So hard to let go.

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Other then RC cars/parts, I have collected a huge inventory of GM truck parts over the years, well its now time to let it go :cry: I have since sold a truck, and now thinking of selling my "hot rod". It's not the money, but feel a need to change something. I've spent the better part of this week (and this weekend) clearing out my crawl space, shed, garage, and have come up with a very large pile of crap. I'll never use any of it, and a few bucks on the side can't hurt. problem is everything I re-discover in my lot, I fall in love with again :roll: I take great pride knowing that if I ever need a part, all I have to do is go to my bone yard. Some parts I have restored, others in waiting. Very hard for me, but the real bonus is not the cash, but the square footage I regain. The jokers I have been dealing with this week have left a bad taste in my mouth, and feel its not even worth it, but the ball is rolling, so there's no turning back now, I guess. I may post some pics up after I get some lots together.......... please refrain from any jokes on why a GM owner would need a huge pile of parts :lol:

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Extra gm parts is an insurance policy that will never need them. But don't have just one side of anything because if you need a passenger fender you will have 4 drivers side.

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Hey Jason, how far are you from Canada :lol:

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Nope, I got my own gm stuff to sell. :lol:

Which I need to get back to doing.

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And this isn't even the tip of the iceberg. Transmissions, full set of body panels, mass amounts of interior trim, axles, etc... still lurk in the crawl space.

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Funny how one obsession leads to others and on and on... :lol:

Where's that circle of life song when you need it. :mrgreen:

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i know the fealing i had 8 hondas at one point and sold off the cars then i had enough spair parts to build a car so i started selling them on kijiji and the people on there want to make you pull your hair out thinking they can get something for next to nothing

im down to 2 cars now and a handfull of parts

i keep thinking about selling off my integra as i dont get to drive it much anymore but havent brought my self to do it

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I fell for you Marlon. Last year I scrapped out 4 running motors and 8 good transmissions and a literal ton and a half of extras like you have pictured. The part that sucks is the little bit of 'real-estate' reclaimed got cluttered with different and new stuff :roll: .

I'll stay away from the gm parts comments if you stay away from the ford parts comments :lol: .

Good luck in figuring out what you wanna do with it all.

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klavy69 wrote: I'll stay away from the gm parts comments if you stay away from the ford parts comments :lol: .
One thing Ford and Chevy nuts can agree on, pick on Dodge instead. I mean, really....whose idea was it to put the starter and steering shaft on the same side, have you seen the header clearances?! Lol
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gomachv wrote:
klavy69 wrote: I'll stay away from the gm parts comments if you stay away from the ford parts comments :lol: .
One thing Ford and Chevy nuts can agree on, pick on Dodge instead. I mean, really....whose idea was it to put the starter and steering shaft on the same side, have you seen the header clearances?! Lol
Well I guess I'm screwed with the jokes, We own one of each :P
I've had maybe 20 replies, and no sales yet, could it be, that I'm the only one who doesn't think that this is all junk :shock:

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Kind of like me with subaru's. I think i have 5. Only 2 on the road.

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Know the feeling, this might be the year I unload a bunch of old motorscooters from the '50s, several 80's Honda CT and C series bikes.
Trying to get back into working on my cars, 77 Firebird Formula, 78 Trans Am, 70 Challenger, and a 66 GTO,
Figure if I don't do something with them this year, it might be time to let them go.
Funny how things that used to be important really don't matter anymore, guess I'm getting old!

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I also understand having almost enough parts around the house to build another CJ-7 along with a complete Jeep that needs a frame/bdoy/rebuilt axles/seats.. Unfortunately, the spare parts I do have, are not what I need and decided to cut my losses and part out my CJ-7 along with all the parts, but now I want to keep it all. Purchased a TJ Rubicon to replace the CJ-7.


Yes, it is really hard to let go.

At least R/Cs are much easier to store.

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marlo wrote:Other then RC cars/parts, I have collected a huge inventory of GM truck parts over the years, well its now time to let it go :cry: I have since sold a truck, and now thinking of selling my "hot rod". It's not the money, but feel a need to change something. I've spent the better part of this week (and this weekend) clearing out my crawl space, shed, garage, and have come up with a very large pile of crap. I'll never use any of it, and a few bucks on the side can't hurt. problem is everything I re-discover in my lot, I fall in love with again :roll: I take great pride knowing that if I ever need a part, all I have to do is go to my bone yard. Some parts I have restored, others in waiting. Very hard for me, but the real bonus is not the cash, but the square footage I regain. The jokers I have been dealing with this week have left a bad taste in my mouth, and feel its not even worth it, but the ball is rolling, so there's no turning back now, I guess. I may post some pics up after I get some lots together.......... please refrain from any jokes on why a GM owner would need a huge pile of parts :lol:
TOO keep away the FORDS :lol: AND KEEP OUT RUNNING THEM.The mopars just tryn keep up. :lol: 8) don

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Post by justinspeed79 »

I have four first gen rx7's, two Suzuki bandits, and a gang of parts for both laying around. I should just get rid of it all, but I keep telling myself "one day"......

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