just curious how much you think this would bring...

Originally Posted by jeanbean0109

Where is it? I will go for it..... If all its gonna take me is a hour to load it on the trailer and under 20 bucks in fuel, then game on. Free money. I didnt invested almsot 5 grand in my rig to let it sit. Money is money.

I figure that truck weighed 3-4000# from the factory. Now they've torn into it. No front end, no rear end. Let's be generous here and call it 3000#. That's $22.50 worth of shred in my area.

So if starting your truck, driving there, loading up "for an hour", driving to the yard, unloading, driving home, and spending $20 in fuel is worth $2.50 of " free money" to you....you're a better man than me.

Good luck out there.

Now, by 1972 Chevy truck, do they mean this:



or this:



That makes a difference. I'm assuming pickup, but it could be a heavier chassis- Chevrolet sold a lot of the C50 and C60s. Really, the only value would be in selling parts- and that depends a lot on rarity and condition. If it's a pickup that's been gutted like that, I'd guess $50 at the yard tops.

My impression that more of the truck is probably missing, and it's probably not titled.

Someone else can have fun with that one. I know that 1967-1972 Chevrolet pickups are collectible, but I doubt this one is in good condition. I don't know much about the collectability of the medium and heavy duty trucks, but a lot of the farms out here have them, so they're not that rare....

there was a time when I would have shown up with a dump truck, generator, sawsall, and angle grinder.

prices are lower, and my time is worth more than it used to be

Originally Posted by DakotaRog

This guy posted this ad a couple of weeks ago but obviously got no takers as I predicted. Just curious how much people thought this was worth? Not that I want this job but I was going to tell the guy if he really wants it gone, he's probably has to sweeten the pie with some green stuff on top of the scrap value. People have this attitude, "its metal, it has to worth something to someone." Well right now, maybe so and maybe not...

scrap metal for free

have a truck and other metal that needs to be removed truck is a 72 chevy that's been parted out has no front end or rear end will need removed asap text preferred my number is

If the truck was automatic it more than likely came with the turbo 400, the second best transmission GM ever built with Allison winning first place.

The turbo 400 is an easy transmission to rebuild, the full kit sells on ebay for $120.95, with 53 kits sold - goes to show this transmission is still in popular demand.

Full instrumentation cluster with ammeter, temperature and oil pressure gauges along with a tachometer, anti sway bars and perhaps a 12 bolt posi all desirable items from this era.

Turbo TH400 400 Alto Red Eagle Less Steel Transmission Rebuild Kit 65 on Level 2 | eBay

The TH400 is pretty low in value: Search Results

For the value of the time to rebuild one, you could purchase one with a full warranty and have enough money to probably buy another. I'd rather take my chances with one of those than something I rebuilt.

I've owned two trucks with the GM 4 speed automatic. They're good transmissions for sure, but I still prefer a good manual....

If you can do that, I'd agree. Most mechanics out here are so bad that I trust my own work more, but that's not a compliment to my abilities by any stretch of the imagination. When we bought our K3500, it needed a transmission (Aren't surprises great!), so I bought a used one and had our mechanic put it in. I found out a few weeks later at the top of the Big Horn Mountains that he didn't put a nut on to secure the shift linkage to the rod that it connects to. Of course, the rod fell loose, stranding me in drive. I shut the truck off, and looked under there. When I found that, I was fuming! I had a nut securing one of the bolts on my cap that was the right size fortunately, so I fixed it and was back in business. Imagine what would have happened if I had been going down a steep mountain road, and couldn't downshift though. That would have been very bad!

I have an F150 with the M5OD (It's geared way too high in first), and have a 1986 Dodge D250 with the NP-435 manual (4 speed with granny low). I really wish the Dodge had overdrive, but that transmission will pull. It was an ex-county truck, so they maintained it pretty well, and the clutch is strong. I've driven manuals that were in poor shape, and they're a nightmare. But, give me a good manual and I'll be very content to row my own gears.

Plus, they don't have to be worked on too often, which means the mechanic can't screw the darned thing up!

This one here free, no title. Guy was cutting it up and asked for my help, i refused. Not worth my time to help for half. 6 months later told me to come and get it. Made me 150 with 20 gas incurred and 20 to the helper. The drive train is still outside as I will make 500 of the heads and scrap the rest. Dont feel comfortable selling the engine as running, even know it supposedly did run and does have compression.. Amazingly cats was still there. Ony had the 2 main cats, not the 2 pre cats. Guy so silly, he tried to cut bell of trans with sawzall.




Bank foreclosure possesion. Cat was empty and got ripped off getting dragged on trailer. Sat in yard since 96. I saw no value in parts being a 85 or 86 so let it go in one chunk. Normally i would pull drivetrain for cores and the rad. And some parts for online sale, but chose not to due to 15 degree weather. Note i let it fly with the alloy wheels due to getting 50 knock off the car without. Plus then i dont have to pay 5 bucks for tire disposal. so let it go in one piece with alloy wheels.

Paid 105....cost me 15 bucks between helper and gas to fetch. Was one mile from my house.

So ya, send all the free cars you want within a hour of my house near scranton, pa lol