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Originally Posted by Techstudent
Grateful for the feedback guys and I did take a look at this thing (and a drive) yesterday.
Cool old truck and the body is actually pretty solid save the cab corners. I think had it been in a bit better condition I would have jumped on it but he is asking $3200 and while it did run up the road pretty well, just needed a bit more work than I'm looking to do.
The engine actually sounded great but leaking like a sieve (possibly only a valve cover leak) and I didn't check if original, cracked windshield, missing original seat, interior a bit rough, hood had a bend, dents, etc. I sure didn't expect perfection but was hoping it was just a bit tighter.
I do think a great base for someone wanting to build one but I don't know what a reasonable price would be. I am happy to pass on a phone number if someone at the forum is interested in it.
Thanks again!
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Hows she goin, Techstudent! First time I've noticed your posts here, hope Butte is the same as I left it back when I was an OreDigger.
At first I thought $3200 was way too high for the Montana market, but after checking over the local craigslist I was surprised to see many trucks in similar condition for that much and more. I think you can do better if you have time to wait or can look further away. Over in my market here in North Idaho that would have been a $1200 to $1500 rig at the most, and I've recently seen much nicer from $1800 to $2400. If the low $3K range is your budget, you have a very good chance to get a decent rig you can be happy with.
A '73 to '91 squarebody is an excellent choice for running around Butte and SW Montana. I'm still daily driving the 78 Jimmy I drove all through Tech. One further thing to consider is how far you live from home base and whether or not you want to drive an old truck 10 hours across Montana to get home to Broadus or Wolfpoint on breaks. Definitely can be done, has been done, and no doubt many still are doing it. Just make sure it's what you want to do.