Hello and welcome to 3sgto.org

[stymie]

Thanks, Em... it looks like Alan did a fine job putting this all together. Good to see you too. Had a chat with Hans in chat the other night.

Decisions... decisions! Do I modify a stock '98 VR-4 or leave well e'nuff, alone? Once I get started, there's no turning back. Someone mentioned the 30% rule: to allocate an additional 30% in funding for speed equipment & labor beyond initial estimates. A guy or gal could drop a lot of dough on one of these machines getting it just right. I was juggling a few figures in my head after considering how far I wanted to take this & realized that my initial estimate of $16K might be on the marginal side. I suppose that the sky is the limit.

It's e'nuff to drive you nuts. I've got a pristine specimen that's been 100% reliable & pretty darn quick. Problem is that I'm kind of a Dagwood Bumstead when it comes to working on cars. I can handle the basics, but I really don't have the skillset or tools to logistically support my addiction to performance. My comfort level would be increased if GZP were a local business where I could tap your resources from time to time.

So, I'm trying to decide whether or not I'm going to heavily mod my VR-4 OR just leave it stock. If I keep it all factory simple I can live with that. Sometimes, I wonder if I might be better off selling my car outright & putting the money toward a NISSAN GT-R. That Japanese supercar would have all the performance I could want, be reliable & still be under warranty. Of course, $92K MSRP is pretty steep for the price of admission, but there's something reassuring about being able to have it serviced at any NISSAN dealership/service department. One thing is for sure, I do like the aesthetics of the VR-4 over the GT-R. I realize that I won't get anywhere near what my car is worth on a trade so I would have to find a certain buyer specifically wanting the virtual equivalent of a brand new, unmolested '98 VR-4 & is willing to pay a bit more than book to obtain it.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

7400, one-owner, miles? I wouldn't modify that. That's garage art.

If you wanted a heavily modified 3/S, I would pick up a 2nd one and go nuts with it. A decent used VR-4 goes pretty cheap these days, even 2nd gens.

In any event...welcome aboard!

Jeremy

[weaver]

own a 3000gt

[stymie]

Thanks, Jeremy! Yeah... garage art or safe queen pretty much nails it. When I owned a '92 STEALTH R/T Twin Turbo, I put a LOT of miles on it & kept it for 6 years. Having this VR-4 for 13 years is unprecedented for me at least. If I need to run errands, I just hop in the HONDA Civic & accumulate the customary door dings & such that go with the territory. The VR-4 never sees snow & very rarely, rain. The paint remains unfaded & flawless. I treat the leather seats with Berman's Leather Lotion twice/year; they're soft & supple & show no signs of wear. The interior doesn't require a pine tree air freshener or Febreze® to mask fermenting cheeseburgers, spilled soft drinks or nicotine; it still has that wonderful "new car smell". I suppose that Barrett-Jackson or Mecum Auctions might be the answer the next time they're in town... but that's a ways off. My wife needs a new car & I'm wanting to get her an EVO-X to replace the Civic & that GT-R is mighty tempting. This is going to get expensive PDQ no matter what I do.

[Emilie@GZP]

I can tell you now, you won't get what it's worth through Barrett Jackson or the like. You are best off listing it up for sale online, at a price you want, and sit and wait. It will take a while, but eventually you'll get some bites from serious buyers.

[IPD]

or you can do like oskar and list it with a 21k+ reserve price on ebay and still not sell it.

[2fnloud]

or you can do like oskar and list it with a 21k+ reserve price on ebay and still not sell it.

I could not believe that had a reserve that high, I thought that 21K was a GREAT price to be able to sell a 96 for.

[trix]

Hello names conrad. I am a new owner of a 95 stealth r/t. Came here to find out about doing a 3kgt partial conversion

[IPD]

Hello names conrad. I am a new owner of a 95 stealth r/t. Came here to find out about doing a 3kgt partial conversion

i do hope you're referring to the front end, because if not--you should sell it and just buy a 3kgt.

[Emilie@GZP]

i do hope you're referring to the front end, because if not--you should sell it and just buy a 3kgt.

Why would you say that? If he wants to convert the entire car to a 3000GT, then good for him for making HIS CAR how HE WANTS.