saving for some type of square body wich one?

[Liberty]

Supposedly THE biggest complaint during the square body run for K5 Blazers was...
They drove... poorly. I'm assuming due to their height and weight distribution they had a tendency to dance a bit.

That being said, I got my 82 C10 when I turned 18. Its my truck and I love it, but it is a b*tch. The A/C was broke, the alternator died, all the seals went out, the transmission seals have been replaced multiple times since I've owned it because it likes to leak every 2 years. My radiator busted, my t-stat housing leaks, my heater hose burst and overheated the engine killing my engine seals again, it sucks in the rain, the brakes suck in any weather not dry, the cruise control in these trucks are finicky, my window motors have both seized up at some point, the list goes on and on.

Naturally I fixed all that... and it hasn't been cheap.

These are AWESOME trucks, and like I said I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Truck, but as others have said you cannot be lazy with these. The newest square bodies are nearing 28 years old. Just about all of them are going to need a significant amount of time and money to keep going.

That being said, as long as it isn't going to be your main car with no backup, go for it.
My 82 is my main transport vehicle, and hasn't really let me down too much. But the wife has a corolla for everything else.

As a side note, don't make a lot of short trips, I don't know about anyone else... but my truck hates small trips. It likes to drive!

As far as engines go, you really cannot go wrong with the 350. It has more than enough power for these trucks without completely killing you on gas,
although I get 8 City 10 Highway.