The water pump, knock harness in the valley cover, intake gaskets & thermostat are all replaced. We stripped the complete harness off the engine. Plus, it is easier to work on them out of the truck and do these things now, rather than later. The first tasks were to clean up the engine, and do some preventative maintenance to it, knowing it has over 100K miles. The engine is a 5.3 / 4L60E combo that was pulled from a 2005 Yukon. At the end of this article, we will breakdown the cost we incurred, which covers most items, and maybe just missing a few misc. By using as many parts from the donor Yukon, we were able to keep cost down and give it a more factory look. Our intention was to see how inexpensive we can do the swap, and kept record of most costs. Knowing we had pranks to LS swap the truck, we did not worry too much about the engine in the truck, and was looking more for a straight & clean body. We were able to buy the truck for $3,300, in which the owner claimed a “383”, but we knew that probably wasn't true. For the base of our project, we started with a 1990 C1500 truck that we purchased locally. At the moment, these trucks are relatively cheap to pick up, and can be found with full power, AC, tilt, etc. We have always wanted to build a 88-98 sport truck, and with the popularity of these trucks coming back, now was the perfect time.
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