Junk yard serendipity

My partner in crime and I have been looking for rear coil springs for our 62
Rambler Cl***ic SW. He found one in a near by junk yard. It's out in a field overgrown with weeds. We load the pickup with 18 inch lengths of
8x8 wooden blocks 4 of them. Tools and two jacks.
The car has a small tree growing behind it and there is about 18 inches
of clearance on one side and about 30 inches on the other.
We tackle the 18 inch side. We get the jack under the car and start pumping and the spring just about falls out of the car(no shock on that side). The other side has to have the wheel removed and the shock removed. We jack the car up about 4 times and the spring falls out.
It took longer to load the truck than get the springs out.
No pictures and the two coil springs cost us $30 and my partner sprung
for brunch.

Nick

 

Sometimes the stars are lined up in our favor

 

It makes us for the times when you are trying to drill one hole and go through almost all your drill bits...............

 

Or the gas tank or palm of your hand.....er...

 

that sure makes up for all hell you've ever had fighting something else!

 

Be ready to fight the next thing you aren't expecting! That was too easy.

 

Good story, but which yard in the Denver area still has oldies with usable parts on them? Even Colo.Auto Parts has a secured area but not too many treasures.

 

The car gods smiled upon you!

 

I usually find it takes one more drill bit than I have.

 

Elliots in Dacono south of RT52 not too far from I25.
5511 Colorado Blvd Dacono, CO 80514
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<NOBR>There was part of a 30s Plymouth near by.</NOBR>
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<NOBR>Nick</NOBR>
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I thought that only happened to me!

 

I love it when a plan comes together.

 

Did this happen yesterday? Cause my friend and I were shopping yesterday too. Out of three vehicles with the right parts one had a good fender and it was the side I needed, just sand and paint. It had four bolts left holding it on to boot. The hood I needed was in the back of the same truck.

My friend picked out a drive shaft for his Henry J that has a GM trans and a Ford diff. No shortening required.

Rejoice for we knoweth that doth not happen every day.

 

You don't want to change shocks on a Rambler on a lift. Nevermind how I know about that. Duhhh.