Newbie, looking to buy a truck. Any opinions?

[nitrosport_5]

Hey there, im new to the forum. Ive been on the hunt for a 72 chevy pickup. My dad had them when he was younger, tons of them. He passed away 2 years ago and every since i have been wanting to put together a truck as a tribute to him.

I ran across this truck locally. Its a 72 4x4. its got a nicely built 396, th350 with recent rebuild that leaks a bit, 4" lift, lots of chrome suspention pieces, i guess the suspention was built by a local 4x4 shop years ago.

the bad, nearly every body pannel is rusty. fenders are junk, rockers and floors are junk, bed is junk, the hood is good though LOL. BUT! he also has a nearly perfect cab, and a very nice box to go with it that is full of interior parts, extra headers, a fender, a hood, ect.

he was asking 5500 for it but i got him to 4500. would it be worth the money? Most of the parts are there to put it together, would need 1 fender, probably a new bumper up front as well as grill. I have the hoist to replace the cab and box but will need to con a few friends into changing it over lol. And i think if i do the body work i know a guy that would paint it for a case of beer and some smokes.

tell me what you guys think, am i crazy for passing it up for 4500 bux, or am i stupid for considering it at 4500 lol. Thanks