How to Scrap a Car for $$$

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[@mrclown7469]

I'll never understand the logic of people who swap 2JZ's in to 3 and 5 series BMW's. Why go to all the effort and cost of swapping in a 3L inline 6 cylinder... to replace a 3L inline 6 cylinder? Yes, the 2JZ is turbo and stronger from the factory, but most are 20 years old now and are getting tired. For around the same money you'll spend on buying a 2JZ and swapping it in, you could rebuild the BMW 6 with forged pistons/rods etc to have a nice fresh motor, slap on a turbo and make just as much power as a boosted 2JZ, but wouldn't have to deal with the custom fabrication and problem solving required for a 2JZ swap.

[@brainfulify]

Makes even less sense when it's a 540i wagon, unless the original drivetrain is completely blown up or something...

[@J-Eagan]

matt w yeah a 528 or 525 would make a ton more sense with a steering rack instead of the pitman steering.

[@speedacademy]

Because of the simplicity and proven reliability of the 2JZ outweighs the tedious maintenance that comes with the BMW engines. I have given a lot of thought to turbocharging the V8 but with the amount of money spent into that I could have a well proven 2J setup for the same-ish money.

[@J-Eagan]

Speed Academy what about a turbo UZ or LS swap? It seems sad to not make use of the V8 engine bay for a V8, especially when the car is so heavy.

[@brainfulify]

Are there kits out for BMW 2jz swaps? Just seems like a massive headache swapping in a drivetrain from a different manufacturer. M54B30 engines are bullet proof, seen and driven plenty with well over 200k still going strong; I'd love to see one with the compression lowered, some head upgrades, and a big turbo. Time-sert the block and it would be a solid engine I bet. And then leave the car completely stock looking.

[@KomotoseKomo]

the hood trying to fly up gave me flashbacks, i bought a wrecked 944 and no one told me the sunroof was unbolted til a random truck flies up next to us on the highway honking and here it came off , flew over 2 cars and a semi dodged it. still have it today, great oil catch

[@Mike_Pedals]

I've only scrapped one car in the past, a 1993 Toyota Tercel and got $300 USD for it even with it's light weight. Full car only weighs about 1800lbs

[@jbindallas1]

roll the windows down so your trailer isn't covered in glass, take all the special metals off especially the catalytic converter

[@procta2343]

also the wiring loom too, that can be work a few $/£ too. depending on how much copper, is, not to mention aluminium, which can be worth a bit too. So you can get a little bit more too.

[@myes344]

Cars inside clean garage. Still have car cover on. I like it

[@austinhernandez2716]

Do you know you make more by removing non ferrous metals right?

[@carlbenz3341]

i mean JZs are beasts in terms of durability. but if I already have an m62 i'd turbocharge that.

[@antonjansson9163]

please dont swap that m62

[@J-Eagan]

Yeah 2jz is not right for a car that weighs over 4000lbs!

[@pocketdimes1048]

I just sold my 2000 BMW 528i wagon with the rare 5 speed. Mine also had M-tech bumpers and M5 wheels. Mine was completely rust free.

[@david929190]

I just got 225 for a 1992 previa I bought for the rear axle. Unfortunately picknpull doesn't have a forklift operator on weekends so we had to yank it off the trailer. They payed way more than I would have though for a rusted out stripped shell.

[@kennethsouthard6042]

I remember back in the 80s most junk yards had two prices $100 if you drove it in, $75 if they had to pick it up. However, if you drove it in, many of them would try to cheat you by saying that even though it drove in that there was something major wrong with the motor and they were only going to be able to give you $50 and you could take it or drive it back home. Ultimately, you were better off having them come and get where you had the advantage and could pull the same shit on them or at least get your $75.

[@Tanner731]

reminds me of when my friend crashed his car so we drove it all the way to the scrap yard with a hole in the radiator and sold it for $80

[@Mrtrunks]

just remember scrap yards prices(the amount of money you'll get for your scrap) will vary all year round, so check the price before you go.

