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    Car scrapping tips non ferrous metals?

    Hi a guy is going to give me a wire harness and other metals that are not steel. He scared the engine and sold the aluminum wheels. He said hed grab the heater core. Anything else that's non ferrous? Besides window motors?. Thanks.


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    Rad. alternator/starter
    NEW TO SCRAPPING? READ THIS: Build up your horde of magnetic and non-magnetic metals in two piles until you have a better understanding of the business. Magnetic material has low value and is mostly always steel / shred / short iron. Read old threads about non-magnetic metals and ewaste (and how to sort them), but don't forget that they generally have absolutely no tolerance for contamination (screw / iron / foreign material).

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    You definitely want to pull the flux capacitor on an 81-83 DeLorean if you ever happen to run across one. They're as scarce as hen's teeth these days. Here's what they look like:

    https://www.oreillyauto.com/flux-capacitor

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    My yard buys them as shred. If I stumble upon one, I think that I should keep it aside with my catalytic converters.

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    You definitely want to pull the flux capacitor on an 81-83 DeLorean if you ever happen to run across one. They're as scarce as hen's teeth these days. Here's what they look like:

    https://www.oreillyauto.com/flux-capacitor

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    Hm a delorean hey that's good metal says stainless steel body panels wonder what they weigh. What has more copper starter or alternator?.



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