how's Snohomish? http://ssefi.com/
I use this guy for everything
his name is Ellis

he's a great all around mechanic
specializes in Transmissions and LS based GM performance
but can do anything

you can tell him Russ with the GTO sent you (if you like)

 

Still on the prowl. Let me know if y'all see anything interesting.

 

as far as the value, I guess it all depends on what you're buying the truck for, do you want to do a full on restoration for a concourse level show truck?or do you want to enjoy having a truck you can use.most people wouldnt care what the origional color was, just the fact that it was painted. and how well it was done (Especially the body work and prep)

 

Thanks for the input. I think I have resigned to finding something in the color I want. I'm not looking for a show truck but I would still bother me knowing I changed the color.

 

Highwayman,

I may have a deal for you. I have a 74 F250 4x4. I purchased a 2006 f350 diesel and don't drive the old one any more. Here is the deal. I lived in North Dakota for a while so there is some rust in the bed, but I have another bed to go with it. The engine losses oil pressure when it gets warm (yes it has a new oil pump) but I have a second engine for it also (second engine simply needs lower bearings replace). I can send pictures if you provide an email address. I have owned the truck for over 20 years. It has a tight transfer case and with a little elbow grease and wrench turning would make a great truck. Truck also has a canopy. I am asking $2500 (obo) due to the extra parts. I live in Cle Elum. As other people have already said these trucks are real easy to work on. I have replaced the passenger door and the drivers side front quarter panel so the colors don't match but that can be fixed by a paint job and as has been mentioned before unless you are restoring to original the paint color will only matter to you.

 

I'm getting a kick reading all these posts. Can't find this, can't find that.

'She who must be obeyed' and I recently spent 17 days drivin' around WA. I stopped counting Dentsides when I reached 131. Also counted over 50 Bumpsides, coupla dozen Slicks.

Suggest you look on the east side of the Cascades...where I spotted most of these.

If you waltz over to Twisp, there's a whole slew of old trucks parked in a field, south side of town, including an early 1950's Dodge wrecker, coupla 'fridge' F600's and a C600.

Up the road apiece, there's a 1956 Ford COE wrecker, and just north of that, a 1930 Model AA flatbed mounted atop a sign.

How they got that thing (still has its powertrain) up there, 20' off the ground, I dunno.

When was the last time y'all saw an AC Mack Bulldog? There's one resting in a shed in Brewster, another in the Cascades Museum.

Spotted dozens of ancient tractors, but I know less about tractors than a mule knows about tap dancing.

There's a 1965 Mercury M100 Styleside parked in a driveway at the south end of Cattle Point Rd., on San Juan Island.

'She' does most a the driving, while I look at the scenery...the old rolling piles of misery scenery...that is.