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Bought it for less than 500 bucks, put another $300 or $400 into a junkyard motor, resell it for $2,200 and you made yourself a profit after getting it cleaned

its a nice car over all, I would hate to see it get destroyed just for a bad engine when it has a ton of potential for the body and interior.

Because it’s a sharp little car in yellow. Someone will buy it!

Dude put a junkyard engine in it

Sunflower. Replacement engines are cheap and easy to install.

New junkyard engine?

If you think about it, this is only the second stinker you've had (the Yukon being the other). So you aren't doing THAT bad. And those motors are a dime a dozen, so you can use that full shop Mike has, to throw another one in it lol

I feel like you should go pull a engine from a salvage yard and swap it out

Part it out, there are a ton of great parts that could save another Sunfire from the crusher.

Why don't you just drop another engine in it? Junkyards are probably full of these engines, from wrecked cars. Not even expensive ones, I belive. But you got to do the math yourselves.

You got it fairly cheap! Surely you can get a second hand engine cheap and still make money?

I think you should get an engine from the junkyard.

Get used engine or donate it someone might want to fix it.

Just had to get one of those motors from the yard for a car we are selling cost me $325 installed it and it runs GREAT,,,!,!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you are going to continue to buy flood cars I would like to make a suggestion. Before you ever crank them over drain the oil out and put diesel fuel In as a replacement for oil let them sit 24 hours then try breaking it free. After you break it free drain the diesel fuel Then add a extremely light weight oil I've done this many times and had great results.

Put a junkyard motor in her and sell it on the lot! You can probably get $1450 for it with a junkyard engine

A motor will run under 300 bucks just throw a motor in and sell it for 2k with new motor swap

You can probably sell those clean body panels and good tires for $475 or more

Junkyard engine man, its such a cute yellow car that someone will eagerly snatch it up. If not, part it out man, make some money

Brilliantly satisfying

You can get these 2.2L engines at a junkyard for 200.00 around here these are a dime a dozen.

Get a used engin it would make great content for the channel

Don’t destroy her, she’s gonna be just fine with a new engine. There are way better cars to destroy. Give her a second chanche😉 I‘d also definitely prefer a swap video over a destruction video, it seems way more interesting. Greetings from germany!🇩🇪

drain the oil pan first live the plug out and see if the crank case is full of water !

Good video men! Quality is always getting better! Keep it up

Big Al did a floodcar once, got it to work. Did you see that video ?

I agree with everyone a junkyard engine should work 💯 then flip the car if u get it decent again

Change engine buy it from scrap yard so you can put it lot

Engines should be easy to find. If not save it for parts. Buy another sunturd It's got plenty of body parts.

Throw a junkyard engine in it there is still some money to be made here dude. :)

Definitely a good engine swap candidate, and you said you wanted content, soooo...

Hey next time you 'delouse' a flooded motor...when you take out the spark plugs...also drain the engine oil/water, the bottom end is a sealed deal and can be hydrolocked too...engine swap ...don't kill it...we like to watch you fix stuff!!!!

destroying it... naah there s enough ppl who do this kind of things, not really the thing i'd post on a chanel that's about fixing stuff tbh decent options imo: - partout (there are many nice bits on this, you should be able to break even or make a lill bit of money with it that way, weight the leftovers in for scrap) - try to find a crashed/beat up sunfire or compatible car with a fine motor - cheap junkyard engine maybe? would be a lot of content for sure, not so sure about how worth it, it would be (probs not really)

Junkyard engine is the best way to go, salvage the project. It will bring in some cash those engines are cheap to find in your local yard.

50/50 split between parting it out and replacing the engine. Depends on the value of the rest of the car running after cleanup vs. the value of the parts.

Engine swap perhaps?

This is an awesome video, Randy!

Well that sucked. The engine is not the hardest thing to swap out. Have an engine hoist? Remove the accessories, disconnect fuel lines, electrical connectors, disconnect transmission (bellhousing and torque convertor), engine mounts.... just takes time and patience. As much as this day sucked, you can look at the bright side. By getting the crankshaft to turn, you can now access the torque convertor bolts to make it easier to remove the engine. If the engine is completely locked, it would be difficult to pull the engine if the convertor is still attached to the flexplate. I've had to do that before, it's not fun. Usually, depending on space, it means unbolting the subframe and dropping the engine+transmission as a single unit, then seperating the two once they are on the ground. So as much as today was a loss, there was also a gain. =)

It’s amazing what comes in a box of cereal these days... some give you a car.

I learned something new everyday

Why not put a junk yard motor or a refurbished motor in her?

“At least the engine still cranks” *snaps* I almost died 😂😂😂

I vote for engine swap too!!!

$500 for an engine in Wichita or half that if you go down to DFW Texas, worth saving if you don't have any other active projects that will make more money

Here I believe you can get an engine out of the salvage for $150. That car could still turn a profit.

