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matchstick321 · 10-05-2012, 10:47 PM

Hey guys been a long time since I've posted on here. I've got a question that might seem stupid, but you guys know more than I do! I found in my local Craigslist a 1986 chevy truck http://lewiston.craigslist.org/pts/3307450760.html for $500. Now the questions if I buy it and take what parts I need (Bed, Doors, Tranny and interior parts) And then take the rest to scrap how much money would I actually lose from the deal? and What parts besides the fenders and grill would be interchangable between my 1979 chevy silverado k20 3/4 ton and this 1986 chevy custom deluxe k20 1/2 ton? Any thing you could point out would be Great Thanks!

bowtiemanchevyman · 10-05-2012, 11:17 PM

the only way to use the grill is to swap all of the front clip. have u gone to look at the in side and what motor is in it and how good it is.

matchstick321 · 10-05-2012, 11:28 PM

I don't really want any of the front clip parts, I have no Idea yet I'm still trying to get ahold of the owner so I could come take a look at it.

Leroyswift · 10-06-2012, 10:30 AM

Thats a way better than my "$500 or less" truck. It looks rust free

tylervalo · 10-06-2012, 11:14 AM

Let me know how much for that brush guard if you buy it!

**LEEVON** · 10-06-2012, 11:16 AM

I'd be tempted to put that truck back together and sell it.

matchstick321 · 10-06-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Leroyswift

Thats a way better than my "$500 or less" truck. It looks rust free

Yeah Kind of why I want it it's got a pretty straight body it looks like and I need a new bed and doors for my truck. I also need new interior, but I'm not sure just how much of that will work.

matchstick321 · 10-06-2012, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by LEEVON

I'd be tempted to put that truck back together and sell it.

Yeah that has been crossing my mind as well. I don't think it has an engine in it though so that might be a bit of a speed bump.

riz · 10-06-2012, 12:11 PM

IF you do buy it, I WILL buy the entire grille assembly from you. I'm serious.

It looks worth the $500 they want for it plus you can haggle the price down even lower.

RIZ

matchstick321 · 10-06-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by riz

IF you do buy it, I WILL buy the entire grille assembly from you. I'm serious.

It looks worth the $500 they want for it plus you can haggle the price down even lower.

RIZ

Sounds like a deal man! I should need and of the grille.

matchstick321 · 10-06-2012, 12:17 PM

I will let you guys know what I find out I'm gonna wait till later today to call, Cause it says to call after 6pm, but it's a saturday so we'll see! This would be my first time actually perchasing a parts truck is there and tips you guys could give me? Questions I should ask the owner? Things I should look for when I go to look at it? Anything you could tell me would be helpfull! Thanks!

tylervalo · 10-06-2012, 02:20 PM

Get the title, otherwise you normally can't scrap it.
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matchstick321 · 10-06-2012, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tylervalo

Get the title, otherwise you normally can't scrap it.
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There's a place here that just requires a vin number to scrap it. And even if that doesn't work there's prolly not gonna be enough of it left to care about a title.

But having a title would help with legal actions if I do a cab swap.

tucsonjwt · 10-06-2012, 05:01 PM

I am not sure exactly what you are taking off that truck, but around here and intact vehicle of most any kind is supposed to bring $450 in scrap value - they haul it away. Not sure what the market is like in your neck of the woods, but if you strip it down to separate metal, copper, etc., I think you would get more yourself.

riz · 10-06-2012, 05:48 PM

What do you mean by..... I should need and of the grille. ????????

RIZ

str8axle55 · 10-06-2012, 09:29 PM

Wow, that is a deal for $500. Very solid looking truck, toss an engine in it and go.

krazy_texan · 10-06-2012, 10:21 PM

All cab parts should interchange just fine I actually have an opposite of what you got an 86 truck and a 79 parts truck. As far as firewall forward there might be some differences depending on what the truck was optioned with especially if you start getting into wiring harnesses
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matchstick321 · 10-07-2012, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by riz

What do you mean by..... I should need and of the grille. ????????

