Totaled 85.5 SVO w/40k miles..Parts car or race car?HELP

[70mach1]

Hi everyone. My Show car 85.5 SVO was just totaled. The front end was hit and both front fenders were crinkled, winshield cracked.

My questions is this. The insurance company said I could buy it back for $1200.

The car has the following :
6 New Red konis (under 50 miles !)
3" down pipe, new 2.5" dual Magnaflow Exhaust (100 miles )
Centerforce Clutch Dual Friction (100 miles)
Ford Racing Springs
Beautiful Leater Recaros (not really any rips)
A strong motor and tight trans (40k miles on each with no damage)
Good By-wing
Excellent Steering wheel and OE Hurst shift knob
Hurst Shift boot is an 8 out of 10.
Completely OE otherwise.
All the interiour trim is show. Even the spare tire and tonnoue cover.

So my question is this.

Should I part it out? Or build a "Race car" and part out the guts. The hood, both fenders and front bumper need replacing and the passenger frame needs pulling out a little and bumper supports. All in all I figure $1500 to repair for racing.

Must decide in 4 hours ! ! !

 

[Shawneebear93]

Well either way you'd have to buy it back, right? I say buy it back and race it. Don't part it out unless you HAVE to. Even then, don't.

 

[Dr_EluSivE]

buy it back, and if the chassis is too bad swap all of the body and suspension over to a cheap 2.3 Lx.

Dr.

 

[egnorant]

Get silly

Find a nice vert with a ratty interior and a blown up tranny (there are a lot of them..cheap)
Swap everything over and call it an SVO vert. Make the people wonder!!
Bruce (TX)

 

[BlueThunder1988]

Buy it back!!! No matter what you decide, you can't lose based on the parts value alone!

 

[Stinger]

I'd try to buy it back for less money, that's pretty high. Either way, I think the best bet would be to buy it back and sell it to someone that has the time and $$$ to turn it back into a nice svo. If you want a race car, use a regular mustang.

 

[FknBadFkr]

id buy it and gut it..that way my SVO's are worth more..LMAO jk..get it and if worse comes to pass strip it for cash...money is good for SVO parts.........Hal

 

[Shawneebear93]

Sad but true. Try to save it first!

 

[67efivert]

defintally buy it back and fix it if possible