Buying a wrecked car?
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Teching In
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From: Minnesota
Buying a wrecked car? Hello all, I'm new here.
I'm planning on putting a LSx motor of some sorts into a S13 240sx (89-94). I'm on a bit of a budget so my father suggests I buy a wrecked donor car that runs so we can pull the complete power train out of it, then part the rest of the vehicle to make some money back. I think I should look for a 4th gen Camaro with an LS1, or any 4th gen GTO. I'm not sure how much I could expect to pay for a wrecked car, or if I'm even going to be able to make some money back parting it.
What do you all think?
I'm planning on putting a LSx motor of some sorts into a S13 240sx (89-94). I'm on a bit of a budget so my father suggests I buy a wrecked donor car that runs so we can pull the complete power train out of it, then part the rest of the vehicle to make some money back. I think I should look for a 4th gen Camaro with an LS1, or any 4th gen GTO. I'm not sure how much I could expect to pay for a wrecked car, or if I'm even going to be able to make some money back parting it.
What do you all think?
TECH Junkie
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I really have no comments on your 'build' plans but I can say that parting out these cars is very time consuming and the shipping costs have made it tough to make a decent profit. The demand for parts really isn't there either considering the parts would most likely be coming from a higher mileage used up car. No one will be laying out good $$. I wouldn't expect to turn much of a profit overall.
Good luck with your project whichever way you proceed.
Good luck with your project whichever way you proceed.
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Teching In
Joined: Dec 2013
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From: Minnesota
I really have no comments on your 'build' plans but I can say that parting out these cars is very time consuming and the shipping costs have made it tough to make a decent profit. The demand for parts really isn't there either considering the parts would most likely be coming from a higher mileage used up car. No one will be laying out good $$. I wouldn't expect to turn much of a profit overall.
Good luck with your project whichever way you proceed.
Good luck with your project whichever way you proceed.
WRONG! you can make good money parting out a F-body. it does take a lot of time and effort. the biggest pain in the *** is putting up with potential buyers who want pictures, prices and shipping cost and you never hear back from them! most of the members here are good buyers. just picked up a 99 T/A A4 and a 99 T/A m6 to part out.
