How To Make Money Buying JUNK Cars

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9 ай бұрын

Can you get FREE CAR PARTS?? I bought this broken VW for $1300 with the plan to save the brakes for a brake upgrade, keep the engine for a future engine swap, and a few other odd car parts. BUT Can I do all that AND make money by selling some parts? You could do even better than I did with a full car part out!!!
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@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Now the big question, WHAT DO WE SWAP THIS INTO?????

@o_o-_-8639 9 ай бұрын

If there is a worthy golf r32 it could be fitted to it but doing some kind of golf cabriolet/r32 hybrid seems cool and unusual even if it has to be fwd, might not be as good to drive as an r32 but interesting nonetheless!

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

That little Red Cabby I tease is a VERY likely candidate @@o_o-_-8639

@matthewhegarty729 9 ай бұрын

Corrado?

@craigiefconcert6493 9 ай бұрын

Swap it into a Chevy since people are always doing LS swaps. R-r-r-r-revenge! Or swap it into a Porsche Cayenne since their engines and drive shafts are junk.

@Nobody-U-Want-2-Know 9 ай бұрын

Put it in my mkiv gti.

@42green 9 ай бұрын

Trailer hitch, wiring, and hitch module are also a good quick parts pull. I bought a whole parts Touareg for $1100 to get the hitch because the OEM hitch setups were going for $500.

@arcademania7544 7 ай бұрын

😮

@Anna-op4bs 8 ай бұрын

This was so rad to watch. Appreciate the real life aspect and breakdown of what’s worth keeping - and appreciate that just cause you make content for a living doesn’t mean you junk stuff that’s worth a buck! Oh and…I vote mk3 cabrio vr6 swap, big time!!

@chiil034 7 ай бұрын

I have you beat. I bought my wife's Touareg for $1000 in 2018... fixed the ignition/kessy/cpu issue, and she's been a champ. Still driving the 3.2 BMX Touareg to this day. Some time later, swapped the valve body for the tranny, did the brakes all around, front suspension and rubbery bits. Feels like a new car.

@peanutbutterisfu 5 ай бұрын

I paid 1400 for my 04 Silverado 10 years ago needed a transmission. Spent 600 on parts to build the transmission for towing, then did brakes, ball joints, tie rods, new hitch, couple 02 sensors, starter, water pump, belts and a bunch of little stuff it didn’t need half the stuff but I buy every vehicle like this and I go through them and freshen things up so I have less problems. Then like 4 years later my truck is parked at work and some dude in a company van smashes into my truck then my truck smashed into my bosses car their insurance company totaled my truck and his car out. The insurance company paid me 11,500 bucks so at that point the truck was free plus 8500 bucks. I kept the truck was gonna pull parts off it but when it came to my used car lot I put on the lift and all it needed was a box, leaf spring, front grill and headlights so did that stuff and 5 years later still have it. I can’t justify buying a new car and having a 500 a month payment that’s 6000 a year. I bought my girl a car for 500 bucks in 2009 the guy I bought it from put new brakes and tires on a few weeks before then the timing chain broke I put a set of valves in it and timing chain she drove it for 8 years and only had to do the front brakes, blower motor, engine Mount and front links never broke down once, sold it to a friend because my girl wanted an suv and my friend who drove it a few years.

@hopingforthebest1.9 9 ай бұрын

I would love to see a 3.2 vr6 in a b5 A4! Not the most exciting thing that has ever been put into a b5 but when twin turbo v8s and v10s have been done thats kind of a high bar 😂

@AeroConspiracy 6 ай бұрын

It’s been done but it’d be cool to see Charles do it! I have a 12v VR6 in my b5 a4. 😎

@Vaguh 9 ай бұрын

My swap vote goes to some kind of golf kart or runaround vehicle. A Meyers Manx buggy perhaps? Would be rad around the neighborhood and be killer at WITW or other events.

@azazeldeath 8 ай бұрын

Good bit of advice. If you know what you want as your parts car/donar vehicle and have the space. List everything online. Windows can go for a bit. Window regulators, dash, cluster, seats, body harness, even the shell or body panels (esp crash bar) can all be sold for good profit. When I was able to. I would sometimes buy cars just to part out. Some made me insane profits. Some of the best was getting PAID 50 aud to take a car with a blown headgasket, and paying 200 for another of the same vehicle. Swapped parts around, parted out the vehicle I paid for (had worse paint and higher km) got around 2500 aud, fixed the head gasket, done the water pump, service, timing belt etc cost 300 total, sold it for 3800. Wasn't the highest profit, but best % return on investment.

