Here’s a quick update of what’s happing in the world of Car Craft project cars. I spent part of my Thanksgiving weekend trolling a few of the local Pick-Your-Part junkyards looking for a variety of things: 3rd Gen F-car parts, early GMT400 interior pieces, a cool-looking non-airbag GM steering wheel, and any randomly cool engine, bucket seat, wheels, and the off-chance that there’s any useable older C10 parts. I didn’t have as much luck as I did the prior weekend when I scored a clean and straight tailgate to replace the dented and warped one on Project Jake, our 1993 GMC Sierra C1500. It’s unfortunate that the interior materials on the entire generation of GMT400 pickups were so cheap. Every single one I’ve seen in the junkyard is an utter mess: sunbaked dashboards cracked and broken like a desert landscape, thin trim around the gauges and HVAC controls are all broken around the screw holes, and the upholstery, especially the leather seats, are slashed and ripped as if a family of angry wolverines were turned loose inside the car. Yes, I realize these vehicles are in the junkyard for a reason, and yes, pickups and SUVs tend are subject to more abuse than your average commuter vehicle, but still, these things are exponentially worse than similarly aged cars in the ‘yard. I only saw three 3rd Gen F-cars, and they were equally thrashed. No matter, however, even if I don’t find any useable parts, there’s no such thing as wasted time spent in a junkyard. If nothing else, merely walking the isles is good exercise.
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