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I have a 48 panel that has a hunk of scrap iron for a motor, a chassis needing everything and needing some new metal on the front. I have a good front clip and doors handy and it occurred to me this evening I should consider mating all that with an S-10 I bought a while back. S-10 is a 91 swb 2wd 4 cylinder 5 speed. Sheetmetal is pretty rusted, but the running gear and tires are good. Looking at specs, the S-10 is 108.3 wheel base, panel is 108. Seems like a match. Bought the S-10 for $150 ( guy said the clutch was shot, but needed a slave cylinder) so not a lot invested. This is probably not the most ideal mating - a 6 cylinder, for example, would probably be more desireable, but it's all here and available. A few body mounts and some wiring and I could change two of the things sitting in the way to a drivable vehicle. One advantage in Missouri is, over 25 years old can be registered historic, no inspection, just buy a tag. And unlike some states, it's registered here as what it most resembles, not what the chassis is. So, no safety or emmissions concerns. So, bolt it together, buy insurance, buy a tag and it's on the road. Thoughts? I'm sure there are better donor chassis around (Dakota, etc) but nothing more available than sitting there in the way at no cost.
