Today is my birthday, so I took it off to tinker with the 2001. My plan is to completely modify and have the drivetrain running perfect on the 01 before I start pulling stuff to make the swap. The 87 is my only truck and I do use it on the weekends, so it cant have that much down time.
I rigged the 01 up to be able to drive around my house and even down the road by my house. Hardly any traffic on the back road near me as I live deep in the sticks!!
Ended up thinking that trans was having problems shifting, then I was getting rear end noise, so I was already worried for the worse. So I did some investigating and found this.
Rear back p.s. brake pad was completely gone. Rotor is trash. I still need to pop diff cover and check rear end, though to be sure before I order another caliper, rotor, and brakes.
Like I said, I want to make sure everything is running great before i make the swap. Trans fluid looks a little dirty so I plan to change it and the filter as well. Then clean up engine and label all of the wiring harness that I can.