Well, here's an interesting dilemma

[nifty]

I have been planning to rebuild the 250 that was sitting in the 66 GMC LWB Stepside I picked up recently, but have come across an interesting alternative.

A buddy called to let me know he has a wrecked 97 Silverado that he is needing to part out after a project fell through. The 5.7L Vortec V-8 and 4L60e transmissions are intact and only have 30k miles on them. He's thinking 1800 for them, which sounds like a good deal to me especially since the computer, alternator, etc will be thrown in.

Does anyone know if I can swap out front and/or rear cross members of the Silverado with my 66? If possible, it'd be a nice way to get the brakes and steering upgraded. I'll be going out to look at the Silverado on Tuesday, any other parts that I should keep my eye out for?

If I can use the rear end, would it be worth taking the gas tank too, guess I might have to dump the exhaust out in front of the rear tires... has anyone ran across this switch before?

I appreciate any advice you guys can give me!

James