does this have potential?

[energiesource]

its $400, is it worth it, or dont bother?

[1LoC10]

looks pretty solid from this angle

[tiggamonsta]

Looks pretty solid. Everything has potential, just depends on how much money/work/time you want to put into it. Find a couple partial trucks cheap, use what you need, sell what you can, and cash in the junk. If you have the time you could make out pretty good piecing one together. I have heard of guys making more money on the parts they don't need then what they paid for there parts trucks.

[energiesource]

i just know how much of a ***** a rusted cab is because you can get new repro parts for everything else, its just the cab that pisses me off

[sgtusmc]

From what I've seen, most complete 47-55's not running or just running go for around $1000-1700. So ask yourself, Could I get everything needed (used) to complete the truck (bed, running boards, glass, doors,fenders,hood,grill, etc,etc) for around $600-1200? I don't know your skill level but to put a truck together without seeing how it went might be kinda hard. And time to locate all the parts, time looking plus shipping in some cases. This is one of those things where someone might say yes it's worth it because they might have conections to parts and experience putting them together. You could pass if your not sure and get one in good-ruff shape for $1000-2000. I'm not try'n to shoot it down by no means. I'd just hate try'n to find parts from 100 different places.

[49gmc]

actually you can get re-pop cabs, and patch panels for just about every part of it. so if you can weld, its not that big of deal.i say go for it.

[neolowrider]

see if you can just buy the cab..

[VinceY]

I just paid $350 for this one yesterday but I think I got really lucky.
Needs rear cab corners,floor is good. Complete doors in good shape and hardware. Heater in it, good dash, instruments are shot. 3 fenders in box. No hood. Cab is really good. I am junking my Old Navy Cab.
Looks like a brand new gas tank in it too
Tail gate is okay for a driver.

But yours is a 5 window which is worth more. I would say it's worth the $400.

[mylow53]

i would pass on this the firewall is rusted thru if you look closer. i would pay more for a more complete truck. more spent up front is better then more after. unless they will take 100 bucks
MY 2 CENTS
GT

[solidaxel]

Everything has a value.......... to each of us!
How much do you want to budget for a FINISHED project
What is the cost of a finished project on ebay or craigs list.
What are your skills, how much time do you want to spend to completion.
Is your enjoyment in the build or driving?
The longer it takes to completion, the more money and motivation you will spend.
You asked !!!

[55dude]

i would pass! i'm hearing the aftermarket stuff don't fit real well. bet you could find something better in the states on craigslist. check out the www.stovebolt.com site tons of stuff popping up their.

[mr48chev]

It doesn't look to be worth 400 to me but My photo shows up in the Encyclopedia under "cheap".
What might make it worth something is if it has a clear and transferable title.
With the firewall in the shape that it is in I would offer 200 if it had a clear title. Then you could buy a parts truck that had most of the missing pieces and not worry about it having a title.

[BIG CHEVY 3600]

...only for parting out, and only if you need a cab and or chassis.

[solidaxel]

You can always do as I did, Buy that truck and build the chassis with IFS, engine, rear end and complete the running driving chassis, and then buy another truck (rust free) for the title and sheetmetal, swap the sheetmetal and complete the project.

[entourageguy]

Originally Posted by VinceY

I just paid $350 for this one yesterday but I think I got really lucky.
Needs rear cab corners,floor is good. Complete doors in good shape and hardware. Heater in it, good dash, instruments are shot. 3 fenders in box. No hood. Cab is really good. I am junking my Old Navy Cab.
Looks like a brand new gas tank in it too that I will be selling.
Tail gate is okay for a driver.

But yours is a 5 window which is worth more. I would say it's worth the $400.

So was the old navy cab that bad ??

[Norselander]

A solid cab is a good place to start so consider making an offer if this one is solid. Pricing-out the body work may help you to decide. And if you're doing the work yourself, consider your time. If it's more than you're willing to spend, expect more trucks to hit the market -- especially with the state of the economy. GM made a gazillion of those trucks. Parts are fairly easy to find if you're watching the classifieds, including Craigslist.

Good luck!

[VinceY]

Originally Posted by entourageguy

So was the old navy cab that bad ??

