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[ncsubowen]

So you are looking to have the rear subframe and trailing arm bushings replaced, CSB and Guibo replaced, brakes replaced and flushed all around? Are you also planning on doing the control arms/tie rods etc while you're at it?

I'd like to since while I'm in there. Most of the parts are already in my garage or being ordered, since if I can't find a place to get it done at less than a grand I'm going to end up doing what others have suggested and doing it piece by piece as I find the time.

[ncsubowen]

You're better off tackling one thing at a time and a parts car is just taking up space if you're not getting rid of parts left and right. Are you parting this car for profit or was it a car that you were driving and trying to get the most money out of it possible?

I'd do everything you can to strip the shit out of the parts car, sell the parts you don't want to keep/use and get a scrapper to buy the chassis from you and then focus on fixing your car. If you're running out of space consider getting a storage unit for a month or two.

The subframe and T/A bushings are much easier to do if you can install everything on a second subframe and have it ready to put on the car and do the guibo at the same time. That will make it a Saturday job and give you a bit of leeway in case something goes wrong.

If you need to do control arms/CABs/tie rods that would be easy to do on another weekend (and you'll need an alignment after doing so).

So the deal with the parts car is that I was in a wreck and wanted a few things off for myself, then I was going to sell it complete and be done with it. When I went to pick it up from Copart, the guy that was supposed to meet me flaked and I couldn't find another buyer. At that point I'd already completed the owner buyback paperwork and it was too late to get the rest from my insurance company, so I figured I would keep it around and do what I could to make up the difference (which I have at this point).

Ultimately, all I want now is to get the under-car parts off to do exactly what some others have suggested as far as getting subframe bushings put on my second subframe and then swapping it over - but that again gets into whether or not I can remove all of that stuff and still be able to roll my parts car onto a trailer.

Any clear answers? I'm asking if I can remove the rear subframe and still roll the car.

[BraveUlysses]

Yes, the scrapper can take the car w/o wheels or any sort of suspension (these guys will pull shit out of a muddy field for money).

On my last parts car I had it resting on a pair of composite plastic dollies from harbor freight and the guy didn't even care, he just dragged the dumb thing off the dolly and onto the flatbed and left.

[ncsubowen]

Yes, the scrapper can take the car w/o wheels or any sort of suspension (these guys will pull shit out of a muddy field for money).

On my last parts car I had it resting on a pair of composite plastic dollies from harbor freight and the guy didn't even care, he just dragged the dumb thing off the dolly and onto the flatbed and left.

Awesome, I'll do that. Who did you call?

[BraveUlysses]

I called these guys cause i was in lynnwood at the time:

http://www.nwautorecyclers.com/

but you can google around for 'auto scrappers' and see what comes up. don't let them take it for free, you should be able to get over 100 bucks for the body as long as you have a title

[ncsubowen]

Awesome - yea, title is in hand so no concerns there. Some of the body is chopped up but ultimately it's there. We'll see what I can get, still need to finish pulling some of the parts.