that 87 B2K, fixable -or- not?? How much $$ will it take?? w/in>

[*89x2*]

the 87 B2K, fixable -or- not?? How much $$ will it take?? w/in>

The e bay car got me thinking - How realistic is it to say that car is fixable :confused

Talking with another owner yeasterday, we figure the front suspension, floorpan, etc are all gone and would need an 87 donor car to make it at least roll down the highway again.

Then there is the engine - many of those parts are Callaway specific and were destroyed in the crash :eek 3 of the 4 "bomags" are good - maybe.

Take a look at these pictures from the auction, note how far the transmission was slammed back into the car to shear the dash apart :eek and then check out the rest of the body

**Don't overlook the engine - makes me think water has gone down inside with those gaping holes in the valve covers...

How much would it take to fix???
Makes the 90 Aero car from a few years ago look like a "light hit" :eek

 

[SurfnSun]

that car is done.

 

[Imachad]

I agree the car is done. But I remember reading an article about a guy in europe who rebuilt one of the first ZR-1 test cars after it was crushed at a junkyard. He rebuilt EVERYTHING and now has a very rare car. It just depends on if someone would want to spend tens of thousands on rebuilding this corvette when in the end it would'nt be worth the money put back in.

 

[callaway4fun]

Well Chris in looking at the picture you have to realize that there is water damage to the car look at the interior in looks as if it had gotten soaked by water. The rams horn is broken in half also note the Plemun is cracked where the throttlebody meets it on the left side . The left intercoller is gon the right intercooler is bent and dented . Look at the angle the motor is at if faces upward. I would doubt the turbos are good the crash probably sent them into the frame and cracked the housings. The dash is definately cracked behind the gauges the radio looks like it is ready to fall out.The valve cover is destroyed just imagine the rain water going in there and through the ramshorn also and the turbo downpipes. The list goes on there might be a few parts still good but I would definately mean only a FEW . Well just my opinion the car is worth next to nothing.Maybe the dymags could be good .

The e bay car got me thinking - How realistic is it to say that car is fixable :confused

Talking with another owner yeasterday, we figure the front suspension, floorpan, etc are all gone and would need an 87 donor car to make it at least roll down the highway again.

Then there is the engine - many of those parts are Callaway specific and were destroyed in the crash :eek 3 of the 4 "bomags" are good - maybe.

Take a look at these pictures from the auction, note how far the transmission was slammed back into the car to shear the dash apart :eek and then check out the rest of the body

**Don't overlook the engine - makes me think water has gone down inside with those gaping holes in the valve covers...

How much would it take to fix???
Makes the 90 Aero car from a few years ago look like a "light hit" :eek

 

[C-4 Now]

Fixable?

I always say anything is fixable but I sure don't see anything about this car that would justify the time & $$$$$ :cry required to do it right and that's coming from someone with experience in fixing totaled cars. But as they say that's just one opinion. Sure wish it was newer for parts value. You guys know that better than I, whats it worth $$$$ for Parts????:confused

 

[callaway4fun]

Alot of the key parts are destroyed. It is no way worth more than $2000 dollars in my opnion and that is at the high end .

 

[90Callaway]

Anything is fixable if the end result is worth the investment. All you need is a cowl with a VIN number and you can rebuild the rest of the car around it. If the block is not destroyed you could even say it has the original from Callaway engine. If the end result would be a $100,000 car it would be worth it. For what it would cost to put that car back together you could buy a pristine low mileage '90 or '91 TT Aerobody Roadster and an nice stock Corvette driver. Does that put it in perspective?

 

[*89x2*]

Very true Kevin I think one day, these car will climb to values seen by the L88's & L89's of the late 60's based upon the power, few built, and overall collectability. That said, someone should think about saving that car if they have the skills, time, and resources to piece it back together.

I would be curious if someone locally to it, went and looked at it

 

[SurfnSun]

Well the owner of that car called me today.

He said he's received several offers for the wheels already, big suprise, and that he's not really sure what the car is worth. He said the seats/interior are mint and will be keeping them for his other Vette if he parts the B2k.

He said the car has been protected from the elements and he assumed the short block was in good shape. He said he didnt' think the head was damaged but wasn't sure. He said the turbos were good, but Im not sure how he'd know. He did say he thought the exhaust manifolds were straight as well. He was honest in the fact that he hasn't wrenched on the car and he doesnt really know much about Callaways.

All the badging on the car is accounted for, less the front emblem.

He is going to call me when the auction is over so I can go to Jax and look at the parts. I made him an offer on the wheels and emblems from the car. We are going to talk once I get up there to determine what is good and how much he wants for the parts.

So if anyone wants anything specific let me know.

PS I get the wheels though :L :L

 

[SurfnSun]

OHH and ironically the number of the car?.......48 :crazy thats the same as mine.

I think we can add it to the totalled list.

 

[atmmac]

ya id say so.

-Andy

 

[malc350]

No way!!!



I know the guy that fixed up the old ZR1 over here and between you and me I think he's hoping it'll be worth fortunes (like maybe 150 -200,000 dollars). Plus it took him years to do it. Who knows if it was worth doing or not.

But for a car that's worth 25-30k, it looks to me like it will easily cost more than that in parts, let alone all the labor involved even if you did it yourself. Then it still wouldn't be original.

Imagine the work involved trying to make the car run true and alignment work involved on the frame. The metal's been stretched and twisted. It probably needs a new frame or a good donor car as a base. Then you'd be restoring a non Callaway, trying to make it into a Callaway.

There are a few for sale (probably mine too, soon, but it's in the UK!) Much better bet to buy a running one.

I'd say forget that one, it's dead!

 

[kruzmisl]

Are all of them USA export models or have any regular ones made it over? HMMM, wonder what the current over the water portage is?

 

[Imachad]

I know the guy that fixed up the old ZR1 over here and between you and me I think he's hoping it'll be worth fortunes (like maybe 150 -200,000 dollars). Plus it took him years to do it. Who knows if it was worth doing or not.

But for a car that's worth 25-30k, it looks to me like it will easily cost more than that in parts, let alone all the labor involved even if you did it yourself. Then it still wouldn't be original.

Imagine the work involved trying to make the car run true and alignment work involved on the frame. The metal's been stretched and twisted. It probably needs a new frame or a good donor car as a base. Then you'd be restoring a non Callaway, trying to make it into a Callaway.

There are a few for sale (probably mine too, soon, but it's in the UK!) Much better bet to buy a running one.

I'd say forget that one, it's dead!

Thats what I was trying to say. If you throw enough money at anything it can be fixable. The argument is this car will be worth a fortune in the future. Well, it may and it may not. It's like taking 50,000 dollars and putting in all on number 7 ( imagine we are playing roulette ). I think it would be a great project for the true collector but he/she may never see the benefit from their time/labor/money in their lifetime. If i won the lottery and could afford sit on my rear all day i would love to take up a project like this. I hope someone can do this and save the car.

 

[EricVonHa]

Check out the picture with the busted valve cover. The air tube was bent so violently into the cover that it obviously crushed the valve cover- but beyond there- the rocker arm is seriously misaligned-- off it's rocker! :L

 

[*89x2*]

...but beyond there- the rocker arm is seriously misaligned-- off it's rocker! :L

That's good