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02.22.26: 'Hour at the Junk (Yard)... Gearheads Talk Used Parts & Salvage Stories w/ Junkyard Professional - What Parts Sell, Where to Find Them, How to Get 'Em, Why Junk Cars Are Made, Subie Stuff, & At-Home Piano Management
02/25/2026
02.22.26: 'Hour at the Junk (Yard)... Gearheads Talk Used Parts & Salvage Stories w/ Junkyard Professional - What Parts Sell, Where to Find Them, How to Get 'Em, Why Junk Cars Are Made, Subie Stuff, & At-Home Piano Management
Don't shy away from the junkyard when it's time to find a part. Whether you're a hardcore salvage builder looking for a door skin or it's your first time and you just need a head rest, outfits like Best Foreign Used Parts are ideal - lots of stock, lots of knowledge, and lots of tetanus shots. Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and Ryan The TBD may be a little biased (It's in there!), but there's a lot to learn from this episode: what parts move fastest, the cars that junkyard shoppers like the most (and where), what to do first when you're heading to the junkyard, and a little bit about this business as a whole. There's also Dodge R/Ts (Dakota and Caravan), Toyotas, Panteras, Typhoons, Cyclones, Renaults, an MG and a Volvo 240, cars with guns, 'fridges, violins and money, and so many Subarus. The master of this demonstration of disassembly at Best Parts (Don), also has excellent stories from four decades in the business - crazy finds in the 'yard, what goes on after the gates close, airbag "testing", walking catalytics, hail (No!), junkyard magic, the price of steel, and structural recycling. Soup for you: The Allman Brothers, faces for radio, Colorado Springs and Gold Hill history (schmistory!), R-rated junk car finds, and Johnny Cash's forgotten song about Deloreans. ...And don't trust your lyin' eyes - the Garage Hour is always PG, so the "Explicit" rating that occasionally appears on episodes is just some 'bot that was too drunk to do its job.
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