Here's a new twist on an old theme ... Russell's 1987 Grand National powered 1996 S-10 truck! He purchased this truck as a credit union "repo" that didn't run and was otherwise thoroughly trashed. When Russell got it home, it became apparent that the previous owner had driven it off into a creek and left it, as the frame rails were packed with river silt!
It took a weekend with a pressure washer to lighten it up by 200 or so pounds (of sand!). After 2 1/2 years and many thousands of $$$, it has "become" an essentially new truck, having replaced just about everything from the rear axle to the bed, to the front grille.
Motor
- '86 #109 block with billet 2 & 3 caps,
- 030" bore
- Forged TRW slugs
- Double-stacked steel shim gaskets
- "ARP" head & main studs
- 8.5:1 compression
- "Comp Cams" 215°-210°/.517"-.517" billet roller with "Weber" nose mods
- "Conley" full port heads (flowing 204/176 @ .525")
- Comp #941 springs
- "Hayden" ported stock headers with "Jet-Hot" blue 2000° coating
- "Precision" PTE-52 turbo with compressor clocked down 45°
- "TurboMike" ported stock elbow with huge bypass puck & stock 14# actuator
- Owner modded "Poston" 3" down-pipe with "Jet-Hot" silver coating
- 3" (thru-pipe) stock cat & "Dynamax" raceflow with mandrel-bent 3" full exhaust
- "Jay Jackson" ported 62mm throttle body
- "Race Jace" power plate
- "CAS" custom front mount
- 160 degree Thermostat
- Hot-wired "Walbro" 340 pump
- "MSD" 50 pph injectors
- "Lubrant" chip
- "Accufab" regulator w/"Autometer" gauge
- "Magnacor" 8.5mm wires
- "Autolite" #24 plugs
- PCV check valve
- Owner modded wiring harness adapted to S-10 chassis harness - everything works!
Transmission/Rear End
- '87 GN 200R4 tranny running type F fluid
- PTS shift kit and pressure regulator kit
- "Modern Musclecar" orange stripe 3000 stall converter
- Frame mount "Permacool" transmission cooler
Interior
- Acura bucket seats
- Blaupunkt head unit
- B&M Megashifter, shortened
- Dodge Dakota console
- Full (calibrated & working) factory gauges,
- Casper's knock gauge built into 4WD switch location
- Dash pod with Dakota Digital fuel pressure, vacuum/boost, and EGT° gauges
Suspension/Tires
- Ford Ranger 8.8" 3.73 locker narrowed 2"
- Stock rear (2 leaf) springs with "CalTrac" traction bars
- "Weld Racing" star wheels, 15x10 with Hoosier 325-50x15's
- "Bell-Tech" 2" drop front spindles, 15x7 with 235-70x15's
Performance
- Tuning done with TurboLink software, boost sensing cable & 3 bar MAP
- Times compliments of G-Tech Comp - at present as truck has only 200 break-in miles!
- Weight: 3640 with driver & 1/2 tank of fuel (also fiberglass bed cover)
- 60ft: 2.24
- 0-60: 4.69
- 1/8 mile: 8.15
- 1/4 mile: 12.88
Russell Selkirk
ras001@swbell.net
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