Morning Bounty

[Jason S]

I found a decent pair of door panels of a '75 C-20 Silverado Camper Special yesterday.  I didn't have my tools or time to mess with pulling them then. 

SO, I went this morning to get the door panels and got carried away.  There were just too many parts that I didn't want to see go to the smasher...

Some of the parts weren't in very good shape, like the grille and hubcaps; however, others like the window regulators were in very good shape.  The 70's hubcaps are completely smashed, but I just couldn't bear to let them be.  The 80's hubcaps are usable, but need a lot of polishing. The seat belts are in need of a cleaning, but are in pretty good shape.     

The blue box is a complete pool test kit with the bromine and alkalinity tests... It was sitting in the floor of the truck, so I grabbed it too.  Now I won't need to buy another test kit for a while.


The overall view


A tighter shot of the passenger door panel


A closer image of the top of the trim on the passenger door panel


A close up photo of the lower portion of the trim on the passenger door panel


A couple of close up photos of one of the window regulators. 



A close up of the PRNDL indicator, it's broke but salvageable. I also got the door handles, they didn't have any major chrome wear or pitting to speak of.


A close up of the bowtie on the broken grille.  I grabbed the grille just 'cause.


Ultimately, I was just going to get the door panels to refurbish and install on the '73 GMC...

Next week I am going to return and get the 14-bolt from the '75 and a sliding rear window from a '78 C-10 Silverado. The slider has LOF Flo-Lite glass, which leads me to believe it is an original GM accessory sliding rear window.

[zieg85]

Better grab what you can.  These parts are going away quick due to scrap prices still up. If I had a 6 foot privacy fence in my back yard I would rescue as may as I could.  The 73-87 craze continues to get stronger just as the 67-72 have.  Prices will do nothing but go up.  I rarely see anything around me 73-76...

[Jason S]

I know.  It's no longer like it was in the 90's when a salvage yard had pretty much any 70's and 80's parts you desired.  I haven't been, or had a need to go to a wrecking yard in years.

There were only a half dozen 70's and 80's trucks at this wrecking yard and most had been gone over pretty well.  There was a 6.2 80's 1/2 truck with its' engine still intact. 

For you northern type of people: after seeing what you have to deal with on cab rust you might like to know that every one of the cab floors I saw had gleaming paint with a bit of surface rust (if any) .

[zieg85]

For you northern type of people: after seeing what you have to deal with on cab rust you might like to know that every one of the cab floors I saw had gleaming paint with a bit of surface rust (if any) .

Sure rub it in...

[thirsty]

For you northern type of people: after seeing what you have to deal with on cab rust you might like to know that every one of the cab floors I saw had gleaming paint with a bit of surface rust (if any) .

You should ship them up to the northern states, we can trade you some good road salt for them!

In my local area the steel prices tuned a lot of people into scrappers a few years ago. Even the salvage yards crushed and sold old the old iron they had. Close to me I only know of 2 squares that are parts trucks and nothing is for sale on either of them.

[zieg85]

I know if I was wealthy enough to retire and just go with my hobby I would locate clean 73-87 GM truck parts and haul them up north.  I fear the establishment will figure out a way to squash the hobby by enacting more laws to discourage keeping them around at least for us weekend warriors.

[gto109]

the local bone yard just got a 90 suburban and so far i have taken the rims, stearing column out of it the doors where gone with in a week I'm going to take the front seat out of it and see what else i can find.

[87454westernhauler]

u guys from the south can bring all of the rust free trucks u are scraping out up to my dads farm and stash them oot there if u want!!

[gto109]

Yea living in the rust belt is hard on our cars and trucks.  I was happy the day last year I seen an almost rust free bed for sale that came from south Carolina for $800 the next weekend it was on my trailer and a week later on my truck and its still the nicest part on my truck.

[Jason S]

Maybe there should be a salvage yard party in the south... 

The folks in the south can arrange a date for the shindig, the northerners can bring the tools, trailers and beer... You just have to promise that you won't let the parts rust...