Mallard Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 There are a ton of vehicles hitting auction now that have been totaled due to flood damge. This is a great time for anyone to look for a race car chassis, or something for a motor swap, IMO. Tell me all the reasons I shouldn't bid on something for a couple hundred bucks and put an LSx in it. http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ad37foidr43jpg/original.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOxley Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 i would see these cars never hitting the market, like mazda in '06 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/mazda-destroyed-4703-brand-new-cars-after-cargo-ship-accident/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 i would see these cars never hitting the market, like mazda in '06 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/mazda-destroyed-4703-brand-new-cars-after-cargo-ship-accident/ http://www.copart.com They're out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 how do you find the flood cars on that site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 i would see these cars never hitting the market, like mazda in '06 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/07/mazda-destroyed-4703-brand-new-cars-after-cargo-ship-accident/ When I worked on the railroad, they said if a train hauling new cars gets in an accident of any type, they scrap every single car on the train for insurance reasons.. even if it's completely obvious the cars are not damaged in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOxley Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 When I worked on the railroad, they said if a train hauling new cars gets in an accident of any type, they scrap every single car on the train for insurance reasons.. even if it's completely obvious the cars are not damaged in any way. I heard a story of a load of Escalades getting used a traction for heavy equipment after a derailment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 http://www.copart.com/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e3s2&lotId=27245092&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS Gauges still turn on...how bad could it be? Could part that out for some good money, and salvage the motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lag wagon Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 NICE find! Some of these are NY MV-907A "Parts Only" titles. You may or may not care for a racecar, but I had an interesting time transferring one of those in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 No amount of deoderizing will get the smell out of a flood car, short of striping it and starting over. To use one for a race car sure, parts maybe, but as a driver its not going to go well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindall2006 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Just interior parts though right? Couldn't be that bad? Take every connector apart and crossion x it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstock2 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Find a corvette buy it.. All the water has to do is break the door sill for it to be flood lost.. I would still drop the oil pan to make sure the bottom end is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_U_33 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 http://www.copart.com/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e1s1&lotId=27251442&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS# 06 vette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelloman4571647545499 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 You have to worry about more than interior when it comes to flood cars. Ive fixed dozens of flood cars over the years that have come into my shop and the interior is the least of the customers worries. Dont just think it needs $400.00 worth of carpet and your good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 how do you find the flood cars on that site? Quick Picks -> Flood damage Or after a search you can filter for flood damage. The bid you place on that site is a pre-bid that will essentially start the live bidding. Sounds like the only way you are guaranteed to get a car is if you work with a broker who bids on your behalf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would not touch a single one of those cars, even for a "race chassis." They might appear to look and function O.K. right now, but I don't think you guys understand how much damage is actually done by salt water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would not touch a single one of those cars, even for a "race chassis." They might appear to look and function O.K. right now, but I don't think you guys understand how much damage is actually done by salt water. this man speaks the truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I would not touch a single one of those cars, even for a "race chassis." They might appear to look and function O.K. right now, but I don't think you guys understand how much damage is actually done by salt water. I tried to post this earlier, but my phone wouldn't post :dumb: I wouldn't personally buy any of those cars unless they were going to get parted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyster101 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I dunno, buy a corvette for $2k and drive it a few years at a track and then sell it for parts. I lived in NY, I dealt with major salt winters and it does corrode things, but over 15 years. Figure a "salt water" bath would do that in a few days under water. Strip it and race it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstock2 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 http://www.copart.com/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e1s1&lotId=27251442&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS# 06 vette There's no water in the head lights, or even fog lights.. Corvettes are plastic. Only thing steel on them is the coated frame. If you could get that car for 2-4k jump! You could easly part that car out and make 3-4x your money back easy.. Dibs on the black headlights : ) Easy 500$ off the bat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 I tried to post this earlier, but my phone wouldn't post :dumb: I wouldn't personally buy any of those cars unless they were going to get parted out. I dunno, buy a corvette for $2k and drive it a few years at a track and then sell it for parts. I lived in NY, I dealt with major salt winters and it does corrode things, but over 15 years. Figure a "salt water" bath would do that in a few days under water. Strip it and race it. There's no water in the head lights, or even fog lights.. Corvettes are plastic. Only thing steel on them is the coated frame. If you could get that car for 2-4k jump! You could easly part that car out and make 3-4x your money back easy.. Dibs on the black headlights : ) Easy 500$ off the bat You guys don't get it. When a car has been dunked in salt water, even as far up as the wheel wells, just about everything is ruined. We're talking about salt water in places that haven't been treated, the oxidizing of the hundreds of feet of copper wiring, wiring harnesses, ECU's computers, other systems as well as replacing pretty much every single electrical component, not to mention adhesive degradation. Anything and everything is basically going to corrode, rust, oxidize etc. Any electrical board will be bad, and salt minerals will have coated just about everything. Also, if any of you missed it- Most of the cars have been forked into their current resting spot and being sent to scrap or being stripped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasser-Hanbali Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 http://www.copart.com/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e16s2&lotId=27440092&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS this makes me sad brand new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tshensley Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 If you don't mind doing electrical work, such as chasing gremlins it wouldn't be so bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Might be tempting for the start of a complete off-road vehicle build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 There are a couple FR-Ses I'd love to get my hands on. One is flood damaged, the other looks like the front right corner was scraped off. I'd seriously consider getting one of these , stripping it the shell, (dipping it if it was the flood car), and then using it for a build instead of an 818. The one with the corner damage would be awesome, but there's a bid on it already, and I'll bet he's willing to go a lot higher than I would for a car I'm going to strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensan Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Corvettes are plastic. ORLY? :lolguy: You guys don't get it. When a car has been dunked in salt water, even as far up as the wheel wells, just about everything is ruined. We're talking about salt water in places that haven't been treated, the oxidizing of the hundreds of feet of copper wiring, wiring harnesses, ECU's computers, other systems as well as replacing pretty much every single electrical component, not to mention adhesive degradation. Anything and everything is basically going to corrode, rust, oxidize etc. Any electrical board will be bad, and salt minerals will have coated just about everything. Quoted in case you missed it the first time, even though I don't believe for a second anyone on this site would actually go to one of those auctions and buy a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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