Yo, i'm sure some people remember i pretty much stripped down my truck and sold everything off of it. I was planning to sell it, still trying, with no success. I can't afford to hold onto it since i'm moving into a house with a good size payment. I think i'm gonna get a second job just to pay for the truck and credit cards, cause i really hate to just GIVE my truck away to some idiot. So, i have a good bit of land at my new house, here is what i'm thinking. Oh yah, and it's a 2004 GMC Sierra 5.3 ECSB 2wd 3:73 w/ eaton locking 4l60E. Rip out the 5.3 and 4l60, both with 40,000 miles on them, and sell them on here or somewhere, start over on my whole truck. Here's where i need your guy's advice. I don't know what kind of HP numbers i'm looking for, but i know i want a fast truck. I'm thinking of doing an LS1 and a t56 swap. Most likely cam the stock LS1 and that's about it, LT's, E-Fans, you know the works. The truck is still for sale right now, but i want to look around and price a motor and trans out. WHat do you think that would run me? A good used motor, and good used tranny, i'm sure new driveshaft, not sure on that, crossmember and all that jazz. And what do youthink i could get for my 5.3 and 4l60?

 

My advice - if you need a second job just to keep the truck, then you can't afford to mod it.

 

Okay, so here is one of my ideas. Not necessarily a GTO motor, but the link i found is an LS1 and t56 package. I know the price is substantial, but what do you guys think of this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-GT...ayphotohosting

 

Well yah, it might be sitting for a little bit, but i kinda have to get a second job anyway, the payment is only $350 a month, but the insurance on it is a lot, and i kinda just want to sit it at the house for a while, take it off the insurance as a no driver condition. I don't want to give away this truck.

 

i lowerd the coverage on my truck so its just comp. no sense on having collosion and etc if the truck is living in a garage. it lowerd the payment by 70 bucks

 

he just said he has a $350 truck note.
an insurance company will not let you put just comprehensive on a vehicle that's still owned by the bank. the most they will allow is the minimum deductible for collision.

 

my truck wont be paid off for 2 payments. my insurance guy dropped it so it only has comp and etc. cause for now the truck is in the garage. so maybe some insurances are different

 

pay off your credit cards get rid of that debt first and dont use them..follow this rule if you cant afford it with cash then you dont need it.

 

that's a cool deal then quik.
yeah at the time i wanted to do that i still had 4 years left to pay on my truck.

 

Yah i need to talk to my insurance broker. Yah my main thing is just giving away my truck, it sucks, i just might have to do it, but not if i don't have to.