I'd like your input please. 95 mustang

[FobraR]

I recently picked up a 95 v6, manual trans for just under $1000. The car runs good, but I'm not interested in keeping it. I'm gonna source all the parts for my 5-lug and rear disk conversion from it (I have 2 foxes). How much does everyone think I can re-coop from the rest of the car? Sell interior, engine, trans, body panels...or put the 4-lug stuff on it and sell like that...

What does everyone think??

 

[revhead347]

You can make a ton of money parting out a car. For starts, what condition and color is the shifter bezel? I've been in the market for one for years. If the engine is reasonably low mileage, that's $800 or so right there. It all depends on how much time and how long you can store the car for.

Kurt

 

[SlammedGT]

Theres no way you gunna get 800 for a 17 year old V6

 

[FobraR]

I'd be stoked to just have it pay for itself over the course of a year parting out. Storing it is not an issue.

 

[99FiveOh]

Theres no way you gunna get 800 for a 17 year old V6

You got that right! When I sold the V6 out of my 99 I got like 325 or so for it. And it ran like a dream. I sold the transmission for more than the engine!

A lot of things have to be considered when figuring what you can get parting out one of these cars. Interior color is a huge deal! If it's black it'll sell fast. If it's gray it will sell ok IF it's clean. If it's tan you might as well give it away (if you can even do that, I sure can't). The fact that it's a 5 speed means you can sell the trans and related parts as a conversion kit. Even though it's a V6 tranny it's only slightly weaker than the 5.0 trans is.

People will want parts on that car that you didn't even know exist! I just let folks come and pick at my car and we wheel and deal on a stack of parts at the end. I've made lots of money doing it this way. It's good because people will come for a door or light lens and leave with a truck full of goodies!

 

[revhead347]

Ok, maybe not $800, that's more like what a professional salvage network would get. I had a friend make like $2k for parting out a wrecked 91 Bmw, without selling the engine and transmission. He had a guy mail him a photo paint diagram of what part of the floor pans he wanted cut out. He sold those alone for like $600. I just paid $15 to mps for 2 little exhaust hangers.

Kurt

 

[rdneckprep]

if the interior is black and the seats are in good condition lets talk.

You can make pretty good money parting out a car for sure my cuz just parted out a 98 gt and made 1500 profit with out selling engine/trans

good luck man

 

[JPhilBradley]

I'd be stoked to just have it pay for itself over the course of a year parting out. Storing it is not an issue.

Making roughly $1000 on a mustang in decent shape within a year is totally feasible. I've parted out a few of those things and the parts that have already been mentioned seemed to be the most popular in my experience as well.

I mean you're talking the engine and trans will bring roughly $400-$450 combined, and you'll still have 95% of the car left to sell.


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[FobraR]

For starts, what condition and color is the shifter bezel? I've been in the market for one for years.

Kurt

Kurt, I will snap a picture of it and attempt to post. I know it has a crack or quarter's wide piece missing. I've often seen that on these cars, must be a weak/thin spots in the mold?

 

[FobraR]

After further inspection I see that the missing piece is one of the attachment clip stand-offs...

 

[psychorugby]

For starts, what condition and color is the shifter bezel? I've been in the market for one for years.

Kurt

This piece has been the bane of my existence for years as well. I cannot seem to find a black manual shifter bezel with all the clips still in tact... for a decent price as paying $80-150 for on eBay seems like highway robbery.

 

[99FiveOh]

There are tons of those things in the u-pull it junkyards all over the place in FL. The U pull it I visited on Saturday had no less than 10 SN95's out there.