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| March '07, Fuel prices were climbing and I was DD a Diesel GMC pickup. My niece had just married a guy that owned a '91 3000GT SL. He had blown the motor up and attempted to install a JDM motor in it. It had been sitting in my dad's field for about 4 months. I bought it for $1000. I WAS and old school V-8 guy, so I took the car to an old racing buddy that completed the install of the motor. It ran decent for about 6 months, then jumped time. Still worrying about working on a DOHC motor I took the car to a different mechanic that knew these cars. When he pulled the heads to get the valves replaced (bent 3), we discovered I had a 2.5 DOHC. This motor was never released in the U.S. I had just become a member of the Oklahoma Chapter (Oklahoma3s) and received alot of help finding out about these cars. I was needing a lower timing cover and the valves. One of the members who was moving on to a different platform told me "I'll do ya one better than that. I've got a complete motor, transmission and a box full of parts. If you'll come and get them, you can have them". I left the next day and drove to Edmond, OK and picked it all up. It took me approx. 4 weeks to find valves for the 2.5 heads.The motor was never released in the U.S. I found the valves in New Zealand. The guy got the car back together and I drove it home. 3 days later it jumped time again. This time I decided it was time for me to learn more about DOHC motors. I had rebuilt a few V-8's. Since I had the correct motor given to me, I put that one on the motor stand and went to work on it. The next spring I put in the correct motor. It ran great. I started to get lifter tick the winter of '09. I added some seafoam to my oil to try to clear it up and ended up spinning a bearing. So, I bought 99 lifters, a forged crank and rebuilt it again. That was approx. 14,000 mi ago. I DD this car and drove it to the NG this year in Indy. Next year I WILL have a trailer so I can enter the events. Didn't want to chance breaking something and then tryin' to figure out how to get it home. LOL This past winter I installed new custom leather seats from Leatherseats.com. I removed and dyed the carpet Charcoal Gray. I also made a custom door sill that is backlit in blue. Looks awesome at night. I know this car won't be fast. So, my goal is to make it pretty (and reliable). Sooner or later I'll have the extra $$$ and I'll own a VR-4. That's when the fun will REALLY start. Mods: Forged crank 99 lifters 8.5 mm plug wires short ram intake polished plenum polished front & rear VCs polished fuel rails $$$ spark plug cover electrical plug cover 3sx underhood Chrome kit Custom stainless Battery holder Digital Battery cable connectors Polished radiator hoses powder coated water fill one-wire snake eyes relocated cruise control Variable pop-up controller HID halos 3sx Clear Corners Custom Center garnish Cianci Victory Hood Chrome hood hinges Custom Lower door panels Custom 3000GT door sills back lit in blue Blue LEDs throughout the interior, including guages Brushed aluminum speaker grills Leatherseats w/ $$$PIT logo 3000GT floor mats Konsei 18 x 9 wheels There are several other brackets and parts that are either Chromed or Polished. Just about anything that can be IS under the hood.  (Custom means I made them myself) |
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3000gt.com 3000GT / Stealth International WWWboard Archive Jim's (RED3KGT) Reststop |
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Team 3S 3000GT / Stealth / GTO Information daveblack.net |
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North California 3000GT/Stealth United Society of 3S Owners 3000GT/Stealth/GTO Forums 3000GT/Stealth International |
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