hey guys been a while since ive been on the forums. not too sure who all may or may not remember me, but this was my first truck






well several trucks later, im currently driving this, 09 avalanche 5.3 6l80 combos, but im not building that in this thread





so onto the project this thread is about, so basically a little back story is a friend of mine came to me and said i really hate the new trucks, id love to have an older one that would be basically brand new but looks old. so i told him i could do that. after finding the nearly perfect truck for him. (04 extended cab silverado) the build began last weekend

here we got the truck home to my place after driving it 50 miles one way. 5.3 4l60e manual shift 4x4 with 235k miles on the clock. picked it up for a whopping $2200











mandatory flex shots lol

 

and the tear down begins



tiny little trans cooler



front clip pulled







pulled the bed







starting removal of the cab, supported by jack stands and some thick *** steel to lift the cab high enough. tires removed and sitting on the rotors on those rolling car dollys



front tires on, used a come-along on a tow hook to slowly pull the frame from under the body



temporary stationary cab



in-case you've never seen a nbs frame separated from the body here it is in all its glory



and that was all for last weekends progress

 

engine, trans, tranfercase pulled



lots of cleaning required on the frame, still going to pull all the brake lines, and suspension to re coat the frame





transmission separated getting rebuilt for a jeep project



old oily 5.3 getting rebuilt for the same jeep.


now im on the search for a gen iv 5.3, and 4l80e to drop back into this truck

 

Are you going to swap reluctor wheels when you get the newer block or just run a converter box?

Seems like more money having to be spent finding a new engine than using the old one.

Should be a neat project and I'm curious of the way it goes.

 

Wanna make a Road trip to CA for a 4L80E?

 

the guy im building the truck for wants to spend a maximum of 30k for a truck thatll be basically brand new and very reliable. i planed on running the converter box and i want the engine for my cherokee that i will be starting when this truck is done and paid for
is it a 4x4 4l80? whats the condition? ive made day trips out to cali for parts before

 

Unfortunately, No all I have is 2wd.

 

worth a shot, thanks though!


question about the 80e swap, is everything the same even though this truck is a floor shift 4x4 and not the push button?

 

body work has begun

 

Looking forward to the body work. I really like the paint on your first truck