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similar experience
Posted by rob 94 cse (more from rob 94 cse) on Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:38:38
In Reply to: My '85 900T is dying a slow, cruel death (long), Steve Schwedland
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I just finished parting out my '85 900T today. I bought the car 3 years ago on ebay for $350. It needed a new head gasket and a few other things to get on the road. Over the 25k miles I owned it, I had to swap in a used engine, and replace virtually every component on the car. Steering rack, radiator, water pump, rear axle, tires, completely rewired main wiring harness and rear harness, new heat shield, inner drivers, control arms, and tons more. In hindsight, it was a money pit and my time/money probably would have been better spent on a car with lower miles. However, I did learn a lot about cars by fixing all the crap that broke on this one.
I've made a little over $500 on parts so far. I still need to sell the wheels and some other things. If I were you, I'd see if I could get $300 or more for it, unless you have put in lots of $$ in in parts, then you could part it out. Just remember that a basic functioning car is worth a lot more than a car thats not running this moment. Good luck,
Robert
p.s. I threw away my 900's frame by cutting it in half behind the front doors, and cutting it lengthwise drivers and passengers side, with a 4" grinder. Then I put each quarter in the back of my 9000 and drove it to the dump.
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- My '85 900T is dying a slow, cruel death (long), Steve Schwedland
, Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:54:15- Re: My '85 900T is dying a slow, cruel death (long), Saana88
, Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:59:52 - Re: My '85 900T is dying a slow, cruel death (long), Ryan
, Fri, 1 Apr 2005 07:28:31 - similar experience, rob 94 cse, Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:38:38 <-- Viewing This Message
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