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So after a few days of serious rain, cold and wind, today dawned with rain. Eventually by 10.30 I managed to get out and start on cleaning up the load bed of the truck, as well as the spare wheel. .HEIC) The tyres tread, like new. .HEIC) Once I got going, the info exposed showed these are ream American made wheels. .HEIC) Cleaned up nicely Rear end. .HEIC) Still bloody cold out at 3’C but no rain or wind at this point. .JPG) And done. .HEIC) Coffee, followed by getting onto the external plastics, using Auto Glym products, opinions will differ, progress continued. Bumper before. .HEIC) After .HEIC) Front end, sorry for the sun glare. .HEIC) Discovered another added extra, the chrome grille inserts are also non standard. More value? Maybe. .HEIC) And after cleaning and polishing the interior plastics, I was really happy. Suicide door? Only one. .HEIC) Last job for the day was to get back to the carport and garge. Been a few days of not getting down there. Managed to do a load of little connected jobs, including packing some stuff in some of the cabinets after sorting the shelves and identifying the load of keys. .HEIC) More packing and sorting down there tomorrow. . |
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Okay.....I've got to admit that I've not dedicated as much time as I normally would to the pages of Readers Rides over the last few weeks for one reason or another......but how the hell did I miss this! The last time I read this thread it had 72 pages. Now it has 78 pages.....no hang on....I've spent too long replying.....its now 79 pages.....and a C10 content.
I can only repeat what others have said....that is a very nice truck you have there. It certainly looks clean and well looked after. I love Cragar S/S wheels and they look good on the C10. I shall be watching this closely 👍
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Opel Commodore A Coupe
Opel Rekord C Coupe
Opel Rekord C Saloon
Vauxhall Magnum Coupe V8 (Magnumania)
Mk1 Scirocco GLS
Mk1 Scirocco GLS (early chrome bumper)
Corrado G60
Mk1 Cortina 2 door Pre Airflow
Mk2 Escort 1300 2 Door
VW LT35 Tipper Truck
BMW 320D E91 Tourer
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What have I bought? Rixtrix reckons I may have lucked out a bit on spec sheet. I do not read these things or know how to interpret them.  Feedback so far.......... G80 and ZQ8 are posi track rear and sport suspension G80 is the LSD, nice. ZQ8 is a code and a trim package, so your truck is a ‘ZQ8’ They had a factory lowering kit, around 2in or so, springs and leafs. A tighter steering box and some other nice things. The Xtremes got the same setup but got a body kit and some badges. This is kind of an aside since you're curious about rpo codes, but the guys who have the super sport S10’s look for the B4U code. SS trucks were the first to receive the ZQ8 suspension in 96 until they stopped the SS in 98. The ZQ8 then became its own trim package so to speak That is the rear end. I think the codes that start with G are the gears for the rear. Not 100% but I think that's what it means. And G80 is a locking or semi locking rear end if I remember right. More GU6 = 3.42 gears G80 = POSI limited slip L35 = v6 4.3l vortec M30 = 4spd overdrive transmission ZQ8 = Sports suspension package Thanks for the help. YES.......... I know it is a repeat quote. Just found this information, further to what we know. Seems the S10 fans out there call this a ZQ8 truck. Chevrolet S-10 and GMC SonomaThe ZQ8 option suspension package comes standard on the 1999-2003 S-10 Xtreme and 1996-1998 S-10 SS models, but was also available as a sports package on either the S-10 or GMC Sonoma. The package included a total lowered ride height of approximately 2" over stock (1.5" from suspension, ~0.5" from shorter tire diameter), thicker front sway bar (33mm), rear sway bar (23mm), quicker ratio (12:1) steering box, upgraded Decarbon or Bilstein gas shock absorbers, and a frame brace. Some ZQ8 models were also equipped with a frame to axle "anti-hop" shock.
The lowered stance was achieved using front coils with a different spring rate, and a 3-leaf rear spring pack.
