Hi All, I found a 65 crew cab through the S.O.T.O newsletter earlier this month, and I talked to the guy who owns it (a few hours away from me). Really nice guy, loves the splittie, loves vans, and may have a hard time parting with it. But, he did send me some pictures today, and the price seems right, and, and, and... the problem is I feel like I should jump on it and just buy the damn thing, but I worry about the time it may take to get the body into shape. It's got *some* rust on the front driver's side door at the lower hinge (about the size of a fist) and some rust-through along the lower side body panels. In addition the side gates are not attached, and a previous owner has welded some pipe on the sides to create a makeshift stake fence around the rear bed. Other than that, it looks to be in pretty good shape. My question is, given the brief above description, should I go for it? Or am I going to regret the day I ever bought this thing because the rust damage is so bad? Any general comments about restoring splitties would be appreciated as well. Fish or cut bait?, Bren Bren Smith aka NetBoy |510/253-3048 voice Dantz Development |510/253-9099 fax 4 Orinda Way, Bldg C |bren@dantz.com Orinda, CA 94563 |"Practice safe government - use kingdoms"
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