I,m with Waldo. If you are not a mechanic or don,t sleep with one, be very careful. If you have to have a lot work done it can turn into an expensive nightmare. Get someone to look it over good for you. Sometimes a local fellow stovebolter will help out. If you want to use it pretty much like it is it wouldn,t be too bad of a buy if you can negotiate it down a bit. It,s hard to find something solid for less than 5-6 grand. If you are going into a full restoration I would find one already done. Another thought on the title make shure the numbers on the truck match the title.