Tater Strikes Again - The Taterjuice Thread

[taterjuice]

Thinking this will make an excellent candidate for a demo derby !

[taterjuice]

Picked up this '00 grand prix with major front end damage yesterday. It runs good, gona sell motor and trany, and had 3/4 tank gas !

[41haikuwarriors]

Tater, your hussle is ridiculously sick, yo!!! How long have you been scrapping? I know it takes years to get your name out there and land repeat callers and what not but you seem to have a pretty regular flow.

[Sirscrapalot]

Tater is just awesome like that. Don't tell'm I said that tho. He'll get all cocky.

Sirscrapalot - I got it one piece at a time, and it didn't cost me a dime...- Johnny Cash "One Piece at a Time"

[taterjuice]

Tater, your hussle is ridiculously sick, yo!!! How long have you been scrapping? I know it takes years to get your name out there and land repeat callers and what not but you seem to have a pretty regular flow.

Spotted this one on the way home being pulled in with a tractor, followed them down made a offer and a couple weeks later the guy got a hold of me. Just lucky I guess and been at it for better part of a decade so I'm well known around these here parts for scrapping. I'd chalk this one up to dam good luck and being professional.

[TheRecycler]

Well done

[Mechanic688]

Tater is just awesome like that. Don't tell'm I said that tho. He'll get all cocky.

Sirscrapalot - I got it one piece at a time, and it didn't cost me a dime...- Johnny Cash "One Piece at a Time"

Not to hijack, but there seems to be a controversy as to which is the actual car built for the song.
I've found two so far. And both with him in the pic.

Johnny Cash’s “One Piece at a Time” car : CARS + MOVIES

Welcome to Historic Auto Attractions

All the work for the original was done by Abernathy Auto Parts and Hilltop Auto Salvage in Nashville, TN. Let's hear it for Tenn.

[taterjuice]

And since this car was on the way home from scrap yard, no extra gas used to pick it up. And I've the fuel pump hot wired right now pumping out the 3/4 tank of gas ! Hopefully thats around 10 gallons or so! The bread box was still there, and it's plumb full !

Tater- practicing my happy dance while the fuel is pumping

And 13 gallons later, one happy tater !

[taterjuice]

Got sub frame with the motor and trany dropped out tonight, Ill post some pics, when it's not like 1 in the morning !

[taterjuice]

Pic of motor and trany still on sub frame

Another view



A better view of my tire stands, habit picked up from my junkyard days.



Even without any front tires and one flat tire, winching this mess on the trailer wasn't any problem

[KzScrapper]

Dig the jack stands Tater and glad to see someones trailer fenders that look like mine.

[TheRecycleGuy]

really nice haul..

[taterjuice]

Dig the jack stands Tater and glad to see someones trailer fenders that look like mine.

They were pre broke in like that but have gotten worse. I have threaten a time or two to replace them but that's as far as that's gotten.

[ryanw]

I have to say I really like your thread. I have learned a lot about hauling/salvaging autos from it. I have a 99 Volvo S70 to scrap when I find time outside of my business. Hopefully I'll have a bigger trailer by then

[taterjuice]

Ultimate test of my harbor freight 9k winch
1952 Chevy car, no tires and half full of dirt.





Ok so I didn't take a pic of every step but heres the fruit of my labor

[Bear]

do you try to sell any parts from em ?

[KzScrapper]

Thanks Tater...I have ramps like yours and wondered how a car with no wheels would be a problem. Now I know.

[taterjuice]

do you try to sell any parts from em ?

It's been sitting in a low lying area for 30 years and was rusted out pretty bad

[ginofrater]

taterjuice

Thanks for another well done job.

[taterjuice]

Thanks Tater...I have ramps like yours and wondered how a car with no wheels would be a problem. Now I know.

It took some doing and cussing, and some handy man action. The leaf spring on pass side got caught under the back end of the trailer but other than that it was pretty straight forward.