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Riveted1 · 06-30-2008, 08:56 PM

Well, if you can find the engine and the divorced transfercase out of one of those cor-orange ambulances, you'd have something that's pretty rare.

**leddzepp** · 06-30-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Security guy

Special corvette optioned truck?????

I was waiting for that one...

odog · 06-30-2008, 09:24 PM

Already been said but worth repeating TOW HOOKS. Also Emblems.

jorgensensc · 06-30-2008, 09:39 PM

okay, I'll bite. Heater delete plates, manual tilt column, seatbelts that are leftovers from the vettes and installed in the truck, speed warning dash, radio delete cowl, shoulder belts, big block towers, 6 cylinder power steering, ram assist power steering from 67's, buddy buckets, no armrest door panels, and a few others I'm sure i've forgotten.
Shawn

2nd_wnd · 06-30-2008, 09:51 PM

find me a good one of these. havent found it made in the aftermaket world yet

msgross · 06-30-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

tell me what is rare etc.

most stuff mentioned... typed words can be taken the wrong way but as you can see your response has fired a few people up...

not to be mean but...

how about someone that list VW's in their sig?

odog · 06-30-2008, 10:13 PM

NO ARM REST DOOR PANELS??? Like the steel ones off a 67? How rare are those? Not trying to be sarcastic, just wondering.

Longhorn Man · 06-30-2008, 10:17 PM

not very rare in reality

Brock · 07-01-2008, 12:12 AM

Just to defend the guy and the main reason I opened this thread up...I think what he's asking is "what parts would you go to a junk yard and look around and say 'holy$hit, I can't believe I just found that!!!!!'"

Kinda an interesting question if you actually THINK about what the guy is asking, instead of spitting out a list of general items people pull off these trucks to resale.

So to rephrase his Q... What would you consider a MAJOR find on a junkyard trip?

sickchevy68cst · 07-01-2008, 12:22 AM

RS/SS option

**leddzepp** · 07-01-2008, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sickchevy68cst

RS/SS option

Is that the ultra rare camaro/chevelle option?

70LonghornCST · 07-01-2008, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by lts70

AM/FM radio,AM radio, tilt, tach, vacuum gauge, air pressure gauge, cruize control, buddy bucket seats, bucket seats and console, door skins, head liner, tinted glass, big block, A/C controler and parts, radio delete plate, power steering, power brakes, disc brakes, 5-lug rearend, overload springs, blazer tank, SWB bed, good grills, good sheet metal, good trim.......

Since the word "rare" has multiple meanings, and one of them is "seldom occurring or found," and my past 10-constant years scouring the wrecking yards for 67-72 Chevy truck items, I can personally vouch that the parts Its70 listed do indeed qualify as "rare."

Aftermarket is not OEM. For those of us who are hell-bent on collecting only OEM parts, we know the true rarity of such mentioned parts.

**special-K** · 07-01-2008, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

What are the most rare and/or valuable parts for 67-72's? There is a junkyard near me with 6 of em not worth restoring, tell me what is rare etc.

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Originally Posted by Brock

Just to defend the guy and the main reason I opened this thread up...I think what he's asking is "what parts would you go to a junk yard and look around and say 'holy, I can't believe I just found that!!!!!'"

Kinda an interesting question if you actually THINK about what the guy is asking, instead of spitting out a list of general items people pull off these trucks to resale.

So to rephrase his Q... What would you consider a MAJOR find on a junkyard trip?

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Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Half that stuff is aftermarket or not rare.

Sheet metal you can get aftermarket.

I meant removable and reusable stuff.

I actually THOUGHT about it and,sorry,can`t see the interpretation.Good sheetmetal is great to find and prefered over repro.Not rare options,but usable and removable.Words in print can come across the wrong way,as we all know.But,when words aren`t there...
That 1st list that was spit out was a very good list of what we seek in junkyards whether we need them or not knowing they are sought after and valuble to many.
My reply to this question is just go to a junkyard and when you see parts on trucks that you rarely see,then they`d be rare.You`ll know when you see it.That`s how it all started.The more you know about these trucks the more rare parts will stand out to you.Get to know these trucks and the rest will fall in place.I never had a place to go and learn other than the trucks themselves.

