Manual transmission swap
It was worth it because the going rate for a similar condition one i see online is usually about double. Unfortunately it was an early A with a busted 318 that had a 273 bellhousing on it so I couldn't get any more parts off it. Took me years of waiting before I finally scored the trans.
This is the current price list of my local Junkyard, and those prices have doubled at least since covid. I got charged separate for the trans itself, each of the 3 shifter rods reverse light switch, the shifter, the shifter handle, and the shift knob. All in all it was over $500 after taxes plus a day and a half of work in the dirt. I got it about a year ago.
It was worth it because the going rate for a similar condition one i see online is usually about double. Unfortunately it was an early A with a busted 318 that had a 273 bellhousing on it so I couldn't get any more parts off it. Took me years of waiting before I finally scored the trans.