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Blue_71 · 11-07-2002, 01:25 AM

i got offered $4200 for my 4x4 today.. and $1700 for the 2wd if i build the 350 and put it in. what would you do? im attached to both... the 2wd was my first truck and the 4x4 me and a friend built from the frame up.. i really dont know what i want to do.. i'll attach some pictures so yall can see them

4x4--

Blue_71 · 11-07-2002, 01:28 AM

2wd, its all red and white now

**COBALT** · 11-07-2002, 01:32 AM

If the 4x4 is done, and you don't have a huge emotional attachment to it, then sell it. Use the $ to fix up the 2wd...

wild@work · 11-07-2002, 01:36 AM

OK, here is a GREAT idea! Sell them both and buy my Panel. I'll deliver it in a couple of weeks when I move to Lexington!

Hehe..

Wild

bad 71 chevy · 11-07-2002, 02:28 AM

If the 4x4 is you first truck i say dont sell it
I guess i will never get rid of my 71 to much time/money swet and blode went in to it no matter what i will not sell my first truck
THATS JUST ME

neonlarry · 11-07-2002, 02:33 AM

If those were mine I wouldn't get rid of them. You could seel them, but what would you get that could be better than those?

meathead95 · 11-07-2002, 08:54 AM

sell them and buy tennman's truck

yellowgmc · 11-07-2002, 09:24 AM

why split your resources. sell one or the other and drive one really nice truck! flip a coin. best descision maker around!

dubie · 11-07-2002, 10:29 AM

I would sell them!!! And then I would go find a sweet azz 67-72 shorty 4x4!!!

Longhorn Man · 11-08-2002, 01:45 AM

Jsoh, you only have what...about 2000 into the 4X4, right?
Sell it. Then get a better truck, or fund the 2 wheel drive.

Hooter · 11-08-2002, 03:40 AM

Hold on to them for another 5 years. Me thinks the price will be going up quite a bit for 67-72 when all the 61-66's run out

bobs409 · 11-08-2002, 09:17 AM

I voted to keep both or you'll regret it. These trucks will one day soon be hard to find.

The fact that your asking us whether to sell or not tells me you really don't want to sell. Don't let the money make the decision for you. You know how long money lasts don't you? How will you feel when you've spent all that money and no longer have your beloved truck(s)?

I look at it this way...they are paid for and you obviously care for these trucks. Keep 'em.

BTW, I think that last offer is a joke. You have to build up a 350 and install and then you get $1700? After the cost of rebuilding the engine, how much are you actually getting for the truck itself? Maybe the guy would like new paint too? :p

kpf · 11-08-2002, 11:06 AM

Sell the 4x4 and fixup the 2wd. My first truck was a 2wd 69 c-10.
Bought it from the original owner. ended up selling ti and have regretted it ever since. I just think of all the money I've put into vehicles, if I put half that amount into my first truck I would have one *****in truck right now.

wnc mountain · 11-08-2002, 11:09 AM

I agree totally with bobs409 on this one!

Sell

Keep

teeitup · 11-08-2002, 06:37 PM

sell the 2wd, 4x4's are harder to find atleast around here they are!

Blue_71 · 11-08-2002, 10:08 PM

andy-- try closer to 3000

bobs409-- believe it or not, i can build the motor for $200, lol.. i bought the whole bottem end for $10, and it DOES have new paint.. but after motor and what ive got in the truck id be making about uum $500 on it. also, your right, i dont really want to sell them but man that could buy a heck of a finished truck... but then again im so close now i could probably sell all the junk i dont need and fund them, lol

thansk for your opinions guys. i think im going to keep them, because if i added in self labor ive probably got more then that in them anyways, hehe

GMC71k20 · 11-09-2002, 01:24 AM

hang on to both of them and keep dumping money into them. eventually theyd both be nice and have more pride in them than any finished truck

View Poll Results: sell or keep
sell them both and buy 1 se-weet 4x4	10	23.81%
sell the 2wd and fund the 4x4	7	16.67%
sell the 4x4 and fund the 2wd	9	21.43%
keep them both, you'll regret selling them	16	38.10%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

11-07-2002, 01:32 AM	#3
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	If the 4x4 is done, and you don't have a huge emotional attachment to it, then sell it. Use the $ to fix up the 2wd... __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

11-07-2002, 01:36 AM	#4
wild@work Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 220	OK, here is a GREAT idea! Sell them both and buy my Panel. I'll deliver it in a couple of weeks when I move to Lexington! Hehe.. Wild __________________ a.k.a. wild4wheels '02 Subaru 2.5ts wagon '67 Chevy C-10 Panel Want to Buy: -Used Car Trailer-Reasonable-in the Midwest -67-72 1 Ton Dually-Reasonable-in the Midwest -BURB QUARTER PANELS!

