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Old 04-15-2010, 08:06 PM   #228
oldblue1968chevy
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Re: "Rice Rocket'

Well, I heard from the adjuster today..before the wreck he said my truck was a 20 ft truck (looks great at 20 ft but up close...rust etc)

Anyhow, he said before my wreck it was roughly a $5000 truck. (Close to that in it).
So He offered me $4900 and he keeps the truck or $3900 And I keep my truck.

So im thinking it over..Right now im thinking keep my truck and another part of me says let him have it and find a swb or 4x4 project..

I just bought new tires ($500) Some stuff from ECE ($300) in the past month and a half, so I think that justifys the $1000.

Keep it, build a motor and maybe buy a swb frame and start that..in the meantime I need to find a bedside and a carrier bearing, a track arm, and maybe a trailing arm.

On the trailing arm, it split! Can I bolt it back, weld it back or what? I hate to take it off (freshly painted, new pushing (pita to do). Can I fix it wihtout pulling it back off? I'll probably have a rebuilt title on the blue truck now (dern). Will I need someone to come out and look at it before its back on the road (to check my work to make sure its safe)???

Thanks guys!!!!!!!
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