I figured I would start this thread and hope I get somewhere with this project. A couple months ago I bought an 86 c10 Silverado. Has a 305 and hasn't ran in years. A couple weeks ago I bought a solid running clean 2wd 2005 tahoe with 190k miles. It was a former police vehicle. I paid $800 for the 86 and $1500 for the tahoe so I feel like I am off to a good start. So obviously I want to junk the tahoe and build the 86. Problem is the tahoe is looking better by the day and is almost too good to junk plus my girlfriend wants it. I knew I should have hid it from her. Oh well. So hopefully this turns into a build thread eventually to completion. Any advice is appreciated. I have a long commute to work and I want an older pickup with a 5.3 so I can have reliability, power and decent mileage. I really don't want to go over 8k into it when it's done. If that is unrealistic, let me know. I might not be able to junk the tahoe for a year or so but I will bump the thread when I start the conversion and hopefully some users can help me along the way. I plan on doing as much of it as possible by myself.