is it worth building
Cargo Master
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From: in a barn
In the end there will not be hardly a part that wont need to be replaced or refurbished. It could be done but normally you are bucks and time ahead to start with something more solid. I would do it but I am not a mentally stable individual when it comes to old cars 
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From: Burbank, WA
Before proceeding, I would make sure you have the ability to transfer title/registration/legal ownership into your name, depending on how you do things like that in your state. The last thing you want to do is dump 10 large into a rust bucket like that and find out you can't license it or sell it. That one's in pretty rough shape, and for a few dollars more you can have a really nice starting place for a project.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Birdsboro PA
Ive you have the ability and tools to do it, go for it! Mine was in similar shape when I bought it, and it has been a lot of work. I would have been time way ahead if I had bought something in better shape, but I couldn't afford much more than what I paid anyway. Be aware though that if you fix all the rust correctly, you will either have a few years just in rust work ahead of you, or a lot of money in replacement panels.
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From: Newberg, OR
Just to prove it's easy to spend your money. Buy a No Limit big 10 rolling chassis, install a Coyote drive train, and transplant the body as is. A real sleeper.
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From: Jefferson City, MO
Boy, the first question I would ask is what is your skill level.
That will take a lot of work.
Also, is there an engine?
Is the drivers side frame rail cut off or is it just the angle of the picture?
I would look for something a little more solid.
That will take a lot of work.
Also, is there an engine?
Is the drivers side frame rail cut off or is it just the angle of the picture?
I would look for something a little more solid.
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From: SE Wisc. (the Rust Belt)
That's an easy $500 truck up here in the rust belt especially if it has a V8 and turns by hand. It would a lot easier to start with a better truck if you could find one but then where's the challenge.
Seeing that you're in GA I'd think you'd have a better chance of finding a better truck than we do up here.
Seeing that you're in GA I'd think you'd have a better chance of finding a better truck than we do up here.
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From: Queen Creek
Just realize up front that a $500 truck will take a minimum of $10K and up to or over $20k to finish depending on what you can do yourself and what you have to have done for you. And that's not a show truck, that's just a reliable driver.
But, like Wayne said, make sure you can transfer the title before you spend anything on it, or it will be all for naught.
But, like Wayne said, make sure you can transfer the title before you spend anything on it, or it will be all for naught.
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From: Ga
Thanks for all the replies a bill of sale is all we need here but very good advice. As far as the work I would all of that. Thats what I enjoy not real fast by no means but who is in a hurry. As far as a motor and transmission its all there but haven't tried turning by hand.
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From: Brentwood, TN
As others have said, the decision in the end is yours to make...however, there's not much metal left in that truck and there are many others still out there that are in far better shape. Here is one that I bought a couple of years ago for $700, admittedly that was a good deal but even if it was $7,000 I would have been far ahead of the game given the amount of metal work that didn't need to be done.
