12-26-2013, 12:47 AM | #26 |
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Mods may not like me if I post a pic of all 500 or so trucks I've had over the years for various builds... So how about 4 of the current 10 on hand? Yes, I am one of the guys that buy a parts pruck for just one part...
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12-26-2013, 12:50 AM | #27 |
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Many of these parts trucks are better than my truck truck
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12-26-2013, 01:29 PM | #28 |
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Just to make you feel better...
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12-28-2013, 04:18 PM | #29 |
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except for the black Jimmy,I've had them burbs all insured and licenced ,and driven them....
78,87,88,89
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12-28-2013, 06:29 PM | #30 |
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yeah, it looks not bad, took me 3 hrs to get it home. running on 7 cyc., spewing fluids, 1/16 of brakes & ONLY first gear. had a pretty cherry body though
super sub (paid $100 for it).drove this one home too...barely not a square, but got this for free, i got to keep whatever i wanted off it, & gave my buddy any money made from selling parts. got a brand new 454 rad from it, fairly new GM reman. 241 t-case, almost new old style BF M/T's, headlights, seatbelts, some dash stuff & about $10 in change. sold everything else for approx. $800 for my bud |
12-28-2013, 06:46 PM | #31 |
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Usually i just buy parts from salvage yards, but im going to go look at a parts truck for the first time tomorrow to see if i can grab a few things i need, then sell the rest to make it zero dollars out of pocket. We'll see how it goes.
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12-29-2013, 10:18 AM | #32 |
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my 86 suburban- drove it for a year then found the truck i really wanted and decided to part it out. sold the front clip and 350 on cl. sold the wheels tires and axles to a buddy for his 87 k10. kept the interior, doors, transmission, transfercase, a/c box, steering column and 40 gallon tank for my crew cab
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12-29-2013, 05:32 PM | #33 |
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My 84 GMC c1500 sierra parts pickup on the day we dragged her back. Had the inline 6 but the motor was stuck and trans was shot otherwise everything in and on it is in fairly good condition except the passenger front fender which appears to had been backed into. Was used as a farm pickup and had a service tank so the typical rust areas had a nice coating of diesel/dirt residue. Was originally going to find a 350 and tranny to drop in but picked up a running 86 instead. Only things ive pulled off so far is the passenger mirror and dash pad for my 86. Eventually pull the hood, box, and driver fender at least and anything else I deem needs replacement haha.
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12-29-2013, 08:01 PM | #34 |
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Drove the '79 Suburban around for a few years until driving down old logging roads had the body sitting too crooked. Was afraid it was going to fall off and cause some problems so I retired it.
drove the Blue one too, until it pissed me off too much...
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12-30-2013, 12:46 AM | #35 |
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The first one is an 80 K20 j- bought for the diffs but it's more of a yard truck now -- still runs pretty good
The second one is a 91 one ton with 6.2 -- got it mostly for the engine The third one is the newest of the "fleet" -- got it two weeks ago for diffs and tranny The fourth one is a 82 K25 -- freebie -- got it for the diffs The fifth one is a 79 C15 -- heavy half -- factory 454 -- will get rebuilt "someday" Dogs is named after one of the best guitar players ever -- ANGUS!!!!!!
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12-30-2013, 12:53 AM | #36 |
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First pic is 74 C20 -- cost me one flat of beer for complete truck -- good 14 bolt FF410
Second pic is 87 K15 wrangler -- major damage down left hand side -- low mileage 6.2 and four speed Third pic is 87 C15 -- buddy of mine moved away and I acquired some of his treasures Fourth pic is 82 C20 -- freebie -- got it for the 6.2 plus there was a brand new windshield inside Fifth pic is 82 C10 -- buddy of mine is undecided whether to restore or not
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12-30-2013, 01:00 AM | #37 |
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First pic is 85 K15 -- got it for a A833 tranny
Second pic is 78 C35 -- Freebie -- wanted for the big block Third pic 87 K35 -- engine blew up -- used most of the parts off of it so far Fourth pic is 85 K15 -- not a parts truck - -this one slipped in by accident -- 6.2 3/4 ton 4x4 project truck Fifth pic is 87 C35 from same buddy that moved away -- freebie
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12-30-2013, 01:04 AM | #38 |
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HI all -- this is Rubble's wife (as if you couldn't tell - anyway the previous pics are just SOME of the trucks around here -- pretty understanding wife i would say -- Last count I believe were 22 ( and those are the ones I could see) -- The way I look at it he could have worse habits and much more expensive ones right?? Happy New Year to all and may all your trucks be CHEVS
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12-30-2013, 03:28 AM | #39 |
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dam! thats a sweet looking yard rubble-picture postcard!
with all that hardware, your crew should be pretty stout! yeah it helps to have an understanding wife, she understands the garage & whatever yard i need are mine, & i understand the house is hers to do whatever she wants (seriously-pink living room walls once!) also helps if their vehicle is nicer than yours! with the prices your paying for them trucks, your hobby is still cheap enough to take wife to dinner (whoops..) |
12-30-2013, 09:40 AM | #40 |
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Thanx,we just had a blizzard Friday night,so its all fresh snow too!! Actually the wife has a2008 Jeep patriot,but her daily dr is a 80 Chevy C20. When roads are bad,she really likes the crew,goes thru the snow good.
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12-30-2013, 09:50 AM | #41 |
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[QUOTE=dieseldawg142;6438666]yeah, it looks not bad, took me 3 hrs to get it home. running on 7 cyc., spewing fluids, 1/16 of brakes & ONLY first gear. had a pretty cherry body though
Attachment 1192264 super sub (paid $100 for it).drove this one home too...barely Ha! I would have used that sub for a daily driver eh!!!
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12-31-2013, 09:28 AM | #43 |
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I started scrounging the craigslist ads near me (within 100 miles) about 2 months ago, looking for the perfect parts truck. I need a bed and doors for "Julius" and really, not much else. I got tired of seeing the same ads, went to look at several... but either they wanted too much money, or the bed parts weren't good enough to warrant saving with patch panels, so I bumped up the search circle to 200 miles and not much else came up, then I decided to bump up my price a little just to see what was out there... that's when I found the 1974 "Mr Green Jeans" pop up. It had been sneaking under my radar for over a month because it was 100 dollars over my previous search price limit and was 105 miles away!!! Now I need two parts trucks, one with a BBC for Green Jeans and still need the one for the bed and doors for Julius!!!
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