well i made it the truck is very clean the guy not so much (not a car guy) thanks for the offer to bail my ass out grey mouser .i ran it 400 miles the first day and the other 900the second at 75-80 mph no problem id find two spots of rust so minor ill fix the in the spring the front end is getting rebuilt this week ,poly grahite and new springs worn out but all in al this truck is cleaner than the 93 i had 12 yrs ago averaged about 14 mpg i dont think that was too bad cosidering the speed .