Repair or part out?

We sold a an engine that needed 2 sleeves for 3500. You might be suprised the money you would get out the running gear.

 

All in what u want 359 will always be a classic I would find the parts and fix it much rather have and old truck then a new one Anyday just got done repairing a 05 379 cab replaced right coal door jamb half floor and full fire wall also replaced the whole right side of the hood I posted pics in my albums a lot of work but after all said and done we only had 1600 in parts labor on the other hand but if you do it yourself you could end up with a realy nice truck just my .02

 

Sure , anything can be done with a smoke wrench. And a 3 axle could straighten it out...... but my point was , would it be right?

I've seen many repaired relics eat tires, dog leg down the road etc.

JMO

 

Yes cab be straightend fixed a end dump that went iceberg broke the draft arms off the trailer completly and twisted the tractor frame broke 3 x members there pretty stout that trucks got 500 thousand miles since then no problem eating tires we repair all of our wrecked trucks from rolled hard to to toatal burn jobs just depends on if you like the challenge pretty good feeling when you bring something back from the dead like that

 

I'm not talking about chaining one side to a tree and pulling on it with a track hoe. I'm talking about taking it to a frame shop and having it done properly to factory specs.

 

Thing is, who will run his truck and business and live his personal life while he's spending all his time and money rebuilding an unwanted truck? He can much easier part it out for upwards of 15 G's and use the money.

 

Yea needs to be checked out on a frame machine wrapping a chain around an old oak tree won't work he just wanted opinions on what to do he can make more money parting it it but some people enjoy this type of work it just depends on a lot of things kinda like building hot rods. Can take as long as you'd like or scrap it

 

Could always put it in truckpaper and see what you can get for it that way if you don't want to fix it up yourself.

 

A company I drove for had several trailers turn over. They'd fix the trailer and never touch the truck if it stayed up. I doubt the frame is bent. It takes alot to bend those frames. We had one trailer turn over into a river and the truck stayed up on the bank. The only tire left touching the ground was the left steer tire. Even with it twisted that much it didn't hurt the frame. That truck is a legend. There are less and less of the old school 359s on the road. I'd definately rebuild it. You have a piece of history right there.