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79Silv4x4 · 01-22-2003, 02:27 AM

Seller claims it took $40000 to build this truck--if that's the case I'm gonna need about $80k to get mine where I want it.

40 grand, yeah right!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=5348

Prerunner1982 · 01-22-2003, 02:55 AM

40k and the interior looks like that? if the motor is what he says it is, there is quite a bit money in there. but certainly not 40k.....

also noticed he made no mention of the lift and or tire size?

79Silv4x4 · 01-22-2003, 03:07 AM

I really doubt that engine is making 495 hp, especially not with that air filter and what looks like a POS Accel distributor. And what's with all the blue--it clashes with the yeloow something terrible.

67_SS396 · 01-22-2003, 03:11 AM

I want some of what they are smokin! If he spent 40K, he was taken to the cleaners. It's nice, but definately not 40K nice. For that much, I would expect the hood and fenders to line up correctly. Check out the poor weld job on the straps for the front suspension. For 40K, I would expect the frame and engine compartment to be clean enough to eat off of as well. It's nice, but....

Myride · 01-22-2003, 03:15 AM

yea right

78SilveradoSWB · 01-22-2003, 03:52 AM

He must have included his labor @ $500/hour

79BIG10 · 01-22-2003, 07:48 AM

If it's worth so damn much to him then why did he have such a low reserve?? Amazing some people

BigRed · 01-22-2003, 09:27 AM

I agree with y'all. I've been watching this auction on and off the last couple of days. The only way it was every $40k is if he had everything done on that truck by shops that charge too much labor. If he did it himself, 12k tops! And that's being liberal.

85Silverado · 01-22-2003, 10:19 AM

Wish I was this guys mechanic....I'd be getting PAID!!!! lol The truck doesn't even honestly look that great (not 40k great)....he got taken to the cleaners in my opinion.

Low87 · 01-22-2003, 10:29 AM

The body lines don't match up between the cab and the bed.
Missing trim pieces at the bottom of the interior doors, holes not filled.
K&N filter plates with a generic air filter.
Overall nasty engine compartment.
Painted over corrosion/crud/whatever on the frame.
Like you guys, I don't see $40k attention to detail.

LOHRTBT · 01-22-2003, 11:15 AM

LOL!! I especially like the Wire looms that are there but he seems to think they are there for decoration not function!! lmao!!

TX_Mudder · 01-22-2003, 09:02 PM

40,000 bones and he can't fix the front bumper after doing a body lift?
Front and rear bumpers have to go, along with the dual shocks, moonvisor, and tcase spacers.
The inner wheelwells needs to be put back and and those low hangind ugly exhaust needs to be redone.
The only reason I can see that he uses those limiting straps up front is that he ordered the wrong size ugly shocks and didn't want to buy new ones. He certainly isn't flexing a lot with it.
The tie rod with three steering stabilizers is just a nightmare and needs to be thrown away with a rockrod put it its place.
And the 3" body lift needs to go in the garbage where it originally should have been placed. Maybe then, the fan shroud will actually be doing something.
I have to say one thing - to his credit, he didn't put any chrome show bars *shiver* in the bed.
-- Mike

**swervin ervin** · 01-22-2003, 10:23 PM

I'm in no way a 4x4 expert, but, no way I can see 40 grand in this rig. I spotted way too many things he left off when detailing this thing. I'm talking things that would have been cheap to fix, but he didn't know better or seem to care.

I'm guessing he built it to use and decided to not go with a lot of show and chrome, but for 40 grand, it could be a lot better.

Ric83 · 01-23-2003, 01:25 AM

I may be wrong, but I belive he was refering to building the new business will cost his client $40k+, not the truck. There is no way his truck has that much money invested in it.

messed up c-10 · 01-23-2003, 04:01 PM

whats with the little dinky engine fan?

Tom · 01-23-2003, 04:50 PM

That engine shouldnt have cost more then $5000 top to bottem.
The rest of the truck shouldnt have cost more then $8000 MAX
And his reserve it met at $7100? Thats quite the loss if he put $40,000 into it.

c10scotty · 01-23-2003, 05:38 PM

well there is no 40 grand in there, but i think he could have done a lot more with the money he did put in, whats with the ford style rear bumper? and the topper/sleeper? visor? all pretty ugly imo, but whatever....to each his own

79Shortbox · 01-23-2003, 07:58 PM

No way that was $40k. Why a sleeper? Why lord, why? (no offense to anyone here)

*1FaastC10* · 01-23-2003, 08:49 PM

if he put $40K into that, someone needs to look all over the truck for the other $30K. its probably stuffed in the seat.

ElGracho · 01-23-2003, 08:50 PM

Ugghhh that is on POS truck. I'm lucky to live here in the Northwest (I count my blessings every day after living in Connecticut!). Anyhow, a truck like that would bring no more than $6000 around here, and with the obvious rust on the frame, I doubt you could get $3000.

