Sounds like the only thing you'll be able to use is the cab and the box if you're building a street rod. The stock frame and running gear would need too much work for what you want to do. I would check out the various body manufacturers that make glass or steel bodies for any year and type you want. and you can even get one already chopped too. If the $2400. Is a whole lot cheaper, and you'll be doing the work your self, then you might as well go for it. You might be able to sell the parts you don't need to get some of the cost back.