Hey all,

Found a '96 1500 today. Truck isnt in bad shape, extended cab shortbox with a 5 speed (3500 trans). The only bad thing is is the motor knocks. He is willing to throw in a good '94 318 magnum (that I know is good, I owned it for a spell!)

How hard is it to swap motors on a later truck? I looked and it didnt seem too hard but I have never done one. Does the intake have to come off? What about the trans, does it need to be pulled or can it stay in place?

Also how durable is the 3500 trans? All I plan to do is use it like a truck, no hot-rodding. I have a 4500 trans loose as well out of a 92-ish truck. Will that swap in directly?

Hoping to do some trading to get into it with my stuff I dont need.