hurrican boss

[Resolution78]

for anyone who wants a track only car...... this could work great rip out the interior put in a new wiring harness and computer



https://www.iaai.com/Vehicles/VehicleDe ... owNumber=1

[962porsche]

i buy many salvage cars for there parts many times it's a better way to go than just buying parts from bone yards .
there is now becoming more and more hurricane damaged cars listed on the salvage web sites .
the down side to getting water damage cars is alot more than just replacing the ECU's and wiring . there is also every sensor that will need to be replaced if not right away over time and the time is in most cases about 2 years .
salt water gets into every thing even if you want to spend the time to try and clean it all out you will miss some of it . it's much worse than if you have your car sand blasted . if you have ever had that done to a car you will know 1st hand what a PITA it is to clean the sand out from a sand blasted car . well with water damage it's 100 times worse . that is why you see new car totaled after they are water damaged .
then there is the fuel system try and get salt water damage out of your fuel system you will end up replacing every part in the fuel system .
then there is the body rot that after you own the car for 2 years or so the car will start rotting from the inside out . the salt get between all the seams of the panels so a car that may only rot in certain places will be rotting every were .
when they list water damaged cars they do not list them as salt water or fresh water just water damage .

now getting a salvage car or two is a good idea . right now i'm building a 2nd gen M3 out of two salvage (hit) M3's for the two car the total price was 3400 dollars with the shipping . the car own now has an extra motor and trans with some other parts from the two cars . the cost of my building the car and repairing the ass end damage is 6000 K . so for about 9K he has a m3 race car with a crap hold of extra parts .
so building race cars out of salvage cars is not a bad idea just stay clear of water damaged ones .

[Resolution78]

GOOD INFO THANKS

[962porsche]

am i wrong by thinking what your saying there is a link to a boss that is up for insurance auction from hurricane damage ?
if so what i'm saying is insurance and salvage auctions are great but watch out for water damage car ! you will find it's more than replacing the wiring and ECU .

[Resolution78]

the auction expired........... car sold for around 12k.........

[paultg]

wow. that is crazy cheap, but like Dave said, flood car are a big risk. Interesting though cause I thought the auction said the car did run after they got all the water out of it. - Paul G.