Tell me if this is a good deal?

Question

I bought a 1986 GMC 1500 LB for 1900. The engine is almost brand spankin new 14,000 miles, 350 V8 5.0 liter. The tranny was rebuilt about 4 years ago and the truck has a pretty cool blue paint job with chips in it. I like the look of the front ends from 1982-1987 the square two lights. I really dont like long beds but for that price i couldnt pass it up. So this is my plan im gonna buy a 1974Chevy short bed with no engine or tranny and put the engine and tranny from the 86 in it. Then im gonna take the front end off the 86 and also put it on the 74. The only reason im doin this is because the smog, I hate it. Ill make a trailer out of the long bed and sell it then keep whatevers left for the 74.

Ya a lot of people been sayin that its a 5.7 but when i got it smogged it said it was a 5.0. So iono do they make a 5.0 350?

Answer 1

Somethings not ringing true. A 350 is a 5.7 liter engine. The 5.0 is a 305 cu.in.
What state do you live in? N.Y. yearly inspection smog tests only apply to vehicles 1998 and newer. Dig into your states inspection smog laws. You may be planning a lot of work for nothing.
If your a project kind of guy, "Go For It"!

Answer 2

i own a repair shop ,and I'm like you are i wouldn't have passed that up either,but the engine is a 5.7 engine if its a 350,but that's a good idea you have on switching it out,i agree with you i like the other style a lot better,its going to be a little work to do all of this but it should be worth it when you get it done,i took on a project like that a while back and so far so good with it,but its a lot of changing around,sometimes you wonder if your ever going to get it done,but you will,good luck i hope it all works out good on it,

Answer 3

Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

Answer 4

sounds like a winner.