Maybe the PO installed some gnarly stiff springs in the rear - he was the owner of a liquidation company and used the burb to haul stuff with. Come to think of it, my rear end doesn't sag at all. I can jump up and down on the rear bumper with all my force @ 252lbs, and the back doesn't budge.
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Regarding the truck itself, it's still up in the air. And I agree 100% with the previous comments; I know whats wrong with it, I know whats been done, and going into something else presents another money sink. Maybe if I can figure out what is wrong with the motor, I can just replace/refresh the heads and spend the rest of the motor budget on doing a marine intake, with a cam - but I think the bottom end is going out. I know I said previously I ruled out an LS swap as an option, but I think I'd rather have an LQ4 than a 383 now, if I could get a LQ4 swap done under $3000.
I don't think I can shave any off $2000 for a decent tranny - that just needs to be done. If I end up going a cam swap that raises the powerband into higher rpms, I need to factor in a good converter too. I don't tow at all, so I don't mind losing a little lower rpm power.
Hog @ pacificp said he knows a guy who sells complete, ready to install marine intake swaps, for $700 - but I haven't been able to figure who it is yet.
Lastly, there is a 12v Gen I Cummins I've had in an old work truck - but I am not sure that is in the budget to be rebuilt properly, then a standalone tranny controller, and a tranny to hold up to the torque that thing would create.