**truckdude239** · 07-01-2008, 07:33 AM

long bed truck bed sides are rare

Huck · 07-01-2008, 07:33 AM

The original blazer doors without windows and with the fiberglass door cover. Overdrive 3 speed transmission. Original and correct tissue holder that mounts under the dash. Shoulder belts for the rear seat of a blazer! Blazer with just the drivers seat with no holes in the floor for the passenger or rear seat.
Most of the other "rare" items I have in my barn so they can't be too rare! hehehehe

thirdstreettito · 07-01-2008, 09:55 AM

Well seeing as how none of you thought about what I had replied I will say this. I.E. I asked for satin paint, a guy said add a little gloss to flat paint or something to that effect. I already knew that so I told him no.

I had said in this thread that some of those parts arent rare. I mean that not everything is reproduced aftermarket, so what isnt is very rare/valuable. Now would someone like to tell me some of those things without misinterpreting everything I have said. Thank you.

*Shane* · 07-01-2008, 10:06 AM

::plonk::

70cstjr · 07-01-2008, 10:10 AM

whatever u say we tried to help u out, we give u ideas, without being more specific u get what u are handed

dan42 · 07-01-2008, 10:11 AM

Thirdstreet, you are seriously stirring the pot here. Maybe if you took a different tone...

thirdstreettito · 07-01-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by dan42

Thirdstreet, you are seriously stirring the pot here. Maybe if you took a different tone...

Different tone? I have a very calm tone right now. I was basically saying that I want to know what parts are rare and not very easily found etc. Jeeze.

notahybrid · 07-01-2008, 10:40 AM

The reverse light pig-tale is difficult to find part in my area. I could only find aftermarket at one store and it was on back order. I finally found them at a junk yard after about a year of looking.

70cstjr · 07-01-2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Different tone? I have a very calm tone right now. I was basically saying that I want to know what parts are rare and not very easily found etc. Jeeze.

and see thats the thing..people have listed tons of great things, that are hard to find even if they are made aftermarket you cant beat original..id buy original over anything aftermarket..and being these trucks are rotting back to the earth anything on these trucks are rare, some being more rare than others. You cant ask a generalized question and then expect to dissect what people say and say yes or no to what your opinion to what is rare/valuable or whatnot..i mean it almost sounds to me that u want to find the most rare valuable parts then sell em off for a quick buck...i hope thats not ur intentions..its just the way you come off by criticizing people

mahanian · 07-01-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 70cstjr

and see thats the thing..people have listed tons of great things, that are hard to find even if they are made aftermarket you cant beat original..id buy original over anything aftermarket..and being these trucks are rotting back to the earth anything on these trucks are rare, some being more rare than others. You cant ask a generalized question and then expect to dissect what people say and say yes or no to what your opinion to what is rare/valuable or whatnot..i mean it almost sounds to me that u want to find the most rare valuable parts then sell em off for a quick buck...i hope thats not ur intentions..its just the way you come off by criticizing people

Riveted1 · 07-01-2008, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Different tone? I have a very calm tone right now. I was basically saying that I want to know what parts are rare and not very easily found etc. Jeeze.

That is the tone he was talking about. Such a pattern here. Every thread including this one you've asked a question, gotten multiple answers, and for some reason insist on disagreeing w/the people who are helping you. People are giving you the correct answers. If you already know the answers, then why even post?? If you don't know the answers, but insist on arguing w/people that answer your question, why don't you do your own legwork.

I'll get off my

now, but this board needs trolls like the Mississippi needs water.

Sinisterspeed · 07-01-2008, 02:17 PM

Umm, Yeah.

06-30-2008, 08:56 PM	#26
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Re: Rare parts? Well, if you can find the engine and the divorced transfercase out of one of those cor-orange ambulances, you'd have something that's pretty rare. __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

06-30-2008, 09:24 PM	#28
odog Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wendell, Idaho Posts: 608	Re: Rare parts? Already been said but worth repeating TOW HOOKS. Also Emblems. __________________ 1969 4x4 Nothing beats a good rock drill and some dynamite Last edited by odog; 06-30-2008 at 09:25 PM.

