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TwoFiftyShifter · 12-07-2008, 12:29 AM

I just saw this on CL and was blown away.... What do you guys think?

http://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/pts/938648632.html

thirdstreettito · 12-07-2008, 12:36 AM

It;s a deal if it has barely any "hole rust." I'd get it anyway!

BIG CHEVY 3600 · 12-07-2008, 12:36 AM

It would be worth $300.00 for me just to have it sitting outside my garage so I could use it as reference as I try to reassemble mine.
I say, for parts, grab it!

TwoFiftyShifter · 12-07-2008, 12:42 AM

It makes me wonder.... lots and lots of surface rust, but that's no biggie.... if it's rotted to hell then maybe not, but if the cab is somewhat solid it would be sweet to put the whole body onto my '72 frame....

thirdstreettito · 12-07-2008, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwoFiftyShifter

if it's rotted to hell then maybe not, but if the cab is somewhat solid it would be sweet to put the whole body onto my '72 frame....

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pugs · 12-07-2008, 01:15 AM

hell id snag it if i had money, oh wait i already have 2 project. just remember the track width onthe 71 is alittle wider and tires would stick out abit

TwoFiftyShifter · 12-07-2008, 01:23 AM

I emailed the guy and he said the truck is solid except for the lower part of the cab, cowl panels,floor,rockers,cab mounts,cab corners inner and outer are shot.... sounds like a lot of work, and that's what;s wrong with my '72, rotted cab..... Is the truck a longbed? think it is but I'm not certain.

Is it just me or do parts for the '47-'54 trucks seem cheaper?

54 jimmy · 12-07-2008, 09:17 AM

my cab was in the same shape on my 54gmc. i replaced the outer cowls front floor bothe sides, both front cab mounts and i still need to replace the inner front kick panels. i paid $150.00 for my truck and it was a 1ton duall with no motor,or a box. i might be a lot of work but the price seems reasonable. here is a pic of when i bought mine.

CAL 58 GMC · 12-07-2008, 12:15 PM

$300, it's worth it even if you just to part it out you could get 3 times your money back at worse, at best it could be the start of a cool truck!

72armyswbtruck · 12-07-2008, 12:26 PM

I say go for it.

TwoFiftyShifter · 12-07-2008, 09:45 PM

I have some pics of the rotted cab.... pretty rotted indded. Fixable sure, but I don't know if I want 2 rot boxes sitting around, even if this truck is COOL.

nebdrummer · 12-11-2008, 10:38 PM

i'd say so, i paid 800 for mine back in the day, and i had to replace a cab corner and the pass cowl.

50MOTORHEAD · 12-12-2008, 10:34 AM

Go to talk to the guy with $200 stuffed in your back pocket.Put 20 in your left front and 40 in your right. Leave the balance in your truck. Start with 200 and peel it out ,if you need it. I'd sit on $200 ,for a while before I would raise the offer. Make your increases SLOWLY,,like pullin teeth.
Maybe you can get it for $200.You can kinda "feel the guy out' over the phone before you go. Personally,,if he won't take any less,,I would give him my phone # and tell him to call if he can't get that for it. -Keith

12-07-2008, 12:29 AM	#1
TwoFiftyShifter Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gwinnett GA Posts: 1,803	Does this seem like a good deal? [Pics] I just saw this on CL and was blown away.... What do you guys think? http://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/pts/938648632.html __________________ 1982 K10 SWB 1987 V20 - Sold - Doh! Last edited by TwoFiftyShifter; 12-07-2008 at 11:59 PM.

12-07-2008, 12:36 AM	#2
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? It;s a deal if it has barely any "hole rust." I'd get it anyway! __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

12-07-2008, 12:36 AM	#3
BIG CHEVY 3600 BIG CHEVY 3600 LONGBOX Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 382	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? It would be worth $300.00 for me just to have it sitting outside my garage so I could use it as reference as I try to reassemble mine. I say, for parts, grab it! __________________ If I were given 8 hours to chop down a large tree, I would spend the first 6 hours sharpening my ax. Abraham Lincoln http://s729.photobucket.com/albums/w...cpZZ3QQtppZZ20

12-07-2008, 12:42 AM	#4
TwoFiftyShifter Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gwinnett GA Posts: 1,803	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? It makes me wonder.... lots and lots of surface rust, but that's no biggie.... if it's rotted to hell then maybe not, but if the cab is somewhat solid it would be sweet to put the whole body onto my '72 frame.... __________________ 1982 K10 SWB 1987 V20 - Sold - Doh!

