Doing the same, putting in about 5,000 into my 1998 K3500 Truck as even a slightly used one is in the 60,000 dollar range or more..No pickup is worth that kind of money...
USED 1976 1 ton 4 speed dually Chevy cost me $4000 in 1986.
USED 1979 Buick station wagon cost me $3500 in 1981.
Still driving both. 569,000 combined miles.
NO COMPUTER JUNK——Fuel pumps on engine block-—NOT in fuel tanks-—EASY to work on.