: Sell as project veh or fix and sell?


EckZuk
05-01-2002, 06:23 PM
I will more than likely be selling my Zuk and would like opinions on to sell it as a project vehicle or to finish and sell for more. Right now it has the items below on it and is in the process of a build up. I figure I can get at least $1500 for the parts alone. What is your opinion and what would be a fair price?

1987 Samurai
About 10” suspension lift
1.3 w/ Pony Carb runs well
130 amp Gm Alt w/ RRO bracket
New battery
1990 axles w/ 5.5 Breese SPOA
½” H.D. U bolts
1990 stock t-case and drive shafts
Wrangler springs with custom Spring hangers and extended frame
2” longer Shackles homemade
5 - 31 x 10.5 mud tires
5 -Bart wheels 8” w/ 2.75” offset wheels (black)
Custom front tube bumpers
Diamond plate panels (labor only) rocker panels, targa bar, glove box, dash panel, rear wheel well
It needs to have the following items done to complete the project:
- Body needs a lot of attention but is worth fixing.
- Body needs to be painted because of different color panels.
- Paint frame with rust stop paint (frame good just surface rust)
- Get spacer for front drive shaft
- Need custom rear drive shaft (or spacer if you want)
- Gas tank leaks above ½ tank
- Needs rear brake line (1)
- Needs shock mounts (all but upper rear)
- Replace fluids
- Build z bar ( have extra set to build from)
- Install some metal brake line on rear axle (labor only)
- Install diamond plate panels (labor only)

Extra parts
Complete set of front and rear seats (fair/poor condition)
Targa bar
CJ flare complete
YJ Flare rear
Hood w/ rust at front
Complete set of doors
90 body cut in half for scab parts (fairly rusty)
90 Radiator
87 stock axles front and rear
87 stock carb
87 stock t-case
87 set of drive shafts
2 sets of stock wheels and tires
Extra roll bar (bottom bolt brackets cut off)
Many small misc items
Tow bar
$70 gift certificate to NCO

SamuraiChris
05-01-2002, 11:25 PM
Hey man, don't take me wrong, I hope you get as much as you're looking for out of the zuk, but I personally don't see it being worth more than $500-600 in the condition it sits now.
The only cool thing I see on there is the YJ springs, sure you say 90 axles n all, but that's nothing but bigger flanges, GM Alt is cool, 1/2" u-bolts are overkill and just add excess weight that no zuk needs. 2" extended shackles cost about $20 at a machine shop. new battery, ahh whatever, most cars you buy have batteries that work, nothing special.
Hope you don't take offense dude, I'm not trying to be a dick, just making the point that the zuk you got is really nohting special now, I'd say you would have a better shot of getting more cash once it was complete. All depends what your time is worth to you and how badly you need the cash.
good luck with it, and if you want ideas on some cheap shit to do to enhance the zuk just let me know.

DMC
05-02-2002, 08:53 AM
If your runna sell the zuk, the best thig you could do is just get it running, get 4wd working, paint to match and take care of any body dammage, other wise you end up eating all the cost you put into it. Personally, the reason i statred with sammys is because they were cheap. If it's $ your lookig for, you might get more parting everything out.

EckZuk
05-02-2002, 04:17 PM
Looks like it's going to be finished first. Thanks for the repiles.
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