79 J10 - patina or rust?

[Srdayflyer]

parting out a good project vehicle is criminal, there are those trying to salvage a nothing more than a parts vehicle to pristine status (fools errand) vs starting with a solid project , at this point not all cannot be saved but those that can should and others used to support the cause. JMO

[devildog80]

What would you ask for the complete truck, as a running/driving rig is worth more, than the sum of its parts.

[rocklaurence]

IME, that truck would be worth $4K-$5K in parts if your willing to sit on them and post on Face Book. However, to sell it as a project or Fixer-upper would get you around $2000-$3K. it does depend on where you live--relative to value. I could strip a FSJ by myself in 9-12 man hours and I could pick these out of peoples yards for <$1000 a few years ago and they're on FB now. Not a bad ROI or a way to fund your FSJ/Muscle car addition. I sold a set of rear WT Cherokee fenders for $1400 once. I quickly learned to Blow-up every FSJ with 2-3 cans [WMD] of Bug Fogger! Ants, Snakes, Wasps, Rats, you name it--Critters live in these old vehicles!

[Digger]

I don't have the energy or the interest to part it out. Plus, I think it's better whole. It has value as a complete original. In my area, these go for $2-3k needing a lot of work. Runners go for $5k and up. I'm into it for less than half that, so a decent offer will get my attention.