Craig’s list debacle page 2…

Well I sort of did it again. I am nearly done with parting out the Camaro and it dawned on me that with so many Camaro parts lying around I have no place for Miata parts. So I thought I better get ahead of the game and posted an ad on Craigslist to sell the Miata drive train. I did not expect the Miata response to be near as strong as the Camaro but I was quite wrong. In less than 12 hours I sold the engine, driveshaft, rear end and the axles. Of course the Camaro is still in the garage and the Miata is still in storage so once again I have guys wanting parts I can’t give them right away. Opps…

I have to say after spending over a month taking apart the Camaro I am not looking forward to taking apart the Miata at all. It has been a great deal of work to pull parts, take photos, post ads and in many cases ship parts. And I still have quite a pile to go yet.

The good news is I am doing better than expected in parts sales. My low ball estimate of what I thought I would get out of the Camaro was $5200 and I will easily best that number by $1000.

The bad news is I am starting to feel the effects of the Marathon so many people warned me about. Partly because all this disassembly doesn’t feel like I am building anything, and partly because it is difficult to see my beloved Camaro in the final throes of life.

I know it is all part of the process and I have to pace myself and keep the end result in mind. I was good to take last weekend off for Loris birthday and get away from it. I think it would do me some good to spend some time working on the wiring harness or rebuilding the rear end this week. I am really looking forward to the day that I can actually assemble something for a change!

One final note to you the reader. Over the last month this blog has averaged 75 page views per day and I am completely blown away by that number. I am truly humbled and honored that so many feel my story is worth following. I hope I can maintain your trust by keeping this informative and entertaining as we go along. Thank you so much for your interest in this project. I am truly blessed by it.