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Old 01-07-05, 03:20 PM
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Re: junk yard information.

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Originally Posted by Edahall
If I'm buying an engine or transmission, I usually like one out of a wrecked car. Why? Because I know that they had to work before the wreck.
...or as in the case of how I aquired the 472 for my 1979 Deville, look for a rusted frame that is the reason the car is in the yard!
When my Dad and I pulled the 472 out of a '72 Fleetwood, we couldn't figure out why such a nice car with 92k miles was in the junkard, until I found a rusted through frame near the wheel well.