Been awhile, how about another "junkyard crawl"

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

[yuccales]

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

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by too much stuff

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...

That sure is a pretty Tailgate. I've heard the Squarebody tailgates fit our trucks, except they come up a few inches higher, and the body contour lines don't match.
My '71 Jimmy has the later model GMC metal attached like that one.

My blue 8' Fleetside bed trailer needs a tailgate. But yours is Too Nice, and Too Far from Tucson.

[Getter-Done]

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?

[CG]

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

[Ol Blue K20]

Nice finds, I enjoy your adventures....

[MJN]

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

[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

[68bowtie]

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

[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?

[58 Special]

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]

Per the VIN, the GMC is a 1971

[1970cstblazer]

Courtesy of member bruceman1968

[too much stuff]

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.

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.

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?

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.

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Nice finds, I enjoy your adventures....

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

Originally Posted by 1970cstblazer

Per the VIN, the GMC is a 1971

You are correct.

[68Gold/white]

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]

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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]

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]

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

[Detour]

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.

[MJN]

Hey Eric- these are in your area, looks like a '67/'68 pick up and whats left of a Blazer. The woods are full of stuff it seems.