just saw this post,glad you didnt buy that pile.
around here thats a 300 dollar truck,no clue why he put that much money into the engine,if he even did...
some people like to call the fresh paintjob on the motor a " rebuild "
in fact i can go round the corner right now n buy a 4x4 with a rebuilt trans lol but the fact is really it was rebuilt years ago<<
but yeah 300 would buy that.
there are some sweet clean squares out there tho,for your price range at 2K.
ive seen absolutely mint ones going for high dollar prices too on the bay but check craigslist n ask other members.
just be patient

n shop wisely.
be warned btw on the late 80s/early 90s just before they swapped to the new bodystyle there was some Diff Overdrive transmission combos in those,and can be costly if in need of repair.
the 500?518? trying to recall this from memory...
o and dont buy a slant 6 truck either you wont be satisfied.
deffo get a v8
