CeeKay
03-03-2008, 07:30 PM
Hi there. I'm CeeKay, and I'm from North Dakota...
Usually, I'm an Isuzu kinda guy. I've got a 1990 Isuzu Pickup that's orange and white and slammed to the ground. I love it! About 8 months ago (August), I did an entire body and paint job to it. There are still some dents in the hood (DRASTICALLY fewer, though), and a nick in the bed rail from a cinder block, but otherwise the body is damn near perfect...
However, recently I've been bored with it... I hate the fact that it's so ridiculously low that it can barely get out the garage door without getting stuck in snow, or if I take it on a road trip my back gets sore within the first 30-35 miles...
And as fate would have it, the dad of a friend of mine has a "camper" that just so happens to be I believe a '69-'72 C10, 2wd, and if I recall correctly a 4-speed manual... The three main problems it has are:
1. Not great body. Dunno what the rust is like. No tailgate either
2. Big ol' camper on the back.
3. It's not dropped 3 inches with a supercharger and pushing 400hp... ;)
From what he tells me, it doesn't leak or burn oil and it is a standard 350 Chevy...
I might end up selling my little Isuzu for it, granted I have a place to dump the camper and the price is right...
So this is why I'm here...
End Intro.
Commence the newbie questions!
It doesn't get driven too much, as it's their camper. Right now, it's cold storage... It's not fielded, so there isn't a mouse problem, and the rust that I can remember is all surface rust and wouldn't take but a few good days of sanding to get rid of. Otherwise, it's dinged and dented, but nothing major.
What would you guys think is a good price for it? I was hoping to get it for around $500-$700 and sell the Isuzu for $3,000, and sink the rest into a drop, body job, and tune-up.
Since it's a standard Chevy 350, parts and a tune-up shouldn't be too terribly costly...
The eventual goal for the truck would be a C10 ground-pounder...
Thanks,
- CK
Usually, I'm an Isuzu kinda guy. I've got a 1990 Isuzu Pickup that's orange and white and slammed to the ground. I love it! About 8 months ago (August), I did an entire body and paint job to it. There are still some dents in the hood (DRASTICALLY fewer, though), and a nick in the bed rail from a cinder block, but otherwise the body is damn near perfect...
However, recently I've been bored with it... I hate the fact that it's so ridiculously low that it can barely get out the garage door without getting stuck in snow, or if I take it on a road trip my back gets sore within the first 30-35 miles...
And as fate would have it, the dad of a friend of mine has a "camper" that just so happens to be I believe a '69-'72 C10, 2wd, and if I recall correctly a 4-speed manual... The three main problems it has are:
1. Not great body. Dunno what the rust is like. No tailgate either
2. Big ol' camper on the back.
3. It's not dropped 3 inches with a supercharger and pushing 400hp... ;)
From what he tells me, it doesn't leak or burn oil and it is a standard 350 Chevy...
I might end up selling my little Isuzu for it, granted I have a place to dump the camper and the price is right...
So this is why I'm here...
End Intro.
Commence the newbie questions!
It doesn't get driven too much, as it's their camper. Right now, it's cold storage... It's not fielded, so there isn't a mouse problem, and the rust that I can remember is all surface rust and wouldn't take but a few good days of sanding to get rid of. Otherwise, it's dinged and dented, but nothing major.
What would you guys think is a good price for it? I was hoping to get it for around $500-$700 and sell the Isuzu for $3,000, and sink the rest into a drop, body job, and tune-up.
Since it's a standard Chevy 350, parts and a tune-up shouldn't be too terribly costly...
The eventual goal for the truck would be a C10 ground-pounder...
Thanks,
- CK