Yes the old navy cab was in bad shape, totally splash and dash body work. I will post a couple of pics in the next couple of days. The firewall, floor, front window frame and part of the dash was rusted beyond repair. They welded in a piece of steel into the floor and covered it all with ashfault (how do you spell that). I still think I did okay on the deal as the chrome and windows were pretty much in brand new condition and valued at what I paid for the whole truck. The rest of the truck besides the cab was usable. And not to mention that also I got 2 old Navy frisbies, an old navy dog bone, and 2 old Navy balls that were in the cab as part of the deal. Nice!!
I am going to use part of the doors, part of the roof and maybe the back of the cab to make the extended cab and patches for the roof chop on my project.

As bad as that cab is the new one is 100% for the better.

There is actually one of the old navy trucks on ebay right now that the guy has sprayed black in an attempt to cover the "bad". I can see the same condition of floor and it looks bad on the tailgate.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Chevrolet-Other-P...em180296717678

[1LoC10]

another old navy one
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Chevrolet-Other-P...d=p3286.c0.m14

[Arkansas50's]

I just bought a 50 & 51 for $200. Neither are complete, both are rusty, dented, and no floors. I mostly just wanted a chasis to start with and have a few extra parts. I'll easily spend $400-$600 just for cab patch panels. It's going to take me a while because of a budget, to get a rolling chasis done and that will be plenty of time to find a complete solid body. $400 sounds too high to me.

[sgtusmc]

My cousin bought an old navy truck last month. I havn't seen it in person yet, but he just had it blasted and the only bondo that was found was on the rear fenders. Very little rust, cab corners are solid. He bought it through Ebay for 1900 bones. I think he's one of the lucky ones. They come with new chrome to boot. He's gonna do the s10 swap. I told him about this forum. He should post soon.

[VinceY]

Originally Posted by 1LoC10

another old navy one
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Chevrolet-Other-P...d=p3286.c0.m14

Hey, like this one my dash was custom smoothed too. That's cuss the dash was so rusty they had to do something around the glove box. My cab corners were also fixed but with sheet metal and bondo not with repop cab corners. At $2K and under the old navy trucks are a reasonable deal as the chrome windows and fenders are worth it. If you are paying more than that ask for close up pics of the rust points.
But back to the original post, considering the price of a new cab, don't you think a 5 window that needs a small amount of welding is worth $400? The rest of the parts are easy to get. Good cabs are tuff to find in the salt belts.

[1956cameo]

If good cabs and frames are hard to find where you are then it is worth the money. That is assuming the cab and frame are solid. Where I live that would not bring more than 50 dollars. On average I pay about 300 dollars for complete but non running 47-54 chevy trucks. The last one that I bought was a complete truck minus motor and very solid for 50 bucks. I turned around and sold it for 400. However these old trucks are getting harder to find even for me under the 500 dollar range; and nationally it seems complete but non running trucks are bringing 1500-2000. So in that perspective it might be worth buying; assuming you can get decent sheetmetal at a good price.

[65panelrat]

HELL YES! WHEN I BOUGHT MY 54' 3100 (NO GLASS, NO TITLE, ECT.) SOME DUMBASS TOLD ME TO "PART IT OUT", THAT JUST GAVE ME MORE INCENTIVE TO FINISH IT, HERE ARE SOME PICS ABOUT A YEAR LATER, DRIVING IT DAILY!

[BIG CHEVY 3600]

Originally Posted by 65panelrat

HELL YES! WHEN I BOUGHT MY 54' 3100 (NO GLASS, NO TITLE, ECT.) SOME DUMBASS TOLD ME TO "PART IT OUT", THAT JUST GAVE ME MORE INCENTIVE TO FINISH IT, HERE ARE SOME PICS ABOUT A YEAR LATER, DRIVING IT DAILY!

How about some "before" pics.
Did you only have a busted up rusted up cab and a chassis? If so I bow to your tenacity!

[65panelrat]

Originally Posted by BIG CHEVY 3600

How about some "before" pics.
Did you only have a busted up rusted up cab and a chassis? If so I bow to your tenacity!

BEFORE PIC. NO GLASS, NO WIRE HARNESS, ROTTEN SEAT, RUSTY FLOORS, RUNNIG BOARDS BEYOND REPAIR, ROTTEN BED WOOD, NO RADIATOR, NO EXHAUST, ECT., ECT., ECT.