Olskoolrodder

My thoughts and prayers to Ed and his wife/family as well.

This is a KOOL project,looking GREAT so far!

I'm with Jared,that thing's looking KILLER! I dig the color he mentioned too. There be more Dime lovers around than you know,teeheehee,paid a deposit on this one (waiting for the refund now )... I'm REALLY thinking about finishing up ONE project that's 98%,and boxing all other projects for the time being,I gots Dime Fever and want to build one of my S10 kits,LOL! Can't wait to see more on this one,bodywork's looking smooth,and that notch is sweet!

I feel you Brother. I always thought the wifey just laid around on the couch or ran the roads all day while I was out trucking trailers 48 states. When the Doc put me out off work over 2 years ago,I thought "COOL!!! ALL kinds of model/1:1 project time!!" WRONG! NOT with 2 growing kids,LMBO!I have at least 3 I have to finish this week (OK,one of em is my daughter's,and extra-credit-for-school kit she's building/I sprayed...COOL teacher,eh?) via deadlines for the CBP's they're entered in,and just no desire to get on em with thoughts (and i-net mailorder pre-shopping) of that new S10 coming in a couple weeks,hahaha! Know that this project of yours has inspired at least one of us though...I'll be attempting to do one of 2 extended cabs soon (either 1st or 2nd gen S10/Sonoma)

Man that's looking flat AWESOME!!!

Yeah,I know,my Pops bought a brandy new 2.2L/5 speed back in the day. Thing I was looking at was,A) being an auto,SHE can drive it and might let me at least entertain the thought,and was looking at better mileage for a daily,and I could pull the '96 into a garage and build it the way it's nearly impossible to build a depended on driver...she ain't gunna let me get TWO new-to-me trucks anyways,LMBO!

Awe MAN...I shoulda let daBoss Lady go and pay her car payment today. Sitting there fresh on the lot is a low miles '01 Extreme extended cab/sportside bed,all shined up with nary a scrath on it. 2.2L/auto (ugh),87,000 miles. List on it is $5295 ($1900 down,150 per month),but for someone who's bought 3 there over the years (and known the dealer for 21 years) it'd be a bit less. I told daBoss Lady in lite of the real possiblilty of getting SSDI approval within the next month,I'd like to pull a favor (which he'd do) and see if he'd hold off putting it on the lot,cause if'n I gets approved,it'd be SO much easier to build the '96 the way I want to if I had a seperate driver She rolled her eyes and said...."N-O!!!" ROFLMBO!!! I may go look it over better Saturday and post pics. I HIGHLY doubt the possibilty of my ever owning it though...just wishful thinking (having 2 I like at the same time,LOL)

Found you there and sent a friend request

NOW I know where I seen you before,LOL,a little slow on the uptake I am teeheehee! Any progress on it?

NICE!!! I have one of these NIB enroute to me via eBay as I type

AWESOME build and SWEET subject matter!

OH this is looking SWEEEEET!!!!!!

Everyone I know-including a friend of Dad's who's been a GM service-tech since the 60's,refer to "3rd Gens" as the Colorado/Canyons,FWIW. I hope to get to see all your 1:1's as you make progress on em (and have a place you guys can see mine. I'm on S10forums.com as Olskooldime,and S10forum.com as Olskoolrodder,BTW,and my Yahoo IM,at least for now,is SSMtnbiker73). I'm gunna have to get my bench cleaned off,get it washed down from dust/soot from the fireplace in the next couple days...I HAVE to finish a Revell '62 Impy by 1-31 (for a CBP on my forum),but I'm ANXIOUS to get on one of these Dime kits soon

I dunno...never had that happen that I can remember. And BTW,to everyone,I apologise,I didn't mean to hijack the thread the way I did

