Thread: Shopping Pickups -- what to look for?

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#1You love and it works. Was the work done by a knowledgeble and capable person?
#2 Gas under bed don't want to have 20 gallons go flying on you in an accident!
#3 Good brakes(easy enough to convert to disc) If it doesn't stop refer to #1 and #2!
#4 the body work is done and done well. This will cost you more than the whole build in both time and money! A good paint job that you like is worth what your willing to pay to start with. Avoid a rust bucket if at all posible, there will be rust on anything this old unless it's a glass body or has had a frame off resto job!
#5 Ignore all the above if you love it and have time, money and a place to do it yourself!
Post some shots once you get it. P.S. My thread might be helpfull it's a two year chronicle of my blunders to date!

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Buying a car or truck in pieces or missing parts, will cost alot more than buying one intact!
Just for grins go to LMC truck catalogue or MAC and browse their catalogues for what new seals and gasgets cost, then look at sheet metal! Yikes!
Like some of the guys have posted times are tough. For 15k, I've seen some 30-40k resto trucks sell lately. Much cheaper to go this route, and fine tune stuff to your likes and needs, than to start from scratch. A good road test with turns and braking should give you a great idea if the suspension stuff was done right!