Sport Truck
Mark McPhail of the Chevy Race Shop rolled out an all-wheel-drive, LT1-powered S-10 to the strip for some initial testing. Nicknamed Baby Thunder, the truck is a combination of production GM parts, all wrapped up into one quick ’94 S-10 shortbed. A 300-horse Corvette LT1 sits under the hood. fitted with a modified oil pan, Camaro exhaust manifolds and air-injection system, a big-block catalytic converter and dual, low-restriction mufflers. A 4L60-E automatic backs up the small-block, modified with a 2400-rpm, stall-speed torque converter and 6000rpm, wide-open throttle shift points. An Astro van all-wheel-drive, viscous transfer case splits power front to rear to an S-10 4×4 front axle and standard 3.42 rearend. A ’92 Camaro Z/28 steering box is utilized. The rear suspension was lowered slightly and the truck fitted with ’93 Corvette wheels shod with Goodyear GSC tires. On the inside, the stock instrument cluster was replaced with a Sunbird cluster and a Corvette floor shifter was mounted in the center console.
