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Old 01-05-2011, 01:23 PM
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IMO 8k for that truck is a good buy, esp if it looks good up close as it does in the pictures.. Whats the deal with the rear wheel in that pic?? It looks bent, or not in place?
Old 01-05-2011, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc
IMO 8k for that truck is a good buy, esp if it looks good up close as it does in the pictures.. Whats the deal with the rear wheel in that pic?? It looks bent, or not in place?
The photo was shot with a weird lens and had some Photoshop done to it, I ask the photographer and he said it was cuz of what he did in Photoshop. I've ridden in the truck since the photo and it runs fine. But the wheel does look tweaked in that photo.

The truck is in great shape, it just needs a few parts and some TLC. I'll call Magnacharger first thing tomorrow and see what they say about the mileage on the Radix.
Old 01-05-2011, 04:29 PM
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Thanks for all the input. The blower does have 70K on it. I need to call Magnacharger and see what they say. I've known the owner since I was a kid and he's had it since new. He's in his 60s and doesn't drive it hard. He's more into his 39 and 40 Ford Coupes, this was just his DD.

Other mods include:
Halibrand wheels with knockoffs
Belltech drop
3" stainless cat-back with Magnaflow muffler and tucked tip
Tonneau cover
Bed Rug
Rear roll pan (not in picture)

It needs:
Tires
Shocks
Roll pan painted
Speedo/oil pressure gauges dont work on the cluster (a common problem I found through searching here).

The bank appraised it at $11,000 (which seemed a little high). He told me he sell it to me for $8500...I thought about offering him $8000.

What do you guys think?

Also, it hasn't run in 5 months, it's been parked in his driveway and now it doesn't want to idle. It's really rough. I'm thinking it might be the fuel rails like I've read on here? He recently replaced the plugs and fuel filter thinking it was that.
He also said it doesn't want to hold a charge, he killed to Optima Yellow Top batteries. But I've had bad luck with those batteries, once they go flat I can never get them back.
Since the battery has gone dead, that may be the source of the idle problem...sometimes the PCM has to relearn idle if the batt is disconnected or loses it's charge. Fix the charging problem first, then go after the idle problem. There is an idle relearn procedure (not sure what it is), but every time that it's happened to me I just drove the truck around and beat on it a little bit and it relearned itself.
Old 01-08-2011, 10:31 PM
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buy it that looks like a steal even if you had to buy a 6.0 to swap into it
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hard to believe a guy who installs a supercharger would just "putt around" in it.
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The Maggie is not scheduled for any maintenance other than an oil change at 100K. Obviously you need to maintain the coolant in the intercooler system if it's got the intercooler. Mine's got 6-1/2 years and 46k miles on it now and all I've done is drive it. Personally, I wouldn't worry about the Maggie, especially since you said the guy didn't beat on the truck.

I know someone who's got 220K on a Vinci Trucker cammed 2003 Avalanche that's getting ready to add a Vortech supercharger to it. He's owned it since new and does all the regular maintenance himself. The GMT800 trucks have proven pretty reliable, IMHO.

It sounds like a hell of a buy on the truck to me.
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Thanks all for the input, what a great forum we've got here! I took delivery of the truck yesterday and will be back home in two weeks to take it for a drive. I can't wait! For now, here are a few cell-phone pics my buddy snapped for me!

Can't wait to start modding!
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