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Hi, today I am selling "Ol' Blue". This is a 1988 GMC regular cab 2WD pickup. I have owned it since 2003, when it had 120,000 miles. It now technically has 176,000 miles, but the truck has been mechanically rebuilt. It only has about 4,000 miles on the rebuild. Details of the rebuild below.

This was my daily driver for years. About two years ago, on a rainy night in December, I took an extra three or four seconds staring at the rising gas prices as I drove by local station. In that exact same three or four seconds, a guy in an old ford pickup in front of me missed his turn and slammed on his brakes. I braked hard, but the road was wet, so I hit him in the back. It messed up the grill, bumper, and one of the fenders. Not a serious wreck, but I went ahead and bought a front clip off a later 90's GMC truck, because it swaps out perfectly with the '88, and it looks so much better. After I installed all of these body parts, I had it painted a very pretty blue metallic color. This rebuild is only about one year old, and 4000 miles. I did this for my son, who is now off to college, and the truck is just sitting there.

Here is the list of the new/rebuilt items:

1) Front clip (hood, grille, bumper, fenders from later 90's GMC.
2) New paint
3) New a/c condenser, radiator.
4) A/C system totally rebuilt including compressor. blows cold.
5) New alternator, battery, belts and hoses.
6) New Pioneer stereo system with USB hookup, CD, and Sirius capability. New speakers too.
7) 700R4 Transmission was totally rebuilt about two weeks before the wreck!.
8) The original motor had low compression and used/burned a lot of oil, so I replaced the engine with a new Jasper 350. It has only 4000 miles on it. Oil has been changed twice.
9) Brakes are rebuilt.
10) Tires are about 60% good. Went out and found some chrome center caps for the cool rally wheels.
11) New carpet. Interior was in pretty good shape, so I did not re-do that, other than the carpet.
12) New headlights, marker lights.
13) Chrome tool box in the bed.
14) Front end totally rebuilt. Ball joints, Pitman and Idler arms, etc. All components replaced.

I have invested right at $11,000 in this rebuilding. This truck is mechanically brand new. The interior is the only thing that shows the wear of 176,000 miles, but even that is still pretty nice. There is a small tear in the driver's side of the seat, and the door panels are showing wear. See pics.

Things that are not perfect:

1) Fuel gauge: tends to hang out at the 1/4 full level. It sticks there on a regular basis. I just always zero'd the trip meter when I filled up, and drove it to 250-300 miles.
2) Tilt wheel: it has some movement up and down. needs to be tightened up. Not a big deal, but not perfect.
3) Other than the general wear of the interior, that's about it.

Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions about the truck. I am not going to give it away, but I know that I will not ever get all that money back out if it. This is going to be a basically new truck for a very reasonable price. Good Luck!

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