RE: Engine stand?

["Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>]

Engine stand:  use a standard engine stand, available from Jeg's, Summit,
maybe even your friendly, local auto parts place...like NAPA.  They aren't
just for Amuricun iron, either, they will work nicely for your VW.  Suggest
you get one with a gear-drive head....

Scrap yards:  around here, the yards will not even pick up a car (much less
pay for one)unless it has a complete engine,transmission, and body.  Cars
have very little value as metal, their value is in their parts, with the
majority of the $ in the blocks, heads, and transmissions.

Larry  sandiego16V

-----Original Message-----
From: Aireq [mailto:aireq@u.washington.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:16 AM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Engine stand?


Well I'm in the process of planing out what I'll need to rebuild my car. I
wouldn't think the engine would stand very well on it's own, and you can't
really work on it while it's hanging from a lift. Has anyone fabricated some
kind of stand that you can set a 16v block on while you are working on it?
Or rather say you are planning on rebuilding and engine, and you have it
hanging from a hoist. What do you do then? Just set it on the floor? I
wouldn't think that it would stand straight on it's own.

Also can anybody suggest were I might be able to find a body to a 16v
(preferably red and an '88). I don't really care if anything in the car
works, just that their is no rust, and no major body damage. In seattle
would be best. Someone suggested calling "Cambel Nelson", and another person
mentioned Bry's Auto Wrecking. Anyone else know of other wrecking yards in
Washington that have VW's?


Last thing. A friend of mine mentioned that scrap yards will buy scrap cars
because they can get money for the metal. Is this true? and if so who does
this?


aireq




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