Found this truck for sale and wanted opinions on if it is a good deal or not. It runs and drives pretty well. Looks like shit but that does not matter. Guys says mechanically it's cool and I saw no leaks. No registration and he says it wont pass smog.

$600 (asking)

?????

Phil:usa:

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Hell...I'll buy it..I'm looking at a 83 with no title for $500.00!

The only question i would have is why no reg.? Other than that it looks like a great deal!!

Now if only i could find a truck with EFI (running or not, with or with out reg.) for $600.00 that would be a steal!! :D

Originally posted by drnut
The only question i would have is why no reg.?

Why do you ask? What are you getting at? I'm not trying to sound like a dick just wanting to know.

Thanks, Phil:p :usa:

Usually no Reg. would mean that the truck might be stolen, but then if you are turning it into a buggy or trailer rig than it wouldn't really matter. I would ask the owner why he doesn't have the Reg. It is not that hard to get a new one from the DMV. I know if i was buying this truck i would pull the vin from the door and get a report from car fax. I know it is only $600.00 but i hate giving $$$ away!! :D

Funny you should mention getting the vin # off the door because they dont open.:D Nothing looks messed up but they both just don't open.

Phil:usa:

was there ever a bad year of these 5 speed trannys? Or anything else on the truck?

Thanks, Phil

so your gonna be playin DUKES OF HAZARD if you get the truck:flipoff2:

Talk him down to $400 - part it out for more than double that.

Offer him $550.00, I bet he'd take it.

As long as you can verify it's not stolen...buy it! Could be a good non-street-legal trail toy or could use parts to do an SAS to an IFS, or dual cases...tranny is nothing to shout about, though. The '79-'83 models have a pretty short transmission casing which gives you a short front driveshaft--will bind U-joint if lifted too much without some kind of correction. Those trannys aren't all that durable, either.

Originally posted by drnut
Usually no Reg. would mean that the truck might be stolen, but then if you are turning it into a buggy or trailer rig than it wouldn't really matter. I would ask the owner why he doesn't have the Reg. It is not that hard to get a new one from the DMV. I know if i was buying this truck i would pull the vin from the door and get a report from car fax. I know it is only $600.00 but i hate giving $$$ away!! :D You will still need the Registration if it is trailered or a buggy. It has to have at least a “Green Sticker” to run in the forest and that requires a “Pink Slip” or at the least a "Bill of Sale":D

Originally posted by rustyfloor
As long as you can verify it's not stolen...buy it! Could be a good non-street-legal trail toy or could use parts to do an SAS to an IFS, or dual cases...tranny is nothing to shout about, though. The '79-'83 models have a pretty short transmission casing which gives you a short front driveshaft--will bind U-joint if lifted too much without some kind of correction. Those trannys aren't all that durable, either.

Would I be able to swap in a later model tranny down the road?

Phil:usa: