soilantgreen
05-08-2008, 06:36 AM
There are four sets of Chevy S-10 hoods and fenders available for free in Kissimmee. Before I give you the details, let me tell you that they are for pickup only. I am not going to go through the hassle of packaging a fender and shipping it. You (or anyone you can get to do it) will be picking them up in Kissimmee, FL near the airport.
They have been used as "training bucks" in a paint company training facility for the last four years and are therefore well protected with up to 100 layers of paint. There is no body damage or rust to be seen on any of them, but they will need to be stripped and painted prior to installation on your truck. The layers of paint are so thick, that they will literally not fit onto a vehicle in their current condition. Usually at least once a week, a class of trainees sands them, primes them, and paints them. You may find a color in there that you like, but all kidding aside, you will be doing some work to make them usable.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/soilantgreen/personal/ZZ.jpg
The training center has purchased four new sets and will be disassembling these used ones and putting the new sheet metal on their rolling frames soon. These body pieces will either go to a local Vo-Tec, be turned in for their scrap value, or given to lucky Pirate members who happen to be able to come pick them up. The training center employees should not be hassled with endless questions about what these are or aren't, how to get around my "no shipping" rule, or holding them for you because your schedule changed and you can no longer come and pick them up at a time that was already scheduled. Do not, under any circumstances, ruin the good relationship that I have with the paint company's training personnel who have very generously offered me the chance to give these away to you my closest e-friends. In fact, if you PM me about availability, and convince me that you have the ability to treat this opportunity in a responsible manner, I will pass on a name, phone number, and an address so that you can make arrangements to pick them up.
Please do not cut into their already busy day by repeatedly calling the training center with questions and requests. You're call should go something like this:
"Hi, Dave gave me your name and address. I'd like to pick up three right side S-10 fenders on a day that would be convenient for you. I've got a truck, can load and secure them, and would be happy to take them off of your hands. What day is good for you?"
Your conversation should not go like this:
"Hey, some asshole on Pirate told me to call you and see if I could get you to ship me a hood. He said "no shipping", but I figure for a ten-spot you might run it down to the UPS terminal for me, right? No? How 'bout if I call back in a couple of days and see if you've changed your mind? Maybe I'll throw in an extra saw-buck for your trouble. OK, talk to you in two days when maybe you'll be ready to help me..."
Remember, they are already doing you (and me) the favor of letting you come pick them up for free. They have neither the time nor the inclination to package and ship these anywhere. They do not need your money, so don't offer it. If you're going to offer somebody money, send it to help Zach Yost.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/search.php?searchid=2855444
If you simply must have these shipped to you, find a friend in or near Kissimmee (which is near Orlando) and ask them to transport and ship them for you. (And then make sure that guy knows not to waste the time of the nice people working at the training center.) The paint company that owns the center would rather they did more productive things with their time than deal with an endless stream of phone calls asking for more info about these free body parts, let alone packaging and shipping them. I'm reiterating myself here, but it is important that this not be abused. If all of this is too complicated to understand, feel free to buy rusty fenders out of a junkyard near you and not bother anyone involved, let alone me. This is not Craigslist, so don't wear anybody out with stupid shit.
You must PM me for the contact info.
First come, first served.
I may add pictures later, but then, if you have a 1994-2004 S-10, you already know what the hood and fenders looked like before you stuffed a 39.5 inch tire into one of them, right?
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/soilantgreen/personal/ZZZ.jpg
They have been used as "training bucks" in a paint company training facility for the last four years and are therefore well protected with up to 100 layers of paint. There is no body damage or rust to be seen on any of them, but they will need to be stripped and painted prior to installation on your truck. The layers of paint are so thick, that they will literally not fit onto a vehicle in their current condition. Usually at least once a week, a class of trainees sands them, primes them, and paints them. You may find a color in there that you like, but all kidding aside, you will be doing some work to make them usable.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/soilantgreen/personal/ZZ.jpg
The training center has purchased four new sets and will be disassembling these used ones and putting the new sheet metal on their rolling frames soon. These body pieces will either go to a local Vo-Tec, be turned in for their scrap value, or given to lucky Pirate members who happen to be able to come pick them up. The training center employees should not be hassled with endless questions about what these are or aren't, how to get around my "no shipping" rule, or holding them for you because your schedule changed and you can no longer come and pick them up at a time that was already scheduled. Do not, under any circumstances, ruin the good relationship that I have with the paint company's training personnel who have very generously offered me the chance to give these away to you my closest e-friends. In fact, if you PM me about availability, and convince me that you have the ability to treat this opportunity in a responsible manner, I will pass on a name, phone number, and an address so that you can make arrangements to pick them up.
Please do not cut into their already busy day by repeatedly calling the training center with questions and requests. You're call should go something like this:
"Hi, Dave gave me your name and address. I'd like to pick up three right side S-10 fenders on a day that would be convenient for you. I've got a truck, can load and secure them, and would be happy to take them off of your hands. What day is good for you?"
Your conversation should not go like this:
"Hey, some asshole on Pirate told me to call you and see if I could get you to ship me a hood. He said "no shipping", but I figure for a ten-spot you might run it down to the UPS terminal for me, right? No? How 'bout if I call back in a couple of days and see if you've changed your mind? Maybe I'll throw in an extra saw-buck for your trouble. OK, talk to you in two days when maybe you'll be ready to help me..."
Remember, they are already doing you (and me) the favor of letting you come pick them up for free. They have neither the time nor the inclination to package and ship these anywhere. They do not need your money, so don't offer it. If you're going to offer somebody money, send it to help Zach Yost.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/search.php?searchid=2855444
If you simply must have these shipped to you, find a friend in or near Kissimmee (which is near Orlando) and ask them to transport and ship them for you. (And then make sure that guy knows not to waste the time of the nice people working at the training center.) The paint company that owns the center would rather they did more productive things with their time than deal with an endless stream of phone calls asking for more info about these free body parts, let alone packaging and shipping them. I'm reiterating myself here, but it is important that this not be abused. If all of this is too complicated to understand, feel free to buy rusty fenders out of a junkyard near you and not bother anyone involved, let alone me. This is not Craigslist, so don't wear anybody out with stupid shit.
You must PM me for the contact info.
First come, first served.
I may add pictures later, but then, if you have a 1994-2004 S-10, you already know what the hood and fenders looked like before you stuffed a 39.5 inch tire into one of them, right?
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h109/soilantgreen/personal/ZZZ.jpg