Fix it or Break it?

Okay Guys, I bought this 456M GTA with a plan of breaking it to build a project car, and to be honest I am not sure I can do it. I only paid $47k and I was thinking that I could get enough back for parts to make it a good way to get an engine and a title. I drove it across the country from Atlanta to Grand Junction, CO and it needs some love, but it is nice. I'm getting engine errors because they only replaced one of O2 sensors. There is a small leak from the water pump. The rear dampers are leaking. The front disks and pads are shot. The gearbox is leaking and has thrown a couple of errors. I have also seen a couple of suspension errors. The headlamps are winking at every girl that goes by. The interior trim need to be cleaned up. The colors don't match and the top dash trim around the airbag looks like it was fitted by a five-year-old. The wiper hits the hood and passenger mirror is hanging off.

The gearbox is not good by today's standards. I could possibly do a manual conversion, but I think that there is a lot of cost to that and I would just be better off buying a manual or a 599 for conversion. Is there a gearbox control unit and can it be tuned or some way to make it behave better?

The brakes suck, maybe I can fit bigger disks and space out the calipers.

I guess the real question is, should I fix it up and sell it or stick with plan A?

 

I guess that I should spill the beans on plan A. I am thinking of fitting the engine into a Mk5 Factory Five Roadster and modifying the body to be a 375MM tribute.
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