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Originally Posted by 68bowtie
welcome to the forum! post some pics of your truck. original swb 402??
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Yep. Bought it 26 years ago for $2500. Has A/C too (I hear the AC mounts for a 402 are a small fortune)..........The important decals are intact. I have all the paperwork when new, right down to the warranty. Owners manual looks like new. I'm the 2nd owner.
Motor was rebuilt in 1993 with 396 heads (larger ports). The truck has 143K miles (45K on motor), and the transmission continues to shift as clean as the day I bought it.
Got lucky again three years ago. After 20 some years looking on occasion, I placed a Craigslist ad for a new bed, as mine was thrashed. Got a hit, just 10 minutes away, and for $1200 I got a bed (and front bumper) with an inside that wasn't used. There might be two or three small dents you have to look for. It's about 97% clean. The exterior is about 87% clean. It's down to metal. It didn't have a tailgate but no problem, mine is near perfect anyway. Starting to see some surface rust on the bed now (Nevada, always in garage), so it's time to spend some dough. Actually talked to a guy today.
My truck is nothing to look at. It was Okra, but it was painted white between owners (car lot). It has holes where I've removed stuff (two sets of mirrors, both rejects) and a CB radio antenna on the cab. I haven't washed anything other than the undercarriage and engine for well over a decade. Most of the interior still looks new. Interior needs a new seat, glove box, duct hoses, paint and some work on the instrument cluster, but I imagine it just needs some light bulbs. Heck, I still have the radio.
Really, the only thing it doesn't have are the heat shields and stove pipe.