If all goes well I will be getting this parts car tomorrow. Sadly, I think it is in better starting shape than the current project but I don't want/need to take on another project at this time.
I hate scrapping a shell but I don't have the resources for another project and by the time I do have time/money it will have sat for too long to restore. I have space on my land but the HOA is unkind about unregistered cars. As I have found with my current project, restoring a convertible has some special costs that tend to not be cheap, and body work is expensive on any car. I'll have $3500-5000 in top/body work alone and enough if the interior is missing to make this a tough sell for restoration.




Not 100% certain what I will do with it but the short list of parts to pull/save for the current project or as spares are:
Other parts that I don't want to send to the scrapper:
Tentatively trading the driveline, motor, trans to another R3v member for some parts he has for me.
What else is worth keeping? The last time I parted out a car it was in worse shape and I had no qualms scrapping it but it had no special/specific parts like a convertible has.
I hate scrapping a shell but I don't have the resources for another project and by the time I do have time/money it will have sat for too long to restore. I have space on my land but the HOA is unkind about unregistered cars. As I have found with my current project, restoring a convertible has some special costs that tend to not be cheap, and body work is expensive on any car. I'll have $3500-5000 in top/body work alone and enough if the interior is missing to make this a tough sell for restoration.




Not 100% certain what I will do with it but the short list of parts to pull/save for the current project or as spares are:
- Any interior parts
- Rear window assembly/regulators
- Both front doors
- Both front fenders (one slightly bent)
- Rear subframe
- Front strut tubes
- Wheels, tires, spare
- Top frame/cover
- Cluster
- Axles
- Fender liners
- Brake lights
- Trunk liner parts
- Battery
- Antenna cable
- Seat belts
- Door panels
- Blower motor
- CAB brackets, control arms
Other parts that I don't want to send to the scrapper:
- Brakes
- Pedal Set
- Bumper brackets/sliders
- DME
- Mirrors
- Exterior trim
- 3rd brake light
Tentatively trading the driveline, motor, trans to another R3v member for some parts he has for me.
What else is worth keeping? The last time I parted out a car it was in worse shape and I had no qualms scrapping it but it had no special/specific parts like a convertible has.
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