thanks for looking at that truck scott. I am also from a farming comunity. i thought 5000 was a little high as well but i figured i could give him the extra for being willing to hold it for me. it is going to be hard to find one of those bodies that doesnt have much rust on it. there arent too many of those to be found and i have been looking for a few months now. if you know of some i would gladly take the reference. i guess it just depends on if it is surface rust or if it has rusted through the metal. fixing some rust damage wouldnt bother me but alot would be a big pain. but the running gear all sounds ok? are those closed knuckle axles? thank you for the lug number. is it a certain 8 lug set? like and 8x____ something?
Jonathan