Best parts deal you got for your 67-72!!!!!

[jay_shy]

What is the best deal you got (partswise, or the whole thing) for your 67-72? I thought this might be fun. I will start.

1)I paid $40.00 for the blazer seats.

2)$20.00 for the 72 only tow hooks.

[Shane]

Some others have heard this story before, but here goes.

I paid $50 for a cab out of salvage yard. Once I got it back to the shop and started stripping it, I found $60-$70 (can't remember exact amount) worth of silver dollars and half dollars in the passenger side cab corner.

[71swb4x4]

I bought some 69-71 tow hooks for $10.

And I can beat this:

Originally Posted by Shane

I paid $50 for a cab out of salvage yard. Once I got it back to the shop and started stripping it, I found $60-$70 (can't remember exact amount) worth of silver dollars and half dollars in the passenger side cab corner.

I paid $750 for a 1969 4x4 and found a plunger in the back. That was 10 years ago, and that plunger is in the bathroom next to me!! It's survived 6 moves! Ok, so maybe it's not quite as good as Shane's.

[Shane]

Originally Posted by 71swb4x4

I paid $750 for a 1969 4x4 and found a plunger in the back. That was 10 years ago, and that plunger is in the bathroom next to me!! It's survived 6 moves! Ok, so maybe it's not quite as good as Shane's.

You've probably gotten more use out of the plunger than I did the coins ... my little one found them and confiscated them during our last move.

Now dear ol' Dad is back where he started. BROKE!

[trkklr77]

short fleet side truck, no suspension in front rear axle gone = free
came with 72 long bed truck no axles = also free
78 454 running drive able motor = 200
th400 = 100 rebuild, 2500 stall, shift kit = 300
72 396 with forged crank but other wise smoked = 300

[Shyguy]

Last year I paid $600 for a daily driver, it is a '71 Chevy C-10. It needs paint, but seems to be mechanically sound.

My son gave me a set of near new tires for it.

I bought the mirrors at a garage sale for $3.00, they are stainless.

Danny - SEMO

[jeffspower]

I gave $175 for a '71 Eldorado & put the engine in my '72 back in '95. The guy I bought it from had just done a timing chain & valve seals. It's still going strong. I used the rear straight axle under a logsplitter, & sold the rest for scrap.

As I see it, total cost: nothing

I also bought a 14 bolt posi & SRW Dana 60 front for it at a U-Pull-It yard for $150

But I ended up hungry and sold them

For $1850 on ebay

[Chevelle454]

Got a set of rust free front and rear bumpers for free, rust free hood for $50, outer grill free, bucket seats with center console free... not too bad I guess.

[ChevyDude]

Bought 04' Yukon Denali power 10 way, heated, air bags... passenger and drivers leather seats brand new with the console...$500 bucks. Chevy parts counter told me each seat sells for almost $1800.00 if you ordered from them.

[ETsC10]

My DD at auction for $270 ten years ago...included the origional LJ 327 block (stolen since), PS,PB, CC package and a 12 bolt 373 Posi. Borrowed a 4 bolt 350 for 10 years to power it with. Trany from my racecar (free), driveshaft built from salvaged parts (except the UJ's & bearing, of course), swapped sign work for a custom radiator. Has only become a money pit in the last year...

[dave2953]

I got a complete front suspension, booster, m/c, brake lines, swaybar, and wheels for $50 when I did my brake swap.

[68350]

cst np205 shift knob for 3 bucks
tool box door for free
71 cheyenne/20 402 longhorn with factory a/c and completely rebuilt .060 motor for 240 bucks!!
van tilts for 35 bucks ea.

[RACINJASON22]

Ok this one will be a little long but, I will try to shorten it up if I can.

It's about the 72' LWB 4x4 in my sig.

I let my girlfreinds cousin barrow 500 dollars for two YZ490's they both ran and the deal was if he could not get me the money back I would just sell the bikes for the money well worthit to me.

Anyway about three weeks after I lent him the money he asked if he could trade the bikes for a 72' 4x4 chevy with a ton of parts and a couple engines.
I said only if I go look at them also (to make sure it was a good deal since he did owe me the money). So away we went.

Here's what he traded even up for the two bikes $500 total investment.:
Truck ofcoarse complete driveline included Tranny,transfercase ect.
402 BBC apart but most good needs a crank
383 short block all new scat crank forged rods forged pistons never finished brand new
350 4bolt stock std. bore
two other sets of bbc heads
4 new 31x10.50 tires on white spoke wheels
4 ralley wheels in great condition
4 new shocks
New brakes all the way around calipers rotors wheel studs, the works
New 4 core rad.
New floors installed well
New Rockers I have no idea what they were thinking when installing these
New Cab corners same goes here
Chrome oil pan, air cleaner,other chrome odds and ends all NIB's
and a half of an 8' truck bed full of other odds and end chevy parts
Guy was done with all things chevy and had alot of good stuff saved up.
startes,flywheels,flexplates,c-50 stuff engine mounts,towers,brackets

I told him give me the 383 and he would have all the other stuff and not owe me anything. He agreed. All was cool.