06-30-2008, 09:39 PM	#29
jorgensensc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cypress, Tx Posts: 4,005	Re: Rare parts? okay, I'll bite. Heater delete plates, manual tilt column, seatbelts that are leftovers from the vettes and installed in the truck, speed warning dash, radio delete cowl, shoulder belts, big block towers, 6 cylinder power steering, ram assist power steering from 67's, buddy buckets, no armrest door panels, and a few others I'm sure i've forgotten. Shawn __________________ 1972 C20 Suburban- Big Blue Betty '56 Chevy Bel Air Sedan- Frame up Restoration -What would you attempt to achieve if you knew you could not fail?- -I Refuse To Tiptoe Through Life, Only To Arrive Safely At Death's Door- R.I.P. EAST SIDE LOW LIFE

06-30-2008, 09:51 PM	#30
2nd_wnd Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 310	Re: Rare parts? find me a good one of these. havent found it made in the aftermaket world yet Attached Images __________________ 72 LWB

06-30-2008, 10:13 PM	#32
odog Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wendell, Idaho Posts: 608	Re: Rare parts? NO ARM REST DOOR PANELS??? Like the steel ones off a 67? How rare are those? Not trying to be sarcastic, just wondering. __________________ 1969 4x4 Nothing beats a good rock drill and some dynamite Last edited by odog; 06-30-2008 at 10:14 PM.

06-30-2008, 10:17 PM	#33
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Rare parts? not very rare in reality

07-01-2008, 12:12 AM	#34
Brock upgrading to an older model Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sacramento, KY Posts: 346	Re: Rare parts? Just to defend the guy and the main reason I opened this thread up...I think what he's asking is "what parts would you go to a junk yard and look around and say 'holy$hit, I can't believe I just found that!!!!!'" Kinda an interesting question if you actually THINK about what the guy is asking, instead of spitting out a list of general items people pull off these trucks to resale. So to rephrase his Q... What would you consider a MAJOR find on a junkyard trip? __________________ 68 stepside, short-box, multi-colored (for now) Last edited by Brock; 07-01-2008 at 12:12 AM.

07-01-2008, 12:22 AM	#35
sickchevy68cst Rice Killing 101 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: aliso viejo California Posts: 107	Re: Rare parts? RS/SS option __________________ distrubin the peace since i got the thing and broke the origianl radio on 95.5 classic rock Ride: 1968 c20 lwb 327(orig motor)/np435/eaton 4.10 w/posi puttin in a 496 rebuilding trans need to rebuild diff :\| need to start takin pics and start a project thread

07-01-2008, 07:33 AM	#39
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07-01-2008, 07:33 AM	#40
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,269	Re: Rare parts? The original blazer doors without windows and with the fiberglass door cover. Overdrive 3 speed transmission. Original and correct tissue holder that mounts under the dash. Shoulder belts for the rear seat of a blazer! Blazer with just the drivers seat with no holes in the floor for the passenger or rear seat. Most of the other "rare" items I have in my barn so they can't be too rare! hehehehe

07-01-2008, 09:55 AM	#41
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Rare parts? Well seeing as how none of you thought about what I had replied I will say this. I.E. I asked for satin paint, a guy said add a little gloss to flat paint or something to that effect. I already knew that so I told him no. I had said in this thread that some of those parts arent rare. I mean that not everything is reproduced aftermarket, so what isnt is very rare/valuable. Now would someone like to tell me some of those things without misinterpreting everything I have said. Thank you. __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

07-01-2008, 10:06 AM	#42
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Rare parts? ::plonk::

07-01-2008, 10:10 AM	#43
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07-01-2008, 10:11 AM	#44
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Rare parts? Thirdstreet, you are seriously stirring the pot here. Maybe if you took a different tone... __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7 Last edited by dan42; 07-01-2008 at 10:13 AM.

07-01-2008, 10:40 AM	#46
notahybrid Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 39	Re: Rare parts? The reverse light pig-tale is difficult to find part in my area. I could only find aftermarket at one store and it was on back order. I finally found them at a junk yard after about a year of looking.



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