FINDING USED PARTS
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FINDING USED PARTS
Is it just me or is it getting harder to find used parts ? Seems most of these old trucks have gone to the scrap iron in the last few years .
How much are used tailgates in your area ? Hoods , Posi's , and door panels ?
My son and I are working on the '76 project and need some parts but I think shipping will be too much .
How much are used tailgates in your area ? Hoods , Posi's , and door panels ?
My son and I are working on the '76 project and need some parts but I think shipping will be too much .
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From: S/W Missouri, Polk county
Well when the cost of steel goes up (meaning china pays the US more $ per lb we ship that direction, that intern makes JY/scrap places pays more per lb. And that makes people, especially ones outa work do all sorts of crazy things like scrap a Ford truck.
And folks are fixing up there old Ford trucks to drive instead of buying a new one. There are parts out there you just need to hit the brush/sticks and local JY/Craigslist for a complete parts truck, blown motor/trans makes them cheap.
Take what you need, sell some more parts here on FTE and then scrap the rest.
Are you a member of the Arkansas FTE chapter? Get to looking and asking for parts in your state or your close neighbor like Missouri. Hint Hint......
And folks are fixing up there old Ford trucks to drive instead of buying a new one. There are parts out there you just need to hit the brush/sticks and local JY/Craigslist for a complete parts truck, blown motor/trans makes them cheap.
Take what you need, sell some more parts here on FTE and then scrap the rest.
Are you a member of the Arkansas FTE chapter? Get to looking and asking for parts in your state or your close neighbor like Missouri. Hint Hint......
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The most frustrating thing, out here west coast way, is pick & pull's way of handling pickup trucks. For some reason, ease of movement, they destroy pickup beds. Doesn't matter how rare or new; crushed by the forklift! 
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From: Rhode Island
I have a buddy that owns a salvage yard here on the east coast.
The trucks are usually worth more in scrap than it is for parts.
I try to catch them before they get processed but I havent seen many that were worth saving parts from in some time.
The trucks are usually worth more in scrap than it is for parts.
I try to catch them before they get processed but I havent seen many that were worth saving parts from in some time.
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From: Palmyra
My the last parts truck I bought was a 76 2wd and it cost me $600. luckly I have 3 dent sides so I used most of the parts & the rest of the good stuff is on my shelf now. only thing left of it was the frame when I sent it to the scrap yard but now. every time I go to the local PNP I 'll see a truck or 2 that I've tried to buy sitting in their.
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From: S/W Missouri, Polk county
My local P&P has probably 100+ 70's to 80's Ford trucks, I go there and stock up on parts when I can.
But with the reasons stated by me earlier the good stuff is getting a little thinner, but as 5 go out flat 5 come in 
But with the reasons stated by me earlier the good stuff is getting a little thinner, but as 5 go out flat
5 come in
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Good metal prices = EZ $$$ for junk vehicles
Parts are getting hard to come by because of very high metal prices... I took in a 91 F-150 and a 94 Honda (Filled Honda up with ALOT of scrap iron) last week and scrapped em
Good chunk of change for a lil bit of work. There still some of 73-79 Fords out there just gotta find em and hope they have parts
Good chunk of change for a lil bit of work. There still some of 73-79 Fords out there just gotta find em and hope they have parts
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From: Palmyra
I did hear of one hideing in a local JY. I plan on going to check and see if it's still their tomorrow not that I need it but figured it was a oddball.
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From: pahrump nv
for good used rust free parts try riff http://classicfordtrucks.shutterfly.com/ he parts out all years of ford trucks has stock piles of parts at more than fair prices tell him Jason sent you
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From: Palmyra
their's a guy in Lincoln, NE that's been hitting all the JY's grabbing every one he can at $50 a pop then turn's around and sell's them on ebay for like $200 apiece. I had to drive a 70 mile's south to find one for my 76.