Wheels and tires were also upgraded to 16" x 8" cast aluminum rim with 235/55/16 Goodyear Eagle GA tires. The Xtreme package used a different style rim than a standard truck equipped with the ZQ8 option. There are 2 versions of "ZQ8" wheels - 1996-2000 (also standard on 1996-1998 SS trucks), similar in design to 3rd generation Camaro wheels, and 2001-2003 (also used on Blazer Xtremes from 2004-2005), which bear a resemblance to an IROC Z28 wheel. Another variation among different models was in the center caps. S-10s and Sonomas used a grey center cap with the exception of the 2002-2003 S-10s, which featured a chrome center cap. |
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Okay.....I've got to admit that I've not dedicated as much time as I normally would to the pages of Readers Rides over the last few weeks for one reason or another......but how the hell did I miss this! The last time I read this thread it had 72 pages. Now it has 78 pages.....no hang on....I've spent too long replying.....its now 79 pages.....and a S10 content. I can only repeat what others have said....that is a very nice truck you have there. It certainly looks clean and well looked after. I love Cragar S/S wheels and they look good on the S10.I shall be watching this closely 👍 I know what you mean, some threads just seem to have bursts of speed. The Rezin Rockit thread had over 1000 views per day the first two months, crazy yes. I have not fallen in love with a car as much as this, possibly since my 1963 Taunus Transit 13 years ago. Completely different beasts, but the Transit had me constantly looking, playing, enjoying it. This truck,has,certainly got lucky during its lifetime, first imported as personal transport for a USA military person, then seemingly staying local, and clocking up low miles. Looking at the MOT record, some years doing zero. I will do some screenshots later, it’s crazy. But to my benefit. |
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glenanderson
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I know that wheels are an emotive and polarising subject, but I would be looking for a set of factory options for that. Whatever you like the most, in the stock 16x8 size, rather than mucking about with adapters/spacers/wobble bolts.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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I know that wheels are an emotive and polarising subject, but I would be looking for a set of factory options for that. Whatever you like the most, in the stock 16x8 size, rather than mucking about with adapters/spacers/wobble bolts. Trying to find some. As usual, not the easiest thing to get done. |
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Well, as it's snowing up here (oop North) Have a S10 in snow  |
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Of all the people on here, if you can’t find some, nobody can. 🤣🤣
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Well, as it's snowing up here (oop North) Have a S10 in snow would approve, except he would give only 6/10 for effort. Tough task master. Of all the people on here, if you can’t find some, nobody can. 🤣🤣 Not so much that glenanderson but they have to fit right, with or without spacers, and ideally be more than 15’s if possible. |
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Some more useless information...... Whenever I buy cars one of the first things I do is to check the MOT status, followed by the MOT history. When the S10 (as yet unnamed) came up for sale, and ticked all the boxes, with the added bonus of being an extremely low mileage example, I was intrigued. So on getting the registration number from the advertiser, as it was actually blanked out, I got straight online to check the history. Below is its whole life, laid out in MOT tests, and confirming mileage. To be honest, on inspection things like the gas and brake pedals show almost no wear, upholstery is complete, intact, clean as are floor carpeting, dash and interior. The underside, shown before, again shows not much more than a few surface rust stains, possibly indicating a cosseted life and dry storage when not in use. Some years there was not even a MOT test done and the mileage between tests was limited to 100’s and 2013 to 2015 it did 78 miles. Looking at advisories, and reasons for Failing the test, most were either based around being an Import or small things like a fog lamp not working, tyres rubbing the chassis (lowering possibly to blame?) Reading needs to be done bottom up, to get chronology right. .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) Had an interesting observation from a Facebook group about the door handles on my truck, Chrome vs most in black plastic. Did a previous owner have=ve a chrome and bling thing going? No idea, but happy to benefit from it. So yesterday I refitted the rubber mats I got from mate Ricky for the Blazer I like that a lot. Functional Rubber. .HEIC) I also remembered to take a pic of this little switch on the side of the dash, marked fuse box. Anyone got any idea what it could be for, before I flip it and destroy something? .HEIC) Chilly outside the last week or two. .jpg) Anyway, I carried on sorting the carport storage out, three areas created to empty the storage caravan into. 1966 Chevy C10 stuff Rezin Rockit stuff Italjet 50cc scooter stuff. Miscellaneous stuff. Like steering wheels and columns .HEIC) Rediscovered the rubber mat from the C10 on the caravan floor. Going to cut and trim this to fit in the rear of the S10 to aid protection. .HEIC) Eventually called it a day at some point when light started to fail. Few more bits to unpack and identify today. Caravan found a new home within 5 minutes of offering it to mate Darren, as another ,ate, Ross is restoring a Bedford CF Camper that needs stuff like refrigerator and Porta-Potty. .HEIC) Last day of vacation today, got stuff done, just not as much as I would have liked to, due to really miserable weather. . |
