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I bid on a P200 being auctioned off in Terre Haute Indiana. That's a 3 hour drive, but it's a P200, so bid on it without seeing it
Well, the frame is roached. Not fixable. The cases may be okay, I'll find out when I open the motor.
$300 bucks, no title.
I started parting it out as soon as I got home from Indiana.
What should I save?
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What exactly is wrong with the frame? Pics don't show much.....
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A ton of surface rust and a hole on battery side
Hole
Hole
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That's pretty fixable, really, unless the seams at the end of the tunnel are trashed, too
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no matter what happens with that frame, you are winning.
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sdjohn wrote:
no matter what happens with that frame, you are winning.
That makes me feel better, I'll put the frame to the side and work on the motor.
There is a decent looking  bbq rack that was on it.
There is a decent looking bbq rack that was on it.
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73 Rally, 76 ET3, 80 P200, 61 Ser 2, 65 Silver Special
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Is garage space an issue? If no, keep it. If yes, throw it back online with maybe delivery near the nearest metropolitan area. Take whatever you get for it and buy the Mrs a nice dinner.
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The engine looks okay, if I want to rebuild it, I figure I'll need: clutch kit, stator, seals, bearings, crank, engine mounts, about $300 to $400 in new parts.
This kind of wrenching is fun for me, since I've retired from my 34 years punching transfers at Chicago Transit Authority and 7 years at the Park District, I've got plenty of time.
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