Well I pulled the trigger today on a 97 1500 ext cab, and will be getting my first pickup this week. It has some repairs to be done on the sway bar and few other not so major things but got it for a good price. It is a laramie ( i think, leather and some other good features) has the 5.9L, blk with blk rims, and is in pretty good shape for a 15 yr old truck. Its primarily going to be used as a beach truck and toy. Does anyone know of a site to get a cheap rear bumper, its one of the things that needs to be done?? I look foward to reading a lot of info here and picking your brains.