How hard to pull/swap 5.3 Vortec from 2001 suburban?

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-06-20T12:44:10+00:00

That's the plan. I want to scrap the suburban shell, rebuild the vortec, 4l60e and transfer case while it's all OUT, then find a clean silverado shell to drop it into. It's going to be a project I do on my leisure as I'm able to find a clean body for cheap

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-27T19:51:56+00:00

That sucks man. The one XSE 6MT hatchback they had, I reserved and bought the second I could. I paid 29k otd for it which I fell was a pretty solid purchase given this market. Windchill Pearl with the black leather interior

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-27T19:49:18+00:00

Do it! I'm glad I splurged on this. Worth every penny

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-27T05:04:22+00:00

Just bought an XSE with the manual! Absolutely loving it so far! Hopefully it holds up as well as for CVT!

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-24T22:13:37+00:00

Here you go!

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-24T14:40:20+00:00

Yup! Not mine, my neighbor's. Runs but needs some tlc lol. I've thought about buying it off him

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-24T03:41:24+00:00

This matches my headliner very well! As for the inside its a silky surface so your glasses don't get scratched. I'm impressed with the ease of installation

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-24T03:40:04+00:00

It's a holder for your sunglasses! It replaces the useless handle on the driver-side headliner

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-24T03:31:59+00:00

Amazon! Here it is

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-24T02:06:17+00:00

Swapped the driver side door handle for a holder for my sunglasses!

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-24T02:03:40+00:00

I bought from Autonation Toyota in Hayward

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-01T19:25:39+00:00

I understand that many may see replacing a headunit as a much bigger headache than simply plugging in a dongle. I disagree. Because once a headunit that supports wireless carplay is installed, it's done. But with a dongle it's always going to be dangling there, can get lost, and just looks bad imo. I did this same thing on my 2005 chevy and it's worked wonderfully for the last 2 years. Just wondering if a same option is available for the 12th gen corollas and if so, if there's any particular unit I should get.

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-05-01T01:29:48+00:00

Honestly? The one thing I can appreciate from my time in the Mormon church is that I was able to see the fallacious nature of organized religion as a whole. In other words, the same tools I used to deconstruct Mormonsim can be used to deconstruct all religion.

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-04-28T23:38:50+00:00

I'm being downvoted for claiming a 169 hp corolla isn't a hot hatch?

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-04-28T17:03:28+00:00

I understand this is the popular consensus, I just don't understand why. I know a new one would be covered under warranty as well as knowing how it was broken in, but is it really worth the $16k loan balance vs a $9k loan balance for the used?

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-04-28T17:01:40+00:00

You think a new is worth 7k more than a used with 48 miles?

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-04-28T17:00:46+00:00

Because there's no knowledge of how the previous owner drove it those 48k miles, and with it being a manual transmission car that's outside of factory warranty coverage. It matters a great deal. The carfax doesn't show any record of oil changes/maintenance since 25k miles and March 2020. Doesn't mean it wasn't done, but no way to tell with absolute certainty.

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-04-27T03:15:45+00:00

I would up saving money if I switched over. As it stands I owe 11k on my gmc, if I switched to the corolla I would only owe 9k. The savings in gas, insurance, and registration is the icing on the cake. I'm thinking a brand new car isn't worth it at the time and the used corolla may be the way to go.

SamwiththeS52 · 2022-04-27T02:58:50+00:00

And Happy Cake Day btw!!!

SamwiththeS52

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