yeah, you all have good points. i got scared when i first saw how straight it was, so there could be somethings hiding underneath. i know that the guy that has been doing the work on it so far does a very thourough job, judging from how well hes done everything else on the truck. but you know, im young and foolish, and im in the "gotta have it" phase right now, so i might bite the bullet and pay the amount. i might be able to talk him down to 2,500. we'll see, hes a real nice old timer. ill keep yall posted on whether or not my fifty AD is gonna have a new friend soon........