[VWNate1]

The most important thing is RUST ~ it never sleeps and these trucks are rust prone, even here in Los Angeles .

The running gear is all dirt cheap, a stuck engine can be freed up or replaced, God know the small block 350CID engine is every where .

Find a good basic body & frame then you can buy the running gear still attached to some paper thin rust bucket and get all the fiddly factory hardware with it for $500 .

Yes, I realize not everyone wants to build their own rig but that's how I approached it when I was young enough to build them .