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Old 12-05-2013, 03:09 AM   #1
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Your best junkyard find

Title says it all... share what your best junk yard find to date has been! ("Barn finds" welcome also)

I'll start with this; MINT bench seat out of a 1976 Silverado C20 that my dad and I found at Pick N Pull and put into my 1975 High Sierra C25
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Old 12-05-2013, 09:37 AM   #2
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Wow, that seat must have had a cover over it it's whole life!
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Old 12-05-2013, 10:27 AM   #3
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Finding a dash pad out of a 76 k20 with only one crack about 1" long... Then running over it 2 months later
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Old 12-05-2013, 02:03 PM   #4
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Re: Your best junkyard find



Found some really nice factory bed rails
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Old 12-05-2013, 02:56 PM   #5
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Re: Your best junkyard find

I have two C50/60/70 clusters with the tach/fuel gauge combo, a few "trailering special" emblems, the front-of-bed to cab camper special shock absorbers, the camper special brackets that pass through bedside and bolt through bed support, flip down dome light...I forget what all I have found.
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Old 12-05-2013, 04:00 PM   #6
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Re: Your best junkyard find

I would have to say probably the dual exhaust pipes that I put on my old '86 a year or so ago. Found the pipes cheap, and then had Summit coupons to complete the whole thing for about 60 bucks out of pocket. Crazy deal for something that would have ran 200-300 just for the pipes from an exhaust shop.
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Old 12-05-2013, 04:55 PM   #7
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Re: Your best junkyard find

my best junkyard find is this 95 model P-pump 12 valve Cummins i scored for 350 bucks.....my dually has a ve pump'd 12 valve that is leaking fuel....shop wants 750 to rebuild it so i bought this complete motor.....has a brand new P-pump, starter, and lift pump

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Old 12-05-2013, 07:38 PM   #8
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Re: Your best junkyard find

my $30 score, for real detroit steel.
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Old 12-05-2013, 08:51 PM   #9
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Years ago when I was into VW Bugs. I found a 2332 race motor with Gene Berg 51mm Webers, and a bunch of other performance stuff to go with it. I got it all for about $500 otd, and sold it to a friends dad for almost $4000 2 days later.
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Old 12-05-2013, 08:59 PM   #10
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Got an Olds ram air hood (70 442 / Rallye 350) for $80. Still have it!!
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Old 12-05-2013, 09:08 PM   #11
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I found a fuel injection unit off a 1961 corvette on a shelf in a 76 station. It had the plenum but off a different year. I bought it for $300 and sold it the next weekend for $1400. Good money for a 17 y/o. This was about 1987. Matt in Reno
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Old 12-05-2013, 10:46 PM   #12
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junk yard would have to be the intermintant wipers switch an a newer tach
barn find my bush bar
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Old 12-05-2013, 11:55 PM   #13
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Re: Your best junkyard find

My best was an almost mint dash pad, was at a local wrecking yard and after making the rounds and came up with nothing I figured I take a quick look in a pretty beat square body utility truck. Well I opened the door and there it set mounted on the dash, I almost couldn't believe it since things tend to get picked over quick there. Well I pulled the dash pad and $20 bucks later my interior was a whole lot nicer.
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Old 12-06-2013, 06:37 PM   #14
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Re: Your best junkyard find

Sometimes my truck reminds me of that Johnny Cash song. I think there's more junkyard parts on it than not, but most people would never know the difference.

Some of my more recent parts rescues:
'73 GMC grill w/brackets no cracks - $20
'79 tach dash - $20
'80 tach dash - $25
matching set of rust free doors w/glass and door panels - $45
old warn winch bumper from the 80's - $45
16" HD 2500 wheels w/GMC covers - $50
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Old 12-06-2013, 06:56 PM   #15
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mickeykreg, those are some awesome scores!! I found a 1980 5.7 DIESEL custom deluxe and an 86 Sierra Classic 6.2 Diesel 12,000lb Trailering Special! right next to each other! both were junk, but i got some of the emblems.
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I found this today at the paint shop where my truck is being painted. Got it for 40$
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Old 12-07-2013, 02:18 AM   #17
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I found an 80 Silverado reg. cab dually with a perfect tach dash and a 73-74 truck next to it with a tach dash AND that truck also had a 77 tach cluster sitting on the bench seat minus the Speedo! I thought I was on candid camera I couldn't believe my luck! I also scored a MINT orange bench seat from a 75 C25 GMC pickup as well-it had a seat cover on it prolly since it was new-all original material in bright freakin orange.....too cool to pass up.
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I found an 80 Silverado reg. cab dually with a perfect tach dash and a 73-74 truck next to it with a tach dash AND that truck also had a 77 tach cluster sitting on the bench seat minus the Speedo! I thought I was on candid camera I couldn't believe my luck! I also scored a MINT orange bench seat from a 75 C25 GMC pickup as well-it had a seat cover on it prolly since it was new-all original material in bright freakin orange.....too cool to pass up.
Thats awesome! My blazer has an orange interior in almost perfect shape, Mandarin Orange to be exact...I dig it!
Love this thread, reading about people out there rootin' through the junk to save treasures.
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Old 12-07-2013, 10:38 AM   #19
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Yeah....a friend of mine was building a black 67 stepside, longbox and it had an orange painted interior but a black padded dash and a worn out black bench seat....I brought him that perfect OEM seat and he was blown away-totally "made" that interior work! I went back for him to grab the orange seatbelts which needed a cleaning but were nice with good plastic and the orange sunvisors. I think in all it cost me about $50.
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Old 12-07-2013, 10:41 AM   #20
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I kept the old, worn-out seatcover on it so the yard wouldn't realize how nice it really was.....after some careful cleaning, it looked like brand new! Only one I've found like that so always check under the old seat covers....ya never know!
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Old 12-07-2013, 11:01 PM   #21
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A couple years ago I picked up the grill, dash pad with one crack, door panels, front bumper, cab wiring harness, and gauge cluster from a 1976 GMC Sierra Grande. I think it was about $100 !!
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Went up to a small mom & pop yard just to look around, I found a nice complete set of headliner trim for my 74. I pulled it all out and walked back up to the half fallen down office, The ole man looked at it and asked "you spent the time taking all that out" ?

I said..... Yes sir what's the damage, He said "just take it son"..... SCORE !!!
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Old 12-08-2013, 03:33 PM   #23
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Not truck related but about 8 years ago I found a complete 1979 bucket seat Oldsmobile cutlass Calais with all black interior. I asked how much for all of the interior just for kicks....it was Mint! The guy said what...you want to pull it all out? I replied yep, from the dash to the rear package shelf and carpet to headliner....basically I want all the interior. He said well, if you're willing to pull it all yourself, you can take it all for $75. After I nearly fainted, I ran back down and got to work.....about 45 minutes later I had it all out.
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Old 12-08-2013, 04:10 PM   #24
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1 1/4" 73-87 Drop Spindles, $40 total. Kicker is they were on a 74 2wd Blazer with the full top. 1 1/4" front swaybar, $15.
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Kind of a junkyard/barn find. 56 Ford F1, with a 354 hemi and push button torqueflite. Lots of guys tried to buy it, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. $500 and a plugged fuel line later, I drove it on the trailer.



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