[V8] Potential Parts Car

[Ron Wainwright]

Dave you KNOW what I vote...buy the car!

I'm sending you a mail ;-)

 Ron


A friend of mine at work had the alternator go out on
his '93, and has
offered to sell it to me as is for $1200.  It has a
hydraulic leak as 
well,
and needs a CV boot.  Engine is over 200K, I believe
PO rebuilt the top 
end.
Car is black/black like my '91, looks straight,
interior isn't bad but 
has a
tear in the headliner.  I helped him put Euros in it. 
IIRC it has 
H&R's,
and either Bilsteins or Konis.  Wheels are 15" silver
mesh.  Came from
Indiana maybe a year ago-does anyone know this car?

 

Couple of options, several of which may involve
marital issues with 
having
_another_ vehicle around:

 

-Take the parts I want, part out some, and send the
rest to a recycler.
Lights, of course.  I could certainly use the hood
(wife dented mine a
couple months ago, repairable but I've been waiting
for robotics season 
to
end before getting the whole car painted) and my front
clip is peeling 
in
spots.  The idea of a freshened 4.2 in my 5-speed is
intriguing.  I 
wouldn't
mind having the newer CC head, but not sure if this is
feasible.  
Already
have a Gamma w/ CD (thanks, Ron).

 

-Fix it and drive it (hydraulic pump is recent, but he
drove it for a 
while
w/ ATF in the steering!).

 

-Really fix it and transplant my 5-speed in.  This
would require a 
better
assessment of the mechanical condition of the car, and
probably a trip 
to
Ohio.

 

-Pass.

 

How tough is it to get someone to take a
semi-dismantled car off your 
hands?
I assume there is some threshold where you have to pay
them.  Stripping 
it
would require keeping it in the garage until it's
gone.

 

Comments/ideas?  What does a parts car go for these
days?  I know there 
are
several experienced dismantlers out there..

 

TIA,

Dave (on the edge of automotive insanity)




 
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