Value of '78 donor car

Using my 78 as a donor for the engine and trans and seats into the 74 project. (See avatar) Wondering what the balance of the car is worth? It is straight, power windows, 4 speed, clean title.

Options I'm considering are pilfering the dash, radiator support, new front carpet, misc switches, lights, trim etc.

I'm thinking that the value of the 78 without eng & trans is low anyway probably be worth it to pull as much as possible.

And no, I don't want to part it out. (somebody was going to suggest that)

Any thoughts?

Blain.

about all you can do is attempt to add up whats left and throw it on Craigslist...

Drop a 350 in it and sell it.

DeeVeeEight said:

Drop a 350 in it and sell it.

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California-more smog crap to replace then the car is worth.

So what kind of money do you think this thing could bring?

Are you sure you don't want to sell some parts off of the 78 :idea:

Blain said:

DeeVeeEight said:

Drop a 350 in it and sell it.

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California-more smog crap to replace then the car is worth.

So what kind of money do you think this thing could bring?

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So sell to someone outside of CA.

Selling it out of state is a good plan but I still don't know what it would bring.
Trying to determine how many parts I would need to pull off in order to offset the value.
Option 1; Leave mostly intact, sell for the maximum value and buy new parts to finish my 74
Option 2; pull off all the parts I need and sell for some reduced amount.

Parts I would pull;
Radiator, radiator support, engine, trans, master cyl, booster, seats, maybe dash.

Seems like mostly low value parts left over.

Does this car have an electric antenna????????

No, but I'll install one if you want the rest of it

No. I am looking for the guide that goes in the quarter panel for the electric antenna. nobody has them,not even re pop's.

unfortunately unless you put an engine and trans in it, its probably worth more as parts then it is as a shell. it may be worth looking for a donor 350 and trans

Once you pull the radiator support you will need something else to support the nose or it will sag about two inches.

Lots of 78's out there, not big value. Someone ELSE might want it for parts to finish their car. Put a price on it around 2K and you will probably get rid of it.

Rich:beer:

Planned on swapping out the rusted rad support fromthe 74 to keep it from falling apart.

So $2k is in the ballpark?