hey... check out my $1572 purchase!

[chansigril]

purchase cost: $1250
title, taxes, fees etc: $172
flatbed towing to my shop: $150
93 dodge stealth twin turbo: priceless!

alright, seriously not priceless but still pretty pleased with the whole situation

found the car on craigslist, got into negotiations last week and purchased it this morning. kid i purchased it from stated he purchased the vehicle with bad compression on 2 out of 3 cylinders on the front bank. he broke down the motor, put main bearings and rings in it and rebuilt. states the timing is good and vehicle has spark and fuel but does not run. timing on front bank appears good but i didn't dig into it at all yet.

i'm thinking when he did the timing on it he didn't set the crankshaft position sensor plate behind the crank sprocket, but i'll know more as i dig into it over the next week or so. so many possibilities...

at any rate, car is missing ac compressor, alternator, ps pump and intake box. paint is pretty thrashed on the front bumper, hood and rear gate and the right rear quarter has a pullable dent. many things are disconnected, including hydraulic clutch line, exhaust, intercooler piping and sensors but everything else appears present, trans went into every gear and interior is ok.

i still haven't decided if i should attempt to revive it or use it as a parts car donor for my other 93. it doesn't need anything right now but lord knows it's going to, it always does i suppose i'll make up my mind once i dig into it a little, the "bottom end rebuild" makes me a little leery and i can easily see spending thousands to get this car back into top shape including paint etc, altho it may well only be another grand or less to get it running... i'll just have to dig into it.

well on to the pictures

[numbertwo]

NICE!!!

[stans3000gt]

wow awesome deal, good luck with it obvously if you can bring it back to life do it as these are getting more rare and whats better than 1 tt well..... 2.3....4.5.......6 as many as you can fit in your driveway hahaha. This sounds like a deal I got on my VR-4 only it needed nothing but a good cleaning and a oil change and I even drove it home change the oil that day and have been driving it about 100 miles every day since lol.

[AlmosN8kd]

Nice find. How long had it been sitting before you got your hands on it? Lot rot is the worst.


And it even has all of the exhaust tips, very nice.

[MK_94_3000GT]

Looks like you can save it, I say go for it. Easier said than done I suppose, if you were closer I'd help haha!! Good luck and yea craigslist is the way to go for these cars that can be saved.

[O_ROD]

right on! Are those ROH snypers on it?

[UTRacerX9]

Ugh... I hope you can turn it around, I hate seeing our cars beaten and broke down. Looks like it has suffered quite a bit, maybe you can return to proper form.

[Wombat]

Damn, what the heck did he hit on the drivers side...that's a nice gash!

Anywhere near Philly? Need a hand with it?

[chansigril]

Originally Posted by AlmosN8kd

Nice find. How long had it been sitting before you got your hands on it? Lot rot is the worst.


And it even has all of the exhaust tips, very nice.

at least 2 months, likely 3-4, all in all it's in pretty good shape. timing gears were exposed and have a tiny bit of surface rust on em, but that should clean up fine... and if not, it's not like i don't have 8 spares here so no issue

it does have all the exhaust tips

[chansigril]

Originally Posted by O_ROD

right on! Are those ROH snypers on it?

i don't know but the tires and rims are good. i actually purchased this car primarily so i would have a spare trans but the rims are pretty close to my ideal so they may find there way onto my car, even tho i prefer the stock look.

one of the fellas i know (boardname gen1 3kgt) came in and mentioned the same thing, he believes they are and may be discontinued, i'll take some better pics as soon as the flatbed gets here... may not be until tomorrow tho