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kwendt113 · 11-25-2013, 06:05 PM

After deciding against a gas chugging Gen1 for a DD, I've been looking into an LS swap and was wondering about the economics of purchasing a junker chevy truck to pull the engine/trans/pcm/harness and maybe a couple of other parts... then selling the rest.
1. Is it worth it or should I go to the junkyard?
2. Does the sale of the rest of the unused (but usable) parts typically off set the cost enough to make this purchase worth it?

I like to idea of having the donor truck in my garage to pull parts from and not have to go to the junkyard and pray.

11-25-2013, 06:05 PM	#1
kwendt113 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Highland, CA Posts: 11	Thoughts on salvaged trucks After deciding against a gas chugging Gen1 for a DD, I've been looking into an LS swap and was wondering about the economics of purchasing a junker chevy truck to pull the engine/trans/pcm/harness and maybe a couple of other parts... then selling the rest. 1. Is it worth it or should I go to the junkyard? 2. Does the sale of the rest of the unused (but usable) parts typically off set the cost enough to make this purchase worth it? I like to idea of having the donor truck in my garage to pull parts from and not have to go to the junkyard and pray.