What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

allen123 · 09-05-2009, 04:59 PM

Well here it is
http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/1336694784.html
And im going to try trading my truck with the front smashed for it straight across. And I think my dad might go for it because he had a 79 z28 back in the day lol. I dont know much about the car right now I was just thinking about it and thought i would get some opinions. Im just kind of getting tired of messing with the same thing all the time.
I think if it wouldnt get hit so much i prob wouldnt be tired of it, its just kinda of getting annoying with not getting much progress done i just keep having to fix the same stuff over and over again.
well heres my truck so you can get a little bit better of an idea if i should or not.

jay6891 · 09-05-2009, 05:10 PM

My opinion is DON'T DO IT!!!! Every one has a belly button Car. Your truck is not what you see every day. I guaranty that you will have more comments on your truck than you will every get out of that car. I traded my 80 model Z28 to get my truck. Never have I regretted it.

Sinister · 09-05-2009, 05:12 PM

I think you're just bummed out about your truck getting hit again. What would it take to get it to be reliable for you?

Wideopenracing15 · 09-05-2009, 05:24 PM

Ill trade you trucks if thats what it takes

allen123 · 09-05-2009, 05:27 PM

Yeah I am, Idk why it just got to me and it made me lose interest in my truck
And what do you mean what will it take to make it reliable for me? If its what im thinking, it would be get a new motor
Idk i've just really been wanting to get a car lately

allen123 · 09-05-2009, 05:31 PM

i've been trying to get ahold of this guy about a trade, i doubt he'll do it but whats wrong with trying
http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/1338801713.html

Sinister · 09-05-2009, 05:34 PM

If your truck needs a motor, I doubt either of those guys will trade straight across. I'd fix the truck.

allen123 · 09-05-2009, 05:37 PM

Well it doesnt need a motor it just needs to be balanced and it started ticking it might be fixable

Wideopenracing15 · 09-05-2009, 05:52 PM

Well the ticking could be a million things. Have you rebuilt it?

allen123 · 09-05-2009, 06:00 PM

No my hood is jammed shut right now so i cant open it, i havent tried to take it it off yet so i havent got to look or listen where the tick is coming from

Wideopenracing15 · 09-05-2009, 06:22 PM

Oh i see. It could be nothing really. I've never heard a motor that doesnt have some sort of tick. Is it like a miss fire? or what?

Gene · 09-05-2009, 06:31 PM

I traded a slick 83 Shortbed that I invested alot of time and hard work into for an 85 Camaro with a V6(of all things) for the same reasons as you listed, mainly because I got tired of the truck and thought I wanted a Camaro. Boy did I regret that! I asked the guy a week later if he'd trade back with 500 cash to him and he said absolutely not! I love this truck.

KEEP THE TRUCK!!!!!

big_al_71 · 09-05-2009, 07:41 PM

I agree with others keep the truck, have someone with skills tune that truck for you and you will be just fine..

Diablo de la Noche · 09-05-2009, 07:49 PM

It's a nice car. But, the grass is greener over the septic tank. Trucks are cool. Right now, it's kind of an underground thing. Kind of like rat rods were just a few years ago. They were cheap to build and cheap to buy (if you could find them). Now, everybody calls a piece of s4it a rat rod so they can say they have one. And the real ones are super expensive. Hold onto that truck and you won't be sorry. Muscle cars are way overpriced right now beacuse of shows like overhaulin and chop cut rebuild (I record them, by the way and watch them over and over). Patience, grasshopper, patience.

**68jewel** · 09-05-2009, 07:56 PM

Bro, I hate to be verbally abusive, but......ARE YOU FUGGING CRAZY?????!!!!!!!

rwolf9653 · 09-05-2009, 08:03 PM

If you are looking to get rid of your truck this is not really the place to post asking for an un-biased opinion.

I say KEEP THE TRUCK OR YOU WILL REGRET IT!

**wancosc356** · 09-05-2009, 08:26 PM

KEEP THE TRUCK!!! Fix it as you can. AND PARK AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE FROM OTHER VEHICLES AS OFTEN AS U CAN.

67ChevyRedneck · 09-05-2009, 08:43 PM

When (notice I said when, not if

) your sister backs into the car it's going to be a hell of a lot harder to fix

If you're not happy, you're not happy. Do what makes you happy.

mr48chev · 09-05-2009, 09:11 PM

The truck doesn't look like that hard of a fix. pull the grill out and you can most likely get the hood open.

Those mullet Camaros always scare me as most of them have been beat to death in their lifetime and that one looks like it might need more work than your truck. A guy trying to sell a car for 4K and he hasn't at least cleaned up the engine compartment to make it look good doesn't show me much.

With that car set up like a race car under the hood and it has probably been raced plenty I'd say you would be in for more work and expense than if you just went ahead and did everything to the truck.
If the local girls won't ride in the truck find different girls.

