Good day at the salvage yard

I spent hours picking apart a 76 4 door Mav that had 51K miles and was parked in 1993.



Feeling pretty beat up.... even though it is October, it was in the upper 80s with some intense sun. I guess I'm not 35 years old anymore, and some meds I am on are bad with too much sun, etc. Still, it was a blast.

It ended a long dry spell here. I don't think I have pillaged a car since January, and that is spread out over 4 good sized yards here.

I'll have parts listed for sale.

 

Is that a before or after pic? Did you get the wheel well trim?

 

That's awesome.

 

COOL! I KNOW you copied the VIN down for me, right?

 

I'd be lucky to find a Maverick/Comet in a yard at all. Good job.

 

Jeff,
That was the before pic, that I took from the yards webpage. This is how they rec'd the car.

I looked at the wheelwell trim but not really in too much detail. The driver side seemed a bit flaky ... that fender was replaced at some point with another that must have been a bit rusty. The passenger side is better, I think it has a couple dings. I didn't grab either, but if you need one, I may go back. I didn't look at the rear. I suppose the rears would work on a two door ... can anyone confirm that?

Paul,
I looked at the VIN to make sure that it is a 76, but didn't copy it down. I had a very hard time reading it through the windshield. This leads to another question. Where is the data sticker located on a 4 door? This car was repainted, likely after an accident involving the driver door and fender. The rest of the car was solid, but those two pieces were rusty crap. Didn't find a sticker, might have been removed before paint?

I get the vibe that this car was parked in a carport for a long time. Outdoors but out of the sun. Unfortunately the dash pad had one big crack in it, but otherwise looked great.

 

The wheel lip moldings will work on a two door as well.

The data sticker on a 4-door is located on the driver's door.

 

I'm lucky to ever find one thats not torn apart already either lol... and whenever i do i forget what parts i needed from it (past couple trips have been for my truck)

 

I'm not in the market for the wheel well trim anymore. Took 3 cars and NOS parts to get my set. I know they're hard to find in fine condition

 

I can find wheel well trim all day long, if anybody close I can get them for you.

 

Some parts posted in For Sale ....

http://mmb.maverick.to/threads/disc-brake-spindles-glovebox-lower-dash-windshield-trim.101513/