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RUDEDAWG · 03-08-2005, 08:28 PM

Hi guys just a quick question, my friends dad has a 54 5 window for sale, the body is in really good shape and it looks to be all there. There is no motor or tranny, what do you think I should pay for it, he wants $2000 for it. Any info will be greatly appreciated.

3100 special · 03-08-2005, 08:56 PM

For 2K, it should be in really good shape. I really like the style and might be willing to pay it, IF there is NOTHING to do body-wise.
If you decide to get it, I'm getting rid of the entire drivetrain out of my project. Fit like a dream (unless it's been modified).
Pictures?

RUDEDAWG · 03-08-2005, 09:12 PM

Yeah, i'll probably have pics here in a couple of days when I get a new digicam. I am actually thinking of putting an s-10 frame under it to kinda modernize it. Are there any common rust areas I need to look out for?
By the way I just love your quote!!!!!!!!!!

3100 special · 03-08-2005, 09:32 PM

Rust...
The very items that I am pricing for replacement:
Inner cowl panels (also called kick panels)

Inner to outer cowl panels. (also called cowl inner panels)
You can see these by sticking your head in the front fenders and looking towards the area to the back..to the bottom. The rust will usually be on the bottom part.

Other areas:
Inner door bottoms
Rear cab corners
Floor pan (mainly in areas by the parts I've mentioned that I'm replacing above)

I'll have some new photos on my website this weekend showing the existing areas that I'm talking about before I remove them to put in the new panels.

On the frame, I've thought back and forth about it (IFS or clip out of something else). I'll end up going with the front clip out of something and a Fjord 9 inch or Chevy 12 bolt rear axle. I think I want to end up with a 4 bar rear suspension.

The quote? Pure experience! You rarely get rewarded for good performance and belittled for mistakes.

RUDEDAWG · 03-08-2005, 09:49 PM

Hey thanks 3100 special for the replies, i'll be looking out for these areas, I know all the rust out areas on a 1972 and quite frankly, I'm friggen sick and tired of rust, maybe I will try to fix the rust on my currant project before I try to start another.

03-08-2005, 08:28 PM	#1
RUDEDAWG Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Mexico Posts: 88	got a chance to buy a 54 5 window 1/2 ton should I? Hi guys just a quick question, my friends dad has a 54 5 window for sale, the body is in really good shape and it looks to be all there. There is no motor or tranny, what do you think I should pay for it, he wants $2000 for it. Any info will be greatly appreciated. __________________ '72 1/2 ton short box 468 BB forged crank/rods/pistons full roller. Msd 6 AL ignition turbo 400 tci. 2800 verter ladderbar/coil rear with currie built ford 9'' rear, 4.11 gears custom built rear frame tubbed, 33/19.50/15 rear m/t. m/t skinnies in front still under construction

03-08-2005, 08:56 PM	#2
3100 special Street Rod Dreamin' Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Work:Batam, Indonesia/ Home:League City, Texas Posts: 1,241	For 2K, it should be in really good shape. I really like the style and might be willing to pay it, IF there is NOTHING to do body-wise. If you decide to get it, I'm getting rid of the entire drivetrain out of my project. Fit like a dream (unless it's been modified). Pictures? __________________ 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2007 GMC Sierra 4X4 "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it." Benjamin Franklin, On the Price of Corn and Management of the Poor, November 1776

03-08-2005, 09:12 PM	#3
RUDEDAWG Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Mexico Posts: 88	Yeah, i'll probably have pics here in a couple of days when I get a new digicam. I am actually thinking of putting an s-10 frame under it to kinda modernize it. Are there any common rust areas I need to look out for? By the way I just love your quote!!!!!!!!!! __________________ '72 1/2 ton short box 468 BB forged crank/rods/pistons full roller. Msd 6 AL ignition turbo 400 tci. 2800 verter ladderbar/coil rear with currie built ford 9'' rear, 4.11 gears custom built rear frame tubbed, 33/19.50/15 rear m/t. m/t skinnies in front still under construction

03-08-2005, 09:32 PM	#4
3100 special Street Rod Dreamin' Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Work:Batam, Indonesia/ Home:League City, Texas Posts: 1,241	Rust... The very items that I am pricing for replacement: Inner cowl panels (also called kick panels) Inner to outer cowl panels. (also called cowl inner panels) You can see these by sticking your head in the front fenders and looking towards the area to the back..to the bottom. The rust will usually be on the bottom part. Other areas: Inner door bottoms Rear cab corners Floor pan (mainly in areas by the parts I've mentioned that I'm replacing above) I'll have some new photos on my website this weekend showing the existing areas that I'm talking about before I remove them to put in the new panels. On the frame, I've thought back and forth about it (IFS or clip out of something else). I'll end up going with the front clip out of something and a Fjord 9 inch or Chevy 12 bolt rear axle. I think I want to end up with a 4 bar rear suspension. The quote? Pure experience! You rarely get rewarded for good performance and belittled for mistakes. __________________ 1954 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck 2004 GMC Yukon 2007 GMC Sierra 4X4 "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it." Benjamin Franklin, On the Price of Corn and Management of the Poor, November 1776 Last edited by 3100 special; 03-08-2005 at 09:37 PM.

03-08-2005, 09:49 PM	#5
RUDEDAWG Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Mexico Posts: 88	Hey thanks 3100 special for the replies, i'll be looking out for these areas, I know all the rust out areas on a 1972 and quite frankly, I'm friggen sick and tired of rust, maybe I will try to fix the rust on my currant project before I try to start another. __________________ '72 1/2 ton short box 468 BB forged crank/rods/pistons full roller. Msd 6 AL ignition turbo 400 tci. 2800 verter ladderbar/coil rear with currie built ford 9'' rear, 4.11 gears custom built rear frame tubbed, 33/19.50/15 rear m/t. m/t skinnies in front still under construction



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