I've always wanted to do a small block S10. Years ago I bought a nice and straight 84 S10 extended cab short bed that I was going to build into an SBC powered daily driver. I had to abandon it though because I needed a nicer DD with A/C on a quick time line.
I've owned a 2001 S10 extended cab with 4.3 and all the options since new. She's got 125k miles now, but still runs and drives great. Not sure if a V8 would ever fit into the plans in the future, but I do love swapped trucks.