11-07-2002, 02:28 AM	#5
bad 71 chevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Omaha NE 68122 Posts: 637	If the 4x4 is you first truck i say dont sell it I guess i will never get rid of my 71 to much time/money swet and blode went in to it no matter what i will not sell my first truck THATS JUST ME __________________ 71 Chevy C/10 lwb 350 5 speed nv3500 3.73 rear end 2.5" Front Drop and 4" in the back Edelbrock perfomer rpm manifold Edelbrock 600 cfm carb Headmen headers

11-07-2002, 02:33 AM	#6
neonlarry Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,746	If those were mine I wouldn't get rid of them. You could seel them, but what would you get that could be better than those? __________________ 70 C/10 Light Red 350/TH350, HEI, Duals w/40 series Flows, 91 seat, LED taillights 99 Pontiac S/C GTP, SLP Ram Air hood, GMPP Konis & springs 95 Neon ACR, MP PCM, AFX UDP, 3.0 CAI

11-07-2002, 08:54 AM	#7
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	sell them and buy tennman's truck __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

11-07-2002, 09:24 AM	#8
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	why split your resources. sell one or the other and drive one really nice truck! flip a coin. best descision maker around! __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic

11-07-2002, 10:29 AM	#9
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,855	I would sell them!!! And then I would go find a sweet azz 67-72 shorty 4x4!!! __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

11-08-2002, 01:45 AM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Jsoh, you only have what...about 2000 into the 4X4, right? Sell it. Then get a better truck, or fund the 2 wheel drive.

11-08-2002, 03:40 AM	#11
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	Hold on to them for another 5 years. Me thinks the price will be going up quite a bit for 67-72 when all the 61-66's run out __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

11-08-2002, 09:17 AM	#12
bobs409 1969 Custom 30 wrecker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pottsville, Pa Posts: 2,611	I voted to keep both or you'll regret it. These trucks will one day soon be hard to find. The fact that your asking us whether to sell or not tells me you really don't want to sell. Don't let the money make the decision for you. You know how long money lasts don't you? How will you feel when you've spent all that money and no longer have your beloved truck(s)? I look at it this way...they are paid for and you obviously care for these trucks. Keep 'em. BTW, I think that last offer is a joke. You have to build up a 350 and install and then you get $1700? After the cost of rebuilding the engine, how much are you actually getting for the truck itself? Maybe the guy would like new paint too? :p __________________ Bob 63 Impala 283/PG/3.36 (under restoration) 66 Impala 327/PG/3.36 66 Chevelle SS 409/M22/3.55 69 Chevelle 307/PG/3.08 (future restoration) 69 C10 short stepside 454/TH350/3.73 69 Custom 30 tow truck 350/4 spd/4.10 (resto done, CRUISIN TIME!) 71 Cheyenne 20 fleetside 350/4 spd/4.10 71 Chevelle 6/PG/3.08 72 Chevelle 454/M21/4.10

11-08-2002, 11:06 AM	#13
kpf Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Camas, Wa Posts: 58	Sell the 4x4 and fixup the 2wd. My first truck was a 2wd 69 c-10. Bought it from the original owner. ended up selling ti and have regretted it ever since. I just think of all the money I've put into vehicles, if I put half that amount into my first truck I would have one *****in truck right now. __________________ 71 c-10 6cyl 68 Camaro (wifes) 65 dodge town wagon (wanna buy it?) 97 crew cab f350 psd

11-08-2002, 11:09 AM	#14
wnc mountain More hobbies than money! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Raleigh, nc, usa Posts: 655	I agree totally with bobs409 on this one! Sell Keep __________________ '70 cst10/swb 350, 3 on the tree, factory buckets. '70 GMC lwb 350/350 ps,pb '72 c-10 lwb 350/350 a/c, ps, pb '72 Blazer project

11-08-2002, 06:37 PM	#15
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	sell the 2wd, 4x4's are harder to find atleast around here they are! __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

11-09-2002, 01:24 AM	#17
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	hang on to both of them and keep dumping money into them. eventually theyd both be nice and have more pride in them than any finished truck



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