I own a 2003 Pontiac sun fire and it is the same exact color but I love the damn thing good on gas and is pretty fast for what it is all around great car

Put a engine in

A lot of people on here are saying put a junkyard engine in it, I don't know if that's worth doing but it's more than doable. Otherwise just part it out, it's got a ton of good parts on it

Why not fix it?I'm sure you could find a good motor in the boneyard in texas somewhere.

I love this guy. Always an optimist.

Get a junkyard engine

I liked the last idea so much shot it while it’s on fire being crashed 😂😂

By the way you can probably get a wrecked sunfire with a good engine for next to nothing.

I love these little cars. Had a 98 Se and a 97 Gt. only issue i ran into was the 98 sunroof and driver window partially worked

Swap the engine and do a video about it then sell it. Nice little car. You'll make your money back on it.

You already knew the out come of buying a hydro locked car. The only way it would have run is if the owner was smart enough to not start the car after it was under water. Hiding the key was a good trick as well it makes some one want to take the risk to buy the junk.

A new vinwiki video, a new Hoovies Garage video and a new Auto Auction Rebuilds video. My day is made- and on top of that just got released from rehab for my knee surgery and can drive again :)

Junkyard motor for it, or piece part it out

put a engine in it

Chances are the damage was already done. But next time you need to suck out the water and change the oil before you even try turning it over. Water can’t be compressed so it ends up breaking whatever is the weakest part of the motor. When you have a engine fully submerged water gets inside everywhere.

I would most defiantly put a motor in that 100% You can definitely put a motor in it and still profit

Im shocked you havent baught a car trailer and a cheaper truck by now with all the cars that go in and out. Especially with the new dealership!

c'est la vie. Shell looks good though. Engine swap

You could get it all in pieces to teach us how to change some heavy stuff like the doors or so ?

Great buy Randy ... you can't always expect them to be in tip top shape bud. Throw a used engine in it clean it up real nice and send it to Wierd Beard to sell.... I believe that's a good option ..

Would be nice to see you put an engine in it for some great content.

Junkyard engine swap

Great cars I personally own 3 right now very reliable

Buy a wrecked Sunfire that need parts with minor damage for a little money.

Buy something with a good engine and bad body from copart and use that?

You could probably get a motor from a bone yard cheep and still make money on it

LS and rear wheel drive??

You could find a used motor for it for cheap. Probably not worth it in the end but it would make a good video or 2..

Nice car greetings from germany

the color truly makes it live up it's name though, But it fits it pretty well

Seeing the state of the car, I would replace the engine. It shouldn't be much of a challenge.

Great content on the video keep up the great job

throw a junkyard engine in it .

I’d like to hear more of your reasoning on why you thought this flood car was a good risk. Just because you found keys doesn’t seem enough?

I say drop a chevy 350 in it raise it up and make monster car

ahh going thru the old school AAR content. gotta hand it to you randy, always grinding doing your thing and making it happen. good for you brother. no matter what you face, you steamroll through it and win at the end of the day. wish I was closer to AR would love to do a meet up as a fellow car guy but don't have the guts to start my own content lol

Love the autoauctions.io flips

Before deciding if it's worthy of an engine check out transmission if it's full of water just part it out, and after that I'd say see if it does still run with no rod and finish her off

"Now the battery might be too low for it to turn over" * trys cigarette lighter 😂

That ending hurt my heart tbh. Those great vehicles. Mine has had 2 swaps so far. These are worth being preserved 😭

Engine Swap...body is too clean to waste.

You could part it out, and make a video on it.

Years ago I bought a brand new 1999 Sunfire SE. It was my daily driver for 14 years (125,000 miles) and I never had a problem with it. Good reliable little car. Traded it in for a brand new Dodge Challenger R/T.

New engine

Awesome I was hoping you were going to buy it

Get a cheap junkyard engine

I got my 03 at 119. My first car. She's almost at 200k I love that car

Got one of the same cars to start with a water line to about the same place. Took plugs off (changed them of course) turned over, shot water out, changed fluids, air filter, and she started. Still running to this day happened during mathew. The owner said it actually floated

Put a Junk Yard engine in it!! check the transmission out and clean up the interior, sell it for a little profit over cost and call it good!!!!!

aww come on man!! that is a beautiful car!! put an engine in it!! its to nice to distroy

Just curious, you state tags. Why do you need tags if your buying for a dealer?

Best option is to chase down a decent junkyard motor and get her back on the road, it will give you a win two fold, firstly you will have the excellent content from the strip and refit plus once running this car is tidy enough to still realize a reasonable profit for WBAS. Do it Randy you know you want to

Pull the good parts for sale on ebay. The tires looked good. No body damage it appears. Pontiac parts could be getting hard to find. Once all that is gone, shoot the crap out of it.

Looks cool