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Old 01-10-2011, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by yotaman90
Went to a junkyard again today. Found a recently wrecked 99 Tacoma Prerunner that had some almost new tires on rims that I haven't been able to find locally. The guy wanted $180 for all four tires with rims, but I didn't have enough money. I'll be going back in a week to see if they're still there
Neither of those parts would last a day out here. I felt lucky when I found some manual hubs still on a 4Runner last time. Every rear diff is always gone, no matter what ratio. Somehow IFS fronts are always there. Even found a 4.56 nonADD diff
Old 01-10-2011, 08:49 PM
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A set of 4.88 3rd members from 92 4Runner and another set from a 95. Paid $125 a set. Thanks Cash for Clunker!
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good find
Old 01-12-2011, 10:40 AM
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I'm a bit of a junkyard rat, I've got a lot of parts from Pick and Pull on my truck.
- Tube bumpers (front and rear)
- SR5 bucket seats
- Center console
- Stereo system (4 speakers w/ amp, and sub w/ dedicated amp)
- 4.56 diffs (currently in my truck now)
- 2 sets of factory 4.88 diffs (sold one set, kept one set for myself)
- e-brake cable
- Brand new brake pads all around (still in the box)
- Large amounts of 2 gauge stereo wire
- 2 aux driving lights, 3 aux. fog lights
- A bunch of switch, clips, bulbs and widgets that seem to break every time I take my truck apart.
- Crazy old chev horn (big improvement on the meep meep stock horn, more like ooooga now, but it burnt out my horn relay, haha).
- Shifters (as spare, cuz I welded in some extensions for the body lift).
- Sliding glass rear window (broke mine by accident)
- Toyota from tow hooks.

I find something to put in my truck probably 75% of my trips to Pick and Pull.
Old 01-12-2011, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Stuwy123

I find something to put in my truck probably 75% of my trips to Pick and Pull.
That right there is why I stopped going to those places. *laugh* I was making up reasons to buy things.....
Old 01-12-2011, 10:46 AM
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Today....
85 Cressida VAFM...we'll see how this works.
Old 01-12-2011, 03:05 PM
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is the cressida a diesel? i think they made one that was. ugly old cars but the last one i drove had over 300k miles.
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2.8L 5MG-E in the Cressida, perhaps there was a diesel option.
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i used ford superduty braided brake lines to extend my soft lines on my 80 pickup. a couple trips to napa auto parts store and i figured out which fittings and adapters i needed. i ended up spending $35 on the whole project.
Old 01-14-2011, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 7macjones
i used ford superduty braided brake lines to extend my soft lines on my 80 pickup. a couple trips to napa auto parts store and i figured out which fittings and adapters i needed. i ended up spending $35 on the whole project.
got pics? or more details? i throught toyota used completely different threading... or are you saying you bought some sort of adapter at NAPA? thanks
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Next time I go to my local pick 'n pull I'm gonna grab a set of GM tow hooks and maybe a new horn out of the same truck, haha
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Originally Posted by HawkStrong16
Next time I go to my local pick 'n pull I'm gonna grab a set of GM tow hooks and maybe a new horn out of the same truck, haha
i got a horn out of a gmc van, and it turned out to be aftermarket. so i replaced one aftermarket horn (already on the truck) with another. it's still a great mod. next time i go, i'm going to look for another horn, but low tone this time

the horn i picked up. $5
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5042001157/

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Old 01-16-2011, 06:25 PM
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My Dad just told me we have a horn out of his old Cadillac(1976 I think)
So I'm gonna wire that up, I'm gonna have to go through all the stuff he took off that car before he junked it, he junked it when I was 6 and we both still wish he had pulled the engine. I think he said it was a 496... That would have gone good in my Yota
Old 01-21-2011, 09:28 AM
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Ford Focus radio antenna (above the windshield) since I didn't want to drill a hole in my fiberglass fneders


Ford T-Bird Turbo Coupe hood vents to pull the hot air out


'82 Celica Supra clutch-type 7.5" LSD into my front diff
Old 02-19-2011, 11:26 AM
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Was at the Pick N Pull today and scored me a set of HID's from a Acura TL, no projectors though but still happy. Only $20 + tax




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haha- "will shock, burn, or cause death"

c'mon, how else are we supposed to weed out dumb people?
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no pictures but i installed jag seats in the front of my runner, got the seats for free from fam
took the brake handle and cable of a racing bike to use as a hand throttle.free
on-off switches out of a cafe coffee maker. also took the 3 heating plates out to wire up later on to heat can food while camping. free
dual horn set up out of a uhaul truck tht i took out during work free.
found a fiber glass top outside of my work, cut the top section into a fat T to give my pass. shade with the top of. free
coil springs out of a 80's jeep to raise the back end up $60

thts all i can think of at the momnet
Old 02-20-2011, 07:55 PM
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I picked up a set of 2 inch body lift for 6 dollars a month ago
Old 02-21-2011, 08:05 AM
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'94 Toyota Pickup ECU/body harness connectors w/ 12" pigtails- $10

(to make jumper harness for 7MGTE-> Pickup without cutting the body harness on my truck)
Old 03-03-2011, 08:50 PM
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Anyone know what truck had an under hood light that was on a spool. I played with one when I was younger and really want one now. As far as I remember it was essentially a utility light with an 8+ foot cord on it.


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