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**too much stuff** · 10-08-2024, 08:06 PM

Hasn't been too many exciting crawls lately. Had a yard owner about an hour and a half away call me and say he was selling the yard and the new owner doesn't care much about the old stuff.
So off I go like a herd of turtles in a wind storm. Spent a few hours walking around and taking it all in. Too bad they are all MN rusty! We talk for awhile and i tell him i am interested in some things and some deals were made.
Went back on the weekend with a trailer and hauled some stuff home.

**too much stuff** · 10-08-2024, 08:25 PM

Keep in mind the green gmc WITHOUT axles under sitting buried in the dirt in front is one i thought, Hmmm lets grab this one.
I had a pair of axles from my 69 project truck and figured i would just put them under it in the parking lot... Boy, i am not as young as i used to be but i won the battle...

**too much stuff** · 10-08-2024, 08:30 PM

Looks like a truck again and i got a title with it. The box is pretty decent by minnesota standards, but not rust free for sure.
If anyone wants to ID the engine, please do...

**too much stuff** · 10-08-2024, 08:35 PM

I guess the ID numbers on the engine didn't show up in the pic.
Here is some more junk i hauled home. The 3 trans cases i had to wrestle from out of a bus body out in the woods. I had a workout that day...

**too much stuff** · 10-08-2024, 08:40 PM

Last pics... i walked by this square body gate a few times before the owner said he thought it was a nice one. It was outside up on some pallet racking about 6 feet in the air. Had to haul that home!!! I cleaned it up tonight.

Hope you enjoy my latest adventure...

CG · 10-08-2024, 09:02 PM

Love checking out your adventures. And how cool is it they call you!

yuccales · 10-08-2024, 09:03 PM

That is some way cool stuff! All my wrecking yards are full of plastic cars.

**jerry moss** · 10-08-2024, 09:31 PM

awesome finds and that 77 GMC tailgate look perfect

**Getter-Done** · 10-08-2024, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by too much stuff

I guess the ID numbers on the engine didn't show up in the pic.
Here is some more junk i hauled home. The 3 trans cases i had to wrestle from out of a bus body out in the woods. I had a workout that day...

Those are 205's
They are worth the wrestle.

Especially since it was you and not me.

Just kidding I would have Drug them out.

Is there any 67 stuff?

**Ol Blue K20** · 10-09-2024, 08:52 AM

Nice finds, I enjoy your adventures....

**MJN** · 10-09-2024, 09:46 AM

Looks like a good time and good finds too. Was great to catch up at Jefferson too!

68Gold/white · 10-10-2024, 03:32 PM

Since that green unit is a GMC, I can't even identify what year it is. If it was a chevy...
Being a 4 barrel, I'd think it would have to be a 327 or 350. Couldn't be a 283 or 307, they were 2 barrel only.

Job well done on getting those parts. man I'm glad you had a working relationship with the yard owner.
Did that bench seat still have the original upholstery?
Junk yarding is something I enjoy!!!
Jeff

**68bowtie** · 10-10-2024, 03:35 PM

Did you get that 67-68 in the first post? I’m guessing it’s vermilion?

**58 Special** · 10-10-2024, 04:17 PM

Looks like the spid matches the cab, the vin in the cab should give you the year.
Don't see the grill clearly enough to tell if its 69-70 or 71.
Can't be 72 from door panels.
Is there the bump out for rearview mirror on cab roof?

**58 Special** · 10-10-2024, 04:24 PM

Cab can't be 72 door (panels and vent windows)
Does the cab roof have the bump out for rearview mirror (71 only)
Picture not clear enough to tell if grill is 69-70 OR 71-72.
Spid looks original to cab VIN should tell you the year.

**1970cstblazer** · 10-11-2024, 07:22 AM

Per the VIN, the GMC is a 1971

**1970cstblazer** · 10-11-2024, 07:22 AM

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**too much stuff** · 10-11-2024, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by CG

Love checking out your adventures. And how cool is it they call you!

Left my name and number a few years ago and he just ran across it.

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Originally Posted by yuccales

That is some way cool stuff! All my wrecking yards are full of plastic cars.

