TDWP Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) First off if this is the wrong section I aplogize, this seemed to fit best for the questions. Anyway I am looking at buying a complete but rusted out parts car so that I can piece back together my rust free shell I acquired a few weeks ago. The owner said he doesn't know if it runs or when the last time it was ran but he says it turns over by hand and he hasn't tried starting it because he has no use of it since it came with another car he purchased. So my question is would his price of 1100 dollars be fair for the car, the items I need from the car are engine, trans, mounts( since I'm putting it back to stock from a v8), dash, hood, seats, grill, bumper, and a lot of little stuff here and there. I'm really just looking for opinions on the car. thanks! Edited February 17, 2015 by TDWP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NgoZ Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I kinda think it's kinda high. Last parts car I picked up I got for $400, in a similar condition but it ran fine. I kept alot of the random parts I wanted and sliced a bunch out for others, then took it to the scrap yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nix240z Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 That looks like a 73... some parts do not crossover into the 70-72 cars...seems kind of high but believe it or not that is the going price in the south on the eastcoast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I agree with NgoZ....you're probably better off going with a car that's at least running (and nominally, driving), since you're looking for a decent drivetrain to transplant into your rust-free shell. From the pictures, this one looks kind of like a rust-bucket that may or may not have the parts you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDWP Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I've got an early 74 so fitment into my car isn't an issue, but yes I agree the price is high and I wanted to see if others held that same opinion. Unfortunately I've come to realize that seems to be the going rate in these parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'd offer $500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skerry Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Seriously, $1100 for that is a joke. I'd honestly question paying $500 for it. I just dont know if you can pull that amount of parts out of it. By the time you fix the problems with the parts you can use, you probably could have bought them cheaper. Edited February 18, 2015 by skerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael wales Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 just payed 600 for one in as good if not better condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sovereign Z Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 So you guys are the ones buying good cars and cutting them up so we can't rebuild them. Save some for the little guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 So you guys are the ones buying good cars and cutting them up so we can't rebuild them. Save some for the little guy! Everyone's got to know where to draw the line between repair and recycle. These poor cars rust horribly, sometimes they cannot be saved without unreasonable effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 That looks similar to one that just sold for $3450... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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