88_thirdgen

what are the best junkyards in so-cal that have the best selection of camaros? heard the pick your part in sun valley was good..... looks big

http://www.pickyourpart.com/location...les/#sunValley

1989GTATransAm

iTrader: (3)

I can tell you 1903 Blinn avenue is the better of those two yards. In Orange county there is one on Beach close to Ball road.

88_thirdgen

the thing is that even to go to the one in sun valley i have to drive a 1hr distance, have you been to the sun valley one?

oscarfromla

iTrader: (9)

There are two junkyards on Blinn Ave. I like them both. If you're nice to the guys who check you on the way out, they'll give you a free pass or at least a discount for the other yard (pick your part owns both).

Also keep a look out for their 50% off everything sales, and get there EARLY.

88_thirdgen

the one on Blinn Ave is to far for me , yea i saw a commercial for the 50% off

92purplehaze

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where do you live?? I usually go to the big one in wilmington the 2 in anaheim and the one in la mirada.

88_thirdgen

i live in Ventura county..... there is one junk yard here that lets u pull out the parts yourself but its not really that big.. and they always only have sport coupe camaros, in rare occasions an iroc or two, and there has never been an 91-92 z28 and that is what im looking for and other misc. parts.

lonsal

iTrader: (2)

I've been to eleven of the local yards. Sun Valley yards and Blinn yards have better selection usually, but I'll hit the yards on Beach & Katella regularly with success too. It often depends on luck. I usually stay away from them on half-price weekends unless I've pre-stashed items.

I have a question. Has anyone paid to enter the premium yards inside some of these yards? I haven't yet. It pisses me off to pay for a double entry fee. Besides, I rationalize it that I'm not seeking parts for a new car.

Lon

92purplehaze

iTrader: (8)

ive gone to the primo yard in wilmington a couple times. not worth it, maybe because it was half price day. theres not a lot of cars and theyre all tore up. I went to the one in la mirada because my buddy told me there was an omega there. They had a good selection of thirdgens, there was a 90 iroc and one car had a high rise on it. Anytime the anaheim one has something good, someone already got to it. Its pretty much all about luck, or if you have a friend that isnt into third gens and frequents the yards

88_thirdgen

definitely is all about luck, sometimes there is no good selection of thirdgens but sometimes there is.

im going this weekend hopefully ill get "lucky"

dust3r

iTrader: (1)

I was at the Pick Your Part in Wilmington last Tuesday, but didn't find anything exciting...All I got was 2 a-arms and a sunburn.

88_thirdgen

lol... dosent sound like you had to much fun... did u see any 91-92 camaros with decent shape ground effects

dust3r

iTrader: (1)

I don't remember seeing a single camaro with the aero ground effects. Most of the camaros at that yard had damaged ground effects because of how they had been positioned on the stands.

studdmstr

Anyone have any experience with the yards in the IE specifically in the Ontario area.

88_thirdgen

your right i hate that when they set up the cars they always damage the ground effects, besides i am only looking the front ground effect but if there in good shape all around ill get all of them

92purplehaze

iTrader: (8)

no but my buddy tells me theres lots of third gens there

johnnyGTA9

I was there yesterday, saw around 6 third gen camaros and 2 or 3 firebirds. They were all torn apart pretty badly though. I think your better off finding someone parting out their car.

IROCMAN89

I live just down the street from there and I frequent it alot. They're ok but the camaro's that are there are pretty torn up. La Mirada is usually pretty good. I have'nt been to the one on beach but I hear they usually have a couple decent camaro's. Good Luck!

88_thirdgen

i went to the pick your part in sun valley today, and it was not a good day...
there was about 10 thirdgen camaros and they were all tore up!! there was nothing good left... may be next time ill go when they dont have the 50% off

Mr.84TransAmer

In the last 2-3 years that I've gone to the wilmington and anaheim yards I've only found 1-2 firebirds per trip, if that. Except on those good days where I might find 3 but it's pretty rare. Back in 2003 I could tear down 6-7 good firebirds if I wanted on one day alone. Sometimes I'd find a complete TPI setup that looked like it had been sitting.