[danheit]

thx guys. Blue one was 2100 (he was asking 3900, however he was no match for the art of my negotiations!) but after I showed him all the things wrong with it (thanks to the board I knew many good places to look), he came around a little. I was fighting like crazy to get to 2000, but that was the best I could do. Also, I know where theres a good short bed frame I can get for probably free, and I found a short box on CL for 350. Might mess with it, might not. Gonna probably leave well enough alone for right now. I know I am going to uncover hidden issues, as I did last night 20 minutes into my drive, but that's half the fun. I feel very good about the rust on the truck as there is nearly none. Still rockin the original cab corners, the majority of the rust is in the bed floor, as the PO has had a plastic bedliner in for quite some time. The pass. side rocker needs replaced eventually, and I need to reseal the drip rails before I start having problems. It's starting to look kinda rough up there, but only some surface flaking and old dried out seam sealer. cab supports look good, windshield frame looks good, which was my biggest concern, radiator support (I think) is good, didn't look too hard, all across the board, I am happy. Interior is great, floors are great, and the truck is fairly all original. The A/C even still works! Probably my favorite part of the drive home last night though was trying to tune the early 80's radio to a station. I haven't had to turn a knob to dial in a station in a LOOOOONG time. Funny the things we take for granted. I rode listening to the exhaust, ticking motor, and static filled single center dash speaker, all at around 45-50mph home. The truck wanted to do more, but it felt kind of high for the T350, and the brakes were dragging on the front, so I didn't want to chance it on it's maiden voyage that late at night, that far from home. My build will start today, stay tuned!