Mark-did you use CA (super glue) glue on it? That's the only thing I can think of of the top of my head that would do that to kit "glass". Grim-This is the first 2nd gen (I consider '94-03 2nd gen,Colorado's being 3rd) I've owned,it has the 3rd door,BTW. My Dad and several friends have owned '94+ models,and I always liked em,but by the time I decided I wanted one,the days of more money than sense were gone-now I have too little of either,LOL! (meaning the time after I wasn't able to work anymore vs the trucking long haul days). I have owned a few 1st gens tho,an '88 4x4 Sport (a really nice old truck,despite the anemic 2.8L/automatic),and a pair of '91 2WD's that I static slammed (that last one was pretty much like an old Harley...a hardtail,LMBO!) on the same set of Camaro/Corvette Rallies (15x6/15x8 wrapped in 205/60's and 265/60's),the last one having had a decently built 350/400TH combo. Update on my personal fight for SSDI. I knew I had a second court hearing coming soon for the last few weeks. I just got off the phone with my lawyer up in KY. They got word from the judge today (different judge than last time) that he has a full caseload,and doesn't want a "disabled veterean to have to secure a ride all the way there and then sit all day waiting for his docket to come up",and wants me to go see MY LAWYER'S OWN DOCTOR to be evaluated one last time,and that he'll make his decision solely on what that doctor finds. This is to be next week's Friday at high noon. So in my lawyer's own words,"This is MOST LIKELY (emphasis his) the time" I get approval Due to the way that judge last year did everything,any backpay owed me before 3-10 was lost,but that's still a year's worth of $1,808 before he takes his 25%. Y'all keep yer fingers crossed fo rme,I'm tred of begging the neighbors for TP for the kids (didn't feel it politically correct to ask for prayers,so...).

I know the feeling,some days I get a little pressure on the (spinal) column,and walking's almost impossible,other days,it just hurts like heck,but a few days,it feels fine...and then I overdo it. What has really sucked having only the one car for most of '10 till now is the walk to/from the school bus stop,some days it's a real pain,and I'll let em get off it in the evening alone and walk up themselves. Mine are 14 (next month,but she's already calling herself a 14 year old,LOL) and 8 (he'll be 9 May 13),so at least they can help me out a bit around the house. I HATE those days I can't walk to the bus stop in the eve though,pretty safe area,but this ain't 1973 anymore Mine still wound up costing me $2,900 total (including deposit),but after looking at/seeing several both older and newer (only one as nice though),it's pretty close to half what they sell for in the area. The hlaf-way plan is to eBay my SS mtnbike (singlespeed),since my trail riding days are pretty much behind me (as is my fitness for singlespeeding,LOL) for $300 or so after shipping (a pretty good price for it),and try to sell her broken down (terminally,skipped time/warped head is my opinion) '00 Contour for $300 or so for parts,use that towards some of those parts I want for the Dime. I have ONE AMT S10 Extreme (regular cab,obviously) kit,looks to be about a '94-96,on hand,and I scored a similar vintage Sonoma kit on eBay for $10 (inroute via USPS as I type)...the dude had 3 of em,I wanted 2 (and he combined shipping) plus that S-Blazer I also scored,but I couldn't swing 3 kits this payday (usually can't,LOL). I want to get one more,so I can build both a standard and extended cab versions. Pretty sure I'll hack up that Sonoma kit for the extensions needed for a S10 extended cab,and build either a replica of mine,or how it should be sitting by year's end. I also have an old NIB Revell '91-93 3 n 1 S10 kit (1st gen),a NIB sealed rerelease of Revell's Sonoma Syclone,and a 98% complete first release Syclone kit (molded in black) that I'll make a regular and extended cab versions of. I also called my buddy at the LHS,and he's set me back a couple more Syclones,so's I can build another varient,and one factory stock version of it....you know,assuming my model-building-gumption gets as big as my plans do,LMBO! I'd love to find another AMT Extreme kit (or SS),build one regular cab too,pretty much OOB (plus added details),as I really liked the ZQ8 package...matter of fact,I wouldn't mind owning a 2.2L/5 speed '98-03 Extreme (ZQ8) regular cab in 1:1,and make the '96 a project full time till done,teeheehee I ALMOST had her talked into a '98-03 S Blazer 2 door as a replacement for her Neon in a couple years when Jamie (daughter) gets her claws into it with new driver's license in hand,she said..."It'll be a little old,but I like em. I'll lose my 33-36 MPG's (literally,thata's what she averages in the '02 Neon ES automatic),but gain 4WD for winter time...yeah,maybe!" until I let her catch me looking at slammed Blazers no longer sporting the 4WD gear,with 22's and LS-somethings under the hoods,LMBO!

