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Visited a J-Yard this weekend in hopes of locating Intake parts for the
late style 73 intake (post epa slap) Found several 73's and the hopes
were high. Every one of them had the early style! GRRR Grabbed the parts,
but was hoping to get the vacume/temp switches. Great yard with 40's
to 70's only cars, but what were the chances that not one of the 73's had
the EPA corrected intake setup. Did grab real nice throttle Cable, and
and few other parts. Was looking for Gauge sending units. Looked at about
50 old pontiacs and not one with gauges. The Yard was like pulling up
to a Norman Rockwell painting. Yard is really in the backwoods of N.E. PA
and i suspect all the Cars were from Farmers that could care less about options
on thier rides, but was really cool. Old Mercs, Studabakers, Edsels, and a few
i never heard of, but i was disapointed that with all the possible doners, none
had the parts i really needed. My Car actually has the Block heater Option.
No luck on that either.

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by dadsformula

Visited a J-Yard this weekend in hopes of locating Intake parts for the
late style 73 intake (post epa slap) Found several 73's and the hopes
were high. Every one of them had the early style! GRRR Grabbed the parts,
but was hoping to get the vacume/temp switches. Great yard with 40's
to 70's only cars, but what were the chances that not one of the 73's had
the EPA corrected intake setup. Did grab real nice throttle Cable, and
and few other parts. Was looking for Gauge sending units. Looked at about
50 old pontiacs and not one with gauges. The Yard was like pulling up
to a Norman Rockwell painting. Yard is really in the backwoods of N.E. PA
and i suspect all the Cars were from Farmers that could care less about options
on thier rides, but was really cool. Old Mercs, Studabakers, Edsels, and a few
i never heard of, but i was disapointed that with all the possible doners, none
had the parts i really needed. My Car actually has the Block heater Option.
No luck on that either.

A BAD day in a junkyard (like that) is better than a GOOD day at work (or pretty much anything else)

I could spend a WHOLE DAY in a place like that with NO TOOLS,just my camera!

Consider yourself LUCKY to have a junkyard like that to go to.

Around here,they are full of 90's & newer CRAP!

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Yep, your right 2many. Not complaining about the great day i had
(without my camera) just the bad luck i had. Most of the Body
panels were gone on these Cars, but a treasure chest of mechanical
parts. The guy is finatical about keeping the hoods on these Cars,
and for that reason most of the underhood stuff is usable and a lot of
it was excellent. If my formula was an early build, i could have got
doubles of everything except the Carbs. 2 of the 73's looked like the
Carbs only were removed, and even found a set of 73 Q-jet Bolts laying
on the intake.

[Held for Ransom]

Any '74s?

[dadsformula]

Yep, a 74 esprite 2bbl/350 but not much left. Also a few bigger 74 Cars including
a 74 GP. I spent a lotta time with a 73 GP and the 74GP and got lots of little
stuff from under the hoods. Like most yards the Camaros, Birds, and Chevelles
were picked pretty good, but a lot of the bigger Pontiacs in this yard were nearly
complete in the drive trains. I did get the Speedo Cable from the 74 Esprite
because its nearly perfect, but my luck holds. 6 inches two short for my M21.
One little side bar: I really wanted the Pontiac 6 slot Motor mount to block bolts.
nearly impossible to get these from V8 Cars in a Yard. Was able to get 8 of them
simply due to the sheer number of Pontiac OHC 6 cylinders in this place. I counted
11, 66/67 Tempests and lemans Cars. Also a 67GP with its 400 in place, and
get this, 3 Olds Torinados, 2 still had the 455's. 65 Bonnie vert, several 66
Cats and Bonnies, two 58 chevys, two 59 thunderbirds, several late 50's Pontiacs.
All of these Cars were toast, and most of the Cars in the Yard have been there a
very long time, but wow this place is the coolest, just walk around. You could
name your year pontiac, and get a timing cover, and do the same for Ford Chevy
and bunch of others. Sorry, kinda ramblin here guys but you get my point.

[turbo]

I live in northeast pa. where about is this junkyard and where are you located. You might be in my backyard. I live in Jessup just north of Scranton.

[x-bird2]

i'm down in easton wondering the same thing. i haven't seen a yard around here with anything pre-dating the 80s (that sticks around more than a week before being crushed) in years.

[dadsformula]

X-Bird, and Turbo, send me a PM.

Turbo, I'm in Dunmore and work in Archbald. Drive thru Jessup every
morning. Ever see a bright green 67 goat! That was me, but i sold that
car last year.

X-Bird, were pretty close too.

[1971WARBIRD]

went to one of my old junk yard hangouts last week.all i found were 2 late 70's camero's,a 73 ventura,and the driver side rear wheel spoiler off of a 78 gold trans am.the spoiler was laying where the car used to sit.years ago they had between 10 and 15 birds at any given time.
take that back,there was a 65 lemans that wasn't all gone.might try to get some pictures next time.someone might need parts.