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I worked my way through college working in a 'junk yard'. They are called auto salvage if they only deal in autos.
A true junk yard will take anything. They stockpile it until the price of steel, copper, aluminum, ect...,goes up then they sell.
Auto salvage yards now dismantle the cars and inventory the good parts. It's more space efficient and you don't have to rely on the parts man's memory. It's also faster to get the part out for you (especially engines). The parts are usually kept under cover so they are in better condition.
It's a business that nobody wants one in their back yard. It can be dangerous. I got my face blasted by a flareback from a cutting torch and I was careful! Rarely now will you be allowed to get your own parts. Insurance is high to cover the paid workers let alone a bunch of outside jokers. Not withstanding they run around destroying good parts just to get at the one they want.
It was still a great summer job. It just got old when it became full time.
A true junk yard will take anything. They stockpile it until the price of steel, copper, aluminum, ect...,goes up then they sell.
Auto salvage yards now dismantle the cars and inventory the good parts. It's more space efficient and you don't have to rely on the parts man's memory. It's also faster to get the part out for you (especially engines). The parts are usually kept under cover so they are in better condition.
It's a business that nobody wants one in their back yard. It can be dangerous. I got my face blasted by a flareback from a cutting torch and I was careful! Rarely now will you be allowed to get your own parts. Insurance is high to cover the paid workers let alone a bunch of outside jokers. Not withstanding they run around destroying good parts just to get at the one they want.
It was still a great summer job. It just got old when it became full time.
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When I was in high school I used to spend Saturdays in salvage yards finding upgrade parts for my car.
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http://www.corvettesalvage.com/
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Dude I go to Pick-A-Part and Ecology whenever I can here in California, we still have some 
But I see more and more going away from them and becoming Salvage yard and riping people off too!
Thanks,Matt
But I see more and more going away from them and becoming Salvage yard and riping people off too!
Thanks,Matt
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Around here they are still mostly pull yourself yards. I still enjoy going to them. Was in one last Saturday. All I needed was a set of cargo net hooks. I wandered around for a while anyway. I found them in the first trunk I looked in but looked a while anyway. Michelle found a nice owners manual cover for her Malibu. She is one who hates dirty things and is not one I would think would like junk yards but she always wants to go along. It shocked me the first few times.
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I miss being able to just wander around looking for whatever in a junk yard. But I figure it is all about liability........too many folks will sue for things that they brought upon themselves.
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I miss them too.
I liked being able to go out in the lot and find what I needed, and be able to see how it comes out and what all the "small parts" like fasteners, clips, etc are needed.
Around here there is not much. If there is a yard, they do not let you go into it, and the parts they have frequently don't have the "small parts" that are needed.
The prices vary so much between places it really pays to shop around. On my truck I replaced the transmission and rear end. Some places were twice as much as others for comparable parts.
I liked being able to go out in the lot and find what I needed, and be able to see how it comes out and what all the "small parts" like fasteners, clips, etc are needed.
Around here there is not much. If there is a yard, they do not let you go into it, and the parts they have frequently don't have the "small parts" that are needed.
The prices vary so much between places it really pays to shop around. On my truck I replaced the transmission and rear end. Some places were twice as much as others for comparable parts.
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re boneyards
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