[@1one3_Racing]

I'm lucky to get $30 for a shell where I live in Australia. Guys will take them away for free. In Brisbane I think they will still give you $50 for a complete car because scrap prices are higher there.

[@dmasterson12]

Hey Pete, if you wanna 2J swap a European car, a 2nd gen long body Mercedes SEL W126 would be amazing.

[@CanadianTreasureHunter]

Did you take off the Cat? it about $100

[@eurovicc]

Pete is the best !

[@nooneziller]

that 270 CAD is like $20 USD

[@jimsmith1277]

Cool video. And thanks for showing price too. Not sure how old this is; but I'm about to scrap a '95 Saturn. I hope prices are good now

[@bluigzz]

I would love more BMW stuff! Especially the e39 touring 540 sitting in the garage!

[@kreparAZ]

The amount of excitement in you guys voice right before the lift hits the glass in the BMW is gold! That was cool. Good video guys!

[@Zepolbboy]

No one saw that sweet integra at 8:08 lol 💪🏾

[@shilohstore6086]

I'm in the middle of yelling why would you scrap that car when you open the trunk...ooooh

[@twinkletoes8984]

next time soak the seats in water, it will raise the weight

[@speedacademy]

What is the most amount of money you've ever gotten from scrapping your car?

[@mentals555]

Speed Academy some guy gave me $50 for a parted out 1995 Accord shell

[@The_True_]

Speed Academy $350 for a Stratus that I uprooted an almond tree with.

[@madenot1]

$1000 for a 1989 Toyota Corolla

[@PNWSV]

$500.US for a 2-1/2 truck with bunch of other scrap in the box back when scrap was $150@ton

[@Evildaddy911]

$300 for an 04 camry

[@kdash3215]

I'm probably not gonna get jack for my scrap car with the US tariff war.

[@the_autistic_advocate]

Can someone answer a question for me? I recently took my car to a maintenance place, and they weren't able to fix it, they said it needed to be junked. If it is still at the place, how do I scrap it for money and ensure that I get the money? I know this sounds like a dumb question, but this was my first car and I'm new at this.

[@PeterTarach]

Go to your local classifieds and find a scrap car guy. Call him and arrange with him and he'll pay you then pick up the car from the shop. You wont get top dollar for it but it'll be better than nothing.

[@Pat-Van-Canada]

so happy to see Canadian dollars in the video :)

[@stuartlawsonbeattie1411]

You guys are so clever and the funny thing is you sound like Beavis and Butthead when you talk, that is cool, he he ;)

[@benjaminrhodes9611]

Rust is the worst. You put it out of its misery.

[@Smokkedandslammed]

I can't believe how windy it was! Sweet pit job lol

[@earnestbunbury2103]

It blew all of DP's hair off!

[@LLSniper]

That was cool to see. Quite a bit more than usual for scrapping it yourself.

[@codyheizler7294]

The owner went to Ocean City Lol got his OBX sticker

[@Generalusuer]

They scammed you of the 5 ounces of glass that fell ott

[@raezyon]

The Badass2000 at the back though.

[@kevinbowers3917]

No-one getting that much in VA for cars.. a friend used to get around $300, now $150 if lucky.

[@psycho-nutkase9233]

in my area scrap prices went to shit , its not worth taking a car to scrapper here you wont make your gas money back :(

[@ThexGreatxLTS]

Jeez you guys did this during that wind storm last week?

[@obx421]

Nice vid! love the OBX sticker on the back, where I grew up. Not a great environment for cars haha

[@lemagreengreen]

Damn, that rust is really bad. I'm in a very wet/salty climate and cars don't last well here either but that sort of rust is something I only remember seeing on 70s/80s cars when corrosion protection wasn't so good. Would never expect to see something like that on a relatively modern(ish) BMW!

[@davidg4026]

The salt on the roads in Ontario in the winter is insane! If you are buying a used car in western Canada, the first thing you do is make sure it's not from Ontario or Quebec... I've seen 3-year-old cars from Ontario with rust bubbles on the rear quarter panels.