The good yards are defiantly disappearing. Gotta grab stuff while you can.

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Originally Posted by jerry moss

awesome finds and that 77 GMC tailgate look perfect

Pretty sure it is a take off gate. Do you call it a 77 because of the yellow paint stripe?

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Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Those are 205's
They are worth the wrestle.

Especially since it was you and not me.

Just kidding I would have Drug them out.

Is there any 67 stuff?

Bad thing is there are more of them in the bus but i would have to get them out. Tough without any help. There is a 67 cab that has a lot of the work done to it, and a complete 67 the owner was debating keeping.

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Nice finds, I enjoy your adventures....

Glad you enjoy them, that is why i post them.

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Originally Posted by MJN

Looks like a good time and good finds too. Was great to catch up at Jefferson too!

Great to hang out for a bit. I sold more than i bought, but not by much...

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Originally Posted by 68Gold/white

Since that green unit is a GMC, I can't even identify what year it is. If it was a chevy...
Being a 4 barrel, I'd think it would have to be a 327 or 350. Couldn't be a 283 or 307, they were 2 barrel only.

Job well done on getting those parts. man I'm glad you had a working relationship with the yard owner.
Did that bench seat still have the original upholstery?
Junk yarding is something I enjoy!!!
Jeff

The gmc is a 71. I don't think the engine is original as the heads are the old style. The yard owner thought it was a 64 327 from an impala. Looks like it may be a builder at best.
The seat is an original from a 69 cst. It also had the early headliner which i didn't grab...yet...

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Originally Posted by 68bowtie

Did you get that 67-68 in the first post? I’m guessing it’s vermilion?

I got the radio delete was it. I debated buying the whole truck, but it is rough. Pretty sure something is living in it also...

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Originally Posted by 58 Special

Looks like the spid matches the cab, the vin in the cab should give you the year.
Don't see the grill clearly enough to tell if its 69-70 or 71.
Can't be 72 from door panels.
Is there the bump out for rearview mirror on cab roof?

I believe the 71 only bump out was there, and yes it is a 71.

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Originally Posted by 1970cstblazer

Per the VIN, the GMC is a 1971

You are correct.

68Gold/white · 10-11-2024, 04:04 PM

The intake on that engine is for a Quadrajet.. I don't know what year the Quadrajet was first used on pickup engines.
I believe the Quadrajet's very first year of use (on whatever) was 1965..
I think I've seen the old Rochester 4 barrell on 66's , 4G? or Carter WCFB?
I don't know how to decipher block numbers. Many folks here do.
That number behind the driver side head seems to be the determining factor...

**LockDoc** · 10-13-2024, 10:09 AM

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Good deal on grabbing that stuff Eric. I need to go back up to my local yard in a day or two and pick up a few things for the '69.

**too much stuff** · 10-13-2024, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Good deal on grabbing that stuff Eric. I need to go back up to my local yard in a day or two and pick up a few things for the '69.

Always fun to spend a day at the yard especially when the weather is good. Hope you find some goodies.

**dave6672** · 10-14-2024, 10:26 PM

Looks like good stuff. Nice job "restoring" the truck in the parking lot!

**Detour** · Yesterday, 08:22 AM

That is a pretty awesome find, wish that kind of yard was closer. Most of the yards around here are strictly newer vehicles. One has a lot of 85' square body for some reason but much newer after that.
Good job wrestling those cases out of the bus too.

10-08-2024, 08:06 PM	#1
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,759	Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Hasn't been too many exciting crawls lately. Had a yard owner about an hour and a half away call me and say he was selling the yard and the new owner doesn't care much about the old stuff. So off I go like a herd of turtles in a wind storm. Spent a few hours walking around and taking it all in. Too bad they are all MN rusty! We talk for awhile and i tell him i am interested in some things and some deals were made. Went back on the weekend with a trailer and hauled some stuff home. Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

10-08-2024, 08:25 PM	#2
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,759	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Keep in mind the green gmc WITHOUT axles under sitting buried in the dirt in front is one i thought, Hmmm lets grab this one. I had a pair of axles from my 69 project truck and figured i would just put them under it in the parking lot... Boy, i am not as young as i used to be but i won the battle... Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

10-08-2024, 08:30 PM	#3
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,759	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Looks like a truck again and i got a title with it. The box is pretty decent by minnesota standards, but not rust free for sure. If anyone wants to ID the engine, please do... Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto Last edited by too much stuff; 10-08-2024 at 08:36 PM.

