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03-22-2018, 06:52 AM | #1 |
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NOS parts I will never use but keep .
I suppose I am not alone in that I have NOS parts which I will never use and I doubt if anyone else will ever do . I have 4 NOS AA bevel gear rear axle shafts . Brand new and still coated with thick cosmoline . My truck will never use them for sure but I keep them !!! Why do I this, am I alone in this irrational behavior ??? . I do have other parts which I or anyone else will never ever need but I keep them also . Cheer me up and tell me that you too are doing the same thing ,what do you have ???
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03-22-2018, 07:19 AM | #2 |
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Re: NOS parts I will never use but keep .
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You probably have the same illness that most of us have. Is there a market for your extras? Shipping costs for those heavy metal pieces would be expensive but would be absorbed by the buyer. Are there many model A's in cool cloudy England? Marty |
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03-22-2018, 08:43 AM | #3 |
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Re: NOS parts I will never use but keep .
I have some things im keeping for those what ifs but alot of it is finding homes. Gonna be many many miles to wear out an AA axle shaft so id let them go to a good home.
i have 2 spare transmissions, 4 generators, 3 starters, and will i ever need more than one spare of each? probably not. Im a sucker for a good deal is my problem.
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Re: NOS parts I will never use but keep .
"HOARDING" is common BEHAVIOR. I cook just for myself, but have BOWLS/POTS PANS/ETC, big enough to cook for an ARMY!
DON'T tell anyone, but one BIG Stainless mixing bowl is BIG enough to soak my FEET in!---ALSO good for simmering carb parts, in T.S.P.--- Bill Normal?
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03-22-2018, 10:25 AM | #5 |
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Re: NOS parts I will never use but keep .
To me at least, NOS parts are like little time machines. They show what the part is supposed to be made like (quality, specs, etc.). Not the cheap repos most are nowadays. Granted I understand economics of scale etc.
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03-22-2018, 11:38 AM | #7 |
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A NOS part in the original box is art to be displayed. :-)
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Re: NOS parts I will never use but keep .
I never get rid of a usable part for a car I own. I Do have lots of A parts and do occasionally help out a fellow hobbyist if they need a part.
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03-22-2018, 12:14 PM | #10 |
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Re: NOS parts I will never use but keep .
When I inherited my Dad's phaeton he had accumulated several NOS parts which I hate to get rid of. I like the looks of them hanging around in the garage. I may let them go to a good home---eventually...Like Binger says, to help out a fellow hobbyist.
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03-22-2018, 12:33 PM | #11 |
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john, your steering wheel is on the wrong side
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03-22-2018, 12:40 PM | #12 |
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Define "wrong"
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03-22-2018, 01:06 PM | #13 |
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03-22-2018, 01:08 PM | #14 |
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The nos parts that I tend to find are brake and steering parts. BUT then the gas tank and pr.of frame rails were a freak thing. Tank is long gone now. NICE to look at the stuff.
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Need to start thinking in terms of everything that takes up physical space that space has value. if the valuable space is worth more than the parts time to go.
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03-22-2018, 02:19 PM | #16 |
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Chris,
Should I display my 4, EMPTY computer boxes, in my LIVING ROOM? I was able to get rid of the 4 OLD COMPUTERS/PRINTERS/SCANNERS/AND A MESS OF OLD STUFF! I "think" my house is getting a SLIGHT ECHO???---Must be time to STOP. Bill Empty
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03-22-2018, 02:58 PM | #17 |
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We all love NOS pieces. I like to collect rubber parts such as hoses, door check straps, and grommets. I also collect hub caps and valve stems. I am happy to get these parts into the hands of fine point restorers.
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03-22-2018, 03:53 PM | #18 |
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Hi Roger
To make matters worse my pedals are on the wrong side also !!! John in same place same weather . |
03-22-2018, 06:20 PM | #19 |
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John's steering wheel is on the "right" side, that's why cars like that are called RIGHT HAND DRIVE.
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After my post #16, there is a BIG,OPEN, BLANK SPACE!!!--Is something SPOOKY going on?---Should I be worried????
Bill Freakedout
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