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Nice to see young guys still doing what I've done most of my life Love the older stuff 👍😁

Gotta love how you guys out west have that dry climate rust free and rare birds still setting in yards , most of FL you'll never see either or any of that. I could watch hrs of junk yard trolling, ESP out west. 🤘

The more videos the better , so yeah, get on it lol. Just bought a 73 F-350 Service truck I'm picking up tomorrow... truck has been in garage since the 80's and is near perfect... super stoked about bringing her home.

Love junkyards, the turbo is a great find. Kinda like cement to work on instead of dirt and mud. Thanks for the tour!

Haha telling the other truck what it identifies as.. such little humor/ sarcasm. Love the videos brother keep it up👍🏼

In high school my friends & I spent many hours a week in our local & neighboring towns junkyards ! It was great we had maybe 10 junkyards within a 30 mile radius 😆 If we knew back then what we know now we would've taken every 60's- 70's muscle car molding,trim pieces and emblems $$$$$ Back then those places were still loaded with Camaro's SS & Z28'S ,Chevelle SS,GTO'S,you name it....talk about junk yard gold 😉 Part of the junkyard experience is knowing what you are looking at.... and you guys have that covered in spades ! Great video... thank you for the trip back in time.... even though the cars and trucks may have changed the experience of the hunt is still there ! Good luck and have some fun.... my junkyard hunting brothers ✌😎

I was just there last week and today, saw that engine and wondered why it was there. There is another at the east lot too! Laughed about that weird van too!

Wow, the original Ecology in Chula Vista. The first time I went to that yard was in 1981. Me and my friends have scored a lot of rare parts from that yard but left SD years ago. The hill looks the same but the cars are a lot different! I scored two hood scoops from a 70 340 dart my first trip there. One guy scored a 69 428 CJ for 150 bucks there. Thanks for the memory flashback!

Love the way that Pick sounds! I don't know much about cars but I love your videos.

I've been at the boneyard 6 days this past month, to do 3 things: Get another carrier and pinion setup, get another block, and another rotating assembly for my '92 Ranger. The carrier and pinion is to put 3.55 rear gears back into a Ford 8.8. The block is a 2.3l Lima 4-cylinder that I'm in the process of building, as I'm putting a rotating assembly from a '98-'01 2.5l into the '94 block. Once that is successful, then I'm going to be changing the MAF sensor to be bigger (read more air flow), and both the fuel injectors and fuel pressure regulator, to go from the stock 40 psi, to the '98-'01 60 psi. With these changes, I'm estimating a power increase from the stock 100 horses to 150 horses. It may not seem like much, but my little Serenity (that be her name) needs all the help she can get. After that, then I'm moving on to deal with a metric butt-ton of body rust -- which will probably mean looking for a better cab and box. After that, looking to paint the truck a dark Navy Blue on the bottom, a red stripe on the body line, and either a Gun-Metal Gray, or a Dark Silver on the top of the body. Glad to see I'm not the only one who's been out in the yard this year, lol.

Great VID!! Used to love going too the junk yard.. The ones around here won't let you go in... Sucks... I mean God forbid you see how it comes off or goes together with the other parts around it

I'm glad I found craig909 he just makes my day cause of me and him liking the same things and makes the best reasonable vlogs Edit: thanks for the love bro😁

Nothing more satisfying than finding that part you're looking for (in good condition).

Quarantine cruise YES!!!!!! JYD's (junk yard digs) YES!!!!!! I was surprised that you didn't take the bumper when you grabbed the grill, and was REALLY surprised you didn't grab that Garrett turbski. I hope you can get back there to grab it before someone else does.

Your truck sounds so good dude, its perfect!

Great find on the Ford. Can't believe it had a good grille & tailgate. Those were hard to find in the mid '80s. The 400 can easily be turned into a torque monster.

I dont know if this helps but I have a junk yard kit that goes with me every time I go. A set of screw drivers and a mix of vise grips from big ones all the way down to the needle nose. I can get just about any part I need with just a few tools. If I am going foe bigger parts I have a nice socket set that will also go with me. Awesome video

More exciting than a Aussie Junkyard, ours are full of Jap/Euro/Korean cars, dead GMH Commodores with blown V6s and Ford Falcons with the Barra in-line 6 with the body that has falling apart around it. We did get the Ford Explorer in the 90s, I actually used the 3.73 diff from one in a 1967 Mustang (1000s of used 65 to 70 mustangs have been imported here in the last 30 years)

I saw the blinker housing and lens for that grill in the bed. Never leave a great part...might be useful. All the small detail pieces that you left behind that would be a treasure for the person looking for them.

