Newbie to 4x4 trucks, need advice

[1966trucker]

Ok so heres some background I love chevy trucks currently I have 2 1966 chevy trucks 1 is a shortbed step the other is a short fleet I like these trucks but what I really want is a 4x4 truck that I can load up with stuff and go camping or take out to the desert.

I also recently had a 69 c-20.

So I have checked out a few and saw one that looked OK, its a 1971 1/2 4x4 with a 4speed truck trans and a 292 6.

so heres my question would you guys reccomend this truck, the 4 wheel drive gear sounds kinda messed up so how hard is it to repair these 4x4's do the parts from any other years interchange? can you use parts froms the 73-85 pickups? and are the parts really expensive? I noticed that the cross member holding the transfer case was missing a bolt and the other was not tight could this have caused the noise?


thanks,
greg