I like how I still have parts to cars I don't even own anymore.

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
06/28/2015 at 16:04 • Filed to: Too much stuff!, Car parts, Kitty

Nostalia? Sloth? Because I might list them on CL one day? Cleaning out the garage is such a humbling experience.

Although this new bumper and grille could be worth a few cents. If I ever sold them maybe.

Anywhere, here’s a cat supervising my inventory.

DISCUSSION (19)

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/28/2015 at 16:06

Is that your cat, or just some random cat that wandered in.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/28/2015 at 16:11

‘Tis mine

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/28/2015 at 16:12

Ahh. Just wondering because one day, a random chipmunk became my garage supervisor.

Ike > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/28/2015 at 16:17

Don't sell make into art!

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/28/2015 at 16:17

I’m not sure which is worse - having parts to a car you no longer own, or having parts to a car you’ve never owned (and probably never will). For some reason I have a full and complete set of dashboard switches for Mk 2 Jetta or Golf. From the factory only two of the six spots were filled (rear defroster and hazard lights) but I managed to acquire four completely different switches to fill the remaining positions.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
06/28/2015 at 16:21

Hey man a few more trips to the junkyard and you’ll have a complete golf! :)

I just found a timing belt cover gasket for a corolla, I think, which I’ve never owned. I think I pulled it to see if it would fit on a 3A motor (Tercel) years ago.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/28/2015 at 16:22

Get a squirrel and he’ll hide snacks for you in the garage!

Mercedes Streeter > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
06/28/2015 at 16:22

I have a keyring full of ignition keys from various GM vehicles. They appear to be 90s and older.

Save for a Cavalier and a Chevy-Van 20, my family has never owned any 90s GM vehicles.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Ike
06/28/2015 at 16:25

I’m definitely tempted to keep the toyota grille elbem. And maybe I can hang sconces through the headlight gaps on the grille or something

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/28/2015 at 16:27

It’s amazing how few of those I’ve seen at the junkyard. The midwest rust must have dissolved almost all of them. There was one I spotted last week - a 1985 Jetta Diesel that appears to have been sitting around for ages judging by the moss growing on the cloth interior. I forgot to check the switch panel though...

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
06/28/2015 at 16:27

For some reason, I have a Jaguar badge. Probably because it looks cool.

Ike > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/28/2015 at 16:27

get some frames and hang the parts up on the wall, with the the frames around them?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
06/28/2015 at 16:28

Why, was one of your intake hoses full of nuts?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Mercedes Streeter
06/28/2015 at 16:30

I’ve got a fancy remote key thingy from a late-model Audi that I found in the lost and found at work as they were purging. And then there’s the Dodge Caravan key from a co-worker’s wrecked vehicle. I think I just grabbed them for the batteries and haven’t been able to part with the remainder. I was kind of hoping to stumble across the Audi and screw with the forgetful owner.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/28/2015 at 16:32

I’ve got some cool old badges for Type I VWs (red and yellow - unlike any I’ve seen before; maybe I should contact Torch for a history of hood badges) that I’ve kept around just for the looks so I know what you mean. Needless to say, I’ve never owned an air-cooled VW.

Sam > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
06/28/2015 at 16:33

You aren’t alone. I have the reverse light assembly for a 300ZX, complete with the wiring and two working bulbs. It’s been sitting on my bookshelf for years.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
06/28/2015 at 16:38

No but i better check my wife’s cabin air filter when she gets home :X

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Sam
06/28/2015 at 16:41

One other interesting thing that I have is the instrument cluster to a pre-facelift B1 Passat. My first car was a ‘77 Dasher Wagon, and I have fond memories of it. My goal was to mount the cluster on a nice wood base and hook up some power to the illumination and clock and use it as a desk clock.

My mother, the first owner of said Dasher, informed me that the clock probably doesn’t work since the one in our car died after just a few years. I was in high school when I drove this car and being a typical teenager didn’t really use a clock all that much so I never noticed...

Sam > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
06/28/2015 at 16:43

I was also going to wire up the 300ZX reverse lights to illuminate, but I never got around to it.