Break for spares or whole car salvage.

[Jezz]

I'd like a vote please people. Do i break this car up and sell the goodies off in bits, or do i sell it as a repairable salvage car. A monster one at that.

[Sheefa]

.........and then PM me back about the parts I asked you for mate!

[Pig]

what car?

[JustGav]

3rd option...

 

Transplant into a cheap NA and sell it as a fully running single..

 

Keeps the love that went into building the car a 2nd chance..

[Whitesupraboy2]

Id have to say break for safety that looks a hefty smack!

[CJ]

I think i would want the opinion of a body shop to ascertain whether it was safe to put back on the road.

[GeordieSteve]

Break.... coz I fancy that inlet manifold and TB

[Clarkey]

Must admit - no way would I go near a car to buy with that kind of history.

 

It's now a nail.

[Pete]

It's cursed. Break it.

[Jezz]

Its safe to repair, but a very intense job to be honest. With a spec like that it needs to be done properly.

[CJ]

Do you know of a bodyhsop that is capable of doing the work? What is your guesstimate to repair?

[Homer]

As a car enthusiast sell the engine as a whole and break the rest.

 

The engine is worth an absolute fortune, the rest of the car is the same as any old salvage Supra.

 

From a breakers point of view maybe its not the most economical approach though!

 

PS: Let me know if you break it as I'll be up there right away with my checkbook

[toyotatom]

Break it im afraid. Although its always nice to see something reserected, especially the more grand cars, imho they never drive exactly the same, and whoever bought it would always have a niggle in the back of their mind. I know I would.

[Clarkey]

What kind of £££ are you looking for the whole thing ?

[Pete]

Wha't the point in repairing it? You'll have to strip the whole thing down anyway to repair - you might as well get a good shell and start with that.

[Jezz]

Wha't the point in repairing it? You'll have to strip the whole thing down anyway to repair - you might as well get a good shell and start with that.

 

Precisely. My first choice is to break. But i'm being hounded to sell it complete. cough cj cough.

[CJ]

Wha't the point in repairing it? You'll have to strip the whole thing down anyway to repair - you might as well get a good shell and start with that.

 

The difficult part is finding a good shell. And lets be honest, if that engione was going into a car, you would not want a stock body eh? So the bodywork would have to be done too.

[Jezz]

The difficult part is finding a good shell. And lets be honest, if that engione was going into a car, you would not want a stock body eh? So the bodywork would have to be done too.

 

Put it in a Nova!

[CJ]

Put it in a Nova!

 

[Pete]

The difficult part is finding a good shell. And lets be honest, if that engione was going into a car, you would not want a stock body eh? So the bodywork would have to be done too.

I wouldn't want a rebuilt one either! It's not the body work that worries me, it's the chassis. It may well have a slight twist or kink in the rear now, just a little could throw it all off - especially if highly tuned. Maybe I'm wrong and it's all just a question of finding a really good repair shop.

Ideally you'd have a nice stripped shell you could double seam weld and strenghten etc...is it really necessary on a Supra though?

I'd love to do a stripped out mad powered rebuild.

[garetheves]

Why not transplant the engine and all necessary bits into your beast Jezzy. If you do break it though ill take the intake heat shield.

[colsoop]

Break it Jez.

Sell the engine complete,then sell the turbo kit and Ecu seperately along with the fuel system.

Im interested inb ther drivers seat and subframe

[Soonto_HAS_soop]

Buy a cheap N/A Aeroflop and transplant away....

[michael]

Break it, sell the fuelling setup to me

[Paul_SWZ]

It will be a shame to see it broken up. It could easily be repaired by the right person. If you wanna quick buck sell it as salvage but if you wanna earn a few more quid take your time and break her.

 

I would buy the whole thing tbh