Wideopenracing15 · 09-05-2009, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diablo de la Noche

the grass is greener over the septic tank.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr48chev

If the local girls won't ride in the truck find different girls

Congratulations you two just made my new life mottos

QKENUF4U · 09-05-2009, 09:32 PM

the blue camaro is beat worse than your truck and has WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY to much carb... geezzzz "BIG CARB ME GO FAST"
the chevelle guy wouldnt even look at your truck more than likely... thats a nice chevelle...

my offer still stands, drive it down to me and take my 91 k1500 home with ya....

Wideopenracing15 · 09-05-2009, 09:37 PM

Yeah if you want something different ill trade you for my 69 gmc

70Custom10Nut · 09-05-2009, 11:48 PM

In my opinion, anything that came out of the late 70's is straight up garbage. Stickers and emblems never did anything for true performance. The add looks like he was reading out of a summit catalog for the engine upgrades.Unless this guy could produce the build sheet on what he says he put into it, stay a way from this one and keep the truck. There's always room for improvement on your truck, and you already know what you have, mechanically.

Cnut

72BlckButy · 09-06-2009, 12:13 AM

Keep the truck... you will not regret it!

*Shane* · 09-06-2009, 12:26 AM

Man up and fix the truck. The other guys aren't gonna trade if you can't even open the dang hood.

09-05-2009, 04:59 PM	#1
allen123 It'll buff out Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Blanchard,Ok Posts: 1,376	What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this Well here it is http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/1336694784.html And im going to try trading my truck with the front smashed for it straight across. And I think my dad might go for it because he had a 79 z28 back in the day lol. I dont know much about the car right now I was just thinking about it and thought i would get some opinions. Im just kind of getting tired of messing with the same thing all the time. I think if it wouldnt get hit so much i prob wouldnt be tired of it, its just kinda of getting annoying with not getting much progress done i just keep having to fix the same stuff over and over again. well heres my truck so you can get a little bit better of an idea if i should or not. __________________ 1972 Chevy c10 swb 2008 CBR600RR Grafitti edition My Build Cody Allen Last edited by allen123; 09-05-2009 at 05:28 PM.

09-05-2009, 05:10 PM	#2
jay6891 Car Knocker Join Date: May 2001 Location: jefferson,arkansas Posts: 664	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this My opinion is DON'T DO IT!!!! Every one has a belly button Car. Your truck is not what you see every day. I guaranty that you will have more comments on your truck than you will every get out of that car. I traded my 80 model Z28 to get my truck. Never have I regretted it. __________________ 68 c-10,91 sportside bed,350 .030 over,4 bolt,10-1 comp,2.05 intake/1.94 exhaust,1.6 Harland Sharp roller rockers,edelbrock rpm cam and intake w/750 carb, 700r4, 3.73 gears,Jacabbs Electronic Igntion w/Accel HEI distributer and super coil. ZR-1 roll pan, filled tailights. Blazer tank. Hidden hitch. 2 1/2" Flowmaster 40's. Parts bought but not installed>> ford 9" posi with disc. CCP front and rear lowering kit 4/5. Cab corners,foor boards,rockers, cab braces, Phatom grill, Painless wiring kit.

09-05-2009, 05:12 PM	#3
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this I think you're just bummed out about your truck getting hit again. What would it take to get it to be reliable for you? __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

09-05-2009, 05:24 PM	#4
Wideopenracing15 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 299	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this Ill trade you trucks if thats what it takes

09-05-2009, 05:27 PM	#5
allen123 It'll buff out Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Blanchard,Ok Posts: 1,376	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this Yeah I am, Idk why it just got to me and it made me lose interest in my truck And what do you mean what will it take to make it reliable for me? If its what im thinking, it would be get a new motor Idk i've just really been wanting to get a car lately __________________ 1972 Chevy c10 swb 2008 CBR600RR Grafitti edition My Build Cody Allen

09-05-2009, 05:31 PM	#6
allen123 It'll buff out Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Blanchard,Ok Posts: 1,376	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this i've been trying to get ahold of this guy about a trade, i doubt he'll do it but whats wrong with trying http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/1338801713.html __________________ 1972 Chevy c10 swb 2008 CBR600RR Grafitti edition My Build Cody Allen Last edited by allen123; 09-05-2009 at 05:31 PM.

09-05-2009, 05:34 PM	#7
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this If your truck needs a motor, I doubt either of those guys will trade straight across. I'd fix the truck. __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

09-05-2009, 05:37 PM	#8
allen123 It'll buff out Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Blanchard,Ok Posts: 1,376	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this Well it doesnt need a motor it just needs to be balanced and it started ticking it might be fixable __________________ 1972 Chevy c10 swb 2008 CBR600RR Grafitti edition My Build Cody Allen

09-05-2009, 05:52 PM	#9
Wideopenracing15 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 299	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this Well the ticking could be a million things. Have you rebuilt it?

