I bought this 83 last fall, on the auction site, site unseen. I knew nothing about LC's and now I know quite a bit, after rebuilding the knuckles, brakes, etc. I also found that my frame is rusted through on the inside C channel midway through the truck. At the time I planned to just swap it out, since the body is super clean with no rust and new paint, and it runs great. Plus all the work I did on the front end. So, I sourced a super clean frame and had it blasted and powdercoated, for the eventual swap. Plus an LS swap. Anyway, somewhere along the line I decided to sell this and find a much cleaner 60 that I would not worry about dropping money into ( I know that's impossible). Well the deal is done, and I bought the super clean version, and now I need to get rid of my current rig.
Question is- sell it as a project with the nice shiny frame, or have the frame swapped and throw new carpet in and sell it for more? I was quoted $2k to do the swap at a couple Cruiser specialists here in CO. Either way I'm going to lose alot of money, but I can't change that. I am going to remove the ARB bumper and the wheels/tires for my rig and replace with stock bumpers/wheels from the incoming truck. Plus a non-torn drivers seat.
Question is- sell it as a project with the nice shiny frame, or have the frame swapped and throw new carpet in and sell it for more? I was quoted $2k to do the swap at a couple Cruiser specialists here in CO. Either way I'm going to lose alot of money, but I can't change that. I am going to remove the ARB bumper and the wheels/tires for my rig and replace with stock bumpers/wheels from the incoming truck. Plus a non-torn drivers seat.
