| thanks to cash for clunkers, junkyards are getting overwhelmed with cars. one local yard will be crushing the entire inventory in about two weeks to make room for a thousand more cars. they decided to have an 'all you can carry sale'. $80 buys all the parts that one person can pick up and carry by themselves from a starting line to finish line 10 feet away (parts must be picked up at starting line with no assistance, dropped parts can not be picked up once past starting line). no motors (seized anyway) and no dismantling transmissions or differentials. a friend notified me that there was a tt z there and started pulling and stashing parts a few days prior. showed up this morning 30 minutes after opening at the z's location to find the headlights being pulled. met 2 more z'ers about half an hour later. left the junkyard 4 trips later (between me and fellow z'er) at closing time (with a lengthy football/lunch break in between trips). i was not disappointed (my $80 worth):
 all the parts we could carry in 4 trips included (and i am sure a few escape me):
tt 5spd trans
rps segmented flywheel
rps sport street
4 bolt split downpipes
6 super clean coil packs
2x cas
2x tps
2x maf
intercooler piping
intercoolers
a/c lines
front fascia (actually carried the first load inside)
floor mats
new fuel rail
2 new purple top inj, 4 old
pop charger
a/c condenser
high pressure power steering line
alternator
starter
front and rear sway bars
4x adjustable intake cam gears
fuel pump and assembly
throttle body spring covers
power window switch assembly
tt front fascia
aac/iacv
knock sensor and harness
short shifter as well as non z32 parts:
headlights
fuel pump
a/c compressor
accessory drive belt
rad hose
j30 diff
z31 starter, ttop shades and bags
2x misc door panels (used to carry parts)
on a side note, the quickest vg30dett drop i have ever executed:
i decided to acquire an engine/transmission stand to store my parts as well as possibly run engines on. i was quoted ~$700 to build a stand from scratch with casters (from a few places). i decided that i had a parts chassis, that i have completely stripped down (i am talking every bolt), that would have the exact dimensions and mounting positions i would need for such an endeavor ;)......not to mention i might save a few bones. so i cut the necessary section out and trimmed it down. then i had the shop weld a few seams and casters on for $100. coated and painted the stand with the exception of the sound deadening area (which i am going to remove). it has been an absolute joy to work on the engine on here, same kind of fun as building an engine imo. still have a ways to go until i have all the pieces attached....maybe be running on the stand in a few weeks. i plan on adding a mini fuel tank and wiring efi, engine bay harness, and main front interior harness. a few more pics:
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good day at the junkyard, and an engine/trans stand - 
