whats up. I bought a donor truck about 2 yrs ago from a buddy who owns a body shop. Gave 200 bucks for the truck and he hauled it home for me for free. I took the 360 fe, c6 tranny, front core support, grille, dash, seat, bed floor and inumerable little nick nack parts off the truck. I cut up the rest and hauled to the scrap yard where they gave me exactly 206 bucks!

what a sweet Deal. I would like to hear similar stories if ya have any.

Here's the truck I got paid to take parts off of

 

Ok, I'll play, bought a 78 E250 for $100, DROVE it to my friends shop, took the tires and rims off, gave the tires to a friend who needed tires, was tight on cash, gave the rims to a friend who wanted a winter set, took the split rims I had off my 63 and put on the van, pulled the 460 and C6 out, kept them and the rad, gas tank and a lot of other stuff, loaded said van onto my trailer, filled it with junk from my friends shop to help him clean up, junked van at scrap metal place for almost $500!!!

 

Compared to those stores I don't know if I got a great deal or not, but I bought my 1972 F250 (With the 360 engine) for $800 with no issues whatsoever, body in good shape and no rust or anything to speak of. Compared to my other car-buying and keeping experiences, this was gold to me.

 

The only thing close I've got is an almost-good-deal, where I almost bought a truck with an engine that was worth about $500 more than the $700 truck. Unfortunately, someone bought it out from under me .

 

I bought a '79 F250 4X4 for $150. I sold the camper shell and carpet kit for $100. I took the bed that I am rebuilding for my truck. I sold the rest of the truck for $300 to a guy that needed the transfer case and axles.

I bought a '94 Dodge 4X4 Cummins for $1500, took the transmission out, took an in-bed fuel tank full of $4 (at the time) diesel out and sold the truck for $1700.

 

I bought a 77150 4wd for parts truck for 200 bucks. Drove it on trailer, 4wd worked, hauled home. Put complete heater assembly, steering system(modifiyed it), door panels, and other parts onto my 76 250. Put the electrical and carb on dads after he had a fire in the enging compartment. Had offer to sell for more than I paid for it but decided to keep for other parts(driveline same as dads 79)

 

well my brother and I bought a 74 f100 4x4 for $300. sold the transfer case for $200 he got the low miles axles(74000 orig.) for his project. I got the engine and tranny 360,c6 for swaping to my 77 f150(tired 300I6) scraped the rest for about $200 Then I swaped 360 into my truck and sold old I6 for $350 ( he made the price not me) Had to buy a cultch and flywheel for it foR $150 or so .came out pretty good on the whole deal I think.

 

bought 70 F-250 for $350. Took 302 and tranny out of it. Sold the rest for $350+

bought 77 2wd crew cab for $600 delivered. Kept a few parts I needed and sold for the parts and body for over $1100

bought 73 camper special for $360. Kept some parts I needed and sold rest for over $750

bought 96 bronco for $80 delivered. Kept some parts (chromoly roll cage, some laser cut tabs, alcoa wheels, etc, etc.) and sold the rest for $680 so far and I still have the complete 302 with wiring and computer sitting here.

bought 86 bronco for $500 delivered. Kept the 351w for my supercab, kept the 9" rear end for the supercab. Sold $415 worth of parts so far and still selling.

bought 91 dodge cummins for $1800. Drove for 6 months + before tearing apart to swap motor into my crew. Sold $2k worth of parts off it so far and still have motor, gas tank, steering column and other parts I needed for the swap.


There is a reason I never go to the junkyard for parts anymore. My buddy was joking with me the other day about how much parts cost at a yard and I said I have no clue because if I need a part I'll buy a complete truck and part it out. That way I get my parts for free and the extra $$ goes into buying parts for the builds

 

I bought a 71 f100 with a bad c6 and a 71 t bird with a stuck 429 at an estate auction a few years ago for $450. I hauled the f100 home that day and put 6 qts of tranny fluid in it. The next day I hooked my car trailer to the f100 and went back for the bird. Should have seen the look on the guys face. I took the bird home and set the timing and adjusted the points and she took off and ran like a dream. I played with them both for a couple of years and eventually ended up selling the F100 for $750 and the bird for $900. Interestingly enough the f100 was treated to a beautiful ground up restore and is still around today. The bird's drivetrain and interior ended up in a high 50 merc hotrod and is winning shows on a national level now. Kinda fun to keep up with those.

Here is an unrelated one. I was given a paint booth one time provided I removed it and used it. I took me three trips with my trailer and a load of tools to a town about 30 miles away. The thing was a mess, but I spent a weekend tearing it apart and taking it home. I had one buddy that helped me. When it was all said and done, the 18 high intensity lights are now what lights my shop, and the filtration system is installed as well. I had 73.08 in gas and beer to keep my buddy from quitting. I hauled what I couldnt use in for scap and got 78.06.

 

I bought a '72 F250 Ranger off CL for $300. It came with a Merc 410 that was tired and a C6 that leaked like a screen door on a submarine, no brakes. I made a trailer out of it and put the engine in storage for my '71 F250 4x and scavenged the interior out of it. The rest went to scrap for about $100. I scored a good windshield too.

When we were getting ready to leave, the guys wife came out, and said "take good care of her, she has never left us stranded, she's been a good truck for 25 years". I didn't mention that I was gonna cut it in half.

 

There is a reason I don't tell people what I am doing to these trucks when I pick them up. Half the time it would break their heart to hear I plasma cut the body and frame into a pile for the scrap guy and sell anything else that is worh a darn

 

A long time ago I bought a chebby wagon for the demolition derby. When I first looked at it, it had the typical McD's fries on the floor the family wagon has. When I picked it up, it was all cleaned up with fresh wash job and Armor All shiney dash. As I was leaving, the guy came out with a jug of windshield washer fluid and topped the reservour off and told me to take good care of the car, and how good it had been to him. I didn't have the heart to tell him my plans.

 

My good deal wasn't quite as good as the $200 donor truck, but I thought I did okay with mine. I bought a 78 F-150 that is rotted to the core, so naturally as any Ford guy would do, I went on the hunt for parts. I found a box at a junkyard, but I still needed a cab. All the examples that I had found were upwards of a grand to buy(Michigan and their rusty trucks keep the prices high on southern rust-free parts). I stumbled upon a guy who had a SWB F-100 for sale for $1000. Needless to say I bought it, extracted the solid cab and doors(the truck had been in storage for seventeen years) and sold off a few bits and pieces for around $250. Then in my efforts to try and sell off the shorty-bed, I found another Ford enthusiast that was very interested in the short bed and frame. We ended up doing a trade: a beefed up 460 (about 510hp @ the flywheel) for my frame and box. I didn't exactly make out like Donald Trump on the deal, but I figure it is a situation where everyone wins. I got my rust free cab and doors for almost nil, and I got the powerhouse motor that I wanted without having to pay thousands of dollars for a ground-up rebuild of my 351 Yawnsor, and the dude that I traded with got an SWB box for his 4x4 build that was lacking...wait for it...a rust free box!

 

Good thing you didn't get PaPa John's camaro. It would be kinda hard to deliver pizzas in a cut up POS.

 

I guess I just don't get that one?