Saying hi and introducing myself

Jarrod · Post by **Jarrod** » October 28, 2007, 4:46 pm

Welcome,

It sounds like you are off to a good start. I agree don't listen to Canuck. He drives a Brickland for God's sake. Isn't that a Canadian DeLorean? It sounds like you have put together some nice rides. Have any pics? For what its worth if you think about resale, on Ebay, most of the fords I have seen with other brand engines, sell for way less than those that have a ford engine in it, even if it is not numbers matching. I would like to see a huffed 347 in a slick. Keep it in primer and make it a total sleeper. 800 hp in a truck that does not look like anything.

FORDMANLCRACKEL · Post by **FORDMANLCRACKEL** » October 28, 2007, 7:52 pm

No advice here, sounds like ya already have enough for now. My sig. says it all for me.

and ya dont have to pay attention to any one ya dont want to.

Lonnie

BigTim · Post by **BigTim** » October 28, 2007, 9:51 pm

Welcome, but I do agree with the Canuck. Put the Chevy in a Chevy and use a Ford in the Ford.

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » October 29, 2007, 4:36 pm

Xcessive wrote: I have a good hook up in regard to auto salvage. I have two buddies that own two of the larger, nicer salvage yards here in Utah. So they usually give me a killer deal on more $$$ items and free if it just little things.

oh you BUGGER!!! I'm screwed in regards to salvage yards. They think all their crap is made of PURE GOLD. And they have locked the gates because they're tired of people smashing windshields and destroying nice dashboards to get a $4 part out, or smashing a perfect steering wheel with a hammer to retrieve the turn signal mechanism.

It's to the point where I don't even bother anymore. You have to pay 10 times too much for stuff now, and wait an hour and a half while THEY go get it, but NEVER pull all the parts you need to go with it, you can't look the parts over before you decide you want them, If you say it ain't right they get pissed off, and you might as well go away because you won't ever get the right thing.

Xcessive · Post by **Xcessive** » October 29, 2007, 5:36 pm

lol sorry bout the bad times black. here I just tell dean or scooter Im here. they go and open the back gate and I drive in. Before I leave I tell em what I got, dont even show em, pay and leave.. simple. How bout Pick and pulls? Have a few of them here as well. Good place to go for a cheap engine block or tranny.

Oh and gimme a minute and Ill have some pics up of the truck from Saturday in the middle of sanding and priming.

Xcessive · Post by **Xcessive** » October 29, 2007, 5:52 pm

a couple of the cars I have built

71 Chevelle SS and the 66 Lemans

Another of the 66

1997 WS6 TA. LT4 Swap and some other "bolt on" goodies... Dyno said 403 RWHP

If I can find them Ill post up the pictures of the 71 Camaro the Blown 396 was in.. got em on a CD here somewhere... Few other cars but once again trying to find the pictures of them... List includes 68 Prostreet Camaro, my 71, my step Brothers 73 z28 (numbers matching), 79 RS, 79 Z28, 89 RS Camaro w/ lt1 and 6 speed swap, 89 Pontiac Formula 350 (turbo'd). Did all the work on em myself minus a couple buddies to help here and there including all the paint body work, electrical and drivetrain.

Xcessive · Post by **Xcessive** » October 29, 2007, 6:09 pm

Ok so excuse the mess in the pictures.. This was saturday. did most of the body work outside. was a bit crowded in the garage with 4 guys running back and forth.

We stripped the whole truck down to bare metal and went to town..

Now she sits in primer in the garage until tomorow. Ill start laying paint in the morning...

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » October 30, 2007, 2:35 pm

Welcome aboard, fellow Utahn.

I'm about an hour south on you, near Lehi.
Looks like a decent project truck. If it turns out as nice as your two previous projects, it's gonna be sweet!

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » October 31, 2007, 2:56 am

HAH picknpulls...

Tucson used to have a bunch of em, they all were, well, most anyway. But they either locked the gate and do like 1/10th the business they used to, and charge 10x as much, or they might still let you go look around, but they charge the same ridiculous price as the other guys.

When I picked swaybars for Aggie, They wanted $40 for the bar, and $20 EACH for the freakin endlinks. And that wasn't just one place... That was every crap heap on that end of town.
It cost me $120 to install front and rear swaybars with halfway rotten bushings.

Xcessive · Post by **Xcessive** » October 31, 2007, 3:21 am

ouch...well if I run across any slicks Ill let ya know if there are any parts ya need.

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » October 31, 2007, 8:25 pm

Well wer buy a lot of trucks/parts etc. all over the country and if the owner says say he wants 100.. for that gate, if I think its worth it I'll buy it instead of bitching about it.. Try running a yard especially in Tucson since I do know some of the Gov't but holes run them out of business cause they stood up for what was right , One Example why should you pay for rain water run-off that comes from the sky charged year round.. One yard in Tucson closed for some of those reasons or since a lot of this Tawain metal comes around could not sell so what did he do, One yard he crushed 36 trucks loads out of there and so many take off diff. I bought many trucks from them, could call & order anything or direct people there but all gone since the Tawain Rage,, now we hardly stop in Tucson... Also think about salvage yards what it cost's,,, Insurance, cars, salaries,, fences, kissing the gov't all the time etc.. so next you go into the salvage yard stop and think about waht it takes,, MAYBE You should try it sometime and as far the sway bars I have here as well but you would not get it that cheap since you think that we all are making piles and piles of money,,,

YEAH RITE

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » October 31, 2007, 8:28 pm

Sorry not suppose talk business here,,,

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » October 31, 2007, 8:30 pm

One more thing I'm real happy to see how Xcessive on how he aproaches it remind a lot of me when I did my 1st truck

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » November 1, 2007, 2:23 am

Not a bad price when you think about it,what were new ones worth abit more I`d bet.Did you put new bushings in thou,and most importantly did they work!

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Alan,