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**michael bustamante** · 11-03-2015, 03:20 PM

I just got offered a deal.
2004 yukon 5.3 4l60 complete and still running with disk brake rear end.
truck wrecked in the front, guy bought for the interior.
will let me take the whole truck minus interior for 1300.00
120k miles and still strong
is this a good deal? will this truck have everything i need. Im assuming the tank and gas pedal are needed for the conversion as well as the wiring and computer.
I know theres a how to on here somewheres, I havent given the conversion any real thought as i just put the carbed 350 and 700r in my truck. but fuel injection would be real nice to have......
will the rear end work well in my truck? will the fuel sender fit in my lmc rear tank?

Willie Makeit · 11-03-2015, 05:37 PM

the motor, tranny, wiring and computer are worth the asking price. scrap the rest for additional funds.

**michael bustamante** · 11-03-2015, 05:41 PM

i would have to change to hydroboost also wont i?

BR3W CITY · 11-03-2015, 05:42 PM

The track width on most of the newer rear ends doesn't quite fit these trucks, but it has been made to work.

Its not a terrible price, but if its wrecked in front...you might be losing out on radiator/oil cooler/ac stuff, as well as risking damage to the front pulleys etc. Have you been able to see the extent of the damage?

You don't HAVE to change anything. Hydroboost ps pumps can be used without the hydroboost system, just as a normal pump.

**michael bustamante** · 11-03-2015, 06:04 PM

ok thats good but i might do it for the added benefits ( if there is any)
well i guess i could sell the rear end.
i havent seen it yet but the engine still runs so im guessing the pulleys are good and the rad doesnt leak. but even so i have a damn good 4 core in my truck now. so is 1300 a good deal then if the engine computer harness trans and gas tank are comoplete and in good condition still? ill post pic as soon as i see it.
br3w city: MKE.. is that milwaukee?

Tilt · 11-03-2015, 08:14 PM

$1300 isn't a bad price. Like said above, you can sell off the parts your not going to use from the donor truck to fund thing like motor mounts ect. You will not need the fuel tank from the donor.

BR3W CITY · 11-04-2015, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michael bustamante

: MKE.. is that milwaukee?

I see someone has had a connecting flight thru here

Lol, ya thats right, I just use the damn airport code for it.

**michael bustamante** · 11-04-2015, 12:37 PM

i lived there for a few years growing up. Went to school at Thomas Moore on KK street waaayyy back when they were still a all boys school. the year after I left they went co-ed with saint Marys!!!
Good times though, meeting up in the woods with the st. marys girls...heh heh.
ok back to trucks!!!
Im gonna pry open th eaccount and do it!! Welcome me to the LS club boys.... Ill need all the info the brains can hold!!

**michael bustamante** · 11-07-2015, 01:33 PM

I pulled the trigger!!! Got it for 1000.00 no without rims. Runs good 140k miles. No ticks. I'm getting excited!! Now to read up on doing this conversion

ls1nova71 · 11-07-2015, 06:14 PM

Great deal!!!

68basket · 11-07-2015, 10:48 PM

Thats a good buy. You can make a lot of your money back selling parts.

Aruba1 · 11-07-2015, 10:54 PM

That ain't no wreck, its a fender bender. sounds like a great deal. Try to sell as much parts as possible but I wouldn't scrap it with what scrap yards are now paying around here ($3.50 a hundred)

solidaxel · 11-07-2015, 11:41 PM

Did you get the title with it?
Around here you can NOT scrap a vehicle without a title
There is enough parts there to get your money back and have a engine and trans for a little bit of labor

**michael bustamante** · 11-09-2015, 02:38 PM

yup theres everything in this truck still except the front seats!! man this sounds great but the abs is locking up the brakes fo rsome reason i even disconnected the lines to the calipers in all four corners and they still didnt let go! any ideas on this?
ALSO, can you guys list for me everything ill need to do the conversion to my 67 so i dont accidentally sell it? thanks
Mike
yup i even got the title!

MalibuSSwagon · 11-09-2015, 04:52 PM

I pretty much sold body parts, interior, etc. I recommend if you THINK you need it, keep it. You can always sell it later if you don't end up using it.

