Logan71
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Good day,
New poster here, but seasoned mechanic and and I'm hoping the experts here can fill in my gaps in knowledge. My 1989 Silverado was hit hard in the back end a few weeks ago. The other guy's insurance has totaled it (no surprise), as the frame is bent under the cab area, and the bed slammed into the back of the cab. Even if I got the frame repaired, the cab doesn't look repairable and I'd still be stuck with a 'rebuilt' title at best.
With that said, I'm shopping for another truck and trying to salvage what I can from my vehicle (I bought it back from the salvage company).
What I have to work with:
Perfect interior (new carpet, uncracked dash, reupholstered door panels, etc)
GM Vortec Crate Engine (installed 20k miles ago, using all stock accessories and a Vortec-to-TBI intake)
Fairly fresh transmission (about 30k miles on it)
There's lots of trucks out there that have been been rode hard and put up wet, so I'm hoping to find one with pristine paint and I can move some of my interior/drivetrain over to it. A blown engine truck would save me some $, but it also means I'm still w\o a truck until I move everything over. I've been excluding any rusted or lowered trucks - I use my truck for hunting/fishing/daily driver duties and I'm not interested in buying anything that's not close to stock.
Question for the experts here:
What years of truck (Chev/GMC) interchange fully - just 88-92? What about '93?
I know later body parts _look_ the same but I'm afraid I'm going to get into ECU or transmission mismatch (my 700R4 vs 4L60E differences) if I buy something beyond '92. What changes after 92?
Is a 1988-1992 4wd worth considering? Mine is 2wd I'm not sure I'm up for things that might be different.
Thanks in advance for the answers!
New poster here, but seasoned mechanic and and I'm hoping the experts here can fill in my gaps in knowledge. My 1989 Silverado was hit hard in the back end a few weeks ago. The other guy's insurance has totaled it (no surprise), as the frame is bent under the cab area, and the bed slammed into the back of the cab. Even if I got the frame repaired, the cab doesn't look repairable and I'd still be stuck with a 'rebuilt' title at best.
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With that said, I'm shopping for another truck and trying to salvage what I can from my vehicle (I bought it back from the salvage company).
What I have to work with:
Perfect interior (new carpet, uncracked dash, reupholstered door panels, etc)
GM Vortec Crate Engine (installed 20k miles ago, using all stock accessories and a Vortec-to-TBI intake)
Fairly fresh transmission (about 30k miles on it)
There's lots of trucks out there that have been been rode hard and put up wet, so I'm hoping to find one with pristine paint and I can move some of my interior/drivetrain over to it. A blown engine truck would save me some $, but it also means I'm still w\o a truck until I move everything over. I've been excluding any rusted or lowered trucks - I use my truck for hunting/fishing/daily driver duties and I'm not interested in buying anything that's not close to stock.
Question for the experts here:
What years of truck (Chev/GMC) interchange fully - just 88-92? What about '93?
I know later body parts _look_ the same but I'm afraid I'm going to get into ECU or transmission mismatch (my 700R4 vs 4L60E differences) if I buy something beyond '92. What changes after 92?
Is a 1988-1992 4wd worth considering? Mine is 2wd I'm not sure I'm up for things that might be different.
Thanks in advance for the answers!