If the other 2/3 of the car is in great shape than 400 would be a great deal!

Did the car run before the fire? If so the fire should not have damaged the enigne internals. That would take a thermit stick. And I am sure that fire did not burn that hot.

If you intentions are to run this car back to stock it will be pricey. Because a wiring harness is probally destroyed and many stock sensors are destroyed. They are pricey from the dealer. And big unknowns from the junk yard.

However, if your intentions are a gutted, no emissions, 4 vacuum line setup with some aftermarket engine managment. You are set. Perfect car.

james

 

if you really have the time and can do the work yourself. Good way to learn about these jewels.

But, one piece of advice..................

put less sugar in your coffee.

 

well a T2 for a couple hundred bucks is VERY tempting and would seem like a great thing ...

but from your questions about the motor, it doesn't sound like you're 100% comfortable with the prospect of having to "rebuild" a car ...

you said you want it to be a project, and that's fine. i understand, if the shoe were on the other foot, and i had the place to work on a car like that ... there'd be no questions ... i'd take it!

however, i haven't heard anyone ask, and i haven't heard you mention it, but do you know what caused the fire? that will probably be your biggest clue as to what condition the motor is in ...

 

just the non-engine-related parts on it alone are worth the $200 I think. Go ahead, you really can't lose.

 

First off I'm just in a hurry because the car is going to be sold if I don't speak up. So chill on the sugar crap. Also I'm not worried about doing a rebuild, my boss has done plenty and says they are much easier than reciprocating engines to rebuild, which I do all the time. I actually want a car to rebuild, that way I know the motor is fresh. I'm just asking if it is a good deal or not. I don't know much blown TII's usually go for. I don't see them for sale much?
Anyway I am just wondering if 400 is good for a TII that caught fire and could have a blown engine.
-Ed-

 

Hey! Why whats wrong with you. Buy the thing, even at 400 bucks. Thats the answer. Accept it and pony up the chump change. A hoods worth 200 bucks.

My car is a salvage vehicle due to a turbo fire. I thought it was a steal at 700 bucks. God make wire splices for repairing burnt wires. New injector wiring plugs can be had with two foot wire leads that you can splice onto the old wiring. The injectors are probably toast. You can buy rebuilt ones or new ones. They cost money. As much as the car your buying. The thing called a pulsation damper cost half as much as the car your buying. The oil injectors could be trashed. They can be bought second hand. They cost ???? Vacuum hose cost very little. The oil injector lines can cost money or you can find fuel line from a hardware store that size that will do the same job just better. Water hose is chump change. The factory manual is available at http://www.fc3s.org/ and is a free download.

You WILL burn in HELL if you don't buy that car!

 

Buy it man. Geez.

James

 

Thanks for the advice. Hearing that you bought yours for 700 and it was a fire car like this one eases my mind. Your right I will burn in hell if I don't buy it. I'm going to go get it tomorow, man. GEEZ.

 

I personally wouldn't buy a car that has caught fire before....that's just asking for trouble. Almost all of the wiring should be screwed, so that will have to be replaced.

 

As long as get a new engine wiring harness I should be OK. That way I know all the wiring works.

Ed

 

I spliced each and every one of those wires from the strut tower to the injectors. Somewhere b/t 40 and fifty wires. Used Molex connectors from the Radio Shack, male and female. After a year I've not had even a hint of trouble from the spliced areas. Its just wire, male and female sockets/pins, connectors. Big deal. I really can't fantom people who do the n/a to turbo conversion and swap out whole harnesses when they could have strung just three to four little wires.

EDMOUND has a California car, so he's gonna have to get the emissions devices by hook or crook. Beware of used acv from a turbo. The Switching diaphram fries over time and won't hold a vacuum, making it non-functional. Can be repaired using the diaphram out of a 82 to 90 used acv(Thank you Six Rotors).

One small teeny tiny thing I did not mention. Those metal vacuum lines behind and under the intake were a bit clogged with residue from the fire. Use fence post wire to ram it out.

 

I bought it today! Well now I'll be on here asking tons of questions through out my project. I'll probably be on here looking for parts also.

Thanks for your opinions! Ed