With the introduction of the newest compact trucks from GMC and Chevrolet, there will be a whole new breed of enthusiasts who will love to modify them and make something special of the new pickups. While we can't wait to see all that is being done to the new trucks, we can't help but wonder about all the thousands of S-10s out there rolling the streets that are stuck in another time, with the looks of a generation that has been forgotten about by their makers.
Enter Devious Customs and its penchant for making things happen in very short order. The company recently took a first-generation S-10 and grafted an '05 Colorado front fascia onto it. The result from this sheetmetal surgery left behind a truck that people try to guess at (like the bow tie isn't a dead giveaway, right?). In any case, the conversion is so astounding that we asked the crew to take photos along the way so we could turn the transformation into a tech article to tease your custom tastes. Follow along as Devious shows how it made the old S-10 look like Chevy's newest compact-truck offering. For more information, contact Devious Customs using the information in the source box.
1.First off, Devious started...
1.First off, Devious started with a truck that thousands have loved for years now, a first-generation Chevy S-10. With the hood and front fascia radiator out of the way, this truck will soon take on a whole new personality.
2.You're going to need new...
2.You're going to need new fenders, but only pieces of them. Unfortunately, you have to buy them whole.
3a.You'll also need a few...
3a.You'll also need a few other factory parts as well to make the transformation complete. The new Colorado fenders will need the Colorado hood, headlights, grille, and lower lights.
3b.
4.Shown here is a rough idea...
4.Shown here is a rough idea of the area that has to be cut from the original fender to mate to the Colorado parts.
5.Unfortunately, we couldn't...
5.Unfortunately, we couldn't get Devious to slow down and get photos of the fenders actually being cut, so you'll have to live with shots of the final cuts that were made to the stock fenders. Amazingly, Devious didn't use that much of the factory Colorado fenders.
6a.Next, the pieces of the...
6a.Next, the pieces of the new fenders were positioned where they would eventually be welded together using body locating pins (called Cleco pins). Now you can see how little of the Colorado fender actually was used and how much of the first-generation fender remains.
6b.
7.Up to this point, the fenders...
7.Up to this point, the fenders were pretty much taken care of, with the exception of the few Colorado mounting points that needed to be accommodated. Luckily, this S-10 is also getting a custom tubular radiator support, which will take care of all of those concerns nicely.