Things i saw at the junk yard today.

Here's the pictures.






And the one i was really looking for (1st gen chevy) was in very sad shape



But the BEST one i found looked like it has not been touched, everything seems to be there. They told me its been there 6-7 years. I'm going to pillage this one tomorrow morning

I need that side door on that econoline! Someone switched my panel vans with a window door and I want to swap it.

There were about a dozen econos in varying states. Actually i was wondering if this steering wheel horn ring was worth anything? It looks fragile and i was surprised it wasnt broken.

bet you could make a few bucks off that Thames van, was that econo full of wood????

Actually alot of the vans (any year) were stuffed with wood. Weird. Free storage i guess.

NipRing wrote:There were about a dozen econos in varying states. Actually i was wondering if this steering wheel horn ring was worth anything? It looks fragile and i was surprised it wasnt broken.

the gauges look to be in good shape

Hey Nipring
Where in WI is that junkyard? Is it close to you in Waukesha? I'd like to check it out also but wouldn't be until Saturday that I could get there, maybe hook up with you and give you a hand??

I bet the funfur dash was worth a few style points back in the day, shagadelick. LOL. Oh yeah babe the bed is in the back.

I had wanted to get a horn ring like that, but that one says Falcon on it... not the one for me. However, all you have to do is press and twist counter clockwise to remove it (assuming there's no battery in there lol)... easy money cleaned up!

sasktrini wrote:I had wanted to get a horn ring like that, but that one says Falcon on it... not the one for me. However, all you have to do is press and twist counter clockwise to remove it (assuming there's no battery in there lol)... easy money cleaned up!

I didnt grab it because i didnt know how to remove it. And i didnt know if it was worth the time. I'll grab it tomorrow.

I need the radiator from the 2nd gen chevy if it is the wide crossflow style!!

Does the 2nd gen chevy have solid side doors? if so, I am interested

Also, please grab me those wipers if the stainless is in good shape.

I guess the location of this junkyard is a secret. Too bad, I might of found some parts I needed for my Econo.

My search continues...LOL

As a rule almost any horn ring on anything is going to be worth something if it isn't cracked or has the chrome blown out badly.

The first picture looks like the van was dropped a couple hundred feet into that valley. They wouldnt have any other A100s there would they? Im looking for the pop outs that have the frames. I think the later years had frames?

Thanks for posting the pics nipRing. I want to visit that yard.

This is Jack's Auto Ranch in Ixonia. I spent the day with my buddy getting the doghouse out of that nice 2nd gen. I'll post a few more picks later. I'm beat.

That a big job getting that out

We had a cordless sawzall and 8, yes 8, extra charged batteries. We used 4 batteries and 3 "torch" sawzall blades. My buddy is a shop instructor for job corps. So we just grabbed all the batteries out of the drills in his shop's gangbox. I owe him a steak dinner. Oh, and they charged me $25 for the dog house. We got it all, including the hump in the floor.

looks rust free

NipRing wrote:We had a cordless sawzall and 8, yes 8, extra charged batteries. We used 4 batteries and 3 "torch" sawzall blades. My buddy is a shop instructor for job corps. So we just grabbed all the batteries out of the drills in his shop's gangbox. I owe him a steak dinner. Oh, and they charged me $25 for the dog house. We got it all, including the hump in the floor.

And you didnt get me that battery box floor flange I've been begging everyone for???? Ugh...................

VanninBlaino wrote:The first picture looks like the van was dropped a couple hundred feet into that valley. They wouldnt have any other A100s there would they? Im looking for the pop outs that have the frames. I think the later years had frames?

Nope the early ones had the metal frame. It changed sometime during the 66 model year's production.

sasktrini wrote:I had wanted to get a horn ring like that, but that one says Falcon on it... not the one for me. However, all you have to do is press and twist counter clockwise to remove it (assuming there's no battery in there lol)... easy money cleaned up!

If you remove the screw holding the Falcon button on you will see it says Econoline underneath it. It will have a hole dead center thru the 2nd "o" in EconOline. If you were rechroming it, it could be filled in and you'd never know the difference.

EconoUSAparts wrote:

VanninBlaino wrote:The first picture looks like the van was dropped a couple hundred feet into that valley. They wouldnt have any other A100s there would they? Im looking for the pop outs that have the frames. I think the later years had frames?

Nope the early ones had the metal frame. It changed sometime during the 66 model year's production.

Mine is a 67 with frames. Maybe they were put in after the fact? Hmf. Thanks for the info!

EconoUSAparts wrote:

NipRing wrote:We had a cordless sawzall and 8, yes 8, extra charged batteries. We used 4 batteries and 3 "torch" sawzall blades. My buddy is a shop instructor for job corps. So we just grabbed all the batteries out of the drills in his shop's gangbox. I owe him a steak dinner. Oh, and they charged me $25 for the dog house. We got it all, including the hump in the floor.

And you didnt get me that battery box floor flange I've been begging everyone for???? Ugh...................

I didnt know you were looking. I'm going back plenty more anyway. I'll grab it.

kookykrispy wrote:I need the radiator from the 2nd gen chevy if it is the wide crossflow style!!

Does the 2nd gen chevy have solid side doors? if so, I am interested

Also, please grab me those wipers if the stainless is in good shape.

It had a 250 in it, not a v8. So is it still a wide radiator? I can measure it if you'd like. But when we took it out the radiator, the frame got trashed. Two of the welded nuts came loose and just spun when we were trying to take out the bolts. Radiator untouched but its frame is gone. The side doors are bondo'd at the bottoms and the back doors are window doors and rusted open at the bottoms. But those wipers are real nice. I'll grab 'em.