"Cause I'm Stupid"...hit the nail on the head! ...Newk from Kentucky

Dope Sick Dopeity Rims, I caught that Zip Ties And Bias Plies Refrence

Awesome Build Dusty!

Hell yeah man your videos keep me sane during this quarantine

love the junkyard videos!!!

so awesome! here in chicago those cars are super rare in the junk yard. a turbo like that gone the minute it hit the grnd.

Don’t know why but I grin every time I see a chrome bumper with the tell tale upward bend from a chain hook end where some one tried to pull with the bumper and not the frame.

Love your vids. Watched them since you first bought the f100

Man I carry a set of Craftsman tools with me wherever I go keep it in my trunk because you never know when you will need them

Can’t wait for the car shows in SoCal so I can bring my mustang out! After all this covid crap is over

Great job on the video man! Im taking notes for my channel

I've never seen anyone wear their sunglasses behind their head like that. Very original.

guys I walk through junkyards and lots of time, something a shame to be crushed is there, there is a guy up around alberta, who saves 40s, 50s, 60s cars from the crusher, he bought 3 kaisers and a frazier, so to have parts, at metal costs, he finished the frazier's interior got all mechanicals fixed and road recertified, he has saved many unknown classics from the crusher and got some of them running after arrival, others sit and wait, and my fave is the 59 biscayne he got as daily driver round the yard, the man is renaissance in body, engine, electrical, Coldwarmotors

I love going to junk yards!

You sounded like me when I was 20 and going to junk yards. So much cool stuff

8:13. Lmao! Love it.

👍👍, "Howdy from Texas 😁"!!

junkyards opened here In MI about 2 wks ago. Glad you found a grille.

First time viewer,and drawn right in...'Salvage Yard hunt'?Heck yes.The Thumbnail called to me.Had a 68 Ford F100 reg,w/a 390 and semi-auto trans at it's end.(Rev to shift point and shove the lever,or wait until it decided kinda trans).I had to see what you found.Was thinking 429...Maybe next time.I'll keep watching.

I have never found a grill shell in any junkyards arpund me before

Salvage are an incredible way to spend the days, or days, or... Great finds dude.

Haha. Thats wild. Me and some buddies pulled a motor out of one of the jeeps at that same yard 2 weeks ago.

Craig. I need rear bumper mounts for a 78 f100 flareside. Have a direction to point me? Mine is almost done.

Anyone notice the back door of the Chevy van randomly opening when he was pulling the ford grill?

When i lived in clovis, nm a local junk yard had dozens of ford trucks, complete, grills, etc. Prob still do.

There use to be a whole bunch of F100 trucks at Pick and Pull here in Central California. When steel was really high they were chopping them up and sending it overseas.

Nice video I love going to junkyards 👍✌

Dude, some nice cars there!!!

Interested to see how straight the grill comes out. Have a couple with little dents but I don't do body work so haven't touched them.

@1:05 that E series van looks like something that would've been from Slab City, by Nyland in Calif.

That's a cool day out! you cant do that in the UK anymore which is no fun we still got breakers but you tell em what ya need and they remove it for ya no more foraging around which was the fun probably health and safety

you guys are so lucky you have rust free stuff to work with here in Michigan everything's rusted

Like what you're doing, subbed!

Amazing finds!

Heads up to all my Ford boys. Early to mid 90s Cougars/Thunderbirds, and V6 Sn95 Mustangs have a 3g alternator that bolts right in place of an earlier, 60s 1g Ford alternator. Internally regulated, like 160A vs 40A, perfect easy upgrade. Edit: specifically 1994-1997 Cougar/Thunderbirds, and 1994-2000 V6 Mustangs.

Awesome finds,👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Tell Dusty, great trk. I had one. Ask em, "whats with the Fμc]

3 years ago I found a Ford Econoline van 90s era and it had a built 347 stroker with Edelbrock Holly MSD distributor it had Phoenix PD impound sticker on the windshield not a bad price of 350 bucks

Got an 8.8 for my miata from a junk yard for $50 and didn't even have to pull it. Junk yards are awesome

I needed a pair of headlight brackets for my 74 and it took forever to find them. Luckily the junkyards here in AZ are full of Dentsides.

