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Offline 87454westernhauler

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74 chevy
« on: September 03, 2011, 12:23:12 pm »
Found this on craigslist and have talked the lady down to $400 on it. seems like a fairly good deal, runs  and drives but needs brakes, and posibly new clutch but has a new clutch kit that come with it and the body seems to be pretty good other than cab suports. what do you guys think on it? it is about a 2-3 hour drive to get it but i think that it might be worth it exspecialy for an iowa truck. ;D
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: 74 chevy
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2011, 01:59:08 pm »
what do you want out of it? thats the question
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Offline big bear

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Re: 74 chevy
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2011, 02:31:25 pm »
doesnt look terrible from what i see, and i agree. first question is, what are your intentions ?

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Re: 74 chevy
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2011, 03:38:36 pm »
even then, it is probably worth more than $400 in scrap metal.

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Re: 74 chevy
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2011, 04:07:55 pm »
     From the pictures you are right, it is in good shape for an Iowa truck, I bet once you dig into it you will find more, though for $400.00 dollars you can't beat it.  If you plan to fix it up then it will be a great project, if you need a parts truck you can not beat the price. 
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Offline big bear

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Re: 74 chevy
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2011, 06:03:06 pm »
exactly. a running truck for 400 bucks isnt to common these days

Offline 87454westernhauler

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Re: 74 chevy
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2011, 07:43:21 pm »
I was thinking about fixing it up to drive but it is going to cost me $150 in gas to go get it, but I still think that it is worth buying at that price and condition.
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Re: 74 chevy
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 08:42:36 pm »
do it man, as long as you can afford it.

Offline 87454westernhauler

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Re: 74 chevy
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2011, 07:25:31 pm »
I can afford it right now, but I will need to probably haul it back cause of sticky brakes and have to wait for my dad to be around to use the dually and flatbed.  :-[
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