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Originally Posted by lendaddy
What kind of money are you making doing this? If you don't mind my asking.
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I make $4-700 off each engine. Sometimes, a bit less, sometimes more. 2-3 hours to tear down 2 engines & photograph parts. VW diesel engines are common & cheap up here, and the parts are in relatively high demand in the US. the VW 1.9 idi diesels were never sold down there, so a $200 engine will easily yeild $800-1000 in parts.
http://www.jakepalmeristheman.com/2005/10/new-batch-of-dieselicious-goodness-two.html
Makes a nice little "slush fund" for garage & car projects, so project purchases go undetected by the houshold financial auditor.
Also means I always have spare parts on hand, and it allows me to cherry-pick the best parts for my own cars. I've got an outright evil 1.9TD going in my Samurai in a couple months, built from "free" parts.
I figure I'm doing OK if I can use the engines to fund shop & car upgrades, and keep the garage beer fridge stocked.