Budget 4.3 to 5.3 swap

[robm-951]

I thought I would post up my budget swap to show how cheap and easily this swap can be done for with a little time and planning.

My truck was a 2000 Silverado ECSB with the 4.3 and a 5 speed It was basically the truck I wanted but I wanted the 5.3 which they didn't make with the 5 speed. The 2wd ECSB with the 4.8 and 5 speeds are super hard to find.

So I bought a 1999 Silverado with a 5.3 and a 4L60E as a donor truck. The body and interior were pretty bad off, but the truck ran and drove great, had 134k miles on it and was inly $1300.

I kept everything I needed for the swap plus some and sold off everything left over. I still need to get a tune done on the ecu to get rid of the SES light for the missing trans components. Without the tune, my total cost into the swap is less than $200

Purchased
truck - 1300
intake, oil pan, RMS, and valve cover gaskets - 100
a/c accumulator - 26
spark plugs and flywheel - 120
clutch kit - 150
fluids - 80
Ebay Intake - 60
FPR - 50
total spent = 1886

Sold
camper shell - 200
transmission - 300
4.3 engine - 450
fender and door - 150
Tailgate - 75
rear differential - 200
scrap metal - 150
seat - 50
rims - 75
y-pipe - 50

total sold = 1700