Good idea?

That truck is an 89.Maz 2600's in 87-88 had the Mitsu 2600 carb engine.ALL 2600's from 89-93 were injected,hence the "i", 2wd and 4wd.Some 2200's were made with FI but were mainly sold overseas,Canada and the Pacific Morthwest.BJ

Price is not bad I would go for it. Your in Spokane you could just roll to pull&save and get an ignition without a key for a few bucks and then take to a locksmith and get a key for another few bucks. Alot safer than a push button.

I'd buy it for that for parts alone. Sounds like a good deal to me. How much difference in length is the reg cab bed than the xcab bed?

Beds are the same lenght, wheel well is in a different spot. My checkmate bed cover fits both my standard cab and extra cab.

Ah.... So the axle on the xcab is further back, like for support and stability reasons? Makes sense.

furthe forward.

Well, I got back a little while ago to check out the truck..

The story of it is, the kid who put the ad up is 16 and his dad bought the truck for him to learn how to drive. He bought the truck from an auction. Before it was in the auction, it was stolen, hence why the ignition was punched out.

BUT, the thing is, when I looked at it when I was there, the engine for what mileage was on it was typical. When its in 4wd the front makes a clanking noise when you turn. Okay, so I drove it, well, his dad was in the truck with me and I go to shift into 2nd.

"Oh, btw, theres no 2nd gear! Did'nt my son tell you that?"

I had no clue, lol. Other than the noise in 4wd and no 2nd gear, it was'nt too bad of a truck for what it was worth and what I wanted it for.

The dent he describes in the ad, well, it was a cave in on the passenger side bed! Lol...

SO! I talked to him a little more, and I told him he needs to go down on the price. So the catch is, how much do you guys think it will cost to repair this, and do any of you have any idea why the 4wd makes the noise?

Spaldings does'nt have any 4wd b2600's in their lot. I dunno about pull&slave, but I will also try whitey's too...

I bet I could talk him down to $300 for it... Even for $300, I still dunno if its worth fixing though... I really think the engine will need to be rebuilt as well.. It does'nt smoke though!

BTW, dragginmazda, where do you live? Vicinity of Spokane?

The front end noise is probally a CV shaft, the ignition you can pull from any B-series, for $300 bucks worst case you could part it out. fenders, front bumper caps, if its bubble hood, possibly bed, and gray interior parts sell fast on Ebay. I live in Othello and work in Moses Lake.

I thought it was a CV joint too. Theres no difference between a shaft and joint right? I dunno much about them... I thought they were just independant front axles to a diff. Like the rear of the truck but in the front as well?

The truck only makes the noise in 4wd and when it turns not when straight... I dunno. The front should be spinning but without a load. So I figure maybe it was a bent axle or bad bearings?

The interior was red and pretty fair for its age. I could part it out, but the junkyard would probably not take it after I gut it. They're cheap like that...