I am thinking about just keeping my truck the way it is now before i get any deeper. I do want a project though, my mechanic says an s10 is better to build a hotrod out of. which would cost less to build? it will be a streetable hotrod probaly cam/nitrous truck. i figured a silverado would be easier to build b/c their wouldnt be as much fabrication with the engine, trans, suspension.

 

S10 with engine swap would kick big butt.

 

ask yourself this. which is cooler, 5000lbs runnin 13s or 3500lbs runnin 12s, not to knock s10s cause i love em to i used to own one but id say mod the silvy

 

of course then again if you go wit the sdime you have something that not everyone on this website cept for that one dude with the black 5.3 rcsb stepside s10 has haha

 

oh i think its badass i can get my z71 with 33" bfg at's & 18's sideways on dry roads with just boltons. i cant imagine with an s10. its just a lot easier and cheaper to find an old pos s10. and i have worked on many different silverados but never an s10 so it would be something different. also like you said not many people have done it.

 

I gotta get a picture of my buddys s-10 wow this truck drives me nuts its so nice, hes got air bags on all 4 corners can lower and lift it hes got 20 inch rims on it(not sure what kind) and hes got a 400 hp Chevy 350 in her, unfortunantly he didnt build it himself he won it!! . but still its a beautiful truck awsome paint job too

 

well all that would be nice but i wouldnt care if it was painted flat black as long as it had 500+ hp and some 12" slicks.

 

If you want a hotrod there is no doubt that an s-10 is the way to go. With so many people doing v-8 swaps in them there is really no need for fabrication anymore and your power to weight ratio will be much better than with a silverado.

Also many more companies make aftermarket performance parts for s-10 (cheaper too), if our motors weren't so interchangeable with the camaro and vette engines then we would be screwed as far as performance parts go.

IMO you can't go wrong with primered s-10 with a stout smallblock and big fat rubber out back

 

ill tell ya what when something goes wrong and you have to work on the motor youll wish you have a silverado for a little extra room

 

S-10 with a cammed 6.0L in it would be awesome.