[@LloydMorgan-l8w]

At terrace scrap yard we cannot remove anything from the vehicle like tires and rims

[@Fordman7575]

Did you throw the cat/s inside the car when you scrapped it? The cats by themselves can be worth some money. Always scrap them separately. Same with alternators, starters, battery's & battery cables. If you do it right it can be a nice profit and free parts.

[@speedacademy]

Sold the cats for 100 bucks :)

[@gateke1]

7:35 damn this car is levitating, forbidden technology :D

[@edwilko8819]

no everyone 2jz them put a turbo on the 540. You'd be lucky to get £70 in the uk for a complete car with engine and gear box.

[@tim83h]

U guys got plastic bills like us in Australia 👍🏻

[@austinwagoncompany]

Looked like Chinese space money to me but it's all looking that way now days.

[@The_True_]

Wow, you weren't kidding about that Canadian rust! 😨

[@sizzlinbacon21able]

Yeah, Canada rots vehicles. Same with the Midwest and northeast. I bought a truck from Canada and I didn't get to inspect it thoroughly before dark...my mistake. Brake lines blew while driving. 😳

[@2112steddy]

All the RE-71s, damn near everywhere lol

[@TheMetallicafan88]

I love kenny u pull. I buy so many parts there.

[@joshjones2053]

Hell yea great video! Let's see some k24 240 now!

[@mattteee2973]

isn't it more work to swap a V8 e39 vs an i6? I've never actually measured the bays but I always thought a rear sump JZ would fill out the i6 gap nicely, and you don't have to deal with a wobbly old steering box.

[@J-Eagan]

Matthew Traynor exactly! And aren’t the i6 cars lighter and balanced different as well?

[@speedacademy]

The V8 subframe is actually better for a front sump 2JZ

[@rottmanthan]

i see you got the weight of the car then took the wheels off.

[@jim6267]

imo you should do an e36 build with the v8 from the 540i!

[@Burnt_clutch89]

First NV auto, now Kenny u pull. I'm convinced you guys are from Hamilton. What's up from kitchener.

[@PK-R]

Smashed it ten times!

[@mr.orange2179]

Should have channel lock cut the wires

[@Mortalomena]

In finland they only pay 50€ per car.

[@dustgr]

Here in Greece we pay to scrap a car and if doesn't have any equipment on it we pay more

[@ljk346]

Australia doesn’t give you cash anymore, its all bank transfers nowadays so it’s more secure I guess

[@pavel1809]

What type of money is that ?

[@ISLAYMITHS]

pavel1809 Monopoly money. Lol

[@mariospantouvanos4645]

canadian dollars

[@BeaverLakeMotorsports]

Canadian so yes, monopoly money...

[@FronkG]

CanadianTire money

[@jorges2000]

Good looking bills.

[@georgef1176]

so windy it made DP'S hair fly off his head

[@richardcampbell8685]

That hurts... E39...

[@thesniperofcs]

why you didn't keep the hood and fenders ?

[@canadiancatgreen]

so what is benefit of manual over automatic benefits of Automatic More fun to drive Easier to driver So what makes manual better it is less fun to drive just asking because I always had cars with the best kind transmission automatic so why manual

[@Rottedfrombush]

rip wagon dream build

[@Jon95McC]

I have an integra for scrap in Burlington. It might be worth it for me to rent a uhaul and take it to Kenny myself after seeing this.

[@ASMRGRATITUDE]

What did you end up doing?

[@civilrant4889]

you didnt learn your lesson from the 1st BMW? com'on man

[@rhemcabrera4352]

sir good day do you have cattalic converter how much ?

[@yabucoaman]

you know you cheated that scrap yard for a couple dollars becouse when you came in both of you where in and after only one of you was in the car on weigh in

[@Medea007]

and the wheels

[@impactajuvenile]

I would’ve paid you $400. USD for that bmw body, that would’ve been a cool LS swap ride

[@lb9gta307]

Are you guys surprised by all the anti JZ swap comments? I'd rather see a v8 in a v8 car(or any car for that matter lol), personally. But it's not my car and my opinion won't change what happens to it.

