Here we go again

[66chevy PROSTREET]

i think the truck has alot of rust covered by bondo and flat black paint. the bed not being straight means it more than likly has been hit from behind like 90% of these trucks have been. jmo

[kizer]

Bring a flat magnent like a fridge magnent or something simular and a piece of paper and start sticking the magnent to the body so you can see what is metal and what isn't.

The peice of paper is so you don't damage the paint and makes pulling the magnent off easier. As well makes a great piece to make notes on.

[killthewabbit]

Good idea!

[72lb4x4]

Need pics of the Chevelle for, well, I like Chevelles.
Or maybe another trade..?

[killthewabbit]

Sure.

http://www.atleastihavechicken.com/Chevelle/

[killthewabbit]

Well, I went up to see it today and took some more pics.

The driver's side bed panel is a little shaky. Hard to tell if it's going to need an entire bedside or if the patches will do. It's got some rust in both rockers. Looks like the passenger side rocker and floor has been treated to a rivet-on patch over the top of the rust. I think there's one cab support on the driver's front that's a little rusty, but the others looked pretty good. There's another pic of the inner fender in the front drivers side that looks like it has a rust hole. The rear of the cab is dented on both sides, where it looks like it had been hit at some point. I didn't find any filler, but I didn't look in the driver's bedside. I assume that area does.

Also, I got a pic of the VIN, and it looks like it's a GMC, not a Chevy.

What do you guys think?

On to the pics!

[killthewabbit]

More:

[killthewabbit]

Even more:

[killthewabbit]

You get the idea:

[killthewabbit]

Um, yeah:

[TimE]

Wow! It's a good thing that you didn't have to pay to have film developed for all these pics. j/k

It looks like a pretty big project. Alot of the problems are typical but you just have to decide if it's worth it to you. I'm sure there will be numerous responses forthcoming.

Good luck either way!!

[scotts62]

Looks better that some i have seen for sale, it has the typical problem ares but would be a good project truck

[joe231]

I would go for it if it runs. looks like typical rust. body looks straighter than ours
it has the trailing arm cross member so you could convert to coils fairly easy
is is a 3 on the tree?
If it looks like something you want GO FOR IT! we will welcome you with open arms

[19GMC63]

The GMC VIN plate must have been put on the cab, 'cause that's a chevy dash.
Overall, it's not too bad, like others have said, they're usually a lot worse, especially here in TN.

[SIR]

...I.M.H.O. I would pass that my friend,it MIGHT be a $500 truck,I would hesitate to even use it for parts,it's pretty used up I would keep looking.............

[killthewabbit]

It runs pretty awesome. It has a recently rebuilt .030 over 350 that's pretty strong. I drove it up the road a bit and had no problems.

SIR, you don't think that's the one, huh? I can't argue that the rockers are pretty rusty underneath.

Keep the opinions coming, for and against. I haven't decided one way or another yet.

[joe231]

if it is a good runner, it should be worth $2500 around here, of course some would ask $4000
from what i see you can get panels to fix all the rust........

[502tripower]

Originally Posted by SIR

...I.M.H.O. I would pass that my friend,it MIGHT be a $500 truck,I would hesitate to even use it for parts,it's pretty used up I would keep looking.............

I am going to have to agree with SIR here. I think 400.00 would be pushing it here. There isn't anything usable. Its all rusty. Keep looking. I looked at two yesterday that was a package deal. One SWB & one LWB that was in about the same shape as your looking at 300.00 for both. Only the LWB had a 230 6 with a 4-speed. That was a way better deal than what you are looking at.

[502tripower]

Originally Posted by killthewabbit

Yeah, I agree. I do need to get a closer look at it. Would you guys think it's worth $2500 or so? I hope it's not against the rules to ask. That's kind of the price range of my Chevelle and the truck.

I haven't heard back from the dude yet, so still no answer on the leafs vs coils yet. It does look like there's leafs in those pics right where ChiefRocka circled.

Look at this.

http://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/894381278.html

[killthewabbit]

Well, I slept on it. I think I'm going to pass.

I'm a little burned out on my Chevelle because the time/money/whatever to really proceed on it. This one's going to require pretty much the same time/money/whatever.

Thanks for the help, fellas. I'm 0 for 2 so far.

[factorystock]

Grilles get changed, hoods get changed, tailgates get changed, but very rarely does the dashboard get changed. This is the thing to look for without getting under vehicle.Gmc used a single hump over instrument panel while dash was flat on 64-66 chevys.

[factorystock]

Good choice, I would definately pass. It looks like a rusty pieced together primer bomb. I bet the rear axle and leaf springs were pirated out of another vehicle ( noticed parking brake cable disconnected).

[joe231]

man, i wish i could find a truck like that around here for $500
you can't hardly touch a basket case for under $1000.
or if you find a runner under a grand every panel on it is beat to piss, not to mention all the rust

[scotts62]

Yeah sucks too...
What kind of beater are you looking for dude?

[joe231]

who me? you know me.....always looking