Here's What It's Like To Own A Crazy Rare Mitsubishi 3000GT
Just sold that guy my Tein coil overs. Pretty cool! He has neat articles
From the phone.
Was a pretty good read, can't say I agree with the whole wardrobe malfunction statement though.
I like the article, but I've rode in a lot of "luxury" cars and I really don't see how our interior always seems to be a joke to people? Get in a 99 vette, camaro, mustang, etc. Tell me our interior isn't badass compared to that.
I can no longer see any comments on that, not even my own posts.
"The 3000GT is the nip-slip of the car world." :lmao:
Ditto.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2fnloud
Did you have comments that you had but can not see? or are mine gone from your view as well?
The 99 was the death of the 3000GT. It was WAY ahead of it's time......and probably the ugliest one. That wing would fly today though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Faust
Great read! Maybe these will go up in value now :lo5l:
ugh...he bought it from IL?? What a disgrace...shame on me..wonder how many miles it has..
Agreed. He would have been better off with a 98 or something. Besides...true 3/s owners know the 96 tt is the holy grail, not the 99 vr4. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by green-lantern
p.s.
3/s interior is WAY better than the "I'm surrounded by plastic everywhere" GM and Ford interiors.
My friend posted this on my facebook yesterday. I personally would never own a 99 vr4. Seems like all of them have the electric sunroofs which really eats away head room. Not to mention I think the older digital climate control looks cooler than the 99 display. Best 3s IMO is a 94-95 (no ODBII crap) with giant glass sunroof and 99 conversion:)
ftfy.Quote:
Originally Posted by fastfalcon94
Fixed againQuote:
Originally Posted by fastfalcon94
Edit, I just realized I pretty much agreed with Thadd lol
Say it ain't so!
LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by green-lantern
seriously. the 2g rt had the best rear. and the 97/98 had the best "other 3/4ths". and when you toss in 99 lights, GAME OVER.
Not a fan of the 99 front, though would not mind it if a true 99. Not a fan of the headroom loss with the sunroof either. Split on the 97/98 bumper and the 94-96. I like them both.
Dead on with the 2nd gen RT tails, win.
Oh, and 1st gen GT side skirts ftw
...with 1g RT/TT door/side skirts and you're on to something.Quote:
Originally Posted by IPD
I'm the same way although Bryan put his 97 on my car to mock up intercoolers and I really liked how it looked.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoopKill
ftfy. especially if you fab in 1g front bumper side fins that match the 2g skirts. Then there's NO question about the 97 bumper being the best looking.Quote:
Originally Posted by CoopKill
god DAMMIT i need to find a plastic welder to do this for me already.
I love the comments, I love how polarizing our platform is.
:barfaway:Quote:
Originally Posted by green-lantern
That said, I've had almost every body part outside of 2g Stealth parts..but using that as a basis, I'd wager that the 97 front, 1g TT side skirts (debadged) and 2g RT rear would be pretty sweet with an AA spoiler.
That said, I went all 2g 3k with the 97 bumper and hoop...Cause I'm sucker for the big DSM look :suspect: And also because nobody suspects that actually having power and I like being stealthy.
It is one of my favorite things about the platform..A variety of polarization within the community...Until an outsider talks shit and then everybody rallies around the 3S. Well..that, and them tig ol bitties under the hood :DQuote:
Originally Posted by lawdogg
Mine still has its 9B trainer bra onQuote:
Originally Posted by sergechronos
Don't worry...They'll grow one day..The more you play with them, the bigger they get.
Agreed!Quote:
Originally Posted by fastfalcon94
95 VR4 with partial 99 conversion master race checking in...
You can't be stealthy, I'm stealthee.Quote:
Originally Posted by sergechronos
And 1G rt skirts and caps ftw. I keep on kicking back and forth on going with a RT rear, (you know if I ever work on my car again. I do still own it, I promise) but don't know if I want to deal with the extra hassle, or if I want to give up the JDM tails.
I thought we all agreed (or at least MOST of us agreed) that the 1g r/t sides were off-putting, because the lower edge of the "vent" isn't parallel to the skirt. Plus, I'd have NO IDEA how to put a matching piece in the front bumper's sides. The "mini vent" on the front bumper is one thing the 1g 3k did very, very right.
Not saying that the TT side skirts don't need tweaking, but how badly the vent not being parallel would should up is also a product of what color you have. With black (like I have), doesn't make a huge difference so it works. That said, yes I would love for the vents on them to basically be upside down so that the flat/parallel side would be on the bottom. To put a nearly matching mini vent would probably require something like a NACA duct. Wonder if the SMIC vent next to the fog light could be covered with fiberglass and then a NACA duct installed on the side that would reach it.
I think that was just you and me, Carlos.Quote:
Originally Posted by IPD
That's still "MOST", though. :wink:
Gotta be 2G 3K sides.
I would love to see someone photomock it up. it would be best on a white car though, just so the details up front show up better.Quote:
Originally Posted by sergechronos
It's just you. I love the way the vents are shaped in the 1G rt.Quote:
Originally Posted by IPD
They're really not bad. I do think the 2g 3k sides "flow" better with the body though.
91 > 97 > 99 > 94 But the hoop is shit if you ask me. Combat wing only looks good on the 99 shape. All other models look best with the AA wing.
Combat wing looks pretty good on a stock 1g 3k. Better, imho, than on the 99.
I loved the article and vast majority of the comments. It's refreshing to see people appreciate these cars. Thanks for sharing. Did anyone in the comments ask which comparable cars have better interiors? I think it's tough to top.
You just became Scotty's best friend. Everyone gives him shit for putting a combat wing on his 1st gen :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by IPD
If it HAS to be on a 3/s, that's where I'd put it. Still prefer the 91-96 3k wings though.Quote:
Originally Posted by GTOJOE
I'm pretty sure you're in the minority with that opinion... Not sure where you're getting this "MOST of us" from.Quote:
Originally Posted by IPD