kornerz

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hello everyone, i got rid of my 04 gto about 6 months ago and miss it. I found a silver of roller i might be picking up but need peoples opinion. It has 50k miles on the chassis and its a 6 speed car. its missing the motor, the t56, exhaust and drive shaft. Everything else is there and in great condition. It has 19" staggered wheels, eibach springs, holden tail lights and a cai. Clean title. i would be doing all the work so that would save me a good amount of $$What do you guys think?

dizzysn

A new crate motor will be about $3.5k, new trans about $2k (that's a level 4 from RPM btw, not stock), another $500 for clutch, new drive shaft would be about $500 if you go with a 2-piece, headers $1.2k for good stuff, exhaust about another $1.2k (high estimate) for the rest

So here's what you need to consider:

Clean GTO with new motor, trans (a built one at that), new clutch, etc for about the same price as a car with all that stuff already in it, that doesn't have a new motor and trans.

I say go for it.

kornerz

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ill post some pics in a minute

kornerz

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69Project

What do you want to do with the car? What does your wallet allow you to do? Answer those two questions and that will give you your answer.

If it is truly a good roller, I would get it. Even if you don't have the cash to get it rolling right away, it will make a decent project to piece together.

N2OBaby

I say go for it I wish I had the $$$ to get a project car.

impulsegoat

iTrader: (4)

I say go for it as well. Very clean roller. Especially if you are capable of doing the labor.

JustAnotherLS2

If you get it I'll trade my 06 tails for the VX tails....jus sayin.....

gonzo4886

iTrader: (4)

Does it have the wiring harness or any exhaust?

RacerXLs1

iTrader: (14)

I would say thats a good deal, and go for it...

LEO

iTrader: (3)

Nice looking car, if you have the extra money laying around to complete the project I would do it.

Robofuzz

Good point.

Mooch

The engine harness will be a major PITA to source, and don't forget the engine computer will have to be programed to match the car. 4500 is not bad tho, since the title is clean. If you could find a wreck to harvest what you need, you could part whats left and end up pretty well in the end.

BrianSF-GA

My formula is all about the cost of the completed project. Know what costs are involved in building your ultimate goal. Put it all down in a spreadsheet. Know which parts can you find used for a good deal and which parts are you going to have to purchase new. Once you arrive at the total capital outlay, compare that to a completed car for sale. I found it important to look at completed cars that have actually sold and not cars that sellers try to recoupe high percentages of their improvement costs. Compare the two numbers. In this economy, modded cars are bringing less and less. There are some that are desperate to sell and good deals can be found. Also remember when saying you can do provide the labor to mod a car, typically, a seller of a modded car does NOT recoupe labor costs and their price should reflect that. If you decide to purchase a completed car, BE PATIENT. The right one will come up. It took me 5 months to find my latest "toy".