Rebuilding An ABANDONED 3000GT VR4 Dirt CHEAP! 

I love how much you guys get accomplished in a single video, very efficient and entertaining to watch

These are actually very rare nowadays. You dont see many of them anymore. Great JDM unicorn to have.

Absolutely do not dent the bottom of the sump, the oil pickup tube sits just mm's above it in the recess. You WILL need the 1999 intercooler ducting - finding them may prove difficult though! The glass roof is commonly referred to as a "Moon roof" - and the complete undamaged winding assembly with plastics and no missing handle will fetch some good money. Good luck, will keep watching!

I found this channel because I watch almost anything 3000gt, stealth , GTO. Keep up the good work !

Hey guys you need to put a small amount of sealant in the corners of the cam gears on the rocker cover seals. Not sure if you did but it will leak otherwise. Looking forward to the progress. Happy to see others enjoying the platform

I had a 91 VR-4 from 18yrs old up until about 26. VR-4's were always rare but now you literally NEVER see them. I rarely even see base or SL models.

The non sunroof had much more headroom, the sunroof takes up too many inches between the underside of the roof and your head, a different headliner to.

Been looking forward to this build, love 3000 GT's.

Just been going through your back catalogue of videos and I have two comments. One, I'm so sorry for taking so long to find this channel. I finally moved the rock from above my head. Second, the quality that these videos have gone to is amazing! Loving all the content so far! Greeting from across the pond

The 98/99 VR4's had a bunch of different stuff on them. The ducting and the passenger intercooler were different from the previous years. In the rare chance you're able to get stock IC ducts for a 99, it should bolt right up to that 95 intercooler that you already have though.

Nice video couple things to note. Drive shafts on all cars are balanced as one so mark and always use both half’s! Second thing is bleed lifters with small Allen key before installing them or you have a chance to bend all your valves on start up!

Black advan GT's with the polished lip would look incredible against that purple !👍👌💘

Love the build series! Hard to believe you only have 170k subs. You're absolutely going to blow up and I especially like the build series. Goonzquad vibes. Keep up the good work!

One of my top 5 dream cars from the 90s... Probably my #2-#3 after the Nissan 300zx TT. Super jealous. Great work, boys!

I'm so excited about this car man, really awesome. Also congrats on the subscriber count and the adds,! Glad to see hard work pay off!

I'm so glad that this car is becoming popular

I had a 1992 Dodge Stealth RT in the early 1990s and it was a great little car. It had flip up headlights (which frankly I prefer) and a 5 speed manual. I sold it in 1997 and got more than I paid for it after I put over 80,000 miles on it. Make sure that the timing belt, the idlers, the tensioner and the water pump are all in good shape, that engine is a valve bender if the timing belt fails for any reason.... Great upload and good luck with it !! You'll have no trouble selling it when you are done with it.

I am so happy to see you working on the 3000 GT V4. It’s one of my dream cars. Thank you 🤘🤘🤘

I worked on them during my time working at Chrysler, timing belt jumps a tooth btw

Great video. 2003 Evo checking in. Looking forward to seeing more on this VR4.

Those poly bushings on the white car's lower control arms help a lot with handling. The red ones on the rear side of the arms

It's crazy to me that someone just abandoned a VR4. I've seen some crazy barn finds in the past and now that the 90s Japanese cars are becoming classics I'm looking forward to seeing just what is out there.

In 05 I had that same bov on my TT 300zx. Best sound ever even the knockoffs.

You have an upbeat tone that doesnt seem fake. Most youtubers artificially pump themselves up before filming, and it is so obvious, and really annoying. Good luck with channel.

Man oil in the coolant sounded like a real cool idea! Smoke machine baby!

I'm more partial to the 1st gen VR4 RT/TTs. Id recommend upgrading those tiny intercoolers and puny 9B/13G turbos

FYi, when picking one up that has been sitting Gas tank service - drop flush dip and new paint, Sending unit do not remove line from tank unit, the line removal is under the car 2ft from the tank and you will need to heat it up alot and use a lot of WD40 to remove it next , injector service and replace the air flow meter - also the ECU's go bad on these cars and will start misfiring when you go 25% of throttle and go with a Jester ECU replacement or if lucky find a used working one. once you get this car all done and finished you will like it, the 93 VR4 I sold was the lowest mile 1 owner in the US market. As for the parts pulled off you plan to sell good luck with that. :)

This is my dream car and I’m so proud of you guys for showing it some love, please please please keep me updated, I’ll send you the hot wheels versions of the car

You guys been killing it bet you see a million subs this year

Save everything. Parts are becoming very scarce and takes a good while for parts to be made. Just letting you know the garnish is going for crazy high lol

I've never had a single video satisfy my OCD so much. Thanks!

Dude reminds me of a big bearded Matthew Lillard. Loving the build You guys got a new sub.

Great video and an interesting project that I'm looking forward to following to completion. One note, I would hesitate to use the oil coolers or any part of the external lubrication system of an car that blew the motor. I'm not familiar with the oiling system on the 3000GT, so this may not be an issue for you, but - years ago - I knew a fellow who git a 911 RSR "cheap" after it passed through the hands of several owners in succession who destroyed a series of motors. The new owner also set about an engine rebuild and discovered that the oil coolers hadn't been flushed or replaced and were harboring a lot of fine metallic debris from one or more of the ruined motors. The metallic junk probably went back to the first blown flat six, and subsequently passed through all the later motors causing the demise of each.

