saw this

 

that was a camaro,heres a bird

 

can I install this on a firebird

 

I'm all about the restoration and promotion of 3rd gens, but those look kind of at home where they are....

 

if you are referring to the rear hatch cover, then yes you can. you will have to drill the holes to mount it. also, you will have to get the rear hatch piece (not the glass part, but the metal part), as the mounting tabs are not in all of the cars. you could mod yours to make it work tho....

 

Wish I could find a late 80s bumper in a local junkyard, typically pricing them at $100, no matter what car, I need the reinforcement and metal mounts ahead of the headlights, which still work but are obstructed. I was a bit confused as you have a Bird, and that is a Bird...unless, in which case - never mind

 

sorry for the 4th pic.........but heres a front bumper

 

I doubt the late, late 3rd genner will work for my 1989 Formula nose, but see what they're asking hehe!

 

Poor 3rd gens

 

Was that in Sun Valley?

 

Poor third Gens yes.... good for us oh yeah! makes ours more and more rare

John

 

yeah, at the yard I go to theyve been averging about 4-6 birds every 2 weeks for the past year.They always have a sh#@ load of camaros though.

 

About 7 years ago there was a junkyard in Anderson IN, and another in Spiceland IN (both owned by the same person), and they both must have had 50 3rd gens in each... most of which were well picked over, and nothing more than a shell... BUT I got several sweet items off of them... I got electric Mirrors, a perfect T-top center bar, - A perfect set of tailights, and lots more from them...

John

 

Yeah, even when I dont need anything I go to the yard,I swear, its like Disneyland to me!I have a lot of xtra misc. stuff like dash speaker grills,window switches,headlight switches,various mouldings and panels,etc..................

 

yards are fun to poke around, cause sometimes you will find something that you don't need, but can for see a use for. I picked up a GM t-top bag in perfect condition for $5 once, and a few map pockets for free.

 

I love the junk yards!
But, I agree! Too many third gens, as well as second gens being destroyed!
For a few years now, I have been copying the vins of all the birds, and putting them into a notebook for future reference (built dates, etc.)
One thing about the Los Angeles yards, they destroy them all pretty fast! Such a shame!
I just picked up some more interior parts, and a Formula hood (just what I need now, that's 14 spare hoods now! Ha!) just a few weeks ago while I was out there!
And ya! Alot of free parts too! They don't charge for paper work, so I get some owner's manuals from other cars, and sell them!
So, what good parts did you get??

George

 

got a perfect dash pad from the yard yesterday for $15!

 

:werd: atleast its somthing positive

 

There's no good yards around here. There is a total of 4 third gens in the 4 yards around here and they are STRIPPED!!! I have to drive 100 miles to see junk cars!!

 

I mentioned bone yard hopping in the MidWest section board. I can't find any decent 3rd gen parts I need. As mentioned above, usually stripped to the metal frame and chassis. Everything in poor shape. Seeing as the brown bird above appears to have a good front nose impact and mounts, let me know if you can get something like that for me in Minnesota! I need it this year [04/05 spring!]
Bill

 

Yeah, haven't found any decent yards around here either.. they either won't let you walk and look(You have to tell them exactly what year car you have and the exact part you need) or they don't have any Cambirds... if it weren't for Evilbay and Dennis.. I don't know what I would do!! Still need a set of front fenders and taillights off an early 3rd gen T/A...

 

Well, when I am walking thru a yard, I often find I'm not sure what all I should grab, but often bulbs (dash ones for example) and the many fuses I pocket as I'm looking hehe
Cheap bastard as I am.
Another thing I did was grab some decent wiper blades left on a junker...it worked out great vs aftermarkets I've yet to be amazed by
I'm sure it's because I didn't pay a premium
BILL

 

the junkyard i go to sucks....has lots of thirdgens....but you can like barter or haggle, they have this retarded pricing system. ...sux....

 

I also love going to the junkyard and usually spend most of my free time traveling to a bunch of different yards in the area.The yards seem to rotate out the cars on a fairly regular basis so there are always new cars arriving and they usually always have a few f bodies.I have found so much good stuff and most places charge like next to nothing for it.Most recently I have picked up a few sets of 91-92 camaro gfx,overhead consoles with flashlights,nice shiny black camaro dashpads,a beautiful mint z28 leather steering wheel,145 speedo clusters and lots more stuff.The junkyards make restoring my 3 3rd gen camaros very easy and cheap!!!!

