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bad64chevelle
01-06-2007, 02:49 PM
Today Tim (njspeeder), a few of my buddies, and yours truely went junkyard hopping looking for a rather wide array of parts. We started our venture at Friendship Junkyard, I believe its in Friendship NJ. They used to have good stuff (older stuff and some newer) but now all the old stuff has been pretty much picked over, but still somt good sights to see, even though its very depressing for any true car enthusiast. The main attraction was something I found off the path a ways a few years ago, its the "Emergency ****".

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Junkyard/0106071036.jpg

Without any success there, we decided to go over to PA, to a junkyard right off Rt. 1. I had been there many years ago, and never had a problem. My father and I wandered for a few hrs there when I was probably 15. Today, Tim and I were just wandering aimlessly, we found a bunch of Fiero GTs.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Junkyard/0106071213a.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Junkyard/0106071213.jpg

Well we found a 69 Firebird with a 400/4speed, a 74 GTO, many 2nd and 3rd Gen camaros, two 57 Chevy's, and an ~75 Trans Am, that was originally white with a white interior.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Junkyard/0106071227.jpg

Well, as we were wandering (no one told us where we could and could not go) this crazy looking ******* of a guy came up on a huge John Deere earth mover looking machine, and started yelling at us. He told us that we werent supposed to be in this "fenced in" area, that lacked any type of fencing, or signs, and asked if we were "****ing idiots" and said that he hoped we would never come back. I simply replied that I knew we werent going to be going back to that **** hole any time soon. He followed us *YES FOLLOWED* us out of the place WITH the earth mover. Talk about one lazy prick! Since we had split up we asked the few buddies that were still in there after we were escorted out to get prices on something and he kicked them out too, telling them they were closing. The funniest part is that this place is open ONLY saturdays from 11am-2pm and we got kicked out at 12. Well, this is a warning to anyone who wants to go to this place, the guy is a TOTAL tool, and I will post the sign that they had up front. I think Tim and I will be going back after haircuts and a shave :-)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Junkyard/0106071247.jpg


Oh....and one last little comment. I made sure that I didnt leave empty handed, especially since we had to pay $5 to get in. I really liked that 75 Trans Am, so I "borrowed" a little momento from it....

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/bad64chevelle/Junkyard/0106071530.jpg
Knipps
01-06-2007, 02:56 PM
:cool:
Tsar
01-06-2007, 03:04 PM
wheres NWS? :scratch:
Knipps
01-06-2007, 03:20 PM
wheres NWS? :scratch:

truck at the beginning
unstable bob gable
01-06-2007, 03:22 PM
You dayum kids! :lol: Sounds like yas had a fun day. Lemme know if you ever come across any AMCs.
NJSPEEDER
01-06-2007, 03:41 PM
i can honestly say, this is the first time i have ever been kicked out of anyplace without either trying or actually deserving it. we literally did nothing wrong, had jsut stopped to check out a first gen camaro shell i spotted.

sorry liz, we got kicked out before the lady we talked to on teh way in gave us a price on the parts from teh fiero. i am really hoping they don't do anything stupid with that car. it appears complete other than a missing spoiler.
Tsar
01-06-2007, 07:13 PM
truck at the beginning
hows that a NWS? NWS usually means ****, ass, or both! wtf has happened to the world?
NJSPEEDER
01-06-2007, 07:49 PM
maybe the other posts about language on the board didn't register with you. we are trying to clean things up a bit so that more people can enjoy the club site without worrying about what is going to come up on the screen.
you also know that we already do not allow nudity on the board and you should know that jon is not the kind of guy that would try to get away with something like that.
BonzoHansen
01-06-2007, 08:49 PM
A 74 GTO? The Nova-like one? They are pretty rare.
NJSPEEDER
01-06-2007, 09:06 PM
yeah, it was almost all there too. the whole shaker assembly was complete and it appeared to have a 4spd in it.
BonzoHansen
01-06-2007, 09:14 PM
If I didn't just spend too much money, I'd really consider going to look at that. They just did a write up on it in Hemmings MM a few months ago. I assume it was for sale?

One of these?
http://www.cruisintigersgto.com/GTO_World/Originals/Originals_74_F.jpg

Just think, all the cool suspension stuff for 1st gens fits that too.
NJSPEEDER
01-06-2007, 09:17 PM
hard to tell if it was for sale or not. the place does impound and tow away work. so they don't have titles for a lot fo the cars. plus, teh guy was a complete jerk so there is no telling how much he would want for it anyway.
BonzoHansen
01-06-2007, 09:19 PM
Maybe we can wander back in the fall and see if it is still there. :)
BonzoHansen
01-06-2007, 09:22 PM
Hemmings says only 2487 were made.
NJSPEEDER
01-06-2007, 09:22 PM
i will prolly go back over there in a few weeks once i have had a hair cut. :)
bad64chevelle
01-06-2007, 10:58 PM
Yeah, the way he got pissed off about how we were back there, kinda made me wonder whats back there that really shouldnt be.
Bonzo: the GTO was not too bad, it was *do-able* but still kinda rough.
Tsar: I apologize that I put NWS in my thread, I forgot that you wrote the rules of both the board, and the rules of how I see NWS...
Tim: Ill definitely go back, that guy didnt remember us after a few more beers.
BonzoHansen
01-06-2007, 11:41 PM
Someone shoud save the GTO. Anyone know any pontiac purists?
PBodyGT87
01-07-2007, 12:20 PM
i can honestly say, this is the first time i have ever been kicked out of anyplace without either trying or actually deserving it. we literally did nothing wrong, had jsut stopped to check out a first gen camaro shell i spotted.

sorry liz, we got kicked out before the lady we talked to on teh way in gave us a price on the parts from teh fiero. i am really hoping they don't do anything stupid with that car. it appears complete other than a missing spoiler.

it's okay. would suck if they crushed those though. damn... a lot of those parts look perfectly good.
Blacdout96
01-07-2007, 01:04 PM
Hm, sneaking into a j-yard, soundsl liek somethign im in for, let me know when you wanna do that, if not for the fun, do it for the GTO, or the Fiero's. There's a little j-yard where i lived, that had alot of old cars in it few years ago. it had a couple 67 t-birds with 429's, but never got to tear one out and have it for the hell ofit. also theres a 74 porsche 914 there......yeah the crapiest porche ever, but still its a porsche. the guys pretty cool, but idunno if hes still around anymore, the township started cracking down on family j-yards round here.
NJSPEEDER
01-07-2007, 01:34 PM
check into it. sounds like teh place would be worth the trip :)
nj85z28
01-07-2007, 02:15 PM
theres a place about 5 mins from me, Spechts Auto Recycling that has a collection of Fieros if you let me know what parts you're looking for ill take a trip for them