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'07 612 on Copart...stick shift...flood damage

Discussion in '612/599' started by 4re Nut, Oct 5, 2011.

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  1. 4re Nut

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  2. TRScotty

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    Beautiful, too bad it's salvage title.

    I don't expect you'd ever be able to gat that fully sorted without going to the time and expense of finding a pristine example...
     
  3. FelixB

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    The stick looks like a microphone...
     
  4. 166&456

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    Where is the damage?
     
  5. Jedi

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    Hidden away in lots of evil and expensive places

    ;)

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  6. S Brake

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    That is the weirdest looking shifter I've seen on a Ferrari.
     
  7. JAM1

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    It's an extention... driver must not have liked having his hands off the the steering wheel. I wonder if that came in handy when it was being rowed like a boat!?
     
  8. open roads

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    It's got the optional jack shaft high ball shifter.
     
  9. italiafan

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    That looks like @ss!
     
  10. Michael B

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  11. DesertDawg

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    Is that really a shifter, or some kind of attachment for the cable that threads through the steering wheel, that happens to go on the shifter?

    From the photo, it looks like they're connected.
     
  12. Doctor7474

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    Copart puts all keys on a zip tie into/on the steering column so they dont/cant leave the car they belong to.
     
  13. Doctor7474

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    #13 Doctor7474, Oct 6, 2011
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    Some water damage cars are not bad. I work on the auto side of an insurance company and any car is automatically deemed a total loss if water reaches A. The Dashboard or B. The bottom of a seat that contains SRS components including just a single SRS connector.

    A. Is because the electronics are stored in most dashes and in the long run the electrical gremlins will add up and cost us more in he long run han just totalling it.

    B. Liability issues if a accident happens and the air bags malfunction we would end up paying more than just totalling it.

    However being a fully trained master tech I think it wouldnt be that bad to bring back a flood vehicle depending on the damage plus the amount of tear down and cleaning to bring it back, then figuring in the cost of a couple cases of dielectric grease....

    Edit: oh and the amount of time since the flood damade happened and salt/fresh water would have a lot to do with it as well.... Catch it early and fresh water it could be saved.

    P.s. Ipad sucks for typing.
     
  14. open roads

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    I want to bid on this but am not set up yet. That is to say, I don't know and trust any of these brokers and heard at least one bad story. Anyone know how to get a bid in and a car out?
     
  15. CarloR

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    Just looks like they locked the shifter ball by removing the original one (which is just a screwed in styled one) They zip tied it to steering wheel.. so that the car can't be shift into gear.

    interesting security setup ;)
     
  16. mr928

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    It looks like it sold today for $65k
     
  17. open roads

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    I wish it hadn't. The last time I looked the auction was scheduled to end in November and I was going to meet with a broker in Palm Beach.

    I really didn't think it wojuld be a good experience chasing this stuff.
     
  18. g4titan

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    man, no disclosures and selling it for top dollar! Got to love this site just for this kind of information...
     
  19. KY _Soldier

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  20. trygve11

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    Well, if this salvage 612 with stick is worth $169K, I figure I've got about $110K available to do a manual swap out on my salvage F1 612 that I recently did a complete overhaul on! Makes me pause to give it serious consideration. I could do it in a few weekends of work and would love the experience of doing so.
     
  21. donv

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    157304-- that has to be one of the last manual transmission 612s, if not THE last.
     
  22. KY _Soldier

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    No one said it was worth that haha.

    People can ask whatever they want. Finding a fool to pay it is a diff story.

    However - MANY of us would love to see a conversion done. Any you're just the guy to do it. For someone like you it could probably be done for not too much money, just some time investment
     
  23. southnc

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    The key task is to first put together a list of parts needed, including the two new ECUs. Then see if you can hunt them down at a reasonable price. Not easy, as many of us are discovering.
     
  24. trygve11

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    I may have two manual trans 612 ecus soon. That will definitely start the ball rolling!
     

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