3S-GTE Options

[bojangles_8686]

Ok, this is a question I have been thinking about for a long time. In the future I plan to do a 3s-gte swap. The question I have is.......... Is it better to get the whole front (clip I guess its called?) of an actual gt4 or is it any different to get a clip of a mr2 3s-gte? I would think that getting the clip from the mr2 would require you having to buy more parts but the clip from the gt4 (since it is the same body style) would already have most of the things needed?

[Pvc99gT]

the funny thing is this, spend like 5k just on materials for GT4 conversion then if you can do it yourself, its prolly less than 1k in additional expenses. but if you cant do it yourself its gonna be around another 3-5k to have all that work done. so we're lookin at between 5-10k over the cost of the car (about 15k) so overall cost of an unmodded USDM/JDM GT-4 is between 20-25k depending on your level of skill, but lets just say its 25k, cuz lets face it most ppl couldn't do it themselves. Did anyone ever think of buying a GT-4 from Europe where they have Left Hand Drive cars? I understand Belgium has the best importing of cars cuz of their laws and such. mostly low mileage cars in good condition, ect. supposedly the best car market in europe. you can buy a GT-4 for about 10k, less if your lucky, in Europe. so lets go crazy and say it would cost 5k to ship it. so thats 15k for a GT-4, and if im not mistaken its a lot easier to get a car from Europe than a car from japan over here. just food for thought.