Pull-A-Part Trip
Well it was a moderate success. Plus it was really a cool trip – very interesting! That place is HUGE. They won’t let you take any tools that have batteries or cutting torches, so I was lugging around a huge tool box filled with all my sockets and whatnot. Fortunately, they give you free use of wheelbarrows. Our wheelbarrow was crap and squeaked a lot. I should have taken the camera to get pictures – I will next time. It would certainly make for some interesting shots.
There were maybe ten or fifteen trucks that were of the correct year range (James has a ’77 and I have a ’78). Most of those had been there a while and were picked clean. Anything that looked like it might have had a decent door was doorless. So I gave it over. I think I will repair the ones I have if nothing better comes along. But I did snag quite a few other bits and bobs that will make the truck a bit more livable.
- New driverside vent window (current one is broken on the bottom and does not open)
- AC vent for dash bezel (my bezel has no vent – just a hole)
- New shift indicator assembly (currently, I have no way of knowing which gear I’m in so often I end up in low by accident)
- New cab trim! (really excited about that – it would have been a bitch to clean up what is on there now. And what I found is in fantastic shape.)
- One right hand headlight bezel – the real kind. Steel, not plastic. Still need to find the left hand side.
Things I wish I had found:
- Stock grille. I swear every grille there was broken.
- The other headlight bezel.
- The center grille trim.
- Some frikken doors.
- A new hood for James – his is bent really badly.
- A stock steering wheel that wasn’t covered in moss.
- A tailgate in perfect shape. (yeah, right)
- A cargo light lens.
- Tail light lenses.
But hey. I got a bunch of stuff. And it was only about $40 for the whole lot. The needle alone will be worth that! I am going to do some restoration on the vent window before I install it, and I’ll take pictures.
Here are some pictures of some of the finds from today: