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Old 11-27-2015, 10:23 PM
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U can do a conversion on any truck its jus preference I found this 97 I looked at close to me and price was lower than most obs trucks here a 230k mile truck here will cost u around 12 to 13k in az
 
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Old 11-27-2015, 10:25 PM
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I would not do a conversion on a nice lower mile truck unless the motor was bad
 
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I'd jus keep the 7.3 and Sri e it till the motor blows up
 
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Drive it.............
 
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Old 11-27-2015, 10:32 PM
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U can do a conversion on any truck its jus preference I found this 97 I looked at close to me and price was lower than most obs trucks here a 230k mile truck here will cost u around 12 to 13k in az
Yup, I'm familiar with the conversion. I was just curious what "your" preferences were. Looks like there a large handfull of gas trucks down there and a few oil burners. Did you see the one in Tempe?
 
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The bronze on with 230k?
 
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Old 11-27-2015, 10:43 PM
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The bronze on with 230k?
Yup, that one.
 
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Old 11-27-2015, 10:46 PM
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Yah I seen it body had lots of dents underside looked ruff interior was not nice but it had 230k on it if the rest of truck looks like it did I wonder what the motor looked like inside
 
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This high mile truck I seen today was very well maintained and taken care of by its two owners it looked like it had 150k instead of 396k
 
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Yah I seen it body had lots of dents underside looked ruff interior was not nice but it had 230k on it if the rest of truck looks like it did I wonder what the motor looked like inside
And this one?


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I sold a 97 I had about 2yrs ago for 15k to a sealer in Texas had 138k miles was in pristine cond and the truck I looked at today wasn't far behind it
 
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Looks like a good deal but I don't wanna go out of state to buy a truck either
 
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Unless it's a smokin deal
 
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Alright. Well I could keep an eye out. What are your parameters and price?
 
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I'm in no rush to buy if the right one pops up I'll take it
 


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