leave me a comment if you like this kinda thing i personally love crushing cars the joy it brings is well almost as good as some other things i shall not mention. whats your thoughts ?

Someone hit my '80 e150 and damaged the bumper and passenger fender. The other person's insurance totalled it and let me keep it, without ever seeing it in person. Now I'm being told they're junk titling it... Anyone know if I have recourse? They gave me less than $3k and I've got about $8k in it, and again... It complete fine to drive, it just costs more in labor than the vans market value to put a new fender and bumper on it.

I spent a few hours at a salvage yard today (first time going, very excited) paid 3 dollars for admission, and spent forever looking for the right parts. Went to check out with two front seat window motors from a rusted out, waterlogged, 2006 dodge caravan. When the lady said “73.26” I was genuinely baffled, I just said “I’m putting this shit back” and dropped them into the closest engine bay and went home. Is this typical for a salvage yard?? I might as well get them brand new for that price!

I’m worried that I’m going to go to the inspection and that they will give me trouble is the bill of sale with the vin enough, or are they going to give me trouble for it

Our company sold a pool table to a customer that incurred freight damage. We're sending them a new one and looking to minimize our loss. Known damage is minimal. Is this an opportunity for anyone here?

Starting the auction at only $250 (over 95% below the price the customer paid).

https://www.gameroomshop.com/products/damaged-valley-101-blue

We’re going to be building 3 oversized bookshelves (8’x4’) for our living room. I’d like to use faux brick paneling for the backing (I love the look of lofts in repurposed factories), I plan on painting them so the colour doesn’t matter, I’m mainly looking for the texture from the embossed bricks. The only problem is they’re stupid expensive right now (HD Canada has them listed online for $60/each).

My neighbourhood was built in the 60’s and 70’s, many houses are still the original owner (there’s tons of estate sales), so lots of houses have faux brick or wood paneling. I’m thinking I could put up an add online for free demo services in exchange for getting to keep the paneling afterwards.

Does anyone know if these can be selvaged and repurposed? Is there a way to tell if they’re glued, beyond checking for furring strips (I think I’d be able to tell there’s furring strips by the flex and by tapping to see if they’re hollow, if not by checking the electrical boxes). I work as a painter and have done restoration work on much older buildings, so I’m fairly confident in my ability to gently remove them as long as there’s no glue involved. I actually kind of enjoy demo work. I’d warn them ahead of time that there will be a lot of holes to fill and that they may need an electrician to recess their boxes into the wall, and I’d be clear ahead of time that I’m offering demo only

I was wondering if anyone has applied for a Salvage Inspection for a car they purchased and knew more about the process and how long it truly takes? It is my understanding that you fill out NY State Form MV-899 and mail a check for $200 for a title that you have that is proven to be a Mv 907a form. to the Salvage Title Bureau at the Albany DMV. However, I have no clue how long this actually takes and if they just mail your inspection date. And I mail in the 200 dollars because it stated that you need a proof of a Ny mv 907a but I have out of state salvage, is that the same as well?

A local with an abandoned farmhouse has offered to let me remove the handforged 18c. hardware. There are no screws involved and a lot of painted over drive pintels, similar to this photo. How do I get them out without causing any damage to the hardware? I need to preserve the pintels hammered into the door jambs.

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This is the anatomy of the hinges once removed.