Should I? Need opinions...

[GMC69]

Well today at work, the guy that used to own the 83 I bought, told me he had a deal for me. A friend of his has an 85 GMC sierra wrangler( probably a dealer option). The guy had the timing chain let go a couple weeks ago, from what I am told. He wants 150$ for it and it's rough. I went to look at it after work and he wasn't kidding that it is rough. It has almost 200,000 miles on it.

It does have an OD tranny, but unsure if it was ever rebuilt. Seeing how I am building another truck, I figured I can use this truck for small parts that tend to nickel and dime you to death on a build, well those that are still good.

I was also going to offer a guy at work 500$ for his 700r4 that was rebuild with the corvette servo and better clutches.

Seeing how this truck has a OD tranny, should I use the tranny from the truck and rebuild it, or get the rebuilt 700r4 and keep the other tranny as a spare?

Is it even worth getting that parts truck for 100$, cause I need a flex plate and brackets for the accessories and whatnot.


Any thoughts are appreciated.