12-07-2008, 01:15 AM	#6
pugs Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hamburg Pa Posts: 1,153	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? hell id snag it if i had money, oh wait i already have 2 project. just remember the track width onthe 71 is alittle wider and tires would stick out abit __________________ I don't do thing cuz I can, I do it cuz someone told me it couldn't be done...

12-07-2008, 01:23 AM	#7
TwoFiftyShifter Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gwinnett GA Posts: 1,803	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? I emailed the guy and he said the truck is solid except for the lower part of the cab, cowl panels,floor,rockers,cab mounts,cab corners inner and outer are shot.... sounds like a lot of work, and that's what;s wrong with my '72, rotted cab..... Is the truck a longbed? think it is but I'm not certain. Is it just me or do parts for the '47-'54 trucks seem cheaper? __________________ 1982 K10 SWB 1987 V20 - Sold - Doh! Last edited by TwoFiftyShifter; 12-07-2008 at 01:37 AM.

12-07-2008, 09:17 AM	#8
54 jimmy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: pittston,PA Posts: 1,184	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? my cab was in the same shape on my 54gmc. i replaced the outer cowls front floor bothe sides, both front cab mounts and i still need to replace the inner front kick panels. i paid $150.00 for my truck and it was a 1ton duall with no motor,or a box. i might be a lot of work but the price seems reasonable. here is a pic of when i bought mine. Attached Images __________________ There is nothing you can't fix with a BFH or a FIRE WRENCH. 1997 chevy k1500 ext cab z71 (daily driver) sold 1996 chevy k1500 reg cab 4x4(daily driver)totaled 2008jeep patriot (wife's daily driver 2008 chevy 1500 ext cab 4x4 sold 2011 chevy 1500 crew cab ltz (daily driver) 1996 chevy 1500 reg cab 4x4 project sold 2006 pontiac grand prix gxp (daily work commuter)

12-07-2008, 12:15 PM	#9
CAL 58 GMC Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Clovis Ca. Posts: 3,311	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? $300, it's worth it even if you just to part it out you could get 3 times your money back at worse, at best it could be the start of a cool truck! __________________ Classic Trucks Link http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...uck/index.html 1958 GMC.Project Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=162816 1966 Chevelle Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=443576 Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prrNKo8F7Zw#GU5U2spHI_4 Last edited by CAL 58 GMC; 12-07-2008 at 12:16 PM.

12-07-2008, 12:26 PM	#10
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? I say go for it. __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

12-07-2008, 09:45 PM	#11
TwoFiftyShifter Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gwinnett GA Posts: 1,803	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? I have some pics of the rotted cab.... pretty rotted indded. Fixable sure, but I don't know if I want 2 rot boxes sitting around, even if this truck is COOL. __________________ 1982 K10 SWB 1987 V20 - Sold - Doh!

12-11-2008, 10:38 PM	#12
nebdrummer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 390	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? i'd say so, i paid 800 for mine back in the day, and i had to replace a cab corner and the pass cowl.

12-12-2008, 10:34 AM	#13
50MOTORHEAD Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: midwest Posts: 113	Re: Does this seem like a good deal? Go to talk to the guy with $200 stuffed in your back pocket.Put 20 in your left front and 40 in your right. Leave the balance in your truck. Start with 200 and peel it out ,if you need it. I'd sit on $200 ,for a while before I would raise the offer. Make your increases SLOWLY,,like pullin teeth. Maybe you can get it for $200.You can kinda "feel the guy out' over the phone before you go. Personally,,if he won't take any less,,I would give him my phone # and tell him to call if he can't get that for it. -Keith

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