whiteEJ8

I friend of mine that owns a mechanic shop picked up a 2001 integra 4 door at an auction that he wants to sell to me for 1250. The car was stolen and has no motor and needs some body/paint work which I do for a living so the repair cost will be minimal. About how much could I get for a rolling chassis once the body and paint work is done? I don't want to put a bunch of work into it if my profit isn't there.
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TheOtherDave™

You won't get much, particularly if the car has a salvage title and the wiring harness is hacked to shit.

As a buyer, it would be very hard to convince me to spend more than $2K on a rolling chassis with a salvage title, regardless of condition.

I wouldn't bother.

1turbodc2

I would have to agree... with that 100 percent

whiteEJ8

I figured since a lot of people do swaps anyway I might get more than that. Thanks for the help, I'll pass on this one.

tommyhcky13

you dont cut the wiring harness to start a car.the new ignition is $25. you might be able to part it out

TheOtherDave™

Well yeah, that's obvious.

But if the thieves were in a rush to nick the drivetrain and they didn't give a shit about the chassis, it's faster for them to clip the wires and hoses than to unplug all the connectors.

No matter what, the chassis almost certainly has a salvage title now.
No matter how much work is invested, the salvage title just kills resale value.

That might work... but at a 1250 buy-in, you'll probably only break even.

For that chassis, it's time for the scrap yard, IMO.

g290ls

for 1250, salvage title, you could make a a good autox or scca car, seeing as how you really wouldnt be able to sell for more then like 3k 0r 4k thats what i would do