Don't get me wrong, I have a soft spot for the LT1. I'm on opti number 7. I think it dies cuz of something I did though. I realized that I dont have the second in line air valve that the vented II's have. Which, is a restriction of some sort to stop the intake vacuum from pulling in the optical disk. Every time I get the symptoms of the opti I pop her open and the disk is all.... distorted. I was ready to redo the opti this fall when I get the car back from the body shop. But... I work at a dealer and this LS7 deal fell into my lap. It's from a 15 Z28. And for what I paid for it, no one with a pulse would have passed it up. And so... that swap begins.

Once your truck is finished though, it'll be real nice. I ended up swapping in a 14 bolt from a 2003 Suburban 2500 into mine. So I have factory rear discs and I don't have to pull axles out to swap rotors.... lol. All I needed to do was move the spring perches. Cake. I have the usual cab corner rust, but my frame is solid at least. It's a journey thats for sure, but its all worth it.