09-05-2009, 06:00 PM	#10
allen123 It'll buff out Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Blanchard,Ok Posts: 1,376	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this No my hood is jammed shut right now so i cant open it, i havent tried to take it it off yet so i havent got to look or listen where the tick is coming from __________________ 1972 Chevy c10 swb 2008 CBR600RR Grafitti edition My Build Cody Allen

09-05-2009, 06:22 PM	#11
Wideopenracing15 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 299	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this Oh i see. It could be nothing really. I've never heard a motor that doesnt have some sort of tick. Is it like a miss fire? or what?

09-05-2009, 06:31 PM	#12
Gene Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 2,914	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this I traded a slick 83 Shortbed that I invested alot of time and hard work into for an 85 Camaro with a V6(of all things) for the same reasons as you listed, mainly because I got tired of the truck and thought I wanted a Camaro. Boy did I regret that! I asked the guy a week later if he'd trade back with 500 cash to him and he said absolutely not! I love this truck. KEEP THE TRUCK!!!!!

09-05-2009, 07:41 PM	#13
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this I agree with others keep the truck, have someone with skills tune that truck for you and you will be just fine.. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

09-05-2009, 07:49 PM	#14
Diablo de la Noche Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 142	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this It's a nice car. But, the grass is greener over the septic tank. Trucks are cool. Right now, it's kind of an underground thing. Kind of like rat rods were just a few years ago. They were cheap to build and cheap to buy (if you could find them). Now, everybody calls a piece of s4it a rat rod so they can say they have one. And the real ones are super expensive. Hold onto that truck and you won't be sorry. Muscle cars are way overpriced right now beacuse of shows like overhaulin and chop cut rebuild (I record them, by the way and watch them over and over). Patience, grasshopper, patience.

09-05-2009, 07:56 PM	#15
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09-05-2009, 08:03 PM	#16
rwolf9653 more ideas than money Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: spring grove, pa Posts: 1,068	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this If you are looking to get rid of your truck this is not really the place to post asking for an un-biased opinion. I say KEEP THE TRUCK OR YOU WILL REGRET IT! __________________ Randy 1948 Chevy 3100 5 window 1966 Chevy C30 Dually 1967 Chevy K10 1972 Chevy K20 1972 Chevy C10 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer 1987 Chevy V10 2003 Chevy Suburban

09-05-2009, 08:26 PM	#17
wancosc356 I Like Mine With No Shine! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,705	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this KEEP THE TRUCK!!! Fix it as you can. AND PARK AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE FROM OTHER VEHICLES AS OFTEN AS U CAN. __________________ Michael 1967 Chevrolet C10 Short Fleet (Literal Ground Up....One Day) 2006 GMC Sierra Crew Cab 4x4 1969 Lincoln Continental Coupe Project FOR SALE http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...ct=4578&cat=17 1981 Honda CM400 C Bobber SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=384152 Last edited by wancosc356; 09-05-2009 at 08:26 PM.

09-05-2009, 08:43 PM	#18
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this When (notice I said when, not if ) your sister backs into the car it's going to be a hell of a lot harder to fix If you're not happy, you're not happy. Do what makes you happy. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

09-05-2009, 09:11 PM	#19
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,307	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this The truck doesn't look like that hard of a fix. pull the grill out and you can most likely get the hood open. Those mullet Camaros always scare me as most of them have been beat to death in their lifetime and that one looks like it might need more work than your truck. A guy trying to sell a car for 4K and he hasn't at least cleaned up the engine compartment to make it look good doesn't show me much. With that car set up like a race car under the hood and it has probably been raced plenty I'd say you would be in for more work and expense than if you just went ahead and did everything to the truck. If the local girls won't ride in the truck find different girls.

09-05-2009, 09:32 PM	#21
QKENUF4U Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SUNNY WARM BIKE RIDING COTTONWOOD ARIZONA Posts: 2,097	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this the blue camaro is beat worse than your truck and has WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY to much carb... geezzzz "BIG CARB ME GO FAST" the chevelle guy wouldnt even look at your truck more than likely... thats a nice chevelle... my offer still stands, drive it down to me and take my 91 k1500 home with ya....

09-05-2009, 09:37 PM	#22
Wideopenracing15 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 299	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this Yeah if you want something different ill trade you for my 69 gmc

09-05-2009, 11:48 PM	#23
70Custom10Nut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vilseck Germany (currently) Posts: 317	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this In my opinion, anything that came out of the late 70's is straight up garbage. Stickers and emblems never did anything for true performance. The add looks like he was reading out of a summit catalog for the engine upgrades.Unless this guy could produce the build sheet on what he says he put into it, stay a way from this one and keep the truck. There's always room for improvement on your truck, and you already know what you have, mechanically. Cnut

09-06-2009, 12:13 AM	#24
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this Keep the truck... you will not regret it! __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

09-06-2009, 12:26 AM	#25
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: What do you guys think about me trading my truck for this Man up and fix the truck. The other guys aren't gonna trade if you can't even open the dang hood.

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