This is not a "parts for sale" post, yet. What I am asking is after a long, long project that has started and stopped over about 7-8 years, I am putting the final finishes on the 67 vert. Just needs a top, and a few bits of bling. What I have now is a pile of things that did not make the final build for whatever reason. Some I know are usable and could be sold but some I am wondering if it is worth all the listing, explaining, sending pictures and shipping. I don't want to throw away that one thing that someone needs but how do you decide? How do you guys and girls decide weather it goes to scrap metal or could be saved by someone? I have rusty fenders and wheel wells, old tail lights, bumpers and the parts that go with them, front spindals and drums from disc swap, and on and on. So if you have a suggestion on how to pick the good stuff, it would be great. I am not going to build another car so I don't need the parts pile. Thanks EB
eb, I'm currently looking at a beater 67 vert that needs alot of love so don't be in a hurry to scrap your extras. Even in the event that you don't want to go through all the hassle associated with selling what you consider junk, someone else will always be happy for that donated part that might be better than the one they were considering using or maybe missing altogether.
Agree with both comments above...put it in a pile, make a quick list & a couple photos, slap it up in the "for sale" section of this board and put a deadline on it. Give it a month or whatever you think is reasonable and let people make offers or cherry pick what they want. If it's too much hassle or you're tired of it just finally say "free" to whatever's left for whoever wants to come pick it up. Scrap weight will only be worth about $30 or so...might as well just give it away if you can't sell it. And if nobody bites on free then just scrap it anyway.
I'm a big Ebayer. If a part is easy to box and ship, and it looks like it will bring me at least $25 or so, I'll Ebay it. (Your taillights would be a good example of something worthy of Ebaying in my opinion.) Less value than that...I just scrap. If it's too big to ship easily I feel little guilt scrapping it after first attempting to nearly give it away. Heck I tried giving away a full and functional 2.73 open rear end out of my 68 F-bird here on this forum, and nobody bit on it a year or two ago when I was asking only $50 or less for it. Never even got an offer. So I gave it a month or two and then off to scrap it went and I got my $20 bill for it in tonnage. Sometimes junk is just junk. It's nice to recycle for its intended use within reason, but if it takes stupid effort, fill a pickup truck and recycle it thru a steel shredder so it becomes part of a brand new 2015 car or washing machine...no guilt. We and all of our things will turn to dust somday anyway...
Rusted fenders and wheelhouses are pointless, you can build these cars out of catalogs and nobody wants a rusted Fender. Scrap it so the taiwanese have the raw materials to make a poor fitting OER one... Bumpers might have good core value if still solid, especially if original. Might try a rechromer or two, or posting here. Let the buyer worry about shipping or coming to get it in person. If it's not worth their hassle it's not worth yours...that tells you it's just scrap too.
Thanks guys. I am going to start making piles of keepers, scrap and crap and take some pictures. I also have a complete rear end that I only used a couple parts on the brakes and I forgot about it until you mentioned yours. I paid $125 for it and did not use it! I guess I will get to work this weekend. EB
