I saw this truck this morning and spent about 45 minutes pawing around it. Zach was very accommodating and helpful sharing the knowledge he has about the truck which is minimal. It runs nice, idles well, spools up smoothly, idles for at least 25 minutes. I drove it back and forth a bit, the clutch engages really high (not sure if that's normal) and it does seem to slip. I took a ton of detail pictures which I will try to upload here. I would have taken more but it was 25 degrees and my phone got cold and shut down. My amateur comments about condition are below. I welcome some feedback to help influence my decision.
F motor runs, looks pretty clean under the hood, has a an electric fuel pump scabbed in.
Underdash wiring appears largely untouched, radio and fuel pump are the only obvious additions to me.
Light blue paint is peeling almost everywhere, there is a green color underneath, is this primer or are many of these panels (including door cards) from a different truck?
Paint is crazed and peeling on the hard top sides.
Roof looks good, I didn't see any cracks.
Driver side floor has been repaired kinda poorly.
Front fender marker lights are cracked.
Rear fender corner lights are bent and cracked.
Rot on rear fenders both sides, someone used bondo at some point to cover on passenger side quarter panel.
Not rot on interior rear sill.
Frame has no cancer that I could find, only surface rust.
Brakes barely work, maybe leaky wheel cylinders.
Bed is certainly wrong, has fuel door, spare tire carrier is wrong, I couldn't find any weld seams for that work. Could the entire bed have been replaced?
Original jack is in the tool box.
No rot on front fenders or hood.
Holes drilled for plow which needs to be removed.
If I think of more stuff ill post it
