parts car and transporting it

[roger@mostro.sps.mot.com (Roger Albert)]

Hi all,

I rx'd a bounce from my posting, and no replies, but if this does turn
out to be a duplicate post, my apologies.

regards
roger

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Hi again all,

OK, Its time for the all-too-frequent Roger asking questions hour again,
wherein this time we call upon people who've bought parts cars before,
for advice and tips.

Here's the deal,  I have the chance to buy, probably reasonably, an 87
4ks in the same color as my 86 4ks.  The motor in the parts beast is
not currently running, and is purportedly, a low compression 1.8L I4,
rebuilt, and from all the stamps, brazilian in origin.  At any rate, the
motor's not a big concern, as its parts and accessories which are driving
the deal.  The car has some very minor front end bumps, but fortunately,
just on opposite sides from mine, so it has just what I need.

So, a couple questions arise,

1) since its not running, I'm guessing I'll have to have it moved to my house.
   Its a good 45 minute drive, assuming highway use, so its a bit more than
   I want to try towing on my own.  What have any of you done in this situation
   in the past?  Flat bed it out?  Any ideas on costs?  I'm leery of a normal
   tow job, since they're known for bending control arms, and that's really
   one of the parts I need from the thing.  I'm open to all ideas.

2) Similarly, since I'm basically going to strip it, ideally including rims
   (they'll still be small/14", but it would be a cheap way to have sticky
   low profile track tires available)  How do people get rid of the hulk.

   i)   Can a flat bed handle this?  I'm assuming they run into similar 
        situations with really badly wrecked cars.

   ii)  If so, is it likely to be much more expensive than regular towing.
  
   iii) Where will I take it?  The local VW/Audi lot might or might not want
        it since it will be largely stripped.  Would a regular salvage yard
        likely accept it?  I wouldn't want any cash for it at that point, but
        I'd like not to pay a hefty disposal fee either, lest I ruing the whole
        cheap parts equation.

3) Lastly, if anyone needs anything from an 87 4ks, let me know what and what
   you'd offer, I'm not looking to get rich, but wouldn't mind defraying some
   expenses.  I think most of the electrics, gauges, and front brakes would
   already be spoken for by Eric and I.  Definitely available would be a lot
   of blue interior parts.

4) What kind of prices does one pay for an 11 yr old parts car of this sort?

I'd love to hear any comments and BTDTs.  Thanks
regards
roger

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Roger Albert (go Illini!)  Motorola.  Austin, Texas 
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