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i must have had really good luck when i got my first truck cuz basically the only problems i had were normal wear items or stuff i tore up being young and dumb. my first truck was a 73 k-10 got for $1200 and i gave it a tune up and drove the crap out of it for 2 years with no major issues that i didn't cause and trust me it got abused most of those two years it was beating around the hills. when i turned 18 i "upgraded" to a 71 k-20 i picked up for$2500 partially restored with a built 350. that truck i scrounged up enough to finish some odds and ends and throw an $800 paintjob on and hit the streets. drove that truck for 3 years with no issues with about 50/50 offroad/street use and that little cammed 350 had my license suspended within the first year of owning it. the only reason i sold that truck was for more cab room for the buddies when goin biking/sledding, and to this day i regret selling it and very much missed driving the old iron which is why i jumped at the chance to pick up the rusted out beater 67 farm truck i found for $300.

i guess what I'm sayin is i'd go for it, if its a good solid foundation to begin with it should be ok and a good simple truck to learn on with none of the computer and electrical crap all the new ones have and will probably be more reliable to. the best times of my life were in those two old trucks and if i could go back I'd do it in a heart beat