Hi and welcome to mightyram. The carb'd trucks are straight forward enough to work on. The sloppy shifter and steering are easy fixes - just need new shifter bushes (maybe the shifter assy bolts need tightening or checking) and the steering links aren't anything exotic to rebuild. You will find that they are tough lumps and the 4x4 capabilities are surprising. Your truck clearly has seen it's time as a work horse but hopefully the spilled paint will come off without too much of a fight. I've got a feeling the wheels are off a Montero(?) The black and gold paint option is a nice factory touch too.