@michaelkrenzer3296 9 ай бұрын

We do this to support our racing habit. Need an engine...buy a running,driving car that failed emissions or is so rusty it should not be on the street. You spend about twice as much as getting the engine from a pick-n-pull but you actually get to hear it run, get it up to temp, etc. Also, pulling the engine at your liesure in your shop or drive way...priceless. Then without any other parts value, you get $200-250 back in scrap. Most of the time we can get to net-zero with a just few key parts or the additional spares from the parts car but at that point it kinda does not matter...it is found money if you do.

@dougsrosen 6 ай бұрын

I love when a part houses another part. That houses andother part. It's basically free real estate.

@bilaltariq7819 9 ай бұрын

Watching you load the guts of the toureg into the boot before sending it to its death was sad, that car was probably loved by a family at one point when it was new and now its got a 1 way trip booked to Berthas thigh gap😢

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Yea it’s sad panda for sure

@renerobes30 9 ай бұрын

Strapping down the Tuareg on the lift is a great idea and safe is always good. Too bad the guys at a Chevy dealership delivery prepping a new C8 Corvette didn't get the lift safety message, the car fell of their lift, doing untold damage, the video is hard to watch. Great information and entertainment as usual.

@arcademania7544 7 ай бұрын

Another one for KZfaq 😂

@OldWurlitzerMusic 9 ай бұрын

great rundown and view how you got it all removed , i seen a guy who had a vr6 in a boat , it sounded cool on the lake

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

I saw Shopdap's video on that. it was so cool!

@PlasticAddict301 8 ай бұрын

Watching the whole chassis lift up off the train was SWEETNESS!! BTW, I'm new to your channel, just wanted you to know you got a new subscriber. I'm a young twenty-something just looking to work on his family's cars at home, and I'm finding I'm having a real blast breaking into the world of DIY Mechanics. You and a couple of channels like yours have spurred this passion of mine for automotive work, and I'm really hoping it can blossom into something long-term for me. Thanks for everything you do!

@themachine8009 9 ай бұрын

Loved this vid. Humble Mechanic making it look easy the tear down of this 🚙

@Noleyspec 8 ай бұрын

Dude you took that frog on the ride of his life. He’ll go back and tell his little froggy friends and they’re not gonna believe him. 😂

@Zehnuss 9 ай бұрын

Been talking about using silicone spray as penetrating oil for plastics and rubber for over a decade now, glad to see it being used!

@jerbear7952 7 ай бұрын

Did you think you invented the idea?

@Zehnuss 7 ай бұрын

absolutely not, however it wasn't taught to me, I deduced it would be better than using a chemical that will break down the material...have you ever seen the foam cup demo on the PB Blaster cans?! Every tech I mention it to reactes with a "Oh good idea!" so I don't think its too common to use it that way yet. Just don't bring any around a body and paint shop lol@@jerbear7952

@Hallahanify 27 күн бұрын

@@jerbear7952he arrived at it independently!

@trevlanes 9 ай бұрын

Keep buying T1s please!!! I learn something good from all these videos. Knowledge I hope to never need.

@christianhardies6975 9 ай бұрын

You should put the engine in that old cabrio for sure, it’ll be a hot rod

@nutandboltguy3720 6 ай бұрын

I’m into foxbody Mustangs and once bought some used parts from guy who parted cars out at his house. He said the last two cars he bought drove home. He sold everything including body.

@Bmovie5000 9 ай бұрын

Love the $$ flying out of the scanner! 😊

@stevekuruc1145 7 ай бұрын

Great effort and outcome! You made it look easy… but we all know its hard work.

@patkelly7999 9 ай бұрын

Great job Charles, You soon will need another shop, just for parts alone😁👌👍🙏😎

@chrstphrr 9 ай бұрын

Grunting out the harnesses from the car *intact* is the most work you can do on a parts car. I have a few 55 gallon totes that are dedicated to scavenged wiring from salvage cars for "future wiring retrofits".