That interior is hideous. No A/C, no tilt, lame dash pad cover, ugly dash, switches and knobs missing or added, and that's only SOME of the problems with the INSIDE. I think that guy who paid $7300 will be cursing this guy for a long time.

love it loud · 01-23-2003, 08:50 PM

welllll.. ya never know.. passengers have been known to get extremely tired and fall asleep while offroading and blasting through mud bogs.. *rolls his eyes*

*mike reeh* · 01-23-2003, 10:00 PM

hideous is right. I struggled to find 2 or 3 things that I liked about that truck.

...triple mismatched steering stabilizers? puke yellow? (not even a cool tweety bird super clear coat yellow) Limiting straps welded to frame? wanna-be rear bumper? rattle can blue&black interior plastic? dual tanks disconnected? the list goes on and on and on..

if you look in the back ground of some of the pics you can see that its at a used car lot. F!@#ING used car salesmen!!!!! should have known.

7K is a ripoff for the truck. Its not even smog exempt yet.

mike

79Silv4x4 · 01-23-2003, 11:05 PM

The bid history on this--looks fishy to me. What are the odds: You have 4 bidders that have 1 or 0 feedback and their first or second purchase is gonna be a $7300 truck that IMO ain't worth it. Plus, the guy that won it hasn't made an Ebay purchase in over a year and then decides to buy this abomination. Strange???

bid history

01-22-2003, 02:27 AM	#1
79Silv4x4 Workaholic Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 1,589	Can you find the $40 grand? Seller claims it took $40000 to build this truck--if that's the case I'm gonna need about $80k to get mine where I want it. 40 grand, yeah right! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=5348 __________________ 1979 K-10 Silverado (work in progress) 1991 V1500 Subruban 1999 Suburban LT 4x4 2006 Suburban LTZ (daily driver)

01-22-2003, 02:55 AM	#2
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	40k and the interior looks like that? if the motor is what he says it is, there is quite a bit money in there. but certainly not 40k..... also noticed he made no mention of the lift and or tire size? Last edited by Prerunner1982; 01-22-2003 at 03:04 AM.

01-22-2003, 03:07 AM	#3
79Silv4x4 Workaholic Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 1,589	I really doubt that engine is making 495 hp, especially not with that air filter and what looks like a POS Accel distributor. And what's with all the blue--it clashes with the yeloow something terrible. __________________ 1979 K-10 Silverado (work in progress) 1991 V1500 Subruban 1999 Suburban LT 4x4 2006 Suburban LTZ (daily driver)

01-22-2003, 03:11 AM	#4
67_SS396 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Blue Ridge, Tx Posts: 1,172	I want some of what they are smokin! If he spent 40K, he was taken to the cleaners. It's nice, but definately not 40K nice. For that much, I would expect the hood and fenders to line up correctly. Check out the poor weld job on the straps for the front suspension. For 40K, I would expect the frame and engine compartment to be clean enough to eat off of as well. It's nice, but.... __________________ Fawker Fab three seater rock crawler buggy 498 BBC/SM465/203/205 doubler, propane, 5.13's, 42" PB Rockers '66 C10 - The new hot rod '77 3+3 Dually - 12 valve 4wd conversion tow rig project '28 Ford 2 door sedan street rod RevLimit Offroad "Hang on beer, we can do this."

01-22-2003, 07:48 AM	#7
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	If it's worth so damn much to him then why did he have such a low reserve?? Amazing some people __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

01-22-2003, 03:15 AM	#5
Myride Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 292	yea right

01-22-2003, 03:52 AM	#6
78SilveradoSWB Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,615	He must have included his labor @ $500/hour

01-22-2003, 09:27 AM	#8
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	I agree with y'all. I've been watching this auction on and off the last couple of days. The only way it was every $40k is if he had everything done on that truck by shops that charge too much labor. If he did it himself, 12k tops! And that's being liberal. __________________ Scott Shelbourne

01-22-2003, 10:19 AM	#9
85Silverado Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 198	Wish I was this guys mechanic....I'd be getting PAID!!!! lol The truck doesn't even honestly look that great (not 40k great)....he got taken to the cleaners in my opinion. __________________ Paul D. '78 C20 Scottsdale 350ci 3 speed with granny gear 14 bolt rearend My trucks are "Car-Guy safe".......which pretty much means death trap in the hands of a normal civilian.

01-22-2003, 10:29 AM	#10
Low87 been here longer than Liz Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 2,437	The body lines don't match up between the cab and the bed. Missing trim pieces at the bottom of the interior doors, holes not filled. K&N filter plates with a generic air filter. Overall nasty engine compartment. Painted over corrosion/crud/whatever on the frame. Like you guys, I don't see $40k attention to detail. __________________ ~Greg~ Mac's Garage '87 SWB 6/8 drop "Piso" '08 CCSB Silverado DD the departed '89 GMC K5 Jimmy 4x4 "Rusty Nuts" '77 Chevy K5 Blazer 2wd '83 Chevy stepside "You get what you pay for" - Mike 'swervin ervin' Ervin

01-22-2003, 11:15 AM	#11
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	LOL!! I especially like the Wire looms that are there but he seems to think they are there for decoration not function!! lmao!! __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

