Re: Scrapping some aluminum today
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05/16/11 08:40 PM
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I have a bunch of Aluminum small block rods and boat anchor pistons just like that. Probably meet the same fate as yours when we haul the next load of scrap in.
Are some of those the 2322LF pistons?
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Re: Scrapping some aluminum today
[Re: dc426]
#993801
05/16/11 09:58 PM
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how much would you get from a scrap yard? i would take that stuff and make crap out of it
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Re: Scrapping some aluminum today
[Re: dc426]
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05/16/11 10:06 PM
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CompWedgeEngines
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Boy oh boy....you sure are tough on parts...!... 
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Re: Scrapping some aluminum today
[Re: MIKES_DUSTER]
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05/16/11 11:29 PM
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dc426
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Leaving Florida??
no, just down sizing and prepping for retirement.
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Re: Scrapping some aluminum today
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05/17/11 10:20 AM
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racealittle
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A few years back, I took about a dozen sets of 440 cast pistons in for scrap.
They did not want them. They told me they were not pure enough. They said something about a ring of metal within the cast piston that just didn't make it worth anything. Sounded like BS to me.
Perhaps high end pistons are pure enough for scrap.
Too many cars, too many parts, too little coin, too little space to work in, too little time left to make it all happen!
Update: down to one ride, still too many parts, a little more jingle in the pocket, gaining space, and it's going to happen this year!
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Re: Scrapping some aluminum today
[Re: racealittle]
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05/17/11 10:40 AM
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A few years back, I took about a dozen sets of 440 cast pistons in for scrap.
They did not want them. They told me they were not pure enough. They said something about a ring of metal within the cast piston that just didn't make it worth anything. Sounded like BS to me.
Perhaps high end pistons are pure enough for scrap.
those stock pistons are concidered dirty aluminum and worth less than pure aluminum, I have never had a problem getting rid of the stockers but won't get as much money, also there is a steel strut cast into them for strength around the pin area. 
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Re: Scrapping some aluminum today
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05/17/11 10:47 AM
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JohnRR
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Amazing the price of alum scrap these days. I dropped of some old siding a while ago and was shocked. 
That's good to know I have a big pile of alum in the corner of my garage that I have been waiting for the price to bottom before I bring it in
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Re: Scrapping some aluminum today
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05/17/11 05:59 PM
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Find out what they get per item and see if they are worth more as-is. I could see them as trophy material, swap meet 2 dollar box, or other uses in the form they are now. We were bored at the sand drag track, watching yet another track prep and were thinking of other things that could be done during the down time. Digger Tire races came to mind, but a piston or rod toss would work too. 
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