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

That’s awesome!!!

@carlosgraphic 9 ай бұрын

Touareg is an expensive car. Some parts can be swapped for used ones, but others are not worth putting a used one because some repair takes a lot of time and effort to do. It is something that you don't want to take to a dealer or repeat anytime soon.

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Most dealers probably have 1,2 dudes that even work on those old ones

@qqsrx 9 ай бұрын

So enjoyable to watch…❤

@john79926 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video Charles,I don’t know if the vw up! come over to America but would be insane to see a vr6 in that size of a car 😂

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

That would be nuts!!! Sadly no up in the US

@lolsovs 9 ай бұрын

Whats the Toyota under the covers?? Could we get a little special feature on a non-VAG products ? Pretty please...

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

That’s a super awesome charity project I’m working on. In fact it’s on my lift now.

@lolsovs 9 ай бұрын

@@HumbleMechanic sweet, shall be looking forward to that. Always enjoyed your videos, and not so long ago I dipped my toes in VAG waters again. Got myself a 1991 S4 with 5cylinder turbo, which needs alot of help.

@nutoriousclown4107 9 ай бұрын

Good day when the humble mechanic uploads!

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@JoeTeeHeeTV 9 ай бұрын

Please do a Aisin 09G trans tear down. I want to see what’s inside that grenade 😂. I am very curious about that transverse setup that I have in my atlas. 3.6VR6 plus 09G video would be awesome.

@busslayer4790 9 ай бұрын

I just saw elsewhere that the VR6 was used in some Linde forklifts. So another VR6 donor option.

@mph5896 6 ай бұрын

You can drop the powertrain right on that harbor freight table. The handle comes down. That is what I do, then wheel it right out to wrench on it.

@dakavanagh 9 ай бұрын

Very nice, Charles. It's always a "how much is my time worth" thing with how much do you part out.

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Exactly!!! You could make a bunch more money but it takes time.

@billylip680 7 ай бұрын

I flip mine whole and make good money doing almost nothing

@piti_rocks 9 ай бұрын

I parted out a A3 8p 3.2 and made about 1000€ out of it without selling the engine and 4 motion parts 😂 That was good.

@marquisethomas5611 8 ай бұрын

They make a r32 engine swap kit for the mk1 cabriolet & its decently priced

@mattalki 9 ай бұрын

I hate when cars are made so that they can't be worked on for a decent price. The only real major thing wrong with that was the transmission, and with some repair that car could have stayed on the road. That said, it'll be interesting to see what you do with the transmission and all of the bits you pulled from it.

@jarrodmcnorvell8661 9 ай бұрын

It's usually a simple valve body solenoid fix for the shift slamming between gears. I have four V8 versions and all had the same issue in one gear or another. Annoying but inexpensive fix if you do it yourself as it requires no new parts normally.

@mikeylarsen1267 7 ай бұрын

Sounded like it was low on fluid

@mph5896 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, labor today is expensive if you are paying for it. Plus, most of the stuff I work on requires a hoist to do heavy work. I guess you could do some stuff on jack stands, but 🤣

@JDLNYC 9 ай бұрын

Would be interested on some guidance on easy way to change the passenger side flex pipe on a 2004 V8.

@lameboysmtb6705 9 ай бұрын

1600 for a car that starts is a luxury. All thats being sold now is literal scrap metal for 4000 dollars

@spinnetti 9 ай бұрын

Kind of a shame.. Body looked in good shape. Still kinda regret selling our Touareg... Had it 14 years.

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

It will at least go to the junk yard so people can get some parts.

@Ungood-jl5ep 9 ай бұрын

I'm a bit jealous of the body and subframe condition. That thing would've been rotted through 10 years ago where I live.

@brownah 9 ай бұрын

Whatever you swap this into Charles, please make a multi part series

@lancemillward1912 7 ай бұрын

I didn't know zz top restored cars. Subscribed

@barrysauce 9 ай бұрын

Just the crazy 6 piston brake calipers. Dang that is gonna be a sweet upgrade. I miss my mk3 vr6.....

@zchettaz 7 ай бұрын

I would imagine that changing from 6 pistons to 2 pistons would also require the master cylinder and/or master cylinder to be changed to allow for the correct amount of fluid to the brakes and stiffness to the pedal.

