looking for the original owner
06-22-2009, 02:59 AM
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I think it's this one. I hope you didn't pay what MTI was asking for it, cuz this guy was selling it for dirt cheap.................
http://www.ccstreetscene.com/forums/...hlight=427+mti
http://www.ccstreetscene.com/forums/...hlight=427+mti
07-20-2009, 01:55 PM
#27
You ever find out any info on that car?
That car has created a lot of talk down here in out neck of the woods...
http://www.ccstreetscene.com/forums/...ad.php?t=19484
That car has created a lot of talk down here in out neck of the woods...
http://www.ccstreetscene.com/forums/...ad.php?t=19484
07-20-2009, 11:41 PM
#28
yeah, i've talked to Jason Cohen, David Coates. Josh who now works for LMR but used to work @ MTI. they all basically told me the same thing. But Josh remembered the most and was most helpful. but i still wanna find the original owner and talk to him, and MAYBE even get some copies of the MTI build sheet if he still had 'em
07-21-2009, 07:35 PM
#30
yeah, i've talked to Jason Cohen, David Coates. Josh who now works for LMR but used to work @ MTI. they all basically told me the same thing. But Josh remembered the most and was most helpful. but i still wanna find the original owner and talk to him, and MAYBE even get some copies of the MTI build sheet if he still had 'em
07-21-2009, 09:56 PM
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yeah, they said he trashed the original motor. and they built a new one, they didnt rebuild the original one. the owner before me wasnt all there, went to mti's site, saw they built 427's out of ls2's now and made it all up from there. now my car has a bad rep. 
lol
lol
07-21-2009, 09:59 PM
#32
do you know his screen name. or know or knew him? im not askin him to go out of his was at all. i just want all the info i can get on the car. MTI and jason fom LMR were verry helpfull but the original owner will know it all inside and out. besides as a fellow car enthusiast im sure he would like to know his car is finally in good hands.
07-22-2009, 12:32 AM
#33
do you know his screen name. or know or knew him? im not askin him to go out of his was at all. i just want all the info i can get on the car. MTI and jason fom LMR were verry helpfull but the original owner will know it all inside and out. besides as a fellow car enthusiast im sure he would like to know his car is finally in good hands.
07-22-2009, 12:32 PM
#34
I've met and talked to him breifly maybe 5+ years ago? I understand why you want to know more details about the car. A lot of guys sell their cars and never want to see it again, I've had my TA since I was 16, 9 years this July, if I ever sold it, I dont think I would ever want to see it again.
07-22-2009, 05:25 PM
#36
anyway yeah. the original owner jason thompson had mti build it, then commishioned them to sell it. scott bought it for like 22k i think. idk how long he had it or even drove that much. then rick got it for idk how much. now i have it.
07-22-2009, 06:12 PM
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Actually, we both did. This was the one that needed to be rushed for some reason. The shortblock was on an engine stand in the morning and we actually took it to lunch that same day. It had stock wheels at the time and stock cat-back with a cut-out. It was originally a re-sleeved 422.
07-22-2009, 09:13 PM
#38
422? this is the first time i've heard this. even when i was lookin to buy it over a year ago everyone said 427. i called mti when they were open and talked to jason and someone else, maybe david? idk. the only paper work i have on the car is this, a internet sale sheet from mti. but it doesn't list any of the work done to the car. only what it has. this is why i want to get ahold of the original owner. or ahold of the build sheet or recipts. i understand the car was built a long time ago around 2002.
and here's a link with better quality pictures
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:...&ct=clnk&gl=us. and search mti 427 trans am, it should be the last link on page 2, its a pdf file of these pics. from my.autorevo.com
and here's a link with better quality pictures
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:...&ct=clnk&gl=us. and search mti 427 trans am, it should be the last link on page 2, its a pdf file of these pics. from my.autorevo.com
07-23-2009, 07:33 AM
#39
oh really. i wonder why he even thought it was a ls2.
anyway yeah. the original owner jason thompson had mti build it, then commishioned them to sell it. scott bought it for like 22k i think. idk how long he had it or even drove that much. then rick got it for idk how much. now i have it.
anyway yeah. the original owner jason thompson had mti build it, then commishioned them to sell it. scott bought it for like 22k i think. idk how long he had it or even drove that much. then rick got it for idk how much. now i have it.
Another thing that is weird about that car is the clutch....
It supposably had a McLeod. When the clutch went out rick found out that there was a stock Oriellys clutch in it. He actually matched the numbers. But then he installed a McLeod.
07-23-2009, 12:49 PM
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so its a resleeved ls1 422cid? i swear ive seen this car somewhere since ive never seen another one painted this color def. a nice ride man, and fyi josh is one of the owners of LMR, not just an employee.