Struck "gold" at the pick n pull

[redbaron69]

man that was a great score. gonna keep the original paint?

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Very nice. Did you grab that rear bumper as well? Looks real clean and straight.

No, I do not have a use for it on my truck. It did look like new though...

Originally Posted by 71sierragrande

Zepp, where are these pick and pulls?

All over So. Cal. Just look in the yellow pages for ones near you.

Originally Posted by into69z

Man! I sure miss that place-went to a pick-n-pull here in Nashville and some a**hole stole my new 1/2 in impact -man I am still pissed!!1

Steve that sucks. I have to keep an eye on my tools when I set them down to start pulling parts. I had a guy strike up a conversation about nothing, while his buddy eyeballed what I had laid out. There are some strange characters that show up there.

Originally Posted by 69 1/2 Six Pack Bee

I saw that truck too but it was mostly raped when I went.
Nice score!

Bud- When did you go? That truck has been there for over a week now, I suspect it is headed to the crusher in the next few days.

Originally Posted by ls1nova71

Nice! Gotta love the Pick-n-Pulls, I got a set of 71-72 truck bucket seats the day after black friday at the pnp near me, they're in pretty bad shape but have the correct brackets so I was happy.

Looks like someone is going to fix some above the windshield rust the hard way with the way they cut that cab!
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That left me scratching my head too. I have no idea why they didn't buy the whole cab, and just swap??!! It was rust free...but they cut out half the roof? They also took the VIN plate and gross weight tag from the pillar....stupid.

Originally Posted by stomper

Those look nice but why not just get repops? Originals that much better?

P.S. Leddzepp... stopped by your build thread. You're almost ready for paint!? You're holding out on us. More build thread posts please. I'm a few months behind you on my SWB conversion.

I was going to buy repops from Brothers within the next couple weeks...but the rest of my truck is OEM and I am glad I held out this long. OEM always fits better. These fit like a glove and were ridiculously cheap.


It is pretty much done mechanically, which is where I left off in the build thread. My interior is finished. Engine compartment is detailed, A/C is recharged with R-12. I drive the truck a lot. With three kids and a 60+ hour work week, I squeeze in work time on the truck whenever I can and usually forget the camera in the process. I will tie it up once the paint is done.

Originally Posted by redbaron69

man that was a great score. gonna keep the original paint?

Nope. These are going to get repainted in Ochre

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by special-K

That's actually Saddle,not Gold

Yeah, but "Struck Saddle" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

Actually, it sounds kinda painful

[special-K]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

Yeah, but "Struck Saddle" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

Actually, it sounds kinda painful

You make a good point...ow!