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Old 08-22-2011, 10:44 PM
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So, I was just waltzing around my local yard looking for a front bumper for my Intrepid and looking for one for my friends Grand Prix as well. So me and my friend started looking at some of the wrecked Mustangs (lol) when he wants to go look at his old car that he sent to the junkyard. So I asked if we could stroll through the GM cars that were on the way to the imports. We walk around when we come up onto this somewhat ragged 84 Z28. The outside was a little beat up and the stripped block was laying on the ground outside of the car. It was very highly optioned for the year (power seat and other little tidbits) when my eyes wander onto the dash pad. IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION!!!! I had to rub my eyes to make sure I was seeing right. My friend started to look at me wierd when my voice started to get a high pitched squeeking tone to it as I tried to explain how hard it is to find these. Long story short I pull it out and walk up to the front desk and ask the guy how much...I was prepared to atleast pay an arm for it when he looks at me and says "That'll be $16." I give him the money run out and shove it in the back seat of my Intrepid and carefully drive home. I have yet to polish it up and take pictures but I will soon!
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sweet!.......I love a good parts find!
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Why can I never find deals like this!!!!
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I almost crapped my pants because this is the first good deal I have ever gotten. I just hope one day I can find another third gen for dirt cheap.
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I found a perfect dashpad at the jy once. It was all white and dried out but a couple coats of baby oil and it was shining like new, to bad it was for a bird and didnt fit the iroc
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I found a perfect dashpad at the jy once. It was all white and dried out but a couple coats of baby oil and it was shining like new, to bad it was for a bird and didnt fit the iroc
How did that baby oil work for you in the long run as far as a moisturizer? Is it better to use than leather conditioner?
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Yea dash pads are inexpensive at yards here as well. $15+ $2 Enviromental fee+tax comes to around $21.

I have two Camaro pads in perfect condition in my room. Had a chance to get a perfect bnird one but passed on it since mine is uncracked. Sad thing is all were from beat up Rs or v6 birds. All the T/A and irocs and z28 usually have cracked pads.
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That is so great! I love good deals like that!
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Re: junkyard find!

Nice find. One of the plus sides of living in "sunny" Washington state is that the dash pads don't get near as pounded as in most other areas of the country. I've found 4 or 5 workable (one small crack) to perfect dash pads in the junk yards around here in the past couple years.
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[quote=AmorgetRS;5018364]Nice find. One of the plus sides of living in "sunny" Washington state

I know what you mean.
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Unfortunatly the "Sunny" weather up there also brings alot of "Fun" plant life that grows in the interior to produce a "refreshing" smell, especially in t-top Camaros that always leak in the top left corner.
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Some of you are real lucky when it comes to finding parts! Anyway here are some pics of it with just a wet paper cloth clean. I also included a picture of the table I made in my woods class for school!





Please excuse the mess lol.
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Great work on the "IROC-Z" emblem on the table. Congrats on the find
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I spy 2 white feet....lmao
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Originally Posted by karl's-92'-z28
I spy 2 white feet....lmao
I can explain! Oh you mean my feet.....disregard my last statement....

Thanks Mac, I spent an entire semester putting that table together, quite a few hours went into putting the logo in on AutoCad.
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Originally Posted by karl's-92'-z28
I spy 2 white feet....lmao
that's one of the longest big toes I have ever seen!
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that's one of the longest big toes I have ever seen!


Sick table though!!

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[quote=shortyskater;5019612]

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that's one of the longest big toes I have ever seen!
That toe is crammed into a size 10 1/2 shoe...I'm sure that if I cut it off I would probably be able to get into a size 7. lol

Thanks for the (more or less) compliments!
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Found a complete dual snorkel air cleaner this spring. Looked like they were ready to crush the car, had the inside piled full of parts. Took awhile digging thru everything but is was all there and the hoses were still in good shape!
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That toe is crammed into a size 10 1/2 shoe...I'm sure that if I cut it off I would probably be able to get into a size 7. lol

Thanks for the (more or less) compliments!
lol you welcome not meaning to put you down or anything..i wouldnt have said anything if the I spy comment wasnt made. but yeah thats a good score. my best score lately was a couple 145 instrument clusters, a solid dash pad, and some aluminum drums...ooh boy
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Stupid question, I found a better looking dash pad in the jy, unfortunately for a firebird, thinking it would fit my camaro. Just noticed tonight thst it is missing the indent for the middle vents. Haven't started messing w/ it yet, but is there any chance it will work?
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Stupid question, I found a better looking dash pad in the jy, unfortunately for a firebird, thinking it would fit my camaro. Just noticed tonight thst it is missing the indent for the middle vents. Haven't started messing w/ it yet, but is there any chance it will work?
nope its too short. you should clean it and sell it i had two in perfect condition one i sould for $150 bucks the other for $20 cause it had a dent in it
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Great find!!!!
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Stupid question, I found a better looking dash pad in the jy, unfortunately for a firebird, thinking it would fit my camaro. Just noticed tonight thst it is missing the indent for the middle vents. Haven't started messing w/ it yet, but is there any chance it will work?
yeah if it is clean you can get a pretty penny for it. Clean her up and post her on this site if you cannot use it. I am sure someone on here need's one for a firebird. every clean one I find is for a firebird too. And I bought one and found out they are different! damn gm!
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Thought it was too good to be true. Every camaro in the yard had the pad missing, that is, except for the destroyed ones. This Firebird pad isn't perfect, but was much better than mine. Has a crack on a corner, on the very edge on driver side. One speaker screen is busted, but I picked up another screen lying in another Firebird, though it needs to be glued together. Eh, only cost me $9. Easily made that up from the other parts I scavenged throughout the yard.
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lol you welcome not meaning to put you down or anything..i wouldnt have said anything if the I spy comment wasnt made. but yeah thats a good score. my best score lately was a couple 145 instrument clusters, a solid dash pad, and some aluminum drums...ooh boy
I know what you were getting at, don't worry. Hey those 145 mph speedos are pretty cool and valuable.
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yup I sold a few already. made a couple extra dollars and got the parts to people who need them all good to me.
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