sr5 converted gts
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sr5 converted gts
I am not sure where to post this sorry if im out of place. I have an opportunity to buy a sr5 fully converted to a gts with a silvertop, is it worth it or should I look for a gts?
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what_eis_it wrote:I am not sure where to post this sorry if im out of place. I have an opportunity to buy a sr5 fully converted to a gts with a silvertop, is it worth it or should I look for a gts?
What does "fully converted" mean? Engine, drivetrain only? Or complete GT-S interior and exterior as well?
It really depends on what you want, if the conversion is done well and there are no issues with the car it should be fine, but can you live with having a "fake" GT-S? Some people don't care, some do.
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Grant wrote:what_eis_it wrote:I am not sure where to post this sorry if im out of place. I have an opportunity to buy a sr5 fully converted to a gts with a silvertop, is it worth it or should I look for a gts?
What does "fully converted" mean? Engine, drivetrain only? Or complete GT-S interior and exterior as well?
It really depends on what you want, if the conversion is done well and there are no issues with the car it should be fine, but can you live with having a "fake" GT-S? Some people don't care, some do.
Could you live a lie?
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Hey Guis... I have a GTSr5. Do I have to sit at a different lunch table?
First thing - know all the differences between sr5/GTS.
Check for discs in the rear/ Cluster goes to 8k/ Front bumper has lip/
Be aware that this car has undergone 2 conversions already.
Sr5-GTs Almost every part on the car has to be removed and messed with to complete this conversion (Do you trust the owner?)
20v swap. What waterline kit used? Do you have a hole in the firewall? If not, what kind of set-up was used for spark.
There is a lot of room for potential errors and shortcuts for all of this. But then again these cars are all 30 years old, most with multiple owners, every corolla is a dice roll.
*edit - price changes everything. Means everything in the phrase "Is it worth it?"
First thing - know all the differences between sr5/GTS.
Check for discs in the rear/ Cluster goes to 8k/ Front bumper has lip/
Be aware that this car has undergone 2 conversions already.
Sr5-GTs Almost every part on the car has to be removed and messed with to complete this conversion (Do you trust the owner?)
20v swap. What waterline kit used? Do you have a hole in the firewall? If not, what kind of set-up was used for spark.
There is a lot of room for potential errors and shortcuts for all of this. But then again these cars are all 30 years old, most with multiple owners, every corolla is a dice roll.
*edit - price changes everything. Means everything in the phrase "Is it worth it?"
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The asking price is $3500 no exhaust but he said he can put one on before I buy it. It has the cluster, disk brakes, and tranny, and of course the 20v silvertop
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saiGone wrote:Hey Guis... I have a GTSr5. Do I have to sit at a different lunch table?
Nope! Mine's fake too.
Honestly it doesn't matter except to those "collector" people, but they're no fun.
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check ur vin, whos the real AE86...
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what_eis_it wrote:The asking price is $3500 no exhaust but he said he can put one on before I buy it. It has the cluster, disk brakes, and tranny, and of course the 20v silvertop
wow 3500$?! im wondering how much would my sr5 converted to gts with a BT20V +greddy DD exhaust would go for?
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sprinterr86 wrote:what_eis_it wrote:The asking price is $3500 no exhaust but he said he can put one on before I buy it. It has the cluster, disk brakes, and tranny, and of course the 20v silvertop
If there's no exhaust... is he even done w. the swap? I'm thinking he dropped in the engine, and never bought an exhaust (SR5 is diff)
wow 3500$?! im wondering how much would my sr5 converted to gts with a BT20V +greddy DD exhaust would go for?
depends on appearance. GTS 20v been going 4-7K from what I've seen?
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If everything goes well i should be coming back home Wednesday night with a 1985 gts from the same guy. He posted up his converted sr5 on ebay if anyone wants to look at it , 251617535114, just copy and paste that item number. It looks good to me but you guys know more than me.
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what_eis_it wrote:If everything goes well i should be coming back home Wednesday night with a 1985 gts from the same guy. He posted up his converted sr5 on ebay if anyone wants to look at it , 251617535114, just copy and paste that item number. It looks good to me but you guys know more than me.
Good luck, man!
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As of 08/20/2014 I am now proud owner of a 1985 toyota corolla gts. . They were great guys and I drove over the most miserable 700 miles of my life back with it. All highway no twisties, no radio, no fun. But I walked out my door and looked at it with a smile this morning, and told myself it was all worth it.
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what_eis_it wrote:As of 08/20/2014 I am now proud owner of a 1985 toyota corolla gts. . They were great guys and I drove over the most miserable 700 miles of my life back with it. All highway no twisties, no radio, no fun. But I walked out my door and looked at it with a smile this morning, and told myself it was all worth it.
Damn thats far man. What state did you pick it up in
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I picked it up Georgia, and drove back home in Pennsylvania. 11hrs of driving. The good thing about it was that it drove home no problem. I was a little worried before I bought it that it would break down on my way home.
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What part of PA?
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