01-22-2003, 09:02 PM	#12
TX_Mudder Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 126	40,000 bones and he can't fix the front bumper after doing a body lift? Front and rear bumpers have to go, along with the dual shocks, moonvisor, and tcase spacers. The inner wheelwells needs to be put back and and those low hangind ugly exhaust needs to be redone. The only reason I can see that he uses those limiting straps up front is that he ordered the wrong size ugly shocks and didn't want to buy new ones. He certainly isn't flexing a lot with it. The tie rod with three steering stabilizers is just a nightmare and needs to be thrown away with a rockrod put it its place. And the 3" body lift needs to go in the garbage where it originally should have been placed. Maybe then, the fan shroud will actually be doing something. I have to say one thing - to his credit, he didn't put any chrome show bars shiver in the bed. -- Mike __________________ http://home.houston.rr.com/chevy73/

01-22-2003, 10:23 PM	#13
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	I'm in no way a 4x4 expert, but, no way I can see 40 grand in this rig. I spotted way too many things he left off when detailing this thing. I'm talking things that would have been cheap to fix, but he didn't know better or seem to care. I'm guessing he built it to use and decided to not go with a lot of show and chrome, but for 40 grand, it could be a lot better. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

01-23-2003, 01:25 AM	#14
Ric83 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 824	I may be wrong, but I belive he was refering to building the new business will cost his client $40k+, not the truck. There is no way his truck has that much money invested in it. __________________ Ric '83 Silverado SWB Fleetside Here she is

01-23-2003, 04:01 PM	#15
messed up c-10 RHCP afficianado Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: McLoud, OK Posts: 789	whats with the little dinky engine fan? __________________ ~Ryan~ 89 S-10 Blazer with a 4.3L 96 Ford Crown Vic P71 4.6L V8. This car rocks. Here are some links to some good music. Jack Johnson Donavon Frankenreiter



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01-23-2003, 04:50 PM	#16
Tom driving is in my blood Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 5,748	That engine shouldnt have cost more then $5000 top to bottem. The rest of the truck shouldnt have cost more then $8000 MAX And his reserve it met at $7100? Thats quite the loss if he put $40,000 into it. __________________ -78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me.

01-23-2003, 05:38 PM	#17
c10scotty ~THE SILVER BULLET~ Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: WYOMING Posts: 285	well there is no 40 grand in there, but i think he could have done a lot more with the money he did put in, whats with the ford style rear bumper? and the topper/sleeper? visor? all pretty ugly imo, but whatever....to each his own __________________ ~1980 c10 chevy scottsdale~ ~2.5/4 drop 305/th350c~

01-23-2003, 07:58 PM	#18
79Shortbox Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 28	No way that was $40k. Why a sleeper? Why lord, why? (no offense to anyone here)

01-23-2003, 08:49 PM	#19
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	if he put $40K into that, someone needs to look all over the truck for the other $30K. its probably stuffed in the seat.

01-23-2003, 08:50 PM	#20
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,553	Ugghhh that is on POS truck. I'm lucky to live here in the Northwest (I count my blessings every day after living in Connecticut!). Anyhow, a truck like that would bring no more than $6000 around here, and with the obvious rust on the frame, I doubt you could get $3000. That interior is hideous. No A/C, no tilt, lame dash pad cover, ugly dash, switches and knobs missing or added, and that's only SOME of the problems with the INSIDE. I think that guy who paid $7300 will be cursing this guy for a long time. __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

01-23-2003, 08:50 PM	#21
love it loud Calibration Engineer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 361	welllll.. ya never know.. passengers have been known to get extremely tired and fall asleep while offroading and blasting through mud bogs.. rolls his eyes __________________ CANADIAN CONNECTION

01-23-2003, 10:00 PM	#22
mike reeh 5 day ban, learn to behave. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 683	hideous is right. I struggled to find 2 or 3 things that I liked about that truck. ...triple mismatched steering stabilizers? puke yellow? (not even a cool tweety bird super clear coat yellow) Limiting straps welded to frame? wanna-be rear bumper? rattle can blue&black interior plastic? dual tanks disconnected? the list goes on and on and on.. if you look in the back ground of some of the pics you can see that its at a used car lot. F!@#ING used car salesmen!!!!! should have known. 7K is a ripoff for the truck. Its not even smog exempt yet. mike

01-23-2003, 11:05 PM	#23
79Silv4x4 Workaholic Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 1,589	The bid history on this--looks fishy to me. What are the odds: You have 4 bidders that have 1 or 0 feedback and their first or second purchase is gonna be a $7300 truck that IMO ain't worth it. Plus, the guy that won it hasn't made an Ebay purchase in over a year and then decides to buy this abomination. Strange??? bid history __________________ 1979 K-10 Silverado (work in progress) 1991 V1500 Subruban 1999 Suburban LT 4x4 2006 Suburban LTZ (daily driver) Last edited by 79Silv4x4; 01-23-2003 at 11:08 PM.

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