I've realized that part of doing business is accepting whats available. Such as the nearly impossible 2nd gen 5 spd Trans on a fair priced truck. I found a very clean 2nd gen one ton dually, nearly perfect, it is priced right but, has the automatic trans.

 

My question is... do the one tons come with a better built trans? More reliable? It has 177 K miles.

It's a 1996.... are the front end problems the same as the 2002 trucks with trac bar and tie rods and BJs'?

 

I might add, it was a power company truck so it was regularly maintained and will check fluids, and how she runs in the morning.

Edited January 17, 20178 yr by JAG1

2 hours ago, Royal Squire said:

Black?

Would look awesome with aluminum flatbed and boxes.

 

1 hour ago, IBMobile said:

  Mike, be carful who paints it.  Auto body/paint production shops like Macco and the like will put the cheapest paint on.  The paint will look good for about 6-12 months then fade and lose it's shine, compounding or waxing will not bring it back.  It all depends on the quality of paint and the experience/care of the painter.  I've seen good paint costing over $400/gl. 

   I've seen paint jobs where the parts sticker was still on the body panel and painted over.  That tells me the prep man didn't prep the car and either the painter was blind or didn't care.  

 Thanks IB, what type paint or brand? Do you know any?

 

I've heard Emeron is good.

Best to check with an automotive paint supplier as well as the technician who will be applying it so you get the desired results now with minimal problems in the future.

Here's a supplier near you: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=automotive paint supplies store near oregon city&tbs=lf_msr:-1,lf_od:-1,lf_oh:-1,lf_pqs:EAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=45346982,-122590069,2366&tbm=lcl&rldimm=16742333198580450465&rlfi=hd:;si:1417004879806245545;mv:!1m3!1d413504.96044763655!2d-122.72783715000001!3d45.29640845!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i246!2i442!4f13.1 

Need to remember that the body work and paint prep is at least as important as the paint. I would look at painters previous work and also talk to previous customers. Could ask for recommendations at paint supply store. Would like to see you get it right the first time. 

Something you might consider is having job done by a auto body school. They can recommend best products and is much cheaper. It may take longer. Again you can ask for recommendations.