checking out an 86 mk3 tomorrow

[Krem]

Originally Posted by cvbikeguy

Thanks for the advice. Ill check all over the car. But yes I'm planning on replacing a lot on this car. Luckily I have a little paycheck to work on it

if you have a little paycheck to work on it... I'd be very cautious... as Cre mentioned, that's a LOT of miles on that engine. Infact, if there's been no rebuild on it, and has just been maintained very well, it's still likely to go at anytime. Also if it's the original tranny, might want to have that examined as well. If possible, try to catch the car in cold state and examine the tranny fluid, sniff for burnt smells in the trans oil.

Further more, a 2jz auto clip runs anywhere from $2.2k to $4k... manual transmissions only escalate that price (especially 6 speed tranny). I saw a 2jz 6spd front clip the other day for $4,800 total.. but unless you're going to do the swap yourself and also do the wiring, you're probably going to spend that much, if not more, to get it all under the hood and hooked up running. You'd probably be better off looking at a mk3 that's had a JDM 7mgte swap that's ready to drive w/o much work... then again, seems these mk3's are always needing some kind of attention.