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

Desmond dm671 at yahoo.com
Fri Aug 2 12:30:44 PDT 2013 

For those of us following this discussion, one has to wonder why the owner can't post current pics of the car in the marketplace ?. Seems a lot is being said as to why there's not a lot of interest, yet no one is able to show what the V8 looks like.

Is it really that bad ?

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On Aug 2, 2013, at 2:24 PM, "Paul Jager" <pjager at telus.net> wrote:

> Fuel and electrical system disaster, depending on how wet the interior. Mold is not good to breathe in as well.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: too many quattros
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 10:31 AM
> To: Luis CaifanSC ; Scott Justusson
> Cc: V8 Audi Fans
> Subject: Re: [V8] Original '91 5-speed with 4.2 swap going to wrecking yard
> 
> to those who asked for pics, i am sorry, i must have deleted them.  i can't
> find them anywhere.  i saw the car last october, 2012 for a friend who was
> interested.  i really, really enjoyed meeting gerry.
> 
> in the end, the deal was between gerry and my friend.  the deal did not
> happen as the price was not right.
> 
> i can give my thoughts on the car
> 
> it was a very clean but horribly stored car.  it has sat for about 6 years
> under a bunch of trees just collecting debris.  the exterior is light blue
> IIRC and the interior is travertine (it MAY have been gray, i just don't
> recall).
> 
> the interior would have to come out completely to be cleaned.  it was
> disgusting, wet, moldy but very salvageable.  the seats looked very nice.
> 
> IIRC, the motor has 120K on it and the body 160K.  maybe its the other way
> around.
> 
> either way, it would need all new fluids, belts and a general overall
> cleaning.
> 
> the headlights would have to be replaced too as i think they were
> delaminating.  i guess u could have them vacuum metalized if you wanted.
> they were NOT euros.
> 
> other than the overall condition of the car and the fact that it had a 4.2
> in an original 5 speed car and it is in very straight, clean shape, but
> needing a bunch of elbow grease i found the car to be something i would buy
> and save if A) i did not already have 5+ projects and B) if i lived in the
> USA and C) if the price was right.
> 
> i can say this car is way too nice to go to the scrap yard.
> 
> if i can find the pics, i will send them to those who have asked.
> 
> 
> Shayne
> 
> PARTING:
> 1972 mercedes benz 280 se 4.5
> 1986 audi 4000 cs quattro
> 1990 audi coupe quattro
> 1995 audi S6
> 
> 
>> From: too many quattros <thequattroking at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 08:02:35 +0200
>> To: Luis CaifanSC <caifansc at gmail.com>, Scott Justusson <qshipq at aol.com>
>> Cc: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Original '91 5-speed with 4.2 swap going to wrecking yard
>> 
>> i have seen the car and have pics of it somewhere if anyone is interested.
>> i can try and dig up the pics if needed.  i looked at it for a friend who
>> wanted to buy it but gerry was asking WAY too much.
>> 
>> 
>> Shayne
>> 
>> PARTING:
>> 1972 mercedes benz 280 se 4.5
>> 1986 audi 4000 cs quattro
>> 1990 audi coupe quattro
>> 1995 audi S6
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Luis CaifanSC <caifansc at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 01:02:43 -0400
>>> To: Scott Justusson <qshipq at aol.com>
>>> Cc: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [V8] Original '91 5-speed with 4.2 swap going to wrecking yard
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> Scott J
>>>> 92 v8
>>>> 91 v8
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----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
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 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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