[urq] To 3b or not to 3b?

[Steve Mills]

I went through the same thing with my 85 recently.y original plan was to get the car sorted (it had been sitting for a while also) and then do an ABY swap. 

However, once I got the WX sorted, it was hard to justify the expense and effort of a swap- from what I've seen in terms of sales, a 3b or AAN swap doesn't add much if anything to the value of the car, and may limit your market because many buyers are looking for original cars. 

Case in point- I've seen several well done 3b swaps priced at ~$15k sit on the market forever, but a stock 100k mile 85 sold for $21,500 the first week it was up on Bring A Trailer. 

So, if you are planning to keep it forever, swap away. If you want to optimize your return, don't mess with it now that it's finally running. 

Steve

On Jul 8, 2013, at 6:04 PM, John Corbishley <c.corbishley at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi All:
> 
> I've been quiet for many years now and my '85 has been sitting in the garage collecting dust since I drove it up from Miami almost 10 years ago.
> 
> Finally found someone in Charleston who was trained on these cars and he has brought her back to life by finally sorting out my starting problem.............so
> 
> The 3b has been sitting on an engine stand for the same time.
> 
> Given the advances that Javad and others have found with the original engine, does it still make sense to do the 3b conversion, and what will it do to the long term value?
> 
> BTW, does anyone have a good rear spoiler that they want to sell?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> John Corbs
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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