Junkyard complete truck... what should i get?

lizardkingjr

I see one about every two years in my local junkyard, maybe every 3 years. The first thing I look for is a clean, rust- and dent-free rear chrome bumper. I have yet to find one! The rear bumper I compromised on is a Toyota chrome one.

I take whatever I can find that's relatively easy to remove with the hand tools that I have. This is the result over time.

lizardkingjr

OldTrucksRock

For 3 months I've been using LKQ's 'find a vehicle' function, meaning I've had it set up to notify me by email when any B2000, B2200 or B2600 hits the local pick'n'pull junkyards.

Result? Zero emails. Where are the old Mazdas? Probably rotting behind someone's garage, just random luck if you find one these days.

lizardkingjr

OldTrucksRock

They met a fate far worse -- they met the crusher.

Axel-Breaker-Earl

OldTrucksRock For 3 months I've been using LKQ's 'find a vehicle' function, meaning I've had it set up to notify me by email when any B2000, B2200 or B2600 hits the local pick'n'pull junkyards.

Result? Zero emails. Where are the old Mazdas? Probably rotting behind someone's garage, just random luck if you find one these days.

There was a U-Pick yard in my town (they are still here but mainly just a recycler now) where they started putting the Mazda trucks in a locked fenced area, that the general public couldn't get to. After talking to one of the girls that worked there, it seems that they had a customer (from out of town) that would swing by every month or so, and buy most of the cars & trucks in this special yard, load them up and then ship them OUT OF THE COUNTRY! They went down to South America somewhere. The U-Pick yard got more money from those trucks & cars and since they were going out of the country, they could sell them whole. None of the self-serve junkyards will sell a car complete anymore......they usually change the title to a SALVAGED title......and you have to go through a process to get a regular title again.

MazdaMitch

Yep crushed!

Also don't forget doors and fenders.
Get everything you can if you want to keep this up and in case of crashes.

Red91EFI

Here in California they don't get rusty but what takes them off the road is our required smog checks every other year. Carb trucks have a hard time passing. My 1991 B2200 having EFI probably saved my truck from the crusher, especially with over 300,000 miles

OGMB2K

Justa231v6 If you find a windshield washer reservoir bottle and bracket, pick it, you can sell it to me ..

Cusser

OGMB2K If you find a windshield washer reservoir bottle and bracket, pick it, you can sell it to me ..

Universal reservoirs, pumps, switch are available inexpensively as kits. I've added such kits to my old VWs, see in following photo.

Justa231v6

OGMB2K i need two of em, however i will be digging for them.

OGMB2K

Cusser Universal reservoirs, pumps, switch are available inexpensively as kits. I've added such kits to my old VWs, see in following photo.

Thanks, any ideas on which work best as far as fitment in these trucks? I'm kind of a stickler when it comes to fit and finish ..

Red91EFI

OGMB2K

I like to go with original equipment when possible. Since the wrecking yards have dried up I go on eBay and you can find most of these parts. I'm sure you'll find what you need. It'll be more expensive.......