RIZ

Oh sorry I'm using my iPod and it has autocorrect I meant I shouldn't need any of the grille so it might be up for sale!
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matchstick321 · 10-07-2012, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by krazy_texan

All cab parts should interchange just fine I actually have an opposite of what you got an 86 truck and a 79 parts truck. As far as firewall forward there might be some differences depending on what the truck was optioned with especially if you start getting into wiring harnesses
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Sounds good I might be doing a cab swap idk yet I will figure it out later there are some legal issues with cab swapping I've heard about with the changing the vin numbers.
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huahuamick · 10-07-2012, 04:35 AM

I'm awesome like that!

Your41Plague12 · 10-07-2012, 10:46 AM

That truck also looks like it has a 4" lift on it. I would honestly build it up. The body looks way too nice for scrap (at least in PA that truck would run $2500 in the condition it sits).

**N2TRUX** · 10-07-2012, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by tylervalo

Let me know how much for that brush guard if you buy it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by riz

IF you do buy it, I WILL buy the entire grille assembly from you. I'm serious.

It looks worth the $500 they want for it plus you can haggle the price down even lower.

RIZ

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Originally Posted by matchstick321

Oh sorry I'm using my iPod and it has autocorrect I meant I shouldn't need any of the grille so it might be up for sale!
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This post was not started as a "For Sale/ Wanted to Buy" thread, so lets keep it that way. Any further discussion of selling parts will result in the thread being locked.

matchstick321 · 10-07-2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

This post was not started as a "For Sale/ Wanted to Buy" thread, so lets keep it that way. Any further discussion of selling parts will result in the thread being locked.

Ah yeah sorry next time I'll nicely answer people in a more privately manner. I didn't know it would offend any the say what I might do, but thanks for the warning!
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riz · 10-07-2012, 01:00 PM

yeah, I should have sent a private message. My bad.

RIZ

motornut · 10-09-2012, 09:33 PM

hi it looks solid
but the front rotors look rusted,may be to much to use them...
if from sitting what else... might drop the price
whats the lift bit looks added to the rear axle ...
I'd ask for more pics before to long a drive
both sides ,cab mounts,engine bay,drive train,lift

10-05-2012, 10:47 PM	#1
matchstick321 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Lapwai idaho Posts: 63	Parts and Financial questions Hey guys been a long time since I've posted on here. I've got a question that might seem stupid, but you guys know more than I do! I found in my local Craigslist a 1986 chevy truck http://lewiston.craigslist.org/pts/3307450760.html for $500. Now the questions if I buy it and take what parts I need (Bed, Doors, Tranny and interior parts) And then take the rest to scrap how much money would I actually lose from the deal? and What parts besides the fenders and grill would be interchangable between my 1979 chevy silverado k20 3/4 ton and this 1986 chevy custom deluxe k20 1/2 ton? Any thing you could point out would be Great Thanks! __________________ 1979 chevrolet k-20 "O'l Blue" 350 muncie 465. Project in process.

10-05-2012, 11:17 PM	#2
bowtiemanchevyman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: rock springs wyoming Posts: 182	Re: Parts and Financial questions the only way to use the grill is to swap all of the front clip. have u gone to look at the in side and what motor is in it and how good it is.

10-05-2012, 11:28 PM	#3
matchstick321 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Lapwai idaho Posts: 63	Re: Parts and Financial questions I don't really want any of the front clip parts, I have no Idea yet I'm still trying to get ahold of the owner so I could come take a look at it. __________________ 1979 chevrolet k-20 "O'l Blue" 350 muncie 465. Project in process.

10-06-2012, 10:30 AM	#4
Leroyswift Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lei, Nc Posts: 52	Re: Parts and Financial questions Thats a way better than my "$500 or less" truck. It looks rust free __________________ Two days ago, I saw a vehicle that would haul that tanker. You want to get out of here? You talk to me.

