, I'll be reading/researching/daydreaming. Thanks for looking!