I'm going to state what I suspect is running through your mind. It depnds
on how much and how far the rust has penitrated the rails, if it has. Like
you said, you can pretty much build a new/old truck from catalogs, if you
care to write the check. If you decide to do ithe truck, I'd plan a frame
off to clean up and paint, maybe powder coat, the frame. You'll probably
pull the body to work on it anyway.
You might figure out what you think it'll cost you to buy and fix up the
truck, add 15%, then see what you can buy now for that amount. That's not
icluding your time, of course. Then again, maybe you're already looking at
it as a project.
FWIW,
Ron
On Monday, July 29, 2013, Pat Horne wrote:
> Living in Texas and growing up on the west coast I am not very familiar
> with the affects of rust on vehicles.
>
>
> I have been offered a 2000 Chevy extended cab, 4x4 pickup, 110,000 miles
> w/leather interior that looks good for its age for $5000. The problem is
> that both rocker panels are in need of replacement and about 25% of the
> paint on the frame has been replaced with surface rust. The rocker panels
> are not a big deal, but I am concerned about the frame rust. Is this
> something that a rust converter and paint will take care of, or should I
> pass on this vehicle? Other than the rust it looks to be very clean, and
> everything works on it!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Peace,
> Pat
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