Just seeing the 79 black Caddy makes me want to hold onto my 78 Coupe. Damn hard to let go of one's high school car.

It wouldn't split your block unless you put it up over 600hp without adding any of the braces they make for a 302. If you ran it turboed at 450 you'd be fine.. but at that point, why not just run a big block or a Cleveland? (or that 351/400M you found.. same thing) You know, the oddest part about everyone saying that that happens is that there's not one video or article about it anywhere showing that it actually happens.

I had two V6 94 two wheel drive Explorer's they both were posi 8.8's , one had 3.55's and one had 3.91's they still had the tags on them .

Stopped listening after the 35th use of "like" in the fist 2 min.

You are living the life. Maybe some camera stabilization for the future?

you could find a posi in the v6 models with the explorers. I found my 4.10 posi in a v6 explorer with overdrive might be because it was a eddie bauer edition regardless nice video keep it up

You missed the F450 with the Powerstroke. I took the front leaf springs for the Highboy.

Best combo ive ran was my 75 camaro with built355 w/turbo350 3speed trans and 373 posi rear..that 5.0 ford 8.8 would b perfect in your boys car...

Sold my 64 galaxie xl500 fast back a few years ago. Wish I had never sold it. I miss that car got a ton of money for it but not worth it on how I have felt since. Mines was maroon with black interior all original al I pulled it out of a buddy's garage with under 90k miles. Wish I could post pictures of it for you to check out. It even had the hard to find tissue dispenser lol.

Awesome video!

Give Junkyard Digs a call he will have that Ford running and driving around in a day .

If only I could find a parts truck for my 73 like this one need a passenger fender and grille and cab corners. With some interior parts.

I actually found a grille shell for my 1976 F-150 Supercab in a junkyard in Wisconsin. It is in incredible condition. I couldn't believe it was still on the truck. Paid $25.00 for it!

If you need a 3.08 8.8" lim slip rear end Look into the 90s f150s.

How much do you think they want for the tailgate?

Green Studebaker at 12:20 had a bran new 5 speed sbf bellhousing and some other sbf parts we snagged the hubcaps grill and emblems.

My 99 Eddie Bauer 4 liter has the 4/10 towing package and is posi. Where is this salvage yard? I need a hood like that dark blue one.

I’ve seen my fair share of good rear ends, be never in a junkyard...

Is that LKQ East in Chula Vista? I was just there like 4 months ago.

cool vids dig seeing old fords,what junk yard is this?my dad passed away and mom gave me his 1970 truck with a 390 4 speed 4 wheel dr held on to it for years then dumbass me traded it for a 68 cj5 that i found out later has a bent frame

That dash surround with the radio delete I need for my 1977 F150.

This is just how I did it, you gotta get out and hunt for good stuff!

My kind of junkyard I’d love to buy all them old ford pickups from this place

Looks like the LKQ in Chula Vista. I just pulled my LM7 from there.

Dude!!!!!!! you should have bought that 77... you should turbo the truck

1:48 PUKE ! EXACTLY when I saw his truck !

Grew up in Valley Center . Thought I recognized Ramona . Do you ever hit Crusin Grand ?

Your lucky you can go out to places. We are still on lockdown here in the Uk. 😢😢😢

I have a 77...F250 XLT...with a built 400M...had for years Dana 44F big hubs Dana 60HD rearend...geared 4.10 with a New Process 437 four speed...its a tank better than the new truck I drive at work.

Good find

Any chance you or one of your buddies are looking for a 74 highboy? I’m up in Portland, OR and need it gone

400s are good motors. Slap on an eddy 4bbl intake and carb, headers, and a straight up timing set up and you’re already good to go.

In the past year I have bought a 73 High Boy and a 70 F100 lwb 2wd. They are out there, but I know the yard owner. He lets me know when something comes in. Get to know the owners. DL

I need that tail gate😂

Sr. You like that grill, you should check out the one on my 1975 4x4 f250, original stock near perfect, it's a shame I have to sell my truc

78-79 run the squared off bumper 77 down have the rounded edge

If you look on the door tag and it says R7 it's a 8.8 much easier than climbing under it

Finding used parts here in England is a nightmare because the greedy governments have closed 99% of the scrapyards down (the one I used that was frequented by my family for over 40 years has been closed) over the years so seeing the yards you have across the pond is paradise

Had a 1965 Studebaker with a 225 slant six in high school.

The ironic thing is I am watching this on my brothers birthday who is named Shaun.