Going to buy a truck...

[ChrisK10]

Well this is the first time for me even posting in this section, but it looks like I will be doing a lot more of it from now on!

A guy I work with is selling one of his projects to me for dirt cheap. Keep in mind that I have not actually bought it yet, even though I am 95% sure that I will, and I have only seen a picture of it. I'm going to look at it next week after work sometime. The truck is a 65 chevy with a 77 4x4 1/2 ton frame underneath and also 3/4 ton axles, either 4.10/4.11 gears. The cab is in good shape along with the fleetside bed and front clip. He has a lot of the work already done to it, but not all of it and it is still in several pieces. He mentioned that he is going to throw in a tach dash also. It also comes with a new Rancho 4" suspension lift kit, with leaf springs up front and blocks in the back. 37" Goodyear Wrangler tires with approx. 80% tread left. No motor, because it currently has a 427, built into a 482, which will not come with the truck. It does have a 4 speed transmission. He painted the firewall an orange color, and has the rest of the paint if I wanted to paint the whole truck that color. From what I saw in the picture, it is a pretty clean truck. He has a pretty nice shop that he has it sitting in (in another town).

The main things that I need to do to it would be to find/build and engine for it, paint it, and put it together. I am thinking that a built 350 or 400 SB would go nice in it. There's no way I can afford a BB, anyways it would get me into too much trouble! :p

What do you guys think?

P.S. I don't have any pics on my computer and I don't have a digital camera. When I buy it and move it into my dad's shop I'll borrow a friends digital camera or something and post pics. I should have it by next weekend at the latest. At least I hope!