But I would start with:

Complete engine with wiring harness, exhaust manifolds, downpipes
complete transmission (if 2WD)
driveshaft
rear end (if you are going to do that conversion)
Exhaust (handy for adapting exhaust unless you are going to completely replace it)
I also kept the dash harness and cut it up to get the wiring I needed to adapt everything to my truck. Keep all hoses, wiring, radiator, lines. Other stuff to keep: brake rotors, cats, brake calipers, brake master and booster, wiper motors. This stuff brings good money as cores at an auto recycling facility. Also the pedal bracket under the dash is a big piece of cast aluminum, I kept this to turn in as scrap.

FarmerSid · 11-09-2015, 06:18 PM

I wouldn't get rid of anything till your done your build. Ok maybe the wipers.....

**michael bustamante** · 11-09-2015, 07:46 PM

wipers..... done ill sell em
I was mainly jus tthinking of selling all the body parts for now as i wont be needing those. thaks for the list there, ill be needing that!
also... have any of you guys adapted the lmc blazer tank to use for the fuel system? if so any advice or links?

11-03-2015, 03:20 PM	#1
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	I need you help to make up my mind I just got offered a deal. 2004 yukon 5.3 4l60 complete and still running with disk brake rear end. truck wrecked in the front, guy bought for the interior. will let me take the whole truck minus interior for 1300.00 120k miles and still strong is this a good deal? will this truck have everything i need. Im assuming the tank and gas pedal are needed for the conversion as well as the wiring and computer. I know theres a how to on here somewheres, I havent given the conversion any real thought as i just put the carbed 350 and 700r in my truck. but fuel injection would be real nice to have...... will the rear end work well in my truck? will the fuel sender fit in my lmc rear tank? __________________ 1967custom

11-03-2015, 05:37 PM	#2
Willie Makeit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,234	Re: I need you help to make up my mind the motor, tranny, wiring and computer are worth the asking price. scrap the rest for additional funds.

11-03-2015, 05:41 PM	#3
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: I need you help to make up my mind i would have to change to hydroboost also wont i? __________________ 1967custom

11-03-2015, 05:42 PM	#4
BR3W CITY meowMEOWmeowMEOW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MKE WI Posts: 7,128	Re: I need you help to make up my mind The track width on most of the newer rear ends doesn't quite fit these trucks, but it has been made to work. Its not a terrible price, but if its wrecked in front...you might be losing out on radiator/oil cooler/ac stuff, as well as risking damage to the front pulleys etc. Have you been able to see the extent of the damage? You don't HAVE to change anything. Hydroboost ps pumps can be used without the hydroboost system, just as a normal pump. __________________ *'66 Short Step / SD Tuned / Big Cam LQ4 / Backhalfed /Built 4l80e / #REBUILDEVERYTHING* MY BUILD THE H8RDCPTR //\\ MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REV J HD

11-03-2015, 06:04 PM	#5
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: I need you help to make up my mind ok thats good but i might do it for the added benefits ( if there is any) well i guess i could sell the rear end. i havent seen it yet but the engine still runs so im guessing the pulleys are good and the rad doesnt leak. but even so i have a damn good 4 core in my truck now. so is 1300 a good deal then if the engine computer harness trans and gas tank are comoplete and in good condition still? ill post pic as soon as i see it. br3w city: MKE.. is that milwaukee? __________________ 1967custom

11-03-2015, 08:14 PM	#6
Tilt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Dayton, TX Posts: 335	Re: I need you help to make up my mind $1300 isn't a bad price. Like said above, you can sell off the parts your not going to use from the donor truck to fund thing like motor mounts ect. You will not need the fuel tank from the donor. __________________ '83 Silverado Step Side '85 GMC short bed. '86 Chevy Step Side Custom Deluxe LQ9/4L80 swap (SOLD)

11-04-2015, 12:37 PM	#8
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: I need you help to make up my mind i lived there for a few years growing up. Went to school at Thomas Moore on KK street waaayyy back when they were still a all boys school. the year after I left they went co-ed with saint Marys!!! Good times though, meeting up in the woods with the st. marys girls...heh heh. ok back to trucks!!! Im gonna pry open th eaccount and do it!! Welcome me to the LS club boys.... Ill need all the info the brains can hold!! __________________ 1967custom

