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Re: Some Junkyard Finds
SDMickey #775768 May 07th 2021 3:17 pm
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Originally Posted by SDMickey
Good deal. Were the cranks on it good ?


No, the crank was bad. So I just held onto it for awhile until I could find some that weren’t messed up. Then I saw the Dodge with two side windows and I snatched it up.


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Re: Some Junkyard Finds
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My local yard has a 95 regular top conversion sitting out there and I just found out about it. Going this week to see what's left, it's been there a month.


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Re: Some Junkyard Finds
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The 95 was still mostly untouched, just the injectors gone. 293,000 miles on it. $4 or so in change still on the cupholder even though they'd pulled it and put it in the back.

I took a set of seats because while dirty they used the stock base for them, a small overhead console with 4 rocker switches, plus the cluster, heater control and mirrors to flip. The wood cupholder, too, people are paying silly money for those things. The tilt was a little loose and with 293K on it I hesitated to pull it but I may anyways since it's an airbag tilt and only fits about three years of van.

Somebody had pulled out any rear seats or bed/bench long ago and the interior was pretty dirty overall.

There also was an 84 Dodge conversion that looks like it was nice once. Clean tilt with key already out I probably should have bought to flip. It has what was a nice overhead unit but somebody ripped out probably a CB and when they did they broke it in several places instead of fully unbolting it. It could probably be repaired, but I don't know who'd want to do that.

I got video of both, when I edit them and post them I can share links.


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1988 G20 conversion, stored
Re: Some Junkyard Finds
pontiac59 #776014 May 12th 2021 4:19 pm
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Originally Posted by pontiac59
The 95 was still mostly untouched, just the injectors gone. 293,000 miles on it. $4 or so in change still on the cupholder even though they'd pulled it and put it in the back.

I took a set of seats because while dirty they used the stock base for them, a small overhead console with 4 rocker switches, plus the cluster, heater control and mirrors to flip. The wood cupholder, too, people are paying silly money for those things. The tilt was a little loose and with 293K on it I hesitated to pull it but I may anyways since it's an airbag tilt and only fits about three years of van.

Somebody had pulled out any rear seats or bed/bench long ago and the interior was pretty dirty overall.

There also was an 84 Dodge conversion that looks like it was nice once. Clean tilt with key already out I probably should have bought to flip. It has what was a nice overhead unit but somebody ripped out probably a CB and when they did they broke it in several places instead of fully unbolting it. It could probably be repaired, but I don't know who'd want to do that.

I got video of both, when I edit them and post them I can share links.

Sweet scores man.


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Re: Some Junkyard Finds
Dburger #776015 May 12th 2021 4:33 pm
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I went to the junkyard today for a replacement passenger mirror for the Astro, they have one, but the darn thing is shoved up beside a Honda Accord so close that I couldn't get the door open to pop the mirror off. I'll go back with a floor jack and see if I can shift things around a bit.

I decided to grab the CD player as mine had a fight with my coffee cup last year and the coffee cup won, but I have no idea when I'll be able to find time to disassemble the old CD player and clean it out or if it's toast. Couldn't figure out how to remove the CD player from the cup holder / dog house cover, so I just grabbed the whole thing.

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Then while wondering around browsing for another Astro that they had, the one I got my chrome rims from, I realized they've crushed it... BUT!

I came across this 71-77 Midas camper with all sorts of goodies. The cherry front bumper was laying up inside in the bunk over the cab. Rear bumper is toast. I grabbed the grille without headlight bezels (they are missing, hopefully I'll find them somewhere inside), and the turn signal lenses. Grille with signal lenses and bumper for $50.

I'm going to go back and grab the entire dash, cluster, tilt column and wheel, door panels, and the table with pedestal. Try to grab as many goodies as I can before they crush the darn thing. If the doors are clean, I might grab them too, but I was so stoked over all the other parts, I forgot to look at the bottoms today. I know swapping a 71-77 dash into an 82 will probably be a big pain in the rump, but it's so nice, I've got to give it a try.

Grill is solid with some surface rust, but totally usable. Bumper is straight as an arrow with driver quality chrome. I'll probably have it re-chromed at some point and sell one of my others that have some dings in them.

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Table with pedestal is pretty nice. These cool little bench seat beds would be awesome in my van, but I'm undecided on whether I want them or not. Not really the theme I was going for.

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Primo dash, doghouse, and tilt column.

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Nice door panels, the elastic for the map pockets is shot, but should be easy enough to repair/replace.

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I'm even digging the shag, but not the colors I wanted to go with either.

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I grabbed a binder manual thing that came with the camper from Midas with a giant map stuffed inside, just to nose through since it looked cool. Might throw that on eBay. Got two unopened boxes of aluminum foil for the shop out of the cabinets. lol

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Re: Some Junkyard Finds
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I would take the doors, nice arm rests and nice vent windows are bringing stupid money.

Speaking of which I'm going back tomorrow for the Dodge tilt, overhead and the tilt out of the 95. Nobody even has an airbag van tilt listed, but the older ones a couple have sold for an insane amount. For the $30 or so they charge I can post them for half what other guys have sold theirs for and make a good profit.

Will pay for a flare kit in no time.

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Re: Some Junkyard Finds
Dburger #776018 May 12th 2021 5:47 pm
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Nice score!


You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for the both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Re: Some Junkyard Finds
Charlie 99909 #776019 May 12th 2021 7:07 pm
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Originally Posted by pontiac59
I would take the doors, nice arm rests and nice vent windows are bringing stupid money.

Speaking of which I'm going back tomorrow for the Dodge tilt, overhead and the tilt out of the 95. Nobody even has an airbag van tilt listed, but the older ones a couple have sold for an insane amount. For the $30 or so they charge I can post them for half what other guys have sold theirs for and make a good profit.

Will pay for a flare kit in no time.

I probably will if they're not totally rotten on the bottoms. The vent windows look iffy, but mine on the 82 are shot. The armrest thing is hilarious too, because Chevy used the same armrests in the 67-71 C10 trucks, and they sell aftermarket reproductions in all sorts of colors for cheap all over the net. About $40 for a pair.

Armrest Link

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Nice score!

Thanks!


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Re: Some Junkyard Finds
Dburger #776021 May 12th 2021 7:23 pm
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Along with my center cup tray Im making some Oak door handles also...

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