First Truck Ever

Hey whats up? New to the site. I just bought my first truck an 04 silverado 3 weeks ago. I liked it so much that I bought an 04 gmc sierra two weeks later. Ok whats the catch right? They are both salvage title and they are both wrecked pretty good. My goal is to turn two trucks into one really good one. My goal is to be done by Sept. 20. Check it out. Forum seems awesome so far.

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Are they both 6.0l's?

Good luck. Looks like allot of work. the white one is toast for sure.

Welcome to the site! Good luck with the projects!

Thanks guys. I encourage support and criticism. Throw it my way whatever you got. They are both 6.0l 3/4ton 2004 4l80E. Only difference is crew cab and extenda cab. Well that's not the only difference. I'm finding out that the silverado is slightly different than the sierra. Some parts won't interchange. :(

I think from the doors back that they are the same.

Yea thats where the problem is. I need everything in the front to switch out from the sado to the sierra.

I work at a Chevrolet dealer and I think you maybe alright.The only thing I think you may need to watch for is the pigtails for the lights.

Welcome to the site man! Wow, from looking at the trucks, you have quite the project ahead of you. Like Jeff said, the white one = bye bye, from the A-pillar back. The GMC should be fine from the front radiator support back...You can put the Chevy front end on the GMC w/ no problems. Who is really gunna notice once it is all done and painted?? Just make sure you swap over the Chevy taillights onto the GMC. They look waaaay better.

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Thanks guys. I encourage support and criticism. Throw it my way whatever you got. They are both 6.0l 3/4ton 2004 4l80E. Only difference is crew cab and extenda cab. Well that's not the only difference. I'm finding out that the silverado is slightly different than the sierra. Some parts won't interchange. :(

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Are they lq4's or 9's. and are both engines good? I can't see the pics here at work? you could probably get some $ for the engine and tranny that you don't use.

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Originally Posted by txarkitekt

Welcome to the site man! Wow, from looking at the trucks, you have quite the project ahead of you. Like Jeff said, the white one = bye bye, from the A-pillar back. The GMC should be fine from the front radiator support back...You can put the Chevy front end on the GMC w/ no problems. Who is really gunna notice once it is all done and painted?? Just make sure you swap over the Chevy taillights onto the GMC. They look waaaay better.

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make it a chevy from the fenders forward, and definitley put the chevy taillights on the gmc!

They are both lq4's and the white silverado runs. It didn't run when I bought it though. It had been in a roll over accident. So it turned the manifold into an oil pan.

I took the spark plugs out and cranked the engine by hand first. It was exxon valdez all over again. Oil gushed out of every spark plug hole. Then i cranked it with the starter and got the rest out. Replaced the air filter and cleaned the maf with maf specific cleaner. Put the plugs back in checked all the fluids and started it. It ran the first time. I haven't seen so much smoke come out of a car or truck before. HAHA!

As far as the sierra the manifold is cracked and all the accesories are smashed into the block. Im betting that it will run with some work. I already have an ls6 manifold and f-body front accesory drive. Things should swap nicely.

As far as the sado front end do you guys think it looks better than the sierra. The tail lights are busted on the sado though. Im not sure which one I like more but the logical choice is to use the sado front end. I will thrash on it this weekend and see what happens.

Im gonna have to replace more than just the fenders hood and bumper!!!
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Nice project! There's nothing to putting that front end back together. I can't tell how low on the front the damage extends, I'd check out your frame down there depending on how hard it was hit to make sure everything is still nice and straight. And as said before, you should be able to recoup a good bit of change from the drivetrain you don't use. Good luck!! :thumb:

yeah i wouldnt have bought a gmc and chevrolet and tried to mingle parts.

Is that a baby swing in the background?

HAHAHA. Yea that is a swing in the background. My wife and I just had a baby girl and i put her out there with me when the temperature allows. There is always baby stuff everywhere now!

Decided to start a full thread. I will be updating as I have time. This site is starting to grow on me.

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