Anything i should make sure to get from donor truck?

[capricefrk013]

I ended up getting a 2002 gmc 1500 for cheap with a bad trans in it. Anything I should make sure to keep for my swap? I am putting the 5.3 into a 1988 c1500 2wd short bed and the donor is a 2002 extended cab 4wd z71. Is it possible to make the 4wd trans 2wd?

Everything you can. Whatever you dont use you can sell to pay off your swap. I pulled as much as I could and have a little stock pile. Some is gone but some parts are still around. I even used some of the interior parts on my 98.

I pulled the AWD trans from my donor and just converted it to a 2WD for my truck.

[88blazerboy]

Like it was said before - grab what you can and sell off what you don't need. If you want your 88 to pass local emissions, try to get the pipes, sensors and Cat (though you will likely have to replace the cat if it's all plugged up). You will absolutely need the donor's CPU and wire harness. Since the 5.3. is from a 2002 that uses a throttle cable (not drive-by-wire), then you don't need the truck's throttle pedal.

Good luck with the swap.

[slowc1500]

Not worried about emissions we don't have any local. Would it be easier to put the newer fuel tank and lines to the old one or retrofit it with a walboro. I appreciate your responses!

[88blazerboy]

I think you have the same stock fuel setup that I do with my 88 Blazer (TBI - right - Throttle body fuel injection?) If so, then you have the tank with a baffle, the metal lines with a fuel return, and for the most part, you have the majority of the parts to convert. If your donor motor has one fuel rail on it, then you have a single fuel line and it will require a Corvette regulator (PN WIX-33737) to be installed along the frame. Waloro makes an aftermarket pump that should drop right into your truck's original fuel sending kit. Here is a good in-tank fuel pump (PN 255LPH GM Walbro Alternative Fuel Pump w/ Venturi Tube). Don't mess with external fuel pumps. It seems easier, but they suck.

Here is a link that has some decent info and pictures of a similar fuel system that you will need to build. The AN flexible lines are optional, but that is what this builder chose to use: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=349201

Hope this helps a bit.

[capricefrk013]

Grab the throttle cable as yours is too short if I remember correctly. I am hanging on to mine from my 98 in case I do this again in an older obs.