Copper Head what part of PA are you in?
Is it possible to sell the truck to a salvage yard close to you for more than scrap price?
Motor is strong, tranny is strong, axles are good, transfer case, etc etc etc. I would try to squeeze some more out of her than scrap weight. Or throw it on CL for $1000 as a farm truck. Emphasize that the frame, motor and tranny are great - the rest is giving you inspection issues. Take $800 for it. Youll be happy and some farmer over in Perry County will be thrilled. I get shes not suitable for the road but you're making it sound like there's a lot of life left in her. You say you don't want to let her sit in pieces in the driveway, and I totally understand that, but that shouldnt stop you from ripping the motor and trans and seling them for much more than scrap value.
If you do go the part out route I would do a few things...
1) take a nice hd video of you driving her around. Up close on the tach/dash through all the ggearsears, on the highway with the windows closed so they can hear it. A walk around at idle under the hood and under the chassis. Just show them she's sound.
2) set a time limit. You have 1 month to tear into her. Tell your wife its one month only. List it all, sell what you can, haul her in pieces in the new truck after 1 month. Don't let her turn into a lawn ornament (I know you don't want to anyways)
3) sell! You're asking $400 for the motor and its week 3? Take the $250 someone waved in your face. $250 is worth the whole truck in scrap. Dump the parts, smile to the bank.
Here's some of the reasons I made this post:
html://lancaster.craigslist.org/pts/5055448830.html
These guys sold a bunch of stuff a month ago...
99 Dodge 1500 Parting out only
This guy knows how its done...but he also has land to let it sit...
1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Parts
Parting out 1996 dodge ram 5.2 4x4
Upon doing this research... I cannot find one dodge 1500 that's being parted out where the owner still has the tranny on the for sale list. Looks like they're going for $3-400. Ask for $250 and make them pull it themselves in the driveway. Rent a uhaul car dolly for $100 so you can get it to the yard and you've made an extra $125 (we're gonna pretend the tranny weighs 500lbs) still taking her to the scrapyard after one day of work pulling her with your new truck.
I was really happy with myself when I sold my bimmer to the salvage yard next to the scrapyard for the same price as shred. I knew someone would be able to use the good parts that were left.
There's lots of farmers in Pennsylvania and there are a lot more things you can do with a beat up old truck than load her up with shred and leave her at the yard.
I just wanted to throw it out there before she's gone.
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