Finding an LSX

So I basically had to choose between the 5.3 and a 6.0. Bow auto parts in NH had a drop out 6.0 for $1500 but a 5.3 was only $850. I found a 5.3 I liked and planned to make the trip on a Saturday. At that point I was already expecting to need a few random parts for the conversion so I stopped by Everetts (my local self serve parts place) on my way home from work. Figured it wouldn’t hurt to ask and so I did. They had a 6.0 LQ4 from an 03 Yukon on the lot for only 650.00 with 103K. I decided 6.0 was the way to go and it was much closer. The guy at the counter claimed it had the harness but was separated from some of the outer accessories. I took a look and found the harness missing as well as a few small items that ultimately were available on parts trucks in the lot. I even took a few cell pics so I knew what I needed to get to complete it. The next day I went back with my tools and walked through the yard and pulled a bunch of stuff off a 5.3. On the return into the building, I told them I would take the engine. Since I was buying an engine, they said the parts I had grabbed were free. SCORE! In that bucket was a plethora of expensive goodies including the ECM, power steering pump and bracket, pulleys, starter and lots of hard to find parts. A couple days later I returned on a 90 degree day and filled another 5 gallon bucket with parts that I needed. They charged me 90 bucks. Again a score because I had the MAF and an bunch of OBS parts to help clean up my underhood. That day I came home with my "New to me" LQ4.