BonfaciosCuredMeats Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Hey guys. I've lurked on here for quite some time. Learned a ton and I owe lots to this community. My 35th Anni just spun a rod bearing and is knocking something fierce. I already looked into a new engine. With parts and labor it just doesn't make sense for me at the moment. But if someone else can use her organs that's my preference. She's been nothing but the best car. I know many others with these older ladies are probably going through the same problems I have recently as various components start to break down and you need to scavenge for parts. So I wanted to get a heat check on what to do now that life's probably run its course. Do people keep these around and part them out slowly (on ebay or CL)? Or just try to sell whole as a parts car? Just scrap? Or anywhere anyone can point me to. Appreciate yall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffa Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Well, if you take it to the scrapyard/used auto parts dealership it will actually be dismantled down to a list of usable organs that will eventually be sold to a needing recipient, right? =) If this makes you feel bad, put out an ad for a parts car, then you will meet the man who needs the organs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublechaz Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) In my recent experience the pickit yards only keep it around for a few weeks before they crush it. Only a tiny portion of it gets picked, the rest goes to waste. Maybe that is a regional thing near me. Most people that part out sell the entire thing to someone who cares, or maybe they pull the engine and trans and sell those separate from the shell. Not many part the whole thing themselves. There is more money to be had with a complete part out, but there is also a lot more time and effort in it. Also, take into consideration if you can have a non-running car where you live. Full disclosure, I have one that I bought for $400, engine and trans good, trouble with the front suspension that they were not able to resolve. It came with a salvage title, so I'm doing a full part out, mainly for myself to support my identical car, and it is taking a lot of time and nearly all my available space to store the parts. Edited December 13, 2019 by doublechaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxkita Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 put an ad on here. might get a buyer Build my car Boxkita Track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnicron Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I put a EJ20 in a 04 35th Anni. Since that car is DBW the ECU can be reprogrammed for the 2.0 Liter engine. Only issue was the single port header converted to the dual port. I can sent you the open source tune for the EJ20 for that car if you wanted to do this. https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/ecuflash-2004-3rd-gen-dbw-wagon-136684.html?t=136684 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublechaz Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 If I still lived in Ann Arbor, I'd be all over it. But it's not really practical for me to get it to AZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rougeben83 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I parted out my heavily modified 03 over the course of a year and a half. I ended up making about as much as selling a stock, running one, with some parts left over to go into my next subaru. I wouldn't recommend that route unless you know you have parts that people are willing to pay for, otherwise, BH/BE's sell for around $2500-4500 all day for decent, running example, so it may be better to just have it towed away for scrap value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osei Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) I put a EJ20 in a 04 35th Anni. Since that car is DBW the ECU can be reprogrammed for the 2.0 Liter engine...…. USDM didn't start DBW until 05. If you have the space and time and it not being an eyesore then maybe. … If you have a spouse, she'll get tired of that carcass in short order on her property. O. Edited December 15, 2019 by Osei add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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