Sandy cars available

http://www.weather.com/news/hurricane-sandy-cars-20121231

If only I had 10k to play with and more garage space.

If all of these cars are from the Jersey Shore, can we assume that they will consume too much alcohol and be an unnatural orange color?

On a serious note, how hard would it be to get one of the flood vehicles running again? Obviously it will vary on a case by case basis, but what would they need in general?

I see these as great opportunities for race car projects.

Would the engines need to be torn down?

Having been deeply involved in Hurricane Sandy auto claims, I can tell you to be seriously careful if you're considering one. Salt water combined with sewage, sludge, etc...does some very ugly things to the cars, especially the electrical components. It really depends how deep the water got, of course. But if it got far into the electricals, I'd consider it a parts car...maybe.

Klayfish wrote: Having been deeply involved in Hurricane Sandy auto claims, I can tell you to be seriously careful if you're considering one. Salt water combined with sewage, sludge, bronzer, etc...does some very ugly things to the cars, especially the electrical components. It really depends how deep the water got, of course. But if it got far into the electrical, I'd consider it a parts car...maybe.

FTFY

I wonder how many LSx/ T56 cars are in there?

I took a quick look at those and then moved to the BMW engines :)

The E30 would love a new heart.

Someone on the peachparts mercedes forum got a W140 that had been under water over the roof and managed to revive it. They didnt keep the original engine, but I think they had bought it for a swap project and never tried to get it running.

How when and where would these get auctioned?

Sad about Grumman. My family worked for them and my Dad took us to Calverton for the Grumman 50th anniversary. They had an F-14 doing touch and goes as well as some WW2 era birds and a Lunar Module.

Back on topic.

There's gotta be a ton of potential Challenge cars there. Can we get a Sandy class for 2013?

hrdlydangerous wrote: There's gotta be a ton of potential Challenge cars there. Can we get a Sandy class for 2013?

I agree. These could be some awesome donor cars for different cheap series. How low can they go is the question??

I keep eyeballing Darts with the 1.4T/6M to swap into the Yugo, I just dont know that I want to risk the potential electrical nightmare.

JThw8 wrote: I keep eyeballing Darts with the 1.4T/6M to swap into the Yugo, I just dont know that I want to risk the potential electrical nightmare.

Just megasquirt it!

they''re already going through several different companies, I know for fact Copart is handling some and they even added an extra auction day each week for the last month to clear them out faster.

One of my coworkers used to own a Miata that once spent three days underwater in a Texan parking garage as part of some hurricane. He basically stripped it down and rebuilt it. I remember him scrubbing and scrubbing the aftermarket leather seats, trying to get the funk out.

But even after all that, it always had weird little electrical gremlins that would pop up.

Here's a gem! Sandy flood Lambo

Tat anyone can buy the Sandy cars is a myth. I am a licensed car dealer and even I cannot buy the Sandy cars. They get sold through iaai, an insurance auction and to buy there one must be a licensed scrap dealer and/or be able to prove an affiliation with an automotive recycler (junkyard in English) who is registered to buy at iaai

Keith Tanner wrote: ... But even after all that, it always had weird little electrical gremlins that would pop up.

^This. Water - and especially saltwater - can wick up each wire of the harness several FEET! Salt is like acid when it comes to its effect on electrical components and there's just no way to remove it all. It might run for a little while but the salt will work its magic for months, continuing to ruin wiring.

For anything other than the engine or suspension parts (and only then if well-washed) cars like this are a very bad idea.

^^^ Salt is also conductive. I have dealt with industrial vehicles used in salt processing facilities. I have had to replace entire wiring harnesses due to phantom short circuits from salt penetration in wires with out corrosion resistant insulation. These were machines that were never flooded, but constantly exposed to salt and ambient moisture in their work area.