rosaaen89 Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 I found a 260z i was interested in purchasing. It has a 2jzgte with r154 trans swap in it in running condition. It does need a little body work and paint. Has coilover suspension and interior is in decent shape as well. Do you guys think it's worth around 9K? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkie Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I'm fairly sure to do the swap yourself, you'd be looking at about $5000 at the minimum, and that's assuming you're mechanically inclined enough to do the work yourself. If you drop another 3-4k on the body and paint you would [supposedly] have a well sorted and clean 2JZ-powered S30 for under $13k. Can you buy such a car outright for 13k? I haven't seen any listed. I'd certainly pay that much for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosaaen89 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Yeah thats true i suppose. I've seen a few for around 10-12k but did have decent paint on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Paint is cheap compared to the engine and suspension work. If the body is solid, then buy the car, use the paint condition as basis for a discount. That's the most important thing with these cars is how solid is the body? Having the engine you want is a big deal, so that adds to the value. The last big question to ask is why is he selling it? if someone spent $5K to swap the engine, he must have a really good reason to be letting it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosaaen89 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Said he wants to buy a GTO with his dad. Also said he has receipts for motor swap and coil over suspension being done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosaaen89 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Also he said body is in good shape just needs paint. It's too far from me so I can't look in person. So I am taking a risk but from what I have seen it seems pretty decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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