How much is this stuff worth?

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Arright yall. Whilst on a junkyard date with my fiancé, I stumbled across a 79 Ford van that was full of 60s and 70s Dodge parts. I got out with this:

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Looked up the number and these are supposed to be for a 70 Roadrunner.

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Not sure if it's visible but there is a number on there. I have a full set of 8 of these. I believe they are forged, and appear to be unused. Judging that from the total lack of wear on the skirts. I imagine they could be used if they were cleaned up. Most of the engine parts were big block stuff, and I believe these are too. Any clue what they are and if they are worth anything?

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Custom oil pan also. If this isn't worth anything I'll just hang it up in the shop as wall art.

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Number is barely legible in this pic, but I can get a better one if needed. Obviously a Carter AFB, but I really wonder what it was for and if it has any value.

I appreciate any help with this!

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Condition is everything. Condition on those parts is poor at best. The oil pan might be decent, but need better pictures.
 
RustyRatRod said:
Condition is everything. Condition on those parts is poor at best. The oil pan might be decent, but need better pictures.
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I was able to find the part number on the pistons. They are Sealed Power 7023p forged. Not sure whether they are salvageable or not.
 
Pistons are Scrap. The carb looks like scrap. I have bought better looking carbs for a core and they were trash inside.
The tail lights may have some value but not much. Like Rusty said about the oil pan, some value. If it was all that good it would be on an engine now. Home made is usually not all that good.
 
I see 1970 road runner tail lights. $100-$200 The pan is deep with the drain plug in the middle. That will get ripped off easy. $25 The rest is scrap metal
 
I personally would have left every bit of that at the scrap yard. The tail lights are the only thing of any value, but it wont be worth the hassle to even try to sell them these days. The rest is pure scrap
 
parts is parts, but junk is junk.

the RR taillights is worth a few coins, the carb is *maybe* parts if it's not totally froze up (so like 10~20 bux), oil pan is a wall hanger unless you're building something that's got the nose wayyy up in the air, pistons are trash-- ain't worth the time and dime to clean up.
 
As I have said many times... any thing you can get over the price of scrape, is salesmanship!

When I was a "young buck" I got some education spending a day at the boneyard, pulling parts, paying $$$ for it all, took it to the swap and found out what my labor was really worth!
 
I know people use old pistons on their desk for holders and ash trays. Glass bead them and polish them. I have even seen holes drilled in them for pen holders. At worse they are aluminum as is the carb and the price for that is up at the scrap yard.

The lights are 70 Road runner only . Not Satellite or GTX. They are getting hard to find originals in that condition.
 
I would think any used stock bore piston would be pretty worthless. Seems any potential money would be in oversized pistons.
 
An artistic member of our Mopar club would see that as a gold mine. He welds up trophies for our annual Mopar car show out of stuff just like that!
 
Oldmanmopar said:
I know people use old pistons on their desk for holders and ash trays. Glass bead them and polish them. I have even seen holes drilled in them for pen holders. At worse they are aluminum as is the carb and the price for that is up at the scrap yard.

The lights are 70 Road runner only . Not Satellite or GTX. They are getting hard to find originals in that condition.
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I also may or may not be a piston collector.
WymanV said:
I would think any used stock bore piston would be pretty worthless. Seems any potential money would be in oversized pistons.
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These are 0.030 over, and appear unused based on the total lack of skirts wear. Still worthless, but I might string them up on some baling wire.
 
Go old school .Gold paint a piston hang it around your neck with a chain and call yourself pop up man. Do a u tube video.
If an unknown could make a fortune hanging a clock around his neck Then maybe you could become rich and famous also.
 
Ifitaintbroke said:
Arright yall. Whilst on a junkyard date with my fiancé, I stumbled across a 79 Ford van that was full of 60s and 70s Dodge parts. I got out with this:

Not sure if it's visible but there is a number on there. I have a full set of 8 of these. I believe they are forged, and appear to be unused. Judging that from the total lack of wear on the skirts. I imagine they could be used if they were cleaned up. Most of the engine parts were big block stuff, and I believe these are too. Any clue what they are and if they are worth anything?
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The forged +.03 pistons may clean up. The critical areas are the ring grooves and the pin bores. If those are clean they should be usable.
Ifitaintbroke said:
Number is barely legible in this pic, but I can get a better one if needed. Obviously a Carter AFB, but I really wonder what it was for and if it has any value.


I appreciate any help with this!
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The carb is an AVS, if nothing else the 3 step rods and caps should be saved. What is the number on the left front pad?
 
What you have to ask yourself. If you were paying for the machine work on your new engine. Would you put those old heavy porosity fatigued slugs in your freshly bored block with the rest of your new parts? Piston material technology has come a long way. Connecting rods don't like Heavy pistons when they reach the top on the exhaust stroke.
 
str12-340 said:
An artistic member of our Mopar club would see that as a gold mine. He welds up trophies for our annual Mopar car show out of stuff just like that!
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There is some cool piston art out there. They carve on them.
 

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