My Scrapping Adventures In My 1966 Chevy!

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Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER

Hey just caught up on your posts....good move on the bill free,rent free situation your savings will add up quickly if you can stay for a year. Love that truck your scrapping with, its gonna be a head turner when you get it restored.

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Thanks Brasscatcher for checking in on my thread! We set a goal to move to a different part of cali (Chico) where I have family and getting the 5th wheel was a step that would help us get there faster then trying to rent and save to move, this way we can have a little nest egg , so when we move we can pay rent space at a trailer park for awhile (later down the road maybe put a down on a small house) and find local jobs there and not be stressed on how to find income.

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Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot

I'ma echo BC on the move. Good call. It takes a certain kind of person to live in a 5th wheel or any rv full time. I know, I've done it. Lol. I've also done 3 months of tent camping while working for Amazon.com out in SE Kansas back in 08'. You will save up a bunch of money living this way. Need any tips or advice on full time living in a rv, feel free to pm me. Its something I enjoy and have been doing or around for the last 10 or so years.

Either way good luck to ya, I look forward to hearing more of your scrapping from a 5th wheel. An that truck is sweet. :P

Sirscrapalot - Still looking for that right rv.

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Right on Sirscrapalot! It really did cut down on my scrap storage moving into the 5th wheel dont have a backyard to store stuff in anymore, but the upside is there 4-5 scrap yards within a mile of my new location so my way of scrapping will just have to change from being able to break stuff down alot and getting full profit to just snagging certain items that are easily reached and rest will go in the metal bin and just take what ever i got at the time in, instead of stock piling metal and taking it in as a big load....it will be interesting for sure!.......I personally like living in rv's/trailer's myself lived in a travel trailer for a number of years myself , this will be the first time tho for the wife but honestly i think she likes smaller dwellings also, we had a 3 bedroom house and it was just to much space for us and a dog(our kid), only really used the garage and lived most the time in the master bed room, then we moved into a 1 car garage(which is pictured in this thread on page 3) that was converted into a studio/small 1 bed, and that was perfect for us space wise for the past 2 years, and moving into the the 5th wheel we really only lost some walking space compared to the converted garage and the back yard.....when we move i a year or so our plans are to still live in a rv/trailer so either the 5th wheel will becoming with us or maybe upgrade to a newer model!dont know if you ever did anytime of rv remodeling but i do have a couple questions on updating a trailer as far as inside lighting and other things so ill shoot you a p.m

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It really did cut down on my scrap storage moving into the 5th wheel dont have a backyard to store stuff in anymore, but the upside is there 4-5 scrap yards within a mile of my new location so my way of scrapping will just have to change from being able to break stuff down alot and getting full profit to just snagging certain items that are easily reached and rest will go in the metal bin and just take what ever i got at the time in, instead of stock piling metal and taking it in as a big load...

Full article at Scrap Metal Forum: http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/day-l...#ixzz2Hd8Ar4RE

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Maybe rent a small storage unit for the bigger loads, break it down there and haul it in. Could probably pay for itself easily.

Dont know if any of you scrap guys are intrested but ill post some pictures of whats been taking up my time lately instead of scrapping, its a 1982 20' payed $1200 everything works just needs some TLC here and there, had to reseal up a few windows but has a new coated roof out side and a new FRP panel roof inside :

Before :
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whats been done so far:
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next is flooring, counter top,light fixtures and plumbing fixtures, wallpaper then onto the bathroom area!

WOW! Now that's a difference. Looks like your gunna have a nice 5th wheel before too long. Thanks for the update!

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Originally Posted by Mechanic688

Maybe rent a small storage unit for the bigger loads, break it down there and haul it in. Could probably pay for itself easily.

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I actually thought about that I had a pretty decent size shed in my backyard that held all my tools and classic car parts and ebay items i sell, i dismantled it and loaded it and everything that was in it into a small storage unit until i get done moving and while i was there today trying to find some carpentry tools for a side job i have this weekend i said to myself "if i get a bigger unit i wouldnt be digging through everything , and could use the room for scrapping" funny you mentioned it also, i think that will be in my future plans when i get done remodeling the 5th wheel which is kind of hard to do while im also living in it! LOL thanks Mecanic688 for the great suggestion!

Nice job, Looks good... I Don't know how you Cali guys make it. A small house out there is what? $200-$300k? That at the very least would buy a huge 5 bedroom house in a nice neighborhood, here in Texas

Man, that baby cleaned up real nice.

I'll be giving you a call when I get mine. :P Far as lighting and whatnot, I'm actually getting ready to do a partial tear out/clean out on a class A rv for a buddy down here. Any questions feel free to ask if I don't know the answer I can ask the guys who'll be doing the work on the rv after I do the tear/clean out. Gonna be ripping out everything from behind the driver/pass seat all the way to the rear bedroom.

I'll do some digging I know I have some links to remolding rv's, 5th wheels etc, somewhere that may answer any questions you might have. I'll shoot you a pm if I can find'm. I dream the big dream of one day converting a school bus over into an rv. That would just be kick ass. Heh.