[@Imadetokunbo]

What type of currency is that

[@Gizawar]

Why not N54/55 they cost the same as 2JZ and its BMW engine in BMW

[@Club-Version]

I believe I spotted a boatload of RE71r’s 🤔

[@xspeed996]

I stoped watching at 0:53 ...

[@somewhereabanana6536]

Why did the yard let you guys take the wheels off? Seems they would lose money from that

[@speedacademy]

They weigh us when we leave so they dont care what we take.

[@somewhereabanana6536]

@@speedacademy they way the car?

[@somewhereabanana6536]

i thought they were looking for the difference

[@iceyinferno]

RE-71Rs in the back seat of the Toyota?

[@doppelganger2531]

here in the US that cat could sell for another 3 bills

[@NativeTexMexican]

Do an Aussie Ford Barra swap!

[@damienvieira2056]

Bro is this in hamilton?

[@Thekickernips]

Just curious what city your shop is in? Im from Hamilton Ontario and I think you are too.

[@VS666]

ajunkyard, the natural habitat for a bmw

[@BobPegram]

I hate my fat fingers! To shorten what I said: Why not sell that fine hood (bonnet?) and all the windows. Too bad none of us have the connections to actually make a profit from the labor it would take to remove it all without damage.

[@andrewmurray6772]

$225 Aussie dollars ?

[@andrewmurray6772]

i was close though dootu ! :)

[@Honda-wing5811]

I’ll never know why people have to have their BMW Mercedes cars put them in a foot of snow and they can’t go anywhere . They rust out just like anything else. You could’ve took those wheels off at home and just drag that thing up on the trailer.

[@thepatriarchy7934]

I sure hope the converters weren't sitting in there.

[@JamespMusic]

Where is Canada are you?

[@eddarell9474]

Gotta get paid yo!! 💸💰

[@wertiaaudit5746]

Make industrial manufacturing equipment from scrap

[@moisesgonzalez8010]

Bmw is my dream car I’m saving money to buy one

[@Zero-is-infinite]

Canadian money looks like recycled trash, and that's dope af to me lol The concept of trading in junk, after you're done recycling it for money made from trash 🔥🔥🔥 lol

[@Sparkplugsteve]

Should have destroyed it by dropping a piano on it first.

[@brainfulify]

If the hood, sideskirts, windows, regulators, etc, were still good then why didn't you try to sell those?

[@speedacademy]

They fetch pennies on the dollar so for the time and effort, it wasnt worth it.

[@brainfulify]

Really? Seems like people ask an arm and a leg for some of those things.

[@earnestbunbury2103]

Ask, but you shall not receive

[@mineshkatwaroo2806]

I don't think that was enough the money an besides the car still had door glass the windscreen an other stuff and spindle

[@Civic8000rpm]

Hold up where y’all at I thought y’all were in the USA

[@davidg4026]

Ontario

[@sup3rd]

2:10 new S2K motor spotted

[@Adventureswithmike1]

I've been doing this for years this is how I make a living.. and a good one at that...

[@the-impossible2539]

You scrap cars to live?

[@onesmoothcat]

Need a few pointers , thinking about getting in the business

[@Adventureswithmike1]

@@onesmoothcat 1st thing to remember his grab everything that is the metal everything has a value.. And find a good trusted scrap yard that won't try to rip you off

[@Handlerhandle]

You have no clue how jealous I am.... Not even being a millionaire would get rid of this jealousy I am feeling right now....

[@1Smooth1]

@@Adventureswithmike1Don’t mind me asking, but how much per year do you make. I have a friend that owns a scrap yard in LA Harbor Area and is a millionaire

[@PowellMoore]

$250 for my beater sunfire after i cracked the head and I drove it to the scrapyard

[@hondatrix]

Don’t 2Z that 540i. Go J35 turbo on it...

[@sharomoini6655]

RIP 3er wagon :'(

[@stellarlivingstoned]

Is that monopoly money