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Originally Posted by Jcfcamaro
Great info... I was lucky enough years ago to have a local scrap guy that would bring in 67 -72 trucks to crush them and would let me take anything off I wanted before he scraped them out. I think I have 4 systems to pick from. My last system I pulled off a truck I parted out was all there and in pretty good shape but I plan on redoing everything. I did order all the gasket kits last night and the ones for the kick panel also. I'll drill the rivets out and sandblast /repaint ect. My main concern is how to bring the main out box back to life. Mine is kinda faded.
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If I knew up to the late 90s what I do now. Then they started crushing steel. where I live pickers pretty much don't exist or far away?? I take alerts for media, amazing what comes up for 12-15K (cough!). Even "restorations" and unmolested are few. There was one every block in the 90s.
Speak of pick overs, I saved almost everything A/C when we R&R the block in 1993. Put it in a box with clips and didn't have a clue what where, oil pan trans. line clip & such. Anyway, missing a clip for a/c valves and a bunch of bracket bolts.
But that's apparently what I bought my 72 Super for. It had all the bolts in a good way, A/C clips too, and I swapped one for a matching option, two types for at least one spot. It's Edelbrock etc. replacements, body rusted through, but comes through 90+% of the time for my restoration. Last was my new wire harness has the wrong clip at the alternator. Pop open the hood, another pleasant surprise.
The twist was my restoration isn't a rusted truck, however the battery ate up the box. Did some damage to the core support too. The box was near perfect in my rust truck, easy swap.