OUCH (on your wife),I hope she's coping well with it now,Brother. Believe me when I say I know how neck/back pain feels. When I had my ALJ appointment last February (the court date),that SSDI "Occupation Specialist" herself told the judge I was unemployable for "any type of gainful employment/work". Later,after 2 more denials,there OWN doctor they sent me too told them I was completely disabled and could not work....that was 2 denials ago,sigh. I guess if they keep turning me down,I'm going to play the "Disabled 'Storm vet cries out to the media" card ,cause 2 adults and 2 kids living on her income of $1,300 per month...sucks,hard. NOT a bad price at all,Brother. A bit less than I'm getting mine for,LOL! You scored there

grimreaper: Sorry to hear your wife's having the same luck I am with SSDI. For me it's a broken neck (C2 and C4,plus other damage) from a trucking accident (codriver wrecked me as I slept) back in 2001. I worked up until the government actually put me out of work,"unemployable" in 12-08,been begging for it ever since (as in,they won't LET me work,any kind of job,but still refuse to pay me...and I'm a vet...). The only time I'd put a V8 in this one is when the 4.3L needs retired,LOL,but when that day comes,if a new truck doesn't,then yeah,teeheehee! I won't fathom a guess on what you paid though...just tell me,LOL! Jared Roach: Sounds like some sweet plans you have in store for yours,and KILLER on such low mileage! I hear ya about the income/job thing (see above,LMBO!). Be sure to keep it updated,I'm interested to see it's progress

Nice looking truck The previous owner's Grandpa (previous owner is currently away) said he'd droppped it 2/2 (inches,front/rear),but it looks closer to 3/3 to my eye (I've owned,and seen a few ). I'll try and drop it another 1-1.5"s,just to eliminate the wheelwell gap,though that'll make going across certain RR crossings and such...entertaining...in this area (high centering),LOL! I plan to bag mine as well,but it'll be after I ever get SSDI (disablilty) approval (been fighting for it 2 full years next month...sigh),or at least tax refund time a couple years from now (I plan to buy some 18-20" IROK wheels/tires next year,so that wad's already blown too,LMBO!). If it turns out to be as good a truck as I believe it to be,maybe even a V8 conversion in a few years (like and LS1,2,3 or 6? )...of course,LOTS depends on SSDI,and daBoss Lady

Thanks,Brother. I'll have to wait on the tax refund next month anyways...but it'll save me much hacking and splicing (not to mention sacrificing of a kit...),which woulda been my first attempt at it on that scale anyways,LMBO! Jared,it's a 4.3L/automatic. The euro tail lights will have to stay for a bit,as what little moolah I'll have left to blow will hopefully go into a tailgate handle relocator (to the inside of the gate),smoothing out the outside and either recessing the license in there,or in a rollpan,and a used painted bumper from a salvage yard to match the front license to the rear (if not in the tailgate),some clear corner lights for the front,maybe some billet inserts for the grille,or a dual exhaust crossover (as in dual outlet muffler like a Cherry Bomb or Flowmaster,crossed over for the look and sound,with nice tips),LOL! When I get to doing more serious bodymods,I'll probably fill those holes in (weld a patch panel) and make up some kustom lights for the rear,or take some off another ride (Colorado or Saturn Vue maybe...).......ah,you know how it goes,LOL!

SWEET!!! Got a link? What's it cost?

Just paid a deposit on this one...

Hmmmm...this looks so dejavu,Jody...teeheehee! Looking good ol friend

LOL,it's going right towards the box art (something I almost never do,hahaha!)...might be why I have trouble motivating me to sit and work on it lately

I'm LOVING this project!!! I've been wanting to build a extracab Dime or Sonoma (pre-94) for a while,and have gotten all the needed parts,I'm learning from your build too,so thanks