I have a rust free California Formula with automatic transmission and sunroof free for the taking. (There may be some rust on the battery tray as is common). The car has a clean title and is on Non-Op so there are no fees or penalties due. This was a reliable running car until a few months ago when it developed rod knock. I have already taken many of the usable parts as spares for my other two 88's.
The car is rollable but not steerable since I have removed the steering column. Suspension and cradle are intact. All brake calipers have been removed as well as nearly all the interior including the instrument cluster, seats, seat belts, visors and ECM. Other parts removed are the IAC, TPS, EGR solenoid, evap canister, the complete Gen 2 headlight system (but not the buckets or doors) and taillights. The car has a wing but at least one of the wing stands is cracked.
All body panels are currently still attached but the white paint is heavily oxidized and down to primer in some places. The original Formula wheels have been removed and it is sitting on two slotted style wheels and two spares. I'm doing this from memory. If you have any specific questions let me know.
The car is located near Sacramento, CA. If you are interested you need to contact me asap. I need the car gone by May 15th. If I don't have any takers the car will go to Pick N Pull by that date.
[This message has been edited by Rsvl-Rider (edited 05-11-2021).]
Rust free Formulas are rare. If the car was sold intact you may have achieved a higher resale value but partially parted out its probably worth only a few hundred bucks. Still a great find as a project or parts car.
------------------ " THE BLACK PARALYZER" -87GT 3800SC Series III engine, custom ZZP /Frozen Boost Intercooler setup, 3.4" Pulley, Northstar TB, LS1 MAF, 3" Spintech/Hedman Exhaust, P-log Manifold, Autolite 104's, MSD wires, Custom CAI, 4T65eHD w. custom axles, Champion Radiator, S10 Brake Booster, HP Tuners VCM Suite. "THE COLUSSUS" 87GT - ALL OUT 3.4L Turbocharged engine, Garrett Hybrid Turbo, MSD ign., modified TH125H " ON THE LOOSE WITHOUT THE JUICE "
Rust free Formulas are rare. If the car was sold intact you may have achieved a higher resale value but partially parted out its probably worth only a few hundred bucks. Still a great find as a project or parts car.
------------------ " THE BLACK PARALYZER" -87GT 3800SC Series III engine, custom ZZP /Frozen Boost Intercooler setup, 3.4" Pulley, Northstar TB, LS1 MAF, 3" Spintech/Hedman Exhaust, P-log Manifold, Autolite 104's, MSD wires, Custom CAI, 4T65eHD w. custom axles, Champion Radiator, S10 Brake Booster, HP Tuners VCM Suite. "THE COLUSSUS" 87GT - ALL OUT 3.4L Turbocharged engine, Garrett Hybrid Turbo, MSD ign., modified TH125H " ON THE LOOSE WITHOUT THE JUICE "
Too bad you aren't closer. I just shelled out $600 pulling a lot of the parts from a yard you're giving away on this car (complete front suspension, rack, etc).
I just added this car to the local Craigslist free section. I could probably get $50 from Pick N Pull for the car but I would prefer it go to a Fiero person than to be scrapped.
This car will go to the junk yard in a week or less. Contact me asap if you are interested.
[This message has been edited by Rsvl-Rider (edited 05-08-2021).]
Im not. I've been selling parts only for a brief time on here. But i have found most of the active people on here are back east or Midwest. This kills the ability to move any large parts. Craigslist is hit or miss i hardly post on there. After 3 months someone on CL finally picked up the full 88 suspension front and rear i had for $200. They weren't even going to use it for a fiero. (Dude builds batmobiles and likes the fiero platform)
Had i not gotten my GT i probably would have taken you up on this due to having a complete car with a salvage title and needing chp inspection. Plus all of the pain to get it street legal again. You also did what i was initially planning on doing and that is completely gutting the car before talking about sending it to pnp. I abandoned the pnp thing because i decided rather have the suspension and body panels.
Glad you got it gone and hopefully to someone who will do more with it than PNP.
Yes what skywurz said. The main reason to buy would be if someone had an 88 with frame issues and he wanted to transfer everything over to a new frame. Otherwise it would be too much $ to buy all the pieces and get the car in complete shape to run.
One other reason would be for the suspension parts but being in CA most of us are unable to have non-driveable cars on our property unlike people in the midwest for instance. So we'd have to tow the car, strip the suspension and then pay someone to haul the car away. That would be cost prohibitive vs buying the needed suspension components alone used.
For instance I just bought complete front suspension from a PNP locally for $400 or so. If I had used your car I would have had to drive up there with a trailer, trail it down to so cal. The gas would have alone been $120. Rental trailer would have been at least $100. Then still have to pay to have the metal hauled off.
I think it's awesome you were giving the car away, just trying to explain why it wasn't jumped on even if someone here needed some of the remaining parts. I'm glad it wasn't crushed!
