Anybody ever buy a truck for only a few parts?

[1969k10stepside]

I was curious to see if anyone else ever bought a entire(or almost complete) truck for a few parts.I bought one for the front fenders,and the core support.Everything else was trashed for the most part but the fenders and core support were good Of course...I kept the rest of the truckI heard there was a 67-72 4x4 in a junkyard,they thought it had disc brakes,well it turned out to be a 71 shortbed 4x4.The truck I originally bought for the front axle turned into a frame up restoration.....
Anyone else do this?

[72cheyennesuper20]

I bought a 1972 Chevelle to get the black Two speaker dash pad. (I am a sucker for options). Sorry I haven't bought a truck for parts yet, But thought I would share tales of my sickness anyway.

[RACINJASON22]

Tell me about a sickness. I have bought parts cars and trucks that had no parts that I have needed at the time, (Just because they were to good to pass up).

[71swb4x4]

I bought a Blazer for the hatch. It was a good deal anyway.

[Rascal_one2001]

I bought a 71 gmc swb in decent comdition just to steal the fraim rails. I'm gonna become a suprter one i get my next pay check and then start selling off the parts.

[jimmydean]

I bought a '75 SWB for $500 that had a new motor, but they tore the seal on the trans when they installed it. I put the motor and power steering in my truck, put the power booster in a friends truck, then traded what was left for a few small parts fpr my truck.

I nearly kept it, but it was a rust bucket and 73+ are a dime a dozen.

[trkklr77]

i didnt pay for it but i had to drive 160 miles to get a 72 4x4, i kept the vin plate, tranny shifter and steering wheel, every thing else got tossed or given away.

[409biscayne]

I bought a 68 for the speed minder. Pulled it then resold the truck.
409

[jerry moss]

I can't even beging to count the number of 67-72s i've bought over the years just for one or two option goodies--a ton of 67-68s that had buddy buckets and/or speedwarnings, a 72 cheyenne super big block, tilt, am/fm, cruise control, 72 cheyenne 20, 4x4 with tilt, tach, am/fm,posi etc.,a 72 shortstep 4x4 for the tow hooks, a 70 sierra grande for the tach and bucket seats, a crunched 72 cheyenne just for the perfect toolbox bed and door--the rest of the truck was gutted. you get the picture, this is a handfull of the over 200 of these trucks i've had over the past 20+ years.

[RicksTrucks]

Originally Posted by RACINJASON22

Tell me about a sickness. I have bought parts cars and trucks that had no parts that I have needed at the time, (Just because they were to good to pass up).

Me sickness too.

[1LoC10]

I bought a car once just for the black interior

[qksilver]

Many........too many

[bigblockorange]

dude I just bought a 73 454 to pull the engine and now I'm driving it to work on Monday "it happens", sometimes you end up better than when you started!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[1969 GMC]

one of my relatives just got a '77 K30 with a "seized" 350 for $300.
New starter, and it ran down the road FLAWLESSLY. One old guy owner, reg cab duallie bed, camper shell (bed is MINT). I want to kill him for buying that.

[Troy-Built]

Most of the trucks at the shop are because they were too good to pass up.

[Boog]

I've bought several to part out over the years for whatever project I was driving at the time. Last one I bought I removed the stuff I wanted and sold the rest. Recently I traded that guy a new golf bag for the rear end out of the same truck.
no, I don't play golf. It was a gift which makes the swap even better.

[byrd]

Bought this truck for the motor, tranny, wheels and front and rear suspention, parted the rest. It wan't as nice as it looks

[Boog]

I think you got the best of that one....

[jerry moss]

i'm glad to see there are more like me out there

[Boog]

We are doing our part for the environment. We're recycling.

[special-K]

The first truck I found with a tilt column I bought,swapped columns,and resold.

[Yukon Jack]

I bought this



for this



It will go in the 69 K20

A few parts will go to a buddy (tranny, transfer case, driveshafts), then I guess try to sell the remaining as a whole.

[Longhorn Man]

I traded a bad ass looking (non running) 80 cutlass for a parts car for my honda civic Si.... mainly for the rims.
Going back further, I got a totaled Dodge Omni just for the doors... the real kick in the balls here, the driver Horizion was a $50 car... the parts car was $300. DOH!

I have a parts truck given to me for the longhorn. All it was really missing was the cab and front clip.... it had a fairly complete long block of an engine, tranny, all complete suspention.... I grabbed it just for the bed, and the tranny pan.

[RicksTrucks]

Originally Posted by Boog

We are doing our part for the environment. We're recycling.

[Green Machine]

Just bought a 71 a month ago, paid less for the whole truck than what the tilt column costs, sold one part for $50, I am ahead on this one.