Junk yards are tremendous resources for all things mechanical. There's a
non-profit bike shop in Tucson that is a mecca for myself and others who
restore and maintain older bicycles. I always come away with a basket of parts
and a wheel or two, then spend weeks carefully cleaning them.
I had a friend many years ago who owned a 4-door International 1600
pickup. The guide plate for the gear shift was worn away, and I was one of the
few people who could drive it. He was forever visiting junk yards looking for
spare parts, and he even had a couple of spare engine blocks. Last time he
overhauled the engine it took eight of us to install it using an engine hoist
and a floor jack.
>
>Our 1989 Landcruiser is still going strong. We get notes on the windshield
>all the time asking to buy it. The parts now have to come from Japan or a
>junkyard. The power steering cable went out and we haven't found a
>replacement yet. Toyota wanted to make one for $200. Tom said he'd rather
>buy one from a junkyard for $20. In the meantime, I'm really building up
>my arm muscles driving the thing!!
>
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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