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this is my first c1500. i bought this truck last sunday for 600 bucks. its got a 350 crate motor rebuilt trans and new wheels and tires, new seat, and new carpet. it has been recked and needs a new radiator support and bumper brackets.

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how hard is it to put a vortec 454 in one of these trucks

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about as hard as any other truck I'd think. Some of them came stock with a 454 so probably not too hard really.

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yeah i dont think it would be to hard

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Sounds like an awesome deal. I love it, but I'm biased -- my shorty is white with red/black accents too...

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Do you know if your truck is an original Sport? Is the SPID still on the glovebox door?

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what is a SPID? my truck is all original except the motor. never even been painted

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Sweet. SPID is "special production ID" and the label inside the glovebox door has all the option codes for your truck's original equipment. It's how you know what was on the truck when it left the factory. The RPO (regular production option) code for the Sport package is BYP.

You've got a pretty cool truck on your hands. Here's a thread dedicated to them: Chevy Sport Truck questions

Got any interior pics?

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heres the interior pic

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yeah i need to get that dent out of the rocker too

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I like that steering wheel a lot. Looks really clean in there with the new seat and carpet.

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Nice find for 6 bones. Throwing in a new core support and bumper bracs will make for a nice weekend project. Plenty of easy to find parts still available for OBS trucks so that makes the projects even merrier.

As for a 454 Vortec Swap.....the hardest thing to do will be swapping out the engine wire harness.

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yeah i might just put a carb on it and keep the engine bay nice and clean

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$600, not bad at all.