The story actually starts with a 2000 2.2 automatic S10 I drove during college. I later traded that S10 to a 1984 Silverado 4x4. I then traded the Silverado to this 1988 S10 you see here, obtained in 2013.

It ran bad, it had 3 different colored body panels..but the body was decent and it had potential!
The truck at this point was mostly in factory form besides leveling blocks in the back.
The engine was 2.5 4 Cylinder with a 5 speed manual transmission.
It was an absolute base model besides having factory A/C