Fixer up or new truck...no good small crew cabs?

Post by **HenryJ** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 5:57 pm

Nice

I am just cleaning out the last of the S-10 parts this week. Can't believe I still had three upper consoles

mars2878 · Post by **mars2878** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:24 am

I believe he is talking about an ohc.

ApproachMedium · Post by **ApproachMedium** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:18 pm

Ohhh what kinda overhead consoles are we talking about? LOL

Post by **HenryJ** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:30 pm

ApproachMedium wrote:Ohhh what kinda overhead consoles are we talking about? LOL

Stock, Astro and Bravada

WileyHunter · Post by **WileyHunter** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:32 pm

Ooh a Bravada... Pics? I'd be interested.

Post by **HenryJ** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:50 pm

They sat in the classifieds too long. Gave them away this week

Bravada looks the same, it just gets the Homelink and trip computer. Astro did too , but the compass sensor is remote.

Cleaning out the rest of the stuff tomorrow. Scrap metal bin for most of it, and dumpster for the rest.

ApproachMedium · Post by **ApproachMedium** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:51 pm

Im looking for the one with the homelink and maybe the better info center stuff. If its no different than what the crew comes with stock then no need.

Post by **HenryJ** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:54 pm

The trip computer install is a good one. Homelink, "meh"

...maybe not so much. Opened the door a few times. Novelty, not necessity.

ApproachMedium · Post by **ApproachMedium** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:13 pm

I would use the homelink feature every day. I have a garage at my place, two cars, and a roomie. Right now we dont have a garage door button. Also at my parents place they have a garage too so that would go as #2, house in florida, #3. My parents place they rent and they charge $50 bucks a remote, needless to say they only have one and moms van and the audi both have homelink, dads truck gets the button!

At least its probably easier to add homelink to these trucks than it is to my VW GTI. The part alone is a few hundred dollars.

Post by **HenryJ** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:54 pm

The overhead console with trip computer thread has all the information. It is plug-n-play with the harness from the C209 connector. You get both lighted visors , auto dimming rearview mirror and the auto-climate control sensor too.

Best choice is to gut a Bravada like I did.

ApproachMedium · Post by **ApproachMedium** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:56 pm

I need to get my butt to the junkie and do that sometime soon.

WileyHunter · Post by **WileyHunter** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:23 pm

Yep me too... Of course, as I sit and start planning this and some repairs, my wife tells me "you should get a new truck"! WTH? I like my truck... Just not the fuel bill, $60 2-3 times a week average is starting to hurt a bit more than I like.

ApproachMedium · Post by **ApproachMedium** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:16 pm

WileyHunter wrote:Yep me too... Of course, as I sit and start planning this and some repairs, my wife tells me "you should get a new truck"! WTH? I like my truck... Just not the fuel bill, $60 2-3 times a week average is starting to hurt a bit more than I like.

My mother says the same thing, im not married yet so I have the mom telling me all that crap. For what its worth, I can buy all the stuff to make this one happy for much much less than the car payments of new. Plus nobody makes a worthwhile crew cab anymore of this size. A fullsize truck is too much for me. Never again. Thankfully I have my little VW to drive when I need to save on the gas.

Post by **HenryJ** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:13 am

ApproachMedium wrote:...nobody makes a worthwhile crew cab anymore of this size...

Don't discount the Colorado and Canyon. I really like what I have seen. A little lift, Baja fenders and they make a great looking rig!

Not a bad rig

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:17 am

Get the'09 2wd with a V8 toss in a good transfer case and a couple good axles and maybe........

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Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:52 am

In many ways they are an improvement over the S-10. Look at the suspension:

Canyon suspension

Ball joints not only easier to replace, but beefier. Rack and pinion steering. Look how far back in there the frame is. Room to turn big tires!

I'd wheel this:

(right click , view image to see full picture)

ApproachMedium · Post by **ApproachMedium** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:29 pm

True, bigger ball joints and rack and pinion are good things, maybe. I would imagine the bigger ball joints are because the truck is heavier and has heavier suspension. Still I dont have the cash to afford one, and with all the bad rap with mechanical issues I have heard and dealer nightmares I will stick to what I already know so very well.

_STUCKY · Post by **_STUCKY** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:01 am

I like this conversation...

Colorados have the front diff on the passenger side, I'm pretty sure. What that tells me is a good old 6 lug front 10 bolt would work for a solid axle swap, along with a 6 lug semi float 14 bolt rear. My k5 has chromoly shafts in the front 10 bolt and disks on the rear 14. Other than that, they are both basically stock with some newer parts inside. I've run 35x13.5 toyo mts with no problems on either axle (since the chromolys and rear axle swap).

If I could have found someone to buy a kidney, I would have gotten a v8 Colorado instead of the crew cab s10.

However.... I could be totally wrong about which side the transfer case front output is on...

ApproachMedium · Post by **ApproachMedium** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:18 am

Where is there a V8 colorado? I assume this swap has been done then.

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:24 am

It was spotlighted in 4wd and off road a few months back. Actually pretty well done.

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Sonoma GT · Post by **Sonoma GT** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:26 pm

I went from this

To this

Post by **HenryJ** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:54 pm

Nice

mars2878 · Post by **mars2878** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 5:25 pm

Congrats
Good luck

green02crew · Post by **green02crew** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:53 pm

I've seen tons of V8 Colorados around here? They are factory. I think they were only available in the cc or the 2wd sport model. 5.3 w/ the 4L60E.

ApproachMedium · Post by **ApproachMedium** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:15 pm

green02crew wrote:I've seen tons of V8 Colorados around here? They are factory. I think they were only available in the cc or the 2wd sport model. 5.3 w/ the 4L60E.

Well just found they only made them in 09. Too bad it looks like it was a piece of crap. http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/200 ... ented-test

Their comments about the interior quality is exactly why I would not bother purchasing one of these trucks from GM new or used. I am pretty certain that my 2002 crew with 255K has weathered extremely well for Chevy interior, it still looks great! I dont think the Colorados dollar store toy section interior would stand up the same.

Sonoma GT · Post by **Sonoma GT** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:49 pm

Here’s a shot of my 2009 Colorado interior with factory leather.
Maybe I’m easy to please but it doesn’t seem so atrocious to me.
Talking about the Colorado/ Canyon now as a choice is a bit late for a new one because they have finished production of this model.
If you dislike this one search out a picture of the new redesigned 2013.Not good.

Post by **HenryJ** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:06 pm

Sonoma GT wrote:Here’s a shot of my 2009 Colorado interior with factory leather...

Looks pretty good to me

I have done little more than sit in the back of one and look over the front. The battery cooling system is ... cool

ApproachMedium · Post by **ApproachMedium** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:02 pm

Looks good in pics, I just wasnt satisfied with them when I test drove them at the dealer. I drove a 2008 back when i was going to buy a Canyon, which seemed nicer than the Colorado interior. The 2010 canyon rental I drove was okay, but there was just something about it I didnt care for. The small pick up market in the US is dying though, and with the bad track record the colorados have had I can see why. For what they wanted for that V8 version of the truck for 2 grand more you can buy a fullsize truck with more goodies. Fords reasoning now is that the fullsize pickups are getting better MPG if not the same as a small truck, so nobody is buying them. Oh well.

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