10-06-2012, 11:14 AM	#5
tylervalo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Knoxville, Tn Posts: 408	Re: Parts and Financial questions Let me know how much for that brush guard if you buy it!

10-06-2012, 11:16 AM	#6
LEEVON Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,888	Re: Parts and Financial questions I'd be tempted to put that truck back together and sell it. __________________ '20 Silverado Trail Boss ~ '17 Tahoe ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~ '55 Pontiac Safari ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

10-06-2012, 12:11 PM	#9
riz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: hudson,wi Posts: 805	Re: Parts and Financial questions IF you do buy it, I WILL buy the entire grille assembly from you. I'm serious. It looks worth the $500 they want for it plus you can haggle the price down even lower. RIZ

10-06-2012, 12:17 PM	#11
matchstick321 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Lapwai idaho Posts: 63	Re: Parts and Financial questions I will let you guys know what I find out I'm gonna wait till later today to call, Cause it says to call after 6pm, but it's a saturday so we'll see! This would be my first time actually perchasing a parts truck is there and tips you guys could give me? Questions I should ask the owner? Things I should look for when I go to look at it? Anything you could tell me would be helpfull! Thanks! __________________ 1979 chevrolet k-20 "O'l Blue" 350 muncie 465. Project in process.

10-06-2012, 02:20 PM	#12
tylervalo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Knoxville, Tn Posts: 408	Re: Parts and Financial questions Get the title, otherwise you normally can't scrap it. Posted via Mobile Device

10-06-2012, 05:01 PM	#14
tucsonjwt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,189	Re: Parts and Financial questions I am not sure exactly what you are taking off that truck, but around here and intact vehicle of most any kind is supposed to bring $450 in scrap value - they haul it away. Not sure what the market is like in your neck of the woods, but if you strip it down to separate metal, copper, etc., I think you would get more yourself.

10-06-2012, 05:48 PM	#15
riz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: hudson,wi Posts: 805	Re: Parts and Financial questions What do you mean by..... I should need and of the grille. ???????? RIZ

10-06-2012, 09:29 PM	#16
str8axle55 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Weymouth Ma Posts: 489	Re: Parts and Financial questions Wow, that is a deal for $500. Very solid looking truck, toss an engine in it and go. __________________ 03 GMC Yukon XL 2500 Quadrasteer, wife`s DD 84 Chevy K30 CC SRW 55 Chevy 210 2dr post

10-06-2012, 10:21 PM	#17
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	Re: Parts and Financial questions All cab parts should interchange just fine I actually have an opposite of what you got an 86 truck and a 79 parts truck. As far as firewall forward there might be some differences depending on what the truck was optioned with especially if you start getting into wiring harnesses Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

10-07-2012, 04:35 AM	#20
huahuamick Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 71	Re: Parts and Financial questions I'm awesome like that!

10-07-2012, 10:46 AM	#21
Your41Plague12 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,009	Re: Parts and Financial questions That truck also looks like it has a 4" lift on it. I would honestly build it up. The body looks way too nice for scrap (at least in PA that truck would run $2500 in the condition it sits). __________________ Steve Member of the Foot Pedal Club '83 Chevy K20: 6" Rough Country, 3" Performance Accessories BL, Bushwacker Cutouts, 38x15.50 Mickey Thompson Baja Claws, 350 HP 350 crate engine from Jegs, Turbo 400



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10-07-2012, 01:00 PM	#24
riz Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: hudson,wi Posts: 805	Re: Parts and Financial questions yeah, I should have sent a private message. My bad. RIZ

10-09-2012, 09:33 PM	#25
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: Parts and Financial questions hi it looks solid but the front rotors look rusted,may be to much to use them... if from sitting what else... might drop the price whats the lift bit looks added to the rear axle ... I'd ask for more pics before to long a drive both sides ,cab mounts,engine bay,drive train,lift __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

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