@johneaton25 9 ай бұрын

My old dad taught me that trick, to have a donor car for all your spare bits for $cents 🙂

@elpuerco6059 9 ай бұрын

S C Main did similar removal on a Caddy CTS Type set up.

@grandpateal 8 ай бұрын

I hope when I hit puberty I can grow a beard like yours bro. Love your content thank you for all the awesome videos!

@sofielee4122 9 ай бұрын

why not send in the bad running gear parts for cores? are they worth more as scrap?

@kraignadjkovic5494 9 ай бұрын

Welcome to the team, Ray!

@razvanciurez 9 ай бұрын

You have an awesome day too!

@user-uu9pl5vn3u 9 ай бұрын

Great video as always. Let me know when you want the dual rear caliper brackets for the rear brake caliper upgrade 😉.

@zxggwrt 9 ай бұрын

Lol that engine mount is special

@SuperBad850 9 ай бұрын

Great teardown video.

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@joshuastauffer8434 9 ай бұрын

Does this brake swap only work on Mk4 R32s? Or other Mk4s as well?

@crispychicken7933 8 ай бұрын

What transmissions will this fit? Looked into it but tough to find info

@shawnbottomley6381 8 ай бұрын

Amazing how just tearing down a vehicle can get you more money then what you spent on a vehicle. plus it amazing how a value of a vehicle isn't worth much but if you strip it down and sell the parts you can make more money then what the vehicle is worth.

@Peter_Riis_DK 9 ай бұрын

Touareg on Touareg action... Oh my! 😂

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Spicy!🌶️

@pvfeB7Ax 9 ай бұрын

Hey man, I got a 2014 VW GTI with a seized balance shaft. I live just north of Fuquay-Varina. The engine has been rebuilt once. I just don't want to put anymore money into it. It's got IE rods and pistons along with a whole host of aftermarket suspension components. Want it?

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Heck yes. Email me Charles@humblemechanic.com

@burningsoul1365 9 ай бұрын

been doing this for last 25 years when scrap cars were very cheap.

@mikeyo1990 8 ай бұрын

I’m assuming you gotta move the oil filter and cooler for a gti?

@acefighterpilot 9 ай бұрын

Somebody near me in VA has a lovely blue on blue on tan/blue '97 BMW Z3 1.9 with 93k miles on sale for $6k. I'm tempted to put my spare AAA in it.

@jamesphilpott4241 9 ай бұрын

We used have a old 2001 audi a4 1.9pd at work that over year was good donor to all sort cars not just vag

@isorozco511 9 ай бұрын

At first i thought this was a shitbox project but i see the touareg is more useful than expected

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

LOL It can be both yea?

@sweetybean1 7 ай бұрын

Do you have to disconnect the whole wiring harness to do this?

@andrewkranz3838 9 ай бұрын

MK1 Rabbit Pickup, I have one you can buy.

@jakcsson 7 ай бұрын

Do you think if I sourced this kind of calipers, they would fit much newer Skoda Kodiaq? The are both VAG group cars, so... worh a try 😊

@petetasker8599 9 ай бұрын

It will grow back but it will never grow back as a single trunked tree. New shoots will grow around the edges of the trunk but even if you single one or two out and allow them to grow into big trunks, the attachment to the original trunk will be weak and they’ll be prone to snapping off in high winds. The only way to keep it going will be to regularly re-coppice it.

@jnieveslocobanana 6 ай бұрын

We had a 07 Touareg it was great until the chain guides gave out , it was going to cost 8000 plus miss that thing, good luck to you .

@tunasub4167 9 ай бұрын

I have all my spare engines wrapped just like that😂😂

@themachine8009 9 ай бұрын

Why did he wrap it ?

@elpuerco6059 9 ай бұрын

Net $28.95. Don't spend it all in one place.

@AndyRome 9 ай бұрын

Great job, as always Charles. 👍

@Andrew-zv4fm 9 ай бұрын

Great video.

@JoeyLovesTrains 8 ай бұрын

That’s a gorgeous body! Shame when cars get scrapped when there’s no rust

@Veikra 8 ай бұрын

I bought an a8l for tail lights alone. Ended driving it after swapping lights onto S8 and kept it. Now 370 000 miles on the old girl and using it as work vehicule. Thing wont rust so worth fixing. Sooo.....I bought another, I have spare engine, trans, diff all subframe and the rest is all parted and into a spare bedroom. Every month I use the a8 stash to fix another car.