 

if you can, see the perfect condition hood on mine.....this was a steal......9 bucks canadian!!!! i was so damn surpised. Junkyars kick ***, i also got a perfect dash for 10 bucks i felt like a criminal, as i sped home watching if i am being tailed

 

heres some things I have got a good deal at the yard

mint black door sills 5$
Mint black window sills 5$
seat lever 4$
Mint dash board $12
hatch light with switch and bulb $2
passanger floor light 1$
mint center console lid 2$
mint rare door cupholders 5$ each
mint rear view mirror 3$
good pair of hatch shocks 10$
mint black map holder 5$
window switches,mirror switches,sh#t load of hatch screws,mint dome light.....................priceless(heh heh)

 

BTW...happy new year everyone

Today is "drunk day" at the yard and everything is 1/2 off!
Im going to see what goodies they have and Ill post pics if I see anything tight

 

I saw this today,,,,arghhh

 

heres the back.it was a 91

 

Took me a second to see what I was looking at!

I have many junk yard pics, but I don't want to hijack or anything!

We need an off topic forum!!!

 

Ok, one for now.

Most of the cars in this yard are complete, just at the end of their ropes

 

I could fix ALL of those.......

 

That'll buff right out.

 

so THAT is where new cars come from....


John

 

lmao

 

Not to sound stupid or anything, but some of the yeard workers are real morons. My wife was getting some little things (headlight actuator motor) from a local yard and the idiot told her that Camaro's would have what she was looking for. She was like, "No, I need to see a FIREBIRD. Third Gen Camaro's don't have pop-up lights."
Him: "Sure they do, my cousin has one with pop-up lights..."
Wife: "No, he must have a FIREBIRD, then. Show me a FIREBIRD and I'll be happy."
Sheesh. She gave up and left empty-handed. I guess they guy coldn't be wrong, as he was a man and she was (naturally enough) just a woman.

And yeah, our yards suck, unless you go to Schofield or the other military yards. Military yards rule, they aren't trying to make a profit off of JUNK.

 

Firebird pwn3d by Camaro

 

Junk yards are definately a second home to me

I've picked up (CDN $):

91/92 Back Bumper & side GFX $130
91/92 blister hood $175
Fog light grille $25
95 Camaro Seats w/power tracks $300
seat belts $5 each
Cargo cover $5
"well" cover $10
Grid tail lights $25/pr

 

The junkyard i go to says that no camera's are allowed are all junk yeads like this or just the one i go to if not i would love to go and take pics of camaros's

 

My yard says no cameras too.But I still bring mine

 

Why would they not allow cameras? If anything, it might spike more interest in the cars!

 

My best guess is so theres no incriminating evidence to show "osha"(sp)

 

True, I don't think any of the yards around here drain fluids... unless it's onto the ground lol

 

i got a 1LE suspension and brakes and all sorts of interior parts and groundfx including a front end for my car from my uncle who used to work in a so-cal scrap yard

 

wow, they leave the plates on there? I wish i could find a yard that left plates on the car around here.

 

Thats one main thing that pisses me off about j/k yards.A lot of parts I need are there but the guys that work there are so careless sometimes they just throw cars around and end up ruining perfectly good parts like gfx,fenders,doors,noses,bumpers etc..Heck,one time I saw a perfectly good dash board in a trans am and the next day when I went to get it someone had takin it out to use it to lay on while working under the car

 

Yah, around here they leave the plates on too.

 

Here in Wisconsin the cars come into the junk yard, they're parked out in the yard area and thats it. I think recently the state just started making them drain the fluids.

 

I have lost count of all the "free" license plates I have picked up at the junk yards!
I've got quite a few different states so far!
Nothing like seeing all these beautiful cars with the dash all torn up by crowbars, just to get the stereo out!
I saw one guy cutting the roof off a car with an axe! Man, one miss, and there goes a leg!

George

 

LMAO Or someones head!