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Old 05-31-2015, 05:29 PM   #1
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97 z28 for $300?

i had someone offering me a 97 z28 auto hard top not running for $300, it's been sitting for a while and seams like #8 plug got shot out of the treads, it has a Borla exhaust system in great shape that alone is worth that much, even dough i don't need another car the challenge is very tempting...is it worth the trouble?
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Old 05-31-2015, 05:40 PM   #2
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Buy it and part it
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

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Old 05-31-2015, 05:47 PM   #3
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knowing me i would try to fix it instead, i wouldn't be able to resist the challenge, and since i do everything myself it will be sitting for a while
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Old 05-31-2015, 06:11 PM   #4
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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Old 05-31-2015, 06:39 PM   #5
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if u pass. ill take it. lol. it'll make #3 in line awaiting stripping.
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Old 05-31-2015, 09:16 PM   #6
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It's this one right? Saw it this am..seems like a good deal... a little more than 3 bills but its got the borla.

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Old 05-31-2015, 09:23 PM   #7
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thats a steal for $300
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the wheels themselves will get you 50 - 100 bucks from people just looking for cheap winter sets. easily.
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Old 06-01-2015, 01:01 PM   #9
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That blue Pete in picture #1 looks familiar...


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Old 06-01-2015, 02:30 PM   #10
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I would buy It!! That's a steal even if you buy it and resell it or call one of those car sale numbers you will get $1000. or fix the engine and flip the car for profit. I would take it just for parts so I could build a cheap LSX engine to put in my 86 Camaro. If you have the extra money, space, time, tools and know what your doing it's well worth it.
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I don't have the time to part it out and really don't want to do it.
I need to clean up my yard so $300 come and get it. Bring a trailer. As stated, between rear and exhaust you could double your money lol.
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Old 06-01-2015, 03:45 PM   #12
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The engine still in it? Are the floors solid?
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theres a complete LT1 engine on CL for a few hundred bucks, if u can do the swap urself u could make a few g's
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if it was manual i would get it, but living in a town house and we already have 4 cars i only have room for 1 more and that's it, i can fix the engine myself as i already build a few but no time and patience for that anymore.
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another thing is i do not have the heart to part out a perfectly fixable car, if it was hit bad yes but it deserves to be fixed and driven
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suckers sentiment. part it out so other cars may live a better life!


town house and we already have 4 cars ==> that answers the should you buy it question lol
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop

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Old 06-01-2015, 10:00 PM   #18
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I don't have the time to part it out and really don't want to do it.
I need to clean up my yard so $300 come and get it. Bring a trailer. As stated, between rear and exhaust you could double your money lol.

If you really want it gone, I could be there Sunday with my trailer and cash. PM me if interested.

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2nd in line to buy it. I'd fix it up for my son.
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My friend needs a lt1 for her camaro
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I'm picking it up tomorrow, i have a place to put it and the wife's blessing...lol.
But it's not being parted out, i have to diagnose/fix the problems, do a compression test, get it running and if needed pull out the engine to rebuilt, it also needs some body work and paint, maybe a satin black?
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My friend needs an engine for her 96 camaro... Think about it lol
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good, because I really didn't want the car, lol.
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I'd honestly helicoil the #8 plug and send it down the road but even that is too much work for me to do lol. I have my work truck torn apart for a rebuild, my plow truck torn apart for rockers and cab corners and my Pete has an air leak behind the dash that I haven't even looked at.
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Old 06-07-2015, 07:19 PM   #25
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got home fine


tuck in the garage for some diagnosis


already started surgery


be prepaired for a bunch of questions, i'm not new to this but i have a bad memory, you know, i'm already 46... lol
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