11-07-2015, 01:33 PM	#9
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: I need you help to make up my mind I pulled the trigger!!! Got it for 1000.00 no without rims. Runs good 140k miles. No ticks. I'm getting excited!! Now to read up on doing this conversion Attached Images __________________ 1967custom

11-07-2015, 06:14 PM	#10
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,119	Re: I need you help to make up my mind Great deal!!! __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html

11-07-2015, 10:48 PM	#11
68basket Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: louisville, ky Posts: 480	Re: I need you help to make up my mind Thats a good buy. You can make a lot of your money back selling parts.

11-07-2015, 10:54 PM	#12
Aruba1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 560	Re: I need you help to make up my mind That ain't no wreck, its a fender bender. sounds like a great deal. Try to sell as much parts as possible but I wouldn't scrap it with what scrap yards are now paying around here ($3.50 a hundred)

11-07-2015, 11:41 PM	#13
solidaxel Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cactus Patch So. Az Posts: 4,749	Re: I need you help to make up my mind Did you get the title with it? Around here you can NOT scrap a vehicle without a title There is enough parts there to get your money back and have a engine and trans for a little bit of labor __________________ 53 TuTone Extended Cab 350 4-Spd 3:08 (SOLD) 53 Chevy Moldy pearl green ZZ-4 4L60E 9" 3:25 55 GMC 1st Black Mll (ZZ4) ZZ6 TKO 600 5 sp 3:73 62 Solidaxle Corvette Roman Red (327 340hp 4spd 3:36) C4 & C5 suspension tube chassis LS 3 4L70E 65 Corvette Coupe 327 350hp 4spd 4:11 78 Black Silverado SWB (350/350) 5.3 & 4L60E 3:42 2000 S-Type 3.0 (wife cruiser) 2003 GMC SCSB 5.3 4L60E 3:42

11-09-2015, 02:38 PM	#14
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: I need you help to make up my mind yup theres everything in this truck still except the front seats!! man this sounds great but the abs is locking up the brakes fo rsome reason i even disconnected the lines to the calipers in all four corners and they still didnt let go! any ideas on this? ALSO, can you guys list for me everything ill need to do the conversion to my 67 so i dont accidentally sell it? thanks Mike yup i even got the title! __________________ 1967custom

11-09-2015, 04:52 PM	#15
MalibuSSwagon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Weare,NH Posts: 1,592	Re: I need you help to make up my mind I pretty much sold body parts, interior, etc. I recommend if you THINK you need it, keep it. You can always sell it later if you don't end up using it. But I would start with: Complete engine with wiring harness, exhaust manifolds, downpipes complete transmission (if 2WD) driveshaft rear end (if you are going to do that conversion) Exhaust (handy for adapting exhaust unless you are going to completely replace it) I also kept the dash harness and cut it up to get the wiring I needed to adapt everything to my truck. Keep all hoses, wiring, radiator, lines. Other stuff to keep: brake rotors, cats, brake calipers, brake master and booster, wiper motors. This stuff brings good money as cores at an auto recycling facility. Also the pedal bracket under the dash is a big piece of cast aluminum, I kept this to turn in as scrap. __________________ Eric 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 1986 Chevrolet C10\|5.3L\|TKO600\|Shortbed\|Custom Deluxe 1983 Malibu Wagon\|TPI 305\|T5 5 speed\|3.73 non-posi

11-09-2015, 06:18 PM	#16
FarmerSid Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Eastern Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,041	Re: I need you help to make up my mind I wouldn't get rid of anything till your done your build. Ok maybe the wipers..... __________________ 1952 Canadian Chevy 1300 C4 IFS & D44 IRS 5.3 HO L33 My Build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632938



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11-09-2015, 07:46 PM	#17
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: I need you help to make up my mind wipers..... done ill sell em I was mainly jus tthinking of selling all the body parts for now as i wont be needing those. thaks for the list there, ill be needing that! also... have any of you guys adapted the lmc blazer tank to use for the fuel system? if so any advice or links? __________________ 1967custom

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