Who here daily drives their square body? (long(

[Texas 454]

I currently have a 2008 Silverado VortecMax LTZ. Its very nice but the payment, insurance, and gas are absolutely murdering me. So, thinking about selling it and fixing up a truck thats sitting at my dads house.

Its a 1979 Chevy C10, single cab longbed, 454 t400 trans. My grandpa bought it brand new in 1979, daily drove it till the early 90's, used it to gather firewood on his property for a few more years, then parked it in his big garage where it sat for 10--15 years.

He gave it to my dad, who had no use for it but let my brothers have at it, one of whom is very mechanically inclined. All it needed was a battery and it started right up. None of them really want to drive it so its sat now with a few issues. It needs a new starter and flywheel.

My brother has already put a lot of work into it, new carb, new water pump, fixed a lot of wiring problems, replaced a lot of the hoses, etc etc. The a/c even works when charged, but the fan is very weak.

Doing some quick thinking with my brother, the basic needs as of now are starter, flywheel, tires are badly needed, suspension could use some rehab, other than that it should be ready to go.

Basic question is, should I go for it? I'd love to get out of my payment, I'm just concerned about the comfort drop off going to a nearly 35 year old vehicle. Is it something I'd get over after a month or two?

Of course if I go this route I do have some performance/exterior plans. New stereo system, a drop, a set of wheels, budget flat black paint job, long tube headers w/ true dual exhaust. Kind of a buudget street fighter type truck. Nothing fancy but impressive none the less.

Anyways, sorry for the extensive rambling and wall of text, just got a lot on my mind with this decision. Main motivation is I lost my job and the new job i've got doesn't pay nearly as much, so keep my current truck is going to stretch me dangerously thin. Thanks!