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Old 11-26-2011, 07:51 PM
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Junk Yard Heads Up

i was at pick a part el pulpo at sol valle a.k.a. sun valley and saw 1 iroc-z convertible had the motor and was a tpi also 1 GTA also a tpi a lot of great motor pieces and some interior just a heads up get em while they last
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bump, it wont last long. if not all torn to shreds by now.
Old 11-27-2011, 08:52 AM
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what year was the gta?
Old 11-27-2011, 12:21 PM
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what year was the gta?
the gta is a 1987 the interior is gone it was a 5 speed only the motor, body and suspension remain it is a disc rear end
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bump, it wont last long. if not all torn to shreds by now.
that is true its wierd how 5 years ago they would last a lil bit longer in the junkyard and now that they are gaining popularity and the rarity of finding those hard to get parts they dont last long any more
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yeah, ive gone dozens of times, not much luck however down here in the seattle area.
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i went this passed thursday and i found an aluminum drive shaft...
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I went to the two Pick-your-Part yards in Stanton & Anaheim Wednesday and pulled some parts and stashed them in foreign cars across the yard. I had 9AM breakfast reservations at Knotts, then returned to pay for the parts at half-off. As I predicted there was no parking at the Anaheim yard and a long line that took 45 minutes. The yard on Katella was a breeze by comparison. I had a lot of time to chat with the guy behind me in line at the first yard. He had a front end for a 87 Civic. He told me he pulled it 3 days earlier and stashed it in a domestic van.

My haul for the day: Five headlight motors, two headlight modules, two 91-92 pull-down motors and a Firebird tail light lens.

Back to Knotts in time for the first ice show.

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I went to the two Pick-your-Part yards in Stanton & Anaheim Wednesday and pulled some parts and stashed them in foreign cars across the yard. I had 9AM breakfast reservations at Knotts, then returned to pay for the parts at half-off. As I predicted there was no parking at the Anaheim yard and a long line that took 45 minutes. The yard on Katella was a breeze by comparison. I had a lot of time to chat with the guy behind me in line at the first yard. He had a front end for a 87 Civic. He told me he pulled it 3 days earlier and stashed it in a domestic van.

My haul for the day: Five headlight motors, two headlight modules, two 91-92 pull-down motors and a Firebird tail light lens.

Back to Knotts in time for the first ice show.

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thats tight even had time for your show
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i went this passed thursday and i found an aluminum drive shaft...
lucky
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yeah, ive gone dozens of times, not much luck however down here in the seattle area.
in a way that must mean its an area with very little third gens
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Another "heads-up". A burgundy 1989 Firebird Formula was planted 11/28 at the Ecology yard in Wilmington. It had a complete grey interior. The seats were worn, but all else was in very good shape. Too bad the dash pad had two cracks on the drivers side. The TPI engine was there with complete intake in place. Also it had a 9-bolt rear end with PBR brakes (most likely a 3.27 considering it was an auto-equipped car). I was there Tuesday and snagged the rear hatch motor, arm rest, headlight control module, sway bars and all 4 tires and rims.

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Another "heads-up". A burgundy 1989 Firebird Formula was planted 11/28 at the Ecology yard in Wilmington. It had a complete grey interior. The seats were worn, but all else was in very good shape. Too bad the dash pad had two cracks on the drivers side. The TPI engine was there with complete intake in place. Also it had a 9-bolt rear end with PBR brakes (most likely a 3.27 considering it was an auto-equipped car). I was there Tuesday and snagged the rear hatch motor, arm rest, headlight control module, sway bars and all 4 tires and rims.

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i would like to buy the tires of you if they are 245/50 r16 mine are dry rottet and cant afford new ones and they dont have used ones in that size oh if you could go back for me and take the gas pedal throttle cable that connect to the throttle body ill buy it off you and meet you half ways
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saw that white gta in sun valley, grabbed injectors out of it lol
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