The madness continues 3kGT style...

[dietz4ibanez]

While we were supposed to be mulching one of our new contracts the opportunity arose to buy this 3000GT. We added much delay to our work that day and after stowing the car in the trailer all day we finally left the commercial/well lit place at 1:30am...

I think it will be worth it though!


Got this car for $500...

After about 2 hours of wrenching on this car, here is the engine block...

Both set of heads look like this...

We slipped some used valves in place of the bent valves and the heads came back tested with good compression. No damage to the heads. Waiting on parts to replace everything and possibly buying some heads off of another car in the junk yard...

Hey, I'm having fun tinkering and might even make a few bucks once it is running agian.

 

[PenguinLTZ]

Those were cool back in the day. My buddy had one

 

[dirtyoldman]

Didn't some of them have a turbo?

 

[mr_bots]

Gotten over Auroras and have a sweet spot in your heart for old 3000GTs now?

 

[dietz4ibanez]

Didn't some of them have a turbo?

Yeah, my brother has one with twin turbos. This particular car does not. It's a girls car.

 

[dietz4ibanez]

Gotten over Auroras and have a sweet spot in your heart for old 3000GTs now?

Not at all... I still have the 2nd Gen Aurora. I've actually put almost 4k miles just running random errands.

The 3000 GT just seemed like a deal for $500...

These cars can go for as much as $1000 in non running condition. The glass headlights alone sell for $200 each on Ebay. We had a 50% off sale at LKQ the weekend after new years. I bought both of the windows for $12.50ea. and they are selling for $90 on ebay along with the window motors, tail lights and healights, ect. I made almost $500 after everything sold with a couple of hours of tinkering.

 

[Black02Silverado]

You going to run AMSOIL in this beast when you are done?


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[dietz4ibanez]

You going to run AMSOIL in this beast when you are done?


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Yes, I don't buy anything else these days.

 

[tleach17]

Good find.

This is my wife's dream car. It's the only car she has ever really wanted.


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[slims]

I love that car. Only rice I'd drive.