Trips to the wrecking yard

Our town's self-service ['remove the parts yourself'] wrecking yard has quite a few Subarus...most having +250k miles on them. I've gotten several parts, including an air intake [so I could adapt it for mounting a good air filter], right timing covers [arrived cracked, but the seller had disclosed that in his ad], and lots of nuts and bolts [in case I lose a few the whole process doesn't grind to a halt].

To remove the timing covers, I had to remove the right side camshaft sprocket. Luckily before going to the junkyard, I made a puller using a piece of oak wood [from an old pallet] and some long carriage bolts. I used this to hold the camshaft sprocket in place while loosening the nut with a rachet. Took all of 15 seconds to remove.

Also, even though there are no Vanagons in the self-service wrecking yards in our area, I have discovered ways to get some spare parts for the Vanagon. [Yes, I could go to the specialized VW wrecking yard, but they are really expensive.]

For example, the Vanagon's electric fuel pump looks original and is thus 22 years old, so I think it might not last much longer. Seeing that a new one costs $300, I looked to find out which cars use the same fuel pump. As it turns out, some other German cars use it, so I found one in the self-service wrecking yard and removed its fuel pump for $15. Also, some of the relays [fuel pump, radiator fan, accessories] are the same as those used by other VW models, so I've gotten some of those also. Fun stuff, it just requires some research to figure this out!