[arveetek]

I agree with the others and say that you should continue looking for a better truck to start out with....you can spend just a little bit more now, and get a decent truck that doesn't need as much. The truck you're looking at will cost an arm and a leg to get back to the condition you're after.

That is, unless you're wanting to get a truck like that to restore and mess around with anyway! Then by all means, go after it.

Myself, I'd start out with a body that is straight. The engine is no big deal. Body work isn't cheap.