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Last Edit: Jan 8, 2021 10:29:04 GMT by grizz
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. School of YouTube I will be changing the yellow indicator lenses for clear as soon as I can get hold of a pair. Amazon is out of stock currently. Looking at the front end of the truck it was not immediately apparent how to remove the lights So following the masters advice ( Paul Y ) I headed for YouTube to see how to do it. I do love technology at times, makes life. Lot easier. . |
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Paul Y
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Hey, always easier on the pocket to learn from somebody else’s mistakes! P.  |
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Hey, always easier on the pocket to learn from somebody else’s mistakes! P. Indeed. Actually part of the reason I write up all my plums in case someone gets a lesson to prevent wasting money or effort. As an aside, this was just one of many dipchits trying it on when I sold the Galaxy. Worth a laugh, or if it was you....... 🖕 .PNG) |
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That's the only thing with selling a car is the twunts that you encounter. My favourite are the ones that turn up with their 'knowledgable' mate or four of their cousins and proceed to tell you your car is only worth half or less of what your asking but they'll have it to save you the bother of waiting for the price you've asked. I like to engage with them and nod sagely before telling them that i'm not selling it for pocket money, they are not Mike Brewer and I'm not going to ' old out me 'aaand ' to seal the deal.
I especially like it when they have travelled a long way and try to barter you to pennies when the advert states either fixed price or OVNO.
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Needs a bigger hammer mate.......
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That's the only thing with selling a car is the twunts that you encounter. My favourite are the ones that turn up with their 'knowledgable' mate or four of their cousins and proceed to tell you your car is only worth half or less of what your asking but they'll have it to save you the bother of waiting for the price you've asked. I like to engage with them and nod sagely before telling them that i'm not selling it for pocket money, they are not Mike Brewer and I'm not going to ' old out me 'aaand ' to seal the deal. I especially like it when they have travelled a long way and try to barter you to pennies when the advert states either fixed price or OVNO. I was so sorely tempted to take this guy and a couple of others in the same league’s offer and giving some random address. But you never know when they know where you are, or know a mate etc. So counter offering is much more rewarding when you raise the counter offer price...... at this point they often complain and say that you cannot do that.. Of course my surprise and insistence that they just offended me by offering a lot less than the asked price. The guy I sold to had a sense of humour at my counter offer to his £650 offer, so much so that I actually voluntarily dropped by £50.00 to cover his train ticked from Leeds. |
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... little switch on side of dashboard, some sort of anti-thieft 'device' ?  |
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... little switch on side of dashboard, some sort of anti-thieft 'device' ? I think you may be right - some sort of crude immobiliser. I had one one my old Mini 1275GT which cut the power to the fuel pump. It was really irritating trying to start the car after a day's work whenever I forgot I'd flicked it...  |
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... little switch on side of dashboard, some sort of anti-thieft 'device' ? I think you may be right - some sort of crude immobiliser. I had one one my old Mini 1275GT which cut the power to the fuel pump. It was really irritating trying to start the car after a day's work whenever I forgot I'd flicked it... My first thought as well, but isn't it highly visible there? I've been quiet on this thread, as it's giving me terrible ideas... |
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"I've been quiet on this thread, as it's giving me terrible ideas... " Oh good ! another one !!!  |
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Last Edit: Jan 9, 2021 12:17:31 GMT by westbay
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I think you may be right - some sort of crude immobiliser. I had one one my old Mini 1275GT which cut the power to the fuel pump. It was really irritating trying to start the car after a day's work whenever I forgot I'd flicked it... I've been quiet on this thread, as it's giving me terrible ideas... Crude does not necessarily mean "sensible". At least my Mini's one was hidden... |
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