It varies by jurisdiction. They may even want to issue a new VIN if they consider it an amalgamated vehicle.
I would be less than $10,000 in to it, no way no how gonna get a nicer truck for that. Even if I had 100 hours labor into it at my shop rate would be another $7500 still less than 1/2 the price of a comparable truck, I pay myself and I can improve stuff to my taste along the way like extra sound deadener, rust proofing, 6.4 swap and sell the 5.7...
Yeah but all that and you still have a piece of crap newer dodge truck. 2000's dodge trucks are at the bottom of the heap for reliability and resale value. I can't imagine a 2019 is a good move and it's not like there's anything special about it. I would sooner just buy something a little older but clean and nice that I can drive today and save the wrenching for something worth saving.
