W350 search, disappointing waste of a day looking at a truck

[dazedandconfused]

Good looking truck.

[bgilbert]

Awesome looking truck. I myself am looking for a real nice W350 too. Do you mind saying what you gave for it?

[RumbleFish]

Not to mention he story on how hat sat around for sale for 6 months...

[stillsmokin]

Awesome looking truck. I myself am looking for a real nice W350 too. Do you mind saying what you gave for it?

Well, I am a little more comfortable with what I gave for it today, to begin with I couldn't roll the number off the tongue very well. I gave $8,000 for it , the guy wanted $9,000. It was optioned about as exactly as I would have ordered it, colors and all. It's never been smoked in and the interior only needs detailed. It has never been wrecked (amazing), original paint with no peeling, no rust anwhere to be seen except a little surface on the roof from the Florida winter sun. Pretty amazing for a truck that called Duluth, Minnesota home for 15 years. This was the truck for me.

Its about 10 foot away perfect. Cons: The lift pump started leaking on the way home, the rear pinion seal went out, and the headlight switch had me sweating bullets the last 50 miles. The truck had been setting in a climate controlled building since September and hadn't run more than 100 miles in a 24 Hour period since 2009 or longer. The bumpers and grille aren't quite as nice as the rest of the truck so some parts swapping will be in order.

Tonight tried to start it cold but the crapped out lift pump helped it loose prime, it tries to start but won't quite go, have to pull a lift pump off another motor later in the week.

I think with a good buffing, a little dupli color, and some new trim parts, this will be a truck that is beyond nice for most.

[pulltilbroke]

Like I told Jeff I'm not gonna lie when I pulled up and saw it I did chub up a bit.


Mark, Already stole the paint codes off the spid or whatever Dodge calls em

[Mark Nixon]

Jeff's is the complete opposite example of the POS Pullit and I dragged back from SD, clean body panels, nice condition and NOT Kelvinator white.
Oh and well under HALF the miles, too.

Mark.

[pulltilbroke]

[Mark Nixon]

Definitely a later '93, with the International block and the painted pump.
Oh, and LOOK, barely any chips at the back edges of those dually fenders!

Mark.

[bgilbert]

Thanks for the pics Andrew. I was wondering when the pic guru was gonna come through . Looks like one of those $10k-$12k trucks to me. Philip, how did you miss this one?!

[pulltilbroke]

Yeah its definitly a clean truck.

Mark its actually an earlier on built 12 of 92. The rad had a code of 343 day of 92. (Sorry I didn't answer the phone. Its dead)

[stillsmokin]

Thanks for the pics Andrew. I was wondering when the pic guru was gonna come through . Looks like one of those $10k-$12k trucks to me. Philip, how did you miss this one?!

My dad called me on my way home yesterday, he said one is going on ebay right now for $14,000 reserve not met! I guess I'm comfortable with what I paid.

Nobody found it for 6 months, some creative thinking by an old school ebay veteran (applied to craigslist) found this truck. Thank god I think out of the box!

[Mark Nixon]

That's about as early of one with that block as I have seen.
The Rusty Kelvinator has one, but I know it's later on in the year.

Mark.

[1990]

Very nice find, well worth the $8000.

[oldestof11]

In the first pic? Who's Chebbie 4 door behind it in the first pic?

[Black93]

Nice truck.