Sirscrapalot - Glad to know he's not the only RV nut on here. :P

Well Im Back At It!! First real scrap run since i moved into the fifth wheel ,yesterday i did a electrical job at a church, and got to take home three huge light fixtures that take up have my truck bed that we demo-ed out of a ceiling,and some smaller can light fixtures, also picked up a couple computers, and today had a carpentry job and installed a new door/jamb and while i was there I was given a old zinsco panel and mast with the aluminum wires (no breakers) and a old bed frame, also have some misc metal in there like bike rimes and etc..
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striped the aluminum wire of its coating:
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striped the fixtures for the wire (12ga and 10 ga):
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and now that im in lack of space untill i get my storage and theres no decent ewaste buyers in my area i decided to strip the comps of easy to grab parts and easy to sell on ebay for the power supplys,ram,and cpu's,heatsinks, rest will go in the metal pile,and the zinsco deadface and cover panels i will sell for a easy $70-100 on craigslist since they are always in demand for people trying to get there house passed for inspection and most of the time missing them over the years:
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and in the morning ill throw in my two barrels of cans and bottles and head to the yard!

happy scrapping everyone!

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Originally Posted by Metalfan

Good to see someone else who uses vintage iron to scrap with! I use my '56 & '31 Fords all the time to scrap. Great looking truck BTW.

Here's my '56. Routinely hauls lots of scrap!
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...d/a6a20a75.jpg

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oh yer thats WAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!!!!!

losthope - Saw you driving down Watt earlier today. Can't miss your truck.

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Originally Posted by rawresale

losthope - Saw you driving down Watt earlier today. Can't miss your truck.

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LOL!Did you honk? someone honked at me i didnt see who it was.... I was driving to get some underlayment and laminate flooring for the 5th wheel!:
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still got to do the quarter round edging but looks %100 times better i think!

Yeah, I did! You were definitely in a hurry though.

5th wheel is looking great. What a transformation. I had brought up to my girlfriend about doing the same thing except parking one inside my warehouse. She almost thought about it for a minute.

Got some more metal off a jobsite and a call to pick up some tv's , but mainly working on the 5th wheel some more:

built a entertainment stand (before and after pics):
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after:
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and also built a shelve in the kitchen area:
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next up wallpaper and counter top and new faucets ....

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Originally Posted by losthope

Thanks Brasscatcher for checking in on my thread! We set a goal to move to a different part of cali (Chico)

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hey, that's my neck of the woods! I'm there daily working. I've enjoyed your thread and your truck. My work truck is a 91 Dodge 3/4 4x4 with the cummins turbo diesel.

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Originally Posted by CollinsHaulin

hey, that's my neck of the woods! I'm there daily working. I've enjoyed your thread and your truck. My work truck is a 91 Dodge 3/4 4x4 with the cummins turbo diesel.

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Nice looking rig! was that picture taken over looking the honey run?looks like that area in the back round , I come up and visit family in chico every once and awhile itll be awhile before i make the move up there ,but sooner or later you should see my truck driving around up there!




Today I got a call on one of my craigslist adds and i went and picked up a riding lawn mower and some misc. metal:
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Swung back by the 5th wheel and loaded up the rest of the metal i had to top the load off(not pictured), being limited on space to try and repair the thrown belt (it supposedly ran) and store untill i could sell on craigslist I looked up a local mower repair shop in my area via google, and sold it as-is for a quick $40 bucks to get it out of my truck , and took the rest to the scrap yard for another $35, not bad for a few hours out of the day..

this is one of my favorite threads on here. while not quite as old I routinely haul lots of scrap with my 71 f100

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Originally Posted by Jarred

this is one of my favorite threads on here. while not quite as old I routinely haul lots of scrap with my 71 f100

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Glad you are enjoying the thread! I had a 72 f100 , miss that truck!

Busy doing construction work most the time lately and messing around with the 5th wheel and getting my 54 ford ready for paint, but have been picking up scrap metal here and there, but the latest big load has been the body of a 63 chevy suburban ( same body style as my truck but a suburban) have 90% of the body in the back of the truck still have to go back and cut up the frame...a friend bought it as a parts vehicle it had rolled off of a trailer at some point in its life and was pretty messed up and by the time my friend got it, it was mostly gutted and stripped, but it didnt die in vain , cut out different patch panels that will be used to fix my friends other 60-66's suburban and a panel truck, rear end will go to another buddys 62 chevy stepside, and front crossmember and suspension came with me to be modified to get my truck lower in the front one day down the road.....

My scrapping has slowed down lately but im still here havent forgot about you guys! happy scrapping!

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Well I got to say the scrap metal cards I made are working, due to not having alot of free time due to doing construction side jobs , I havent been pursuing scrapping much as I was and havent been posting ads on craigslist , but im still getting a few calls off the cards...today i picked up a heavy cast iron tub and some other metal items! :
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This will be my first cast iron tub i scrap and was wondering ?at most yards you guys goto does it go straight in the metal bin or do they pay different for cast iron? Im going to ask the guys at my yard either way just curious??

When I had a bunch of cast iron sinks, I brought them to TKO and they said to just throw it into the bin with everything else...I think Sac Scrappers might pay differently for it though. You should call them and ask.

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Originally Posted by rawresale

When I had a bunch of cast iron sinks, I brought them to TKO and they said to just throw it into the bin with everything else...I think Sac Scrappers might pay differently for it though. You should call them and ask.

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I got to get it out of my truck tomorrow since i have a crown moulding job in rocklin monday ,And Sac scrappers is one of the only yards open on sundays so ill most likely take it there and ask, was just curious if the average yard pays separate for cast iron then steel since ive never taken in any cast before , besides small stuff i just throw in the metal bin.....how is you and your business doing lately??