[hugger6933]

I build wrecks. Of course I buy my stuff at auction and it is a nation wide chain for insurance disposal. First let me say keep the rack if you have room take it off the truck and put some casters on the stands where it attached to the bed. It makes for a great bed stand to hold your bed during your rebuild and other stuff as well. Now back to the truck I think it will probably be too high to buy for drive train stuff for a swap unless nobody else bids on it. I see that truck going in the $2250 to $3000 range. I know that is not what you want to hear but there are a lot of guy out there that do rebuilt those trucks and there is a lot of truck left on the table there to junk.
I will give you another hint you were saying about the 6.0 but have not checked it yet, the only time you have to even look to see if it is a 6.0 in the 3/4 ton other than the 8.1 of course [you know were talking LS family here] is the model year 1999. That year you could order a 5.3 in the 3/4 ton with a 4l60E transmission. I would not have believed it if I had not have had one in my shop floor to see for my self. Also if you do see a 99 6.0 you really don't want that year of 6.0, they had steel heads and they were not as good of motors as the newer 6.0's are of course you could do a head swap but that is more $$$ that you can avoid spending just by keep shopping a little longer. Also if you find a 4L80 E and you think you just want to send it out to have it freshened up be forewarned it is quite a bit higher than the 60's it can run up to 3 grand just to freshen one up as apposed to 1000 bucks or so for a 4 L60E . Just a few thing to think about I have more than my share of these like I said I rebuild these from wrecked this is my main gig and has been in my shop since I've had it in the late 80's. good luck to you if you have any questions I might could help with I would be glad just PM me I don't hang out here this is my first time through here so a PM would be best. Jim