R32 Gts-t With Blown Engine

[prosman]

hey all, ive got a mate whos planning on going overseas for a while. he owns a '89 r32 gts-t and is looking to get rid of it.

problem is the engine is gone, spun a bearing he thinks but it warrants a new engine from what ive heard, just curious on how much it would be worth if he tried to sell it as is.

its a nice straight car, stock other than a pod/exhaust and a mechanical lsd. also an alarm + nice sound system too. the kind you see going for around the 10k mark with a working engine. ive searched the 'for sale' forums for him but all the shells there are missing a fair few parts or theyre not registrable.

looking for an approximate of how much its worth atm

all input greatly appreciated!

prosman

Edited June 14, 2007 by prosman

[bubba]

Well my mates apprentice recently bought an R32 4dr in Perth for $6k for a busted head and the top end in pieces.. ended up costing $150 to fix the head and now it goes sweet. Came with coilovers, cat back, GTR front bar and a nice paint job.

[prosman]

cheers bubba, anyone else got some experience on how much itd be worth?

[nisskid]

he could always strip it and get a fair bit. if he is interested chuck me a PM as im always after parts for mine

[Rekin]

Wouldnt it be better to fix it up?

you can buy rb20's for around $500-$600.

Im sure a mechanic wouldnt charge too much to pull out and swap with new engine.

[prosman]

he wouldnt wanna part it out coz of the hassle of doing it before he goes overseas. a new engine is a possibility tho, if he can be bothered lol. anyone know how much labour is involved in replacing an engine?

[32line]

i wouldnt pay more than 2k for a 32 with no engine....

some ppl would prolly happily pay more tho...

[HomeDawwg]

if you got a bit of time and some spare garage space it doesnt take too long at all. Ive swapped an engine in my s13 took 2 weekends jus doing it in my spare time. Jus label everything before you pull it off, its not as complicated as you might think.

A workshop would prolly charge you around the 1k mark to do a swap (obviously price depends on where u get it done)

[Duncan]

I'm with 32line, a gtst with no motor is worth no more than $2k. I paid $4k for the last GTR shell I bought.

Sorry if thats not what you wanted to hear but they arent worth much - about the only person who needs a 32gstt without a motor is someone building a race car from scratch.

best bet is to put the cheapest motor you can find in it

[prosman]

thanks for the responses guys, ill let him know that a new engine is prob his best bet

[predator]

I reckon around $5k.. if it can be street registered and fairly straight with decent paint..

Not sure if the guys are talking about imported shells above - slightly different, they're not worth much.