1998 silverado stepside

I found a nice place to put my L83. I picked up this rust free, dent free, 98 single cab. Thanks Hadley. It looks like a good body. The interior is dirty as hell but I think it can be saved and no cracks in the dash!
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I put a fresh battery in her and poured a little gas down its throat and she fired right up. The throttle boby is frozen from 10 years of sitting and there is a dead miss somewhere but hey its getting pulled anyway.
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I will try to get it running right so I can sell the drivetrain for parts money. So I am going to need a lot of help here guys so be patient as I ask all the same questions you have heard a hundred times already. Lol
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I am going to put this entire setup in the truck. I hope I dont have to cut into the frame but it is what it is ya know.
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Comments are welcome :lol:

looks like a really clean truck, but that is not a 1998. looks to be a 88-94 judging by the grill, mirrors, interior, and the tbi motor

88-89. It has the square window and door switches.

Lol I am so goofy sometimes Yes it is a 89. I have been working on it trying to get the engine running right but it is giving me a lot of trouble. I have it purring like a kitten at idle but over 2000 rpm it starts missing really bad. Almost makes me wish it was froze up. ;)

Pretend it is froze up and pull. Great looking truck.

if it were me I would just pull it and sell it as is, let the buyer know what was going on before you pulled it. not going to get quite as much as a perfectly running motor, but if the trans is fine and that is the only issue you should still be able to make out quite well. no reason to keep sinking money into a motor you are going to pull and sell anyways

Well I got it running finally. Dang thing drove me nuts. Rebuilt the tbi, repaired broken spark plug wires replaced te plugs, rebuilt the dist, cut out the converter, etc. Now all those things needed to be done trust me. But it stil banged out. Then someone suggested cleaning the ground connection at the tstat housing. Boom runs great. Thats what was wrong all along. Oh that and the rear end is out. Lol

I pulled the bed for better access and the rear end is now at Texasautogear getting a new 3.42 and a rebuilt posi unit. I bought both on Ebay for 400.
I also installed a 2inch drop hanger kit and I am replacing the rear end bushing with prothane ones while I am at it. Pictures soon.

I have the rear end back and got started changing the bushings. Then I hit a snag. seems that there are 2 sizes of shackle bushings and I of course got the smaller ones that dont fit. Funny the Ebay add said they would fit but also said they were 1 3/8ths. Now he wants me to pay shipping. Oh well small problems. Oh and installed the 2 inch drop hangers as well.
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man I envy how clean your frame is, I pulled my bed off and I was looking at quite a bit of swiss cheese lol

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I have a 89 I am planning to ls swap and interested in your progress

Mostly concerned with dash wiring to get all the factory gauges working.

Hoke, I was really impressed with the truck. No rust to speak of. We did make some tiny dents while pulling the bed, dang it.
Super, it can be like the blind leading the blind, Lol I have read that I need a 94 dash to have a speedometer and tach. I am sure there are write ups about it maybe someone can point me in the right direction.

Getting a little more done. I got the rear end installed, replaced the wheel cylinders and bled the brakes.
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I picked up some tires off of Ebay for 140 for the whole set brand new. We cleaned all the old clear coating off of the wheels and painted them silver and black. Set the bed back on. Looks good but I will need to drop it a little more, cant really even tell I dropped the rear 2 inches.
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I am getting the truck ready to get inspected. These days in Texas the will not issue tags until you get a inspection sticker. High beam headlight is out. Looks to be low on fluid.

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Horn doesnt work. Found the blinker cancel cam broken. No biggie but I gotta pull the wheel off. Always something. ;)
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Cool passed inspection. I had to drive 10 miles to get to the station. Steering is wasted. Keeping her out of the ditch was a chore. Found bad idler arm and pitman arm has 1/2 inch of play. Back to work.

Good job so far. The truck looks good.

Replaced the pitman arm and the idler arm. As I pulled it apart the tie rods ends almost fell out of their socket. Replaced those as well. Steering is better but still needs work. At least its not a ditch magnet now. Lol

New belltech shocks all around and man did it need them. 3 were completely blown out and the rear pass was frozen solid. It drives like a truck now!

Sold the drivetrain last night. I will start pulling it today and then the conversion starts. Probably wont get much done this weekend, we have a huge storm heading this way.

Engine and trans are gone! Now to clean up the engine compartment and get ready to set the new one.

Pulled the front end to make things easier.
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I set the 2014 radiator in place and it fits like a glove. I will have to trim the sheet metal in front as the core is wider.
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The fans and hoses fit as well. That is going to make my job easier.
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Your truck is in great shape. I'll be watching your build. Good luck.

Nice work! I have a '91 that I need to get to work on with this same swap.

Following your progress bud. I plan to start my swap in June or July. I have a ton of parts plus motor stored up. Looks like you've got plenty of help, moving that stepside is no easy task