@krasimirdavidov4639 9 ай бұрын

What size are the rotors? I'll put the same brake calipers on my mk4 gti but wondering if I'll need 334mm or 345mm brake rotors from an r32

@Simo0700 9 ай бұрын

Hi man, in need your help. Do you know where to find the name of VW connectors? In particular im referring to the metal terminals crimped on the electric cable. Im trying to retrofit the rear door electric window and i need to add a few terminals in the connectors. Thank you

@jaball77 9 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your new Shop Frog!

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

I hope he made it up alive

@petecurran3995 9 ай бұрын

Like your style, Charles! 😎

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@lunchboxjoeb 9 ай бұрын

whats the best way to fix a cross threaded subframe bolt? bought a mk5 gti that has one like that lol... drill and helicoil?

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Yikes. In the body? That’s what I’d probably try

@jarrodmcnorvell8661 9 ай бұрын

Is the bell housing bolt pattern different on the Touraeg engine than say a R32? I know the vr6 is different than the 1.8t in the golf. Is it the same as the V8 Touareg? This would limit transverse or inline gearbox choices...

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

The Vrs should all be the same. Now I haven't bolted each one up so im not 100% sure, but it should.

@CommieHunter7 9 ай бұрын

Does any of the stuff you pull off go onto eBay? Or is the effort too high v the reward?

@lev_iothon 8 ай бұрын

Whats the OE specs for a frog off of a 2006 VW Touareg?

@dgurevich1 9 ай бұрын

Honestly, that engine mount, as well as many other crazy contraptions are not a result of bad German engineers. They are trying the best they can. It is a result of abuse of German engineers. A German engineer would like nothing more then to make a car like the Mercedes W140. A car where money is no object. Instead they are set unrealistic requirements with unrealistic timeframes and budgets, which results in stuff like this. The problem is even further exacerbated by having non-Germans build these cars.

@davidcampos268 9 ай бұрын

Import a ratted out golf country syncro and put that vr6 with a TT quattro driveline and transmission

@dslack24 9 ай бұрын

You make this look way to easy 😂

@Fastdubb 9 ай бұрын

Do a subframe bushing replacement lol Powerflex style lol

@bmab67 9 ай бұрын

Anyone know how to get VW repair manuals?

@breadnaut3087 7 ай бұрын

Is it worth doing this to a 99 B5 Passat wagon? If you are interested I have it for sale down in Orange Park, Florida.

@muznick 9 ай бұрын

15:50 - is that a Scotty Kilmer parody?

@jbob7148 9 ай бұрын

Does that break upgrade work on the MKV as well?

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

I dont think it's as common. Im oddly enough going to pick up a mk5 next week. So we should be doing more MK5 stuff soon

@dantemagz6672 9 ай бұрын

I’d probably get 1k for those cats in Canada if they’re oem

@HumbleMechanic 9 ай бұрын

Dang! Car prices here/today are sad

@billylip680 7 ай бұрын

Wow i feel like i have found my place on u tube i sell cars for parts,but I'm watching a lot of guys trying to do up cars and cleaning them etc for profit,i sell full cars for spares and never wash or clean anything ,sometimes i sell them worse than i got them hahahaha

@Dassick89 8 ай бұрын

Note to self. Never think about buying a VW. Timing chain behind the transmission? Oil filter and cooler IN the engine mount???

@HumbleMechanic 8 ай бұрын

The mount is just silly

@bellomohammed2161 9 ай бұрын

Is it possible to swap my 2011 2.0tsi tiguan engine to 2013 2.0 tsi tiguan engine?

@fernandoarroyo3889 9 ай бұрын

How are you sir, I love your channel, and content. I own a '13 Jetta GLI. It was slow to start, and my lights were dimming. So I replaced the alternator, belt, and battery, as well as had the starter bench tested. After all that I went to turn the key, power came on, went to start it, and it died, completely, no power whatsoever, it was like i didn't have a battery. Tried again and this time it didn't even give me any power when I turned the key, nothing at all. Can you please give me some advice I'm desperate.thank you either way.