FS: My Swapped 99 GT....PRICE DROP NEEDS TO GO....... Options

[Fastbird]

NEW PRICE -- $6000 OBO

The time has come to part ways with my 6GC. Many of you know me from a few years back. I've been gone from the site for a while but still have my car. Sadly, as I've grown older, I've found myself enjoying the car less and less, and finally have come to the realization that I've simply outgrown the car.

The car is a 99 GT with ~165K miles on it. I purchased it in July of 2005 with 114K miles on it, used it as a daily for a year, then sent it off to Dr. Tweak for a 2nd Gen 3S-GTE swap. The swap was done with 135K miles on the car. Since the swap was completed in July of 2006 there has only been 30K miles put on it, MOST of which came between 2006 and 2008. In late 2008 an accident happened that ended up putting the car as you see now, with the shaved handles, blended in DCW duckbill spoiler, and custom paint. After the car was finished with all the new fixings in May of 2009, it's only seen about 10K miles worth of use. I drove it daily last year for about 6 months over spring/summer/fall, and it's been driven once since.

About the car and the modifications:

Performance Stuff:
2nd Gen 3S-GTE (all new seals/timing belt installed when swap was done)
Spec 3S-5S Hybrid Stage II Clutch
Stock S54 5 Speed Trans
Custom FMIC Setup
Relocated AFM to under battery, 3" intake tube from AFM to turbo
Custom plug and play wiring extension for AFM (made by me)
HKS SSQV Blow Off Valve
GReddy Profec Spec-B Electronic Boost Controller
Perfect Power SMT6 piggyback ECU
Ebay Downpipe
CUSTOM FABRICATED 3" Exhaust w/Magnaflow Resonator and Muffler
TRD Quick Shifter with TRD Shift Knob

Interior:
Kenwood DDX-812 7" DVD system
Red/Black Carbon fiber accents (mostly stick on pieces, couple of custom wrapped pieces I did myself)
DCW Gauge Cluster Cover with smoked glass -- 2nd one ever made after Dustin Brown's.
DCW Triple Gauge Pod
Autometer Nexus Boost/Vac, Oil Pressure, and Oil Temp Gauges ($1K in gauges/controller)
Doggy E-Brake Boot w/red stitching
Doggy Shift Boot w/red Stitching
Doggy Armrest Cover w/red Stitching and custom Red "Devil Horn Toyota" Logo embroidered on it.
JDM Aluminum Door Sills

Exterior
Custom Paint. Base red with copper pearl metallic clear coat mixed in.
Shaved Door Handles
Projector Headlights and Highs (lows have been modified for flat cutoff)
Shaved front turn signals, using markers in Projector lamps for turns
Black Devil Horn Toyota Logo's from Likwid Art
Tenzo R DC5 18x8 Wheels with GOOD Nitto NeoGen 225/40-18 tires
Red Powdercoated Brake Calipers all the way around with Napa rotors and EBC Redstuff Pads
Tein S-Tech Springs (LEGIT, bought from shop that did the exhaust)
JDM Tail Lights
Molded in DCW Duckbill Spoiler
DCW SSIII Splitters front and rear
DDM Tuning 55W HID in the projectors

The Bad (Keep in mind that I'm VERY critical of my car/work): The front splitters are rough. Both have been cracked and repaired/refinished, but it shows. They look good and fine until you get up on them.

There is a scratch in the front right fender that I filled as best as possible, and there are normal chips here and there from daily driving (one on the drivers mirror and one on the passenger high beam area right by the lamp come to mind, but both have been filled with paint). The paint on the car is still VERY VERY good and it still turns heads everywhere.

The wheels have all had a tiny bit of rash on them but it's painted over and you can't see it unless you're really looking for it.

Shocks are due for replacement as they rattle a bit, but I've not done it because I kept intending to do coilovers.

Oil leak that leaves a few drops where you park, I believe from the pan.

