Went out "junkyarding" today. Main plan was to grab a overhead console piece with Scott for his gauges and browse through the vehicles for some goodies. While looking, we found a mostly complete LM7 5.3 sitting in an extended cab in an area where the put the latest inventory.
Just curious to what they would charge, I gave them a call. Guy on the phone says, "$86 if you pull it" "$250 if the yard pulls it with accessories"

So I decide to take it with accessories and got them to $200 missing the alternator.

(Engine cover is dirty because it was laying in the dirt)






I only took two pics because I figured you guys know what it looks like.

 

nice find,what are the plans?

 

Plans right now are clean it up real nice (plenty of cleaner, paint). If I dont find a project truck to put it in, I will put it in my sig truck.

Plans for engine swap would be most likely LS6 intake, maybe mill the heads, 224/224. Along with that is all the swap equipment(longtubes, intake, tune, e. fans)

 

nice. 5.3's are all over ebay for 200-300. dirt cheap

 

Really? Its been a long time since I looked on eBay at motors, but didnt think they would be on eBay that cheap.

 

yep dirt cheap. lkq has a lot of them.

 

looks pretty dirty and it looks to be picked on some, no coils? year? mileage?

 

One side was missing coils, Scott has an extra set in his garage. Its an 01'. I've never seen a motor that was in a wrecked vehicle that sat at an insurance lot, then a junkyard that wasnt dirty lol

 

Congrats man!

 

I think I would have pulled it