10-08-2024, 08:35 PM	#4
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,759	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" I guess the ID numbers on the engine didn't show up in the pic. Here is some more junk i hauled home. The 3 trans cases i had to wrestle from out of a bus body out in the woods. I had a workout that day... Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

10-08-2024, 08:40 PM	#5
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,759	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Last pics... i walked by this square body gate a few times before the owner said he thought it was a nice one. It was outside up on some pallet racking about 6 feet in the air. Had to haul that home!!! I cleaned it up tonight. Hope you enjoy my latest adventure... Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

10-08-2024, 09:02 PM	#6
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,961	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Love checking out your adventures. And how cool is it they call you! __________________ … … … … … … … … ... … … … … … … … … … … …

10-08-2024, 09:03 PM	#7
yuccales Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 3,734	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" That is some way cool stuff! All my wrecking yards are full of plastic cars.

10-08-2024, 09:31 PM	#8
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10-09-2024, 08:52 AM	#10
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10-09-2024, 09:46 AM	#11
MJN Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Maquoketa, Ia/ Orr, Mn Posts: 3,037	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Looks like a good time and good finds too. Was great to catch up at Jefferson too! __________________ '51 South Bend Model "9A" '56 Chevy 3600 NAPCO '74 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20-restored on 37's '72 GMC Sierra Custom K2500- in progress '08 GMC Envoy Denali '12 GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali '17 GMC Yukon XL VCCA member #58596 http://www.nohrco.com

10-10-2024, 03:32 PM	#12
68Gold/white Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ark City, Kansas Posts: 3,373	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Since that green unit is a GMC, I can't even identify what year it is. If it was a chevy... Being a 4 barrel, I'd think it would have to be a 327 or 350. Couldn't be a 283 or 307, they were 2 barrel only. Job well done on getting those parts. man I'm glad you had a working relationship with the yard owner. Did that bench seat still have the original upholstery? Junk yarding is something I enjoy!!! Jeff

10-10-2024, 03:35 PM	#13
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,737	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Did you get that 67-68 in the first post? I’m guessing it’s vermilion? __________________ Please help my sister in law with her battle with cancer https://gofund.me/902f6fce Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD

10-10-2024, 04:17 PM	#14
58 Special Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Edmonton,Alberta, Canada Posts: 67	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Looks like the spid matches the cab, the vin in the cab should give you the year. Don't see the grill clearly enough to tell if its 69-70 or 71. Can't be 72 from door panels. Is there the bump out for rearview mirror on cab roof?

10-10-2024, 04:24 PM	#15
58 Special Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Edmonton,Alberta, Canada Posts: 67	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" Cab can't be 72 door (panels and vent windows) Does the cab roof have the bump out for rearview mirror (71 only) Picture not clear enough to tell if grill is 69-70 OR 71-72. Spid looks original to cab VIN should tell you the year.

10-11-2024, 07:22 AM	#16
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10-11-2024, 04:04 PM	#19
68Gold/white Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ark City, Kansas Posts: 3,373	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" The intake on that engine is for a Quadrajet.. I don't know what year the Quadrajet was first used on pickup engines. I believe the Quadrajet's very first year of use (on whatever) was 1965.. I think I've seen the old Rochester 4 barrell on 66's , 4G? or Carter WCFB? I don't know how to decipher block numbers. Many folks here do. That number behind the driver side head seems to be the determining factor...

10-13-2024, 10:09 AM	#20
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,603	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" - Good deal on grabbing that stuff Eric. I need to go back up to my local yard in a day or two and pick up a few things for the '69. __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

10-14-2024, 10:26 PM	#22
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Detour New Member Join Date: May 2024 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 14	Re: Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl" That is a pretty awesome find, wish that kind of yard was closer. Most of the yards around here are strictly newer vehicles. One has a lot of 85' square body for some reason but much newer after that. Good job wrestling those cases out of the bus too.

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