Underside dirty with old oil residue, there was a crack in the soft return line from the turbo and it was sending just enough out to cover everything.

*Edit* Cruise lever is broken and currently removed. Looking for a replacement, but it's a hard find.

Right now, things I'm doing or will be doing unless the car sells quickly.

Currently has a new radiator going in it. Car will be running again by the end of this week (was moving to a twin core full aluminum, but backed off of that due to extreme clearance issues caused by the thickness). This WILL be completed this week.

I have a set of GT4 front calipers I've been meaning to install forever. I'm hoping to get to this within the next few weeks. On or off, they will be sold with the car either way.

Trying to get to doing the shocks but it's not a necessity.

The car will come with a binder I've kept with ever receipt for everything I've put into it. Let's just say that the 3" binder is FULL, and total is in excess of $25K invested into the car AFTER the purchase price of $7500 in 2005. Everything is documented. Also, the 2010 6GC.Net Calendar will be included, as this car was in it and was also the cover car. She's solid as a rock. Zero rust on the rockers or anywhere else. It's a head turner, and though I still run with a primarily domestic sports/muscle car crowd, they all enjoy the car when I bring it out. Motor is solid, made 250 WHP/260 WTQ when the swap was done. I just don't want to invest more to try to make it faster. I'm selling because the money here is going to go towards a buyback of the twin turbo 99 Corvette I was forced into selling in 2010.

Pricing is hard. There's a LOT of money invested, and yes, I do realize you don't recoup money invested in modifying cars. I will NOT take a total bath on the car either though. I'm going to start the price as asking a negotiable $9000. I have a bottom dollar in mind, so don't be afraid to talk to me about it.

Lastly, I want to thank everyone here for letting me be a part of this community. I've met a lot of great people, seen a lot of beautiful cars, and really enjoyed my time here. Who knows, I may be back (want to RWD and 5.3LS convert a 6th Gen......that would be fun).......

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Car is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Is currently unregistered, but that may change shortly. If you don't like my price, please don't comment. The car is worth every penny of my bottom dollar if not more. I would be willing to meet a purchaser halfway depending on distance. I trust this car to take ANY road trip also. It's been literally one of the most reliable vehicles I've ever owned.

This post has been edited by Fastbird: Mar 26, 2015 - 4:40 PM

[Fastbird]

OMG some people. Had a guy in-state contact me about the car as my ebay ad expired yesterday. We got to talking and he's pointing out the bad shocks and oil pan gasket leak like they're huge major issues. Says he's going to have to spend 2-3K to make it look like it's a car with 50k miles. Tried coming at me with NADA values for a 160K mile Celica and MR2 Turbo. He said he didn't want any of the extras, what's my bottom dollar? I told him I'd take $5K flat if I keep all extra's to sell (not much, GT4 calipers, couple small interior panels, etc) as that's the number I MUST have.

Dude offers me a Mac laptop and Xbox 1 and 2500 cash. AND KEPT TRYING TO GET ME TO BITE ON A TRADE the more we talked. I don't understand what part of "Cash Only" he didn't understand. I think this was a big dreamer. He told me he didn't want to put more than $5K into the car TOPS including purchase price, and that he may come up to $3500 or $4000 if I fixed the very small oil pan leak which I haven't fixed because it's not a major bother. I finally had to tell him he's wasting his time, I won't do anything under $5000 CASH.

I think what irritated me the most was his lack of researching for saying he did his research. Said my ebay ad was up for at least 2 weeks. Funny, I did a 7 day ad. Said the motor won't make it to 200K miles and at 160K he's got to think of that. Didn't bother seeing where the motor has around 90K on it huh? Well, the turbo will need replacing at 120K anyway? Seriously? I can buy a celica on Craigslist all day for $2000-3000. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH MONEY YOU'D HAVE TO SPEND ON ONE OF THOSE TO MAKE IT GOOD MUCH LESS REPLICATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO LOWBALL ME FOR? I should have just hung up on his arse.