Originally posted by ViejitosCC:
This is one of the dumbest ideas yet.Why would you reproduce something that is plentiful.AD's are every where around here and rust free for the most part.There is 33 AD's between my house and my place of employment which is 10 miles away.
Lots of AD cabs around my neck of the proverbial woods, too.. but we are the exception, not the rule.
I've heard on more than one occasion a person paying $5,000 for an AD truck, just to tear it all down, spend countless hours sanding down, fixing, sealing, and priming the cab, then just end up sticking it on an s10 or other frame.
Thats above and beyond the transport costs, and not really knowing if the seller revealed hidden damage that he may or may not know about.
I've also heard of dudes buying a cab, getting to the sanding part, only to find out body panels were welded on, the cab was full of bondo (or worse).. all sorts of headaches.
So if you're gunna spend the bucks, why not just buy a cab that all you have to do is shoot with primer and paint?
That single issue of Classic Trucks or whatever that rag is called that R.F. edits is laying in my bathroom floor.. I was thumbing thru it a few days ago and in the back theres a dude selling new rolling frames for old Fjords and Chebbys.. THOSANDS of dollars for these frames.
If you got the jack, why would you put thousands of dollars into cleaning up a old cab just to stick it on a new frame? It's not like you're that concerned about originality, not if your putting a 400 small block in it and setting the body on an aftermarket frame.
My guess is the aftermarket bodies are intended for a select market.. the guys with lots of money and a thing for old cars and trucks.. who dont want to hunt around for the right cab at the right price.. the kinds of guys who pay the big money for the SSR's and Vipers and that sort of stuff.
