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ghettoluxury · 09-01-2011, 12:20 PM

I am going to say BUILD. I have 2 old trucks, a 79 step side that is a daily driver and a 88 crew cab that is my project. The crew has been fighting me since I bought it. Hell, the motor threw a rod through the oil pan the day I picked it up. I have been able to find the parts cheep and since January I only have $2500 in it, including the purchase of the truck. When the crew is done the way I want it I will have less than $10,000 in it and have something much nicer than what is sitting on the dealers lot.

My stepside is 32 years old an is still rockin the original drive line. I use it every day and make 600+ mile trips in it with out problems. The key to these old trucks is propper mantinance. They need a little more attention than the new ones, but you know what you have and what to expect from it. If you treat the old girls right they will always do what you ask of them.

To go from this

to this for a total of $2500 is awsome

09-01-2011, 12:20 PM	#21
ghettoluxury Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waynesfield Ohio Posts: 1,991	Re: New vs. building old one I am going to say BUILD. I have 2 old trucks, a 79 step side that is a daily driver and a 88 crew cab that is my project. The crew has been fighting me since I bought it. Hell, the motor threw a rod through the oil pan the day I picked it up. I have been able to find the parts cheep and since January I only have $2500 in it, including the purchase of the truck. When the crew is done the way I want it I will have less than $10,000 in it and have something much nicer than what is sitting on the dealers lot. My stepside is 32 years old an is still rockin the original drive line. I use it every day and make 600+ mile trips in it with out problems. The key to these old trucks is propper mantinance. They need a little more attention than the new ones, but you know what you have and what to expect from it. If you treat the old girls right they will always do what you ask of them. To go from this to this for a total of $2500 is awsome __________________ 1949 Five Window, 1973 Step Side, 2000 Z71 Last edited by ghettoluxury; 09-01-2011 at 12:30 PM.