Scrapping days. They always get me choked up

[pittsburghracer]

I’m not a scraper myself so if I see or

hear of someone looking for scrap I give them a holler every other year or so. From oil pans, to timing sets, a 360 block that ran 9.74, W2 heads that went 9.82 on BP93 pump gas, a Racer Brown
.520 lift cam that also went 9.80’s, rods and pistons from core engines I bought, race muffles that I blew apart, hell even a Morroso cool can from my street hoppie days in the 1970’s. Transmissions that served me well, old shop heater that kept my old bones warm, and heck even some yard tools and cart. Everything has a memory.

 

[67Dart273]

My trouble is, every time I finally toss something, I "need" it later!!

 

[69conv]

Took out the tired but running 69 318 and 7 1/4 rear with springs when I built my Barracuda. Really no use for them so out they went. Not as bad as when my 69 Swinger with 340 was totaled. I bought it back from the insurance company but lost my place to dismantle the 340, 727, 8 3/4 3.23 drive line and had to say goodbye. Ouch.

 

[abdywgn]

Everything has a memory.

agree, guess that's why the garage and basement are full of them. time to move on and make new ones, for me that is.

 

[pittsburghracer]

agree, guess that's why the garage and basement are full of them. time to move on and make new ones, for me that is.

Amen

 

[rumblefish360]

What a waste

 

[RustyRatRod]

My trouble is, every time I finally toss something, I "need" it later!!

Right, even if it's something totally "NO GOOD" for its original intended purpose I always think "dammit I couldda used THAT". LOL

 

[mopar head]

Scrappers came and got a 7.25 complete rear, springs attached. A BB 727, M-H complete axle, misc. steel etc. Only problem was, they stole it

 

[pittsburghracer]

Scrappers came and got a 7.25 complete rear, springs attached. A BB 727, M-H complete axle, misc. steel etc. Only problem was, they stole it

Well that stinks. Pretty lucky about the lack of that going on where I live.

 

[pittsburghracer]

I have horses for neighbors. Lol

 

[Kern Dog]

I have scrapped many cars. Most of them were Mopars that were rusty or wrecked but a few were off brand cars that were given to me.
I dismantled a 1978 Mercedes convertible like the one in the Hart to Hart TV show. That was the toughest damn car that I ever scrapped. It fought me at every turn with heavy, double walled panels, hard to reach fasteners and oddball design features. I've cut up Dodge trucks, RVs, 3 C bodies, a rusty '68 Satellite wagon and several A body cars.
I have cut up several cars that were pretty much totally stripped of usable parts by the prior owner. Those only provide floor pans, frame rails and body panels. Obviously I prefer to scrap a wrecked but complete car. Those provide all sorts of Mopar specific small parts, screws, clips, window and door latch linkages, wire harnesses, etc.