Camino LS6 880 Posted October 2, 2012 This truck would be just what I've been looking for... if it hadn't been parked in salt water up to the wheels for a year or so (at least that's what it looks like). Check out the utter destruction of the front crossmember! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1997-Chevrolet-C-K-Pickup-2500-4X4-Reg-Cab-NO-RESERVE-/140859062428?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item20cbdab89c#ht_864wt_1047 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daves87rs 810 Posted October 2, 2012 Wow....sad... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dfelt 3,831 5 Vehicles Posted October 2, 2012 WOW, I cannot believe someone would want to buy this rusted out bucket of bolts. Sad as from a distance it is a sharp looking truck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Horse With No Name 3,191 Posted October 2, 2012 At least their honest about condition...and sad to see it get to this point, nice looking truck... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Hall 3,996 4 Vehicles Posted October 2, 2012 The body looks good....just spray a lot of primer over the rust---I did that on the rusty underside bits of my Bronco II for 3 years....6 years in Ohio and 3 in Michigan left it quite rusty underneath when I moved to Colorado. In retrospect, I should have used spray on bedliner stuff instead, probably. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camino LS6 880 Posted October 2, 2012 The bit of frame that's rotted in this pic essentially holds the entire front end together. Full dis-assembly and grafting in a new crossmember would be the only way to fix it. All of the front sheetmetal, and the engine would have to come out to get it right. This is a parts truck because someone was too lazy to wash the salt off now and then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camino LS6 880 Posted October 3, 2012 What it really needs is a new frame. I wonder if GM still sells frames for these. I remember quite a few that the local Chevy dealer re-framed after the trucks were wrecked. Really big job, but you'd have a fine truck afterward. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites