[911heaven]

I'm trying to raise money for BTR engine rebuild, putting things up for sale as such (no gauges). One idea that crossed my mind was my 964 RS aluminum bonnet, IF I could get 5K in this market in Japan which is doubtful.

On one hand it is not original to the 89' Ruf BTR III. It's just a part that I acquired almost 20 years ago to make it more hot rod if you will. Moreover, it was painted then with the whole car when I had it stripped down and resprayed. It's good to go. If I sold it I'd have to buy a steel bonnet and have that painted which might cost 1 or 1.5 K perhaps.

On the other hand, one could rationalize thinking that pure restoration means original. In the event of resale value, which choice would benefit? One concluding thought is about weight. The Ruf Speedline wheels are heavy everyone knows, and my car is a cab (little heavier?). M2 joked about a car taking flight on a recent Ruf wheel value thread. No danger of that I would guess by keeping the alloy bonnet. If you were in my shoes, what would you choose to do, keep it or make some money?

Thanks for any feedback!
bernie