Is this a good deal?, GT4 front clip Options

[richee3]

I was browsing Ebay a while ago, and I found a GT4 front clip. The car looks like it's had a rough life, like it's never seen the inside of a garage. No biggie, I'd be painting the parts anyway. But what caught my attention is it has the rear floor cut too, so you get everything you need for the RWD conversion. I'm nowhere near buying a clip or swapping my car, but if I was, would this be a good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-94-OEM-...sQ5fAccessories

[njccmd2002]

saw that one earlier. pretty penny, try to convince him down a little. But i tell you, the market for these parts is growing. they are getting more expensive....

There are hardly any celicas for sale now a days..... guess people finally understood.

[lagos]

I was browsing Ebay a while ago, and I found a GT4 front clip. The car looks like it's had a rough life, like it's never seen the inside of a garage. No biggie, I'd be painting the parts anyway. But what caught my attention is it has the rear floor cut too, so you get everything you need for the RWD conversion. I'm nowhere near buying a clip or swapping my car, but if I was, would this be a good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-94-OEM-...sQ5fAccessories

not exactly.

[richee3]

I was browsing Ebay a while ago, and I found a GT4 front clip. The car looks like it's had a rough life, like it's never seen the inside of a garage. No biggie, I'd be painting the parts anyway. But what caught my attention is it has the rear floor cut too, so you get everything you need for the RWD conversion. I'm nowhere near buying a clip or swapping my car, but if I was, would this be a good deal?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-94-OEM-...sQ5fAccessories

not exactly.

Just out of curiosity, what is missing? I'm just trying to learn some new stuff today

I wouldn't be doing the RWD conversion myself, all I'm really after is the 3S and everything I need for the swap. I may convert my front end, I may not. I've never seen the GT4 front end in person, so I'd rather see one before I decide on that. I could always sell the parts later. The reason I asked about this cut is if there was something like this around when I get ready to buy, would it be better to buy one like this and have extra parts for the RWD conversion ready to sell to anyone who might need it, or if I ever get brave and decide to do it myself, or should I stick to a front clip and save my money?

Also, is a clip like that common, with the rear floor still attached because of the RWD? I just have never seen anything like that, so I'm curious if it's worth the money that Keith is asking. $4,400 shipped.

[soulshadow]

$4,400 man that's the price of a used car. Perhaps you can cut your top off and mount it on to this then you would have a true JDM car.

[Remy]

$4,400 shipped to the nearest port so thats prob cali then u have to find someone to ship it to illinois for you too or you can take a road trip with a u-haul to pick it up lol.

[richee3]

Judging by the last two posts plus njccmd's earlier post, it's definitely not worth that much. Gotcha. So stick to a simple front clip when I get ready to buy. Now my curiosity is piqued though... What would be left to do if somebody bought that and wanted to convert their Celi to AWD? Lagos said not everything is there, so I'm just curious. AWD would be fun, no doubt, but I think I'll just stick to my FWD after the swap.

[Hanyo]

your gettina rear subframe and not the rear frame. So it would not be as easy as bolting it up to the stock fwd celica. You would need to custom mount the rwd subframe to the celica's rear end. This would require alot of cutting.

Judging by how much this clip cost. It would be cheaper to buy a 2002 wrx for $8,000.