Here's why it's so long. I got on ebay to look for parts for him and ran across the 72' SWB 2wd also in my sig. I bought that one for $610.00 so we both had one. I'm still not sure if that was a good deal or not It's gonna cost alot to fix it the way I want it.

Longer story shortened here. He got hard up for money and asked if I wanted to buy all the other stuff stated above. He said since I gave him the money in the first place $300 bucks and it's all yours truck and all the new parts listed. It did not take long for me to agree.

This is the only pic I have of it, It is alot better than what the pic shows it's all aprt here. And not at a very good angle.

Other than that Man I have been at this chevy thing too long. I could type all night. I have made alot of other GR8 deals!!

RJ22...

[1969k10stepside]

1969 C/10 lwb-no motor,tranny,or rear axle-FREE!
1971 Custom Deluxe C10-Running 400 sbc/TH350-A/C-FREE!
1969 K10 lwb-running driving 4wd truck from Wisconsin-$650
Great Condition 71-72 grill-(2 of them)-One free,another $50
Rust Free doors-$100
Another near rust free door---FREE!
Rust Free Core Support-FREE!
Rust Free Fenders-FREE!
Van Tilt columns---FREE!
Factory SWB 4wd rolling chassis and cab,bed-$350
95% Rust Free short fleet bed-$355
Running 350 sbc-FREE!
NP 205 T-Case,adapter,and NP205 skidplate/t-case crossmember--$150
I hope to add some tow hooks,a tach,and some bucket seats to the list sometime...
Hey jay-shy,I will give you double for them extreme bend hooks than what you payed for them hooks

[c-mack]

hmmm...2 front fenders/clips/whatever you want to call them... for free

got a brand new, fresh out of the box in bed toolbox for free...it was supposed to cost $200.

got chrome bed rails for free.

rear view mirror, sun visors, ashtray for free

2 spare tires for free.

fan, and fan shroud for free.

...there's some more stuff. but thats all the major stuff.

[Aarons72s]

Ok mine,
1968 front clip= free, got it out of the trash and sold it for $50!
side note he had a 69 front clip to with a perfect passenger fender and core support got it for $75! Proves you never know what you will find in the trash.

1969 lwb trailer 3/4 ton with factory overload springs, pretty straight bed and ho52 axle= Free! Thought he was burdening me by haulling it off. Yah right. Hauled into my drive.

[bills67]

I paid $100 for the whole truck, got it running and drove home for about $50 more.

[cstm68]

paid $200 for my 68 swb fleet, drove it home,

paid $30 for a perfact 68 grille in a junk yard

then got a free 68 parts truck with another perfect grille, and came with a c-notch kit still in the box sold the bed for $100 and a dirtbiike motor to a friend, sold the fenders for $75 each
and lots of other small parts then scraped the rest of the truck.

[Rollie396]

I just walk around bent over.....it saves time.

[GREASEMONKEY72]

i got those things that everybody calls dreams and ideas all free and exactly how i want them

[Imacarguytoo]

I gave my 79 3/4 4x4 pu to my father in law to get the 67.
Hei - free
85 chevy pu parts truck - free- using it for parts for my 67 and the pre mentioned 79

welder- Free
flat sheet, using it for seat cover- Free...missing from wifes laundry room. (wife threatened to beat me if said sheet was not returned. I told her she can do anything to me as long as its done naked.

[JAKES 68GMC]

A runnable SM465/NP205 tranny and t-case for $50, or a completely rebuilt fresh 350 Chevy for $400 bucks.

So far I think RJ22 has gotten the best deal of all of us.

[1lowdiesel]

got my donor truck for my lb to sb conversion off e-bay for $375. guy gave me 4 doors 3 hoods 4 fenders 3 columns 3 bumpers a motor & trans 2 rad supports 3 gauge clusters and a ton of odds and ends.

[Musclerodz]

free 4L80E for the 69 K5

Mike

[spyderman1977]

Best parts deal so far has been the only parts run I have made for the truck.


Bought the truck for 500. Didnt know it was a 4 spd till I actually paid for it

The the parts run netted me complete rust/dent free doors, Tailgate, tailgate net, power steering box, power steering pump w/bracket, receiver hitch, chrome front bumper, and bucket seats. All the above parts cost me 300 bucks.

not too shabby....

Paul