[V8] Original '91 5-speed with 4.2 swap going to wrecking yard

[Luis CaifanSC]

Does anyone have pictures of this car?


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Scott Justusson <qshipq at aol.com> wrote:

> Steve
> Might be time to let it go to the yard....  6 months ago when you posted
> the same email, I forwarded the news to a buddy in TX.  After several
> rounds of emails and delays, the deal didn't happen.  IIRC2 "looks rough"
> would be an understatement, as the car needed too much to seriously be a
> contender for much more than a track car, at best.
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> Parting out 5speeds can be profitable, but it requires commitment, time
> and a very tight market.  I'm not 'down' on v8's, just proposing that
> saving them all, is hardly realistic, especially non runners.  The math to
> make the tow dollars + the sell dollars + the time to strip - current parts
> value = A tough justification.
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> I'd wager by the time all is said and done, a couple quick parts removed
> by the 'seller' then call for the tax deduction or by weight recycler,
> might prove to be the best avenue.
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> Not to start a huge thread, but IMdirectE with parting Audis (with my own
> truck and trailer), that math is really tough to make work.  Worse when the
> only real money is in the Clutch/trans and rear diff.  That's 1000USD,
> anything left is available on any year v8.
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> Scott J
> 92 v8
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve B <urq at pacbell.net>
> To: V8 at Audifans. Com <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wed, Jul 31, 2013 9:52 pm
> Subject: [V8] Original '91 5-speed with 4.2 swap going to wrecking yard
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> I saw Gerry's car the other day ... sure it looks rough, but it is still a
> rare
> California car (IIRC).  He is talking about sending it to the wrecker
> soon.  It
> sure seems to me it would be a good candidate for someone to part out
> (wish I
> had room to do the party out myself), if not to restore.
>
> Steve Buchholz
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