I'm looking at a 97 Cobra that the owner says has a rod knock. What do you all think would be a fair offer? I'm thinking $1500? Assuming the engine will need a rebuild.
Rod knock on potential purchase
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Depends on the condition of the rest of the car.
The rest of the car is solid, and well taken care of
You're looking at a car that's going to bring between $8-12k when fixed without knowing how bad it's hurt. $1500 might be a hair low, but not by much. Wouldn't hurt to make the offer. Can you rebuild the engine yourself?
I'm definitely going to try! It will be my long term project for sure
I bought my 98 Cobra convertible with a spun rod bearing for $2,000. It was stock, zero rust, and no paint work or accidents. I thought what I paid was fair.
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How did that rebuild go?
You're gonna want to buy a wrecked coyote and swap it anyways so...
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It wasn't bad at all. I grabbed a Mark VIII engine to drop in. You can look for my build thread and you'll see what I went through. I'm in the middle of swapping another engine in due to another spun rod bearing so I'll update it when I get it done.
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Oh yeah, that was a great post! Looking forward to seeing the update
i bought a car that was solid but a mess, engine out and torn apart, so obviously not running, and missing God only knows what for 4K and then I sold about 2k in parts.
so i'd say if you can pick up an unmolested car with a possibly bad motor for 1500 you're doing quite well
so i'd say if you can pick up an unmolested car with a possibly bad motor for 1500 you're doing quite well
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