1954 with S10 frame clip.

[mr48chev]

The complete S-10 frame swap like joe does a lot of usually sets the sheet metal up off the frame enough you don't have to cut up a lot of the stock front end sheet metal to get things mounted or lined up. Any subframe swap welded to the stock frame calls for some serious trimming of front end sheet metal to get it to fit.

The problem with any used chassis parts be they just the A arms, a front clip or a full frame swap is that you most likely have to replace all the bushings and the ball joints and some other wear pieces before you are done. Most S-10 trucks have over 200K on them before they become donors unless someone blew the engine up years ago with somewhat low miles and parked it. The Dodge Dakota donor for my 48 had 91 K with a lot of those on a tow bar behind a motorhome. The truck had been parked for years because it had lost a timing belt on the 4 banger. The Industrial Chassis crossmember is 550 or so and I have right at 100 in the A arms spindles and rack and pinion after selling a few pieces off the truck and then selling the hulk to a wrecking yard. I haven't priced ball joints and bushings but think I will be in it around 800 when all is said and done. Good thing is that it is almost all bolt in.

I saw a crossmember that uses Crown Vic pieces yesterday from an outfit in Florida that looks promising but it runs coil overs that run the tab up. It narrows up the front end to fit inside fenders of early trucks They are showing it for F100 but may have it for AD or TF trucks http://team321.com/truckirs/narrowcv...cvinstall.html

Depending on what the front suspension costs in your hood you might be able to Do a Jag XJ (late 70's early 80's ) front end pretty reasonable if you find one in decent shape. Rebuild parts could be rather spendy though.