I have the opportunity to buy a chevy 02 rcsb Z71. It is a farm truck. No body damage. Has pulled a few peanut wagons. 10,000lbs +. He claims the motor is blown. Trans and axles are good. around 80000 miles. What would be a good offer.

 

if the motor is toast i'd offer him like $2K. buy it, then drop in a 6.0L.

 

Yeah, offer 2,000, and if he wants more offer a bit more. He shouldn't expect too much for a truck with 80,000 miles and a blown motor. Then buy a 6.0 and rebuild/mod it while it's not in the truck. For a few grand you could have a brand new motor in a truck thats in good shape from what you say. If he's towed 10,000+lbs a few times I'd take a look into the tranny.

 

Well I think were gonna do a little horse trading. I've got a toyota 4x4 reg cab that he wants. We might just trade. Guy is a good friend of mind so I can't stick it to him really bad. I like the idea of the 6.0 swap. Is there a sticky anywhere that I can read up on. I'm guessing the 5.3 wiring harness and ECU work with the 6.0?

 

yeah search the site for "6.0L Swap". there's tons of threads and discussions on it. it's a direct swap.