I love the vr4. One of my all time dream cars since I was a kid

20:58 those valve cover bolts, should get like the green Loctite just to keep them from backing out, but no real lock on them

I imagine that 2nd gear in that car is probably scratchy if its hasn't been rebuilt. be a good time to do that right now with everything out of the car. And you get to see what clutch it has in it. You can also get an upgraded output shaft for that won't let go when you give it more power.

Some really good cinematography.

VR4's are like a boat..... happiest day when you get it and when you sell it.

awesome score will be good to see 3000gt run again ,thumbs up for the good content too :D

Hope y’all wear steel toe shoes or even boots , crushed toes hurt guys so be safe an don’t let parts bounce on to ya , some fall I see that look heavy , just checking in ya an love the vids as always

Sweet car I've been told transmissions are hard to find good luck with it

BADARSE CARS! One I have not owned! Almost... several times, but would to love to have! AWD REALLY COOL! THANX, J

I remember this was my goal car to get, but then I drove a S2000 and it blew me away by how much fun it was to just drive so I went with it instead. These were nevertheless way way ahead of their time with the active aero.

This is a dream car for me. Fond memories of endless hours of Gran Turismo growing up. Unfortunately it will always just be a dream as they are getting rarer and more expensive. I would never be able to afford to do it to the level of perfection that I expect and it would probably take me my entire lifetime to finish it. I'm very meticulous on how I do things besides I have too many projects as it is. They tend to be a little more practical and affordable.

Loved the car. Those headlights looked good.

convertible was only made for one year very rare 1995-1996 3000GT VR-4 Spyder

Looking forward to see it running soon!!

Great color in the vr4!!

Insane Mitsubishi !! 😁😁😎😎

is the complete rear differential assembly available wanting everything from cradle to wheels going under a old ecocline

Amazing progress

the rocker cover bolts do have little rubber grommet gaskets for them , they are bought separately

Picking up my third 3000gt and my first vr4 next friday. So stoked

Nice vid! People always complain of how hard these cars are to work on, but tbh, its not really that bad. Everything is pretty straight-forward.

Did you make sure the new lifters where pumped down? If not you can bend the valves.

Only thing bad about DSM or Mitsubishi..Youll need various 10mm..12mm..14mm and so on to disassemble...Changing to other tool sizes to remove parts ..Nissan you can take apart with 10..12..14mm

You guys save my every day from Missouri

This car will be a fun ride for you guys when its done . These vr4s are becoming pretty rare these days especially the purple one you have .

Beautiful car!

Did these two hombres get each other rings?😁 how sweet!!

If you still have leaks from the valve covers its from the corners where the cam gear caps are you need to put RTV in those corners

That color IS super rare on that car and highly underrated. Looks cool. I'd see about sending off the second set of seats that didn't have a transmission sitting on them to a shop to get redone in leather. At least, if you're planning on driving it a lot, I'd get that done.

oh wow that is a rare paint color. please take good care of it

The big difference between both is 1995 is obd 1 and the 1999 is obd 2 for which I will keep the older ecm and eliminate the use of the secondary 02 sensor

Worked on these at Mitsubishi in the early 90's.

Man, I wish I could buy the roof and moonroof assembly from your white donor car 😮

I’d love to buy that white 3000 when you’re done with it lol

love the show.

I had stealth rt tt and one of things that always worked was the ac and it was the coldest ac I ever felt

The 3000GT just might have the tightest engine compartment I have ever seen!

A have a 1996, Purple also! Platinum.....

That engine is remarkably clean inside for being like 30 years old Also those turbos are teensy tiny

Wow a nearly extinct Unicorn! These were produced during Mitsubishi’s lofty years and were so hot that Dodge had to have their own version! They were an engineering tour de force, but a maintenance nightmare! These exotics fell victim to abuse and neglect and became junkyard fodder. Poor oiling and overworked turbos caused early bearing failures, not to mention the many catastrophically failed heads due to timing belt neglect. Also, engine suffered from too much stagnant heat retention post operation from tight packaging of high heat components (recommend 5-10 minute cooldown idle time to allow for a gradual temp normalization). To mitigate these things from happening to this unicorn, I’de: 1) double check the timing belt is pristine (in situ replacement of belts is a brutal task), tensioner pulley bearing is well greased (see RU-vid for “sealed bearing hack”), and ensure water-pump is turning freely; 2) replace spark plugs with Iridium plugs (cheapest upgrade with remarkable gains in longevity and performance of the engine); 3) teflon treat the oil (Slick50, etc.) to prolong life of bearings and rings; 4) change diff oil with Royal Purple; 5)wrap turbos in high-heat jackets (DEI thermo jackets are great product for this). A little extra up-front garners bigger returns on the back and more smiles-per-miles!

That pillow ball for the front coilovers is clapped out.

Back in the day, removing the cats would give you another 100hp bumping it up to 400. So they said anyway. Look forward to watching this build.

Seeing those tires, it's easy to see why this car was wrecked.

My first car, an 88 Beretta GT, had a Getrag 5 speed.

Before Paul walkers character drove a gtr he got money on the streets in 3000 gt. Never forget.

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Love this channel! I just bought a VR4 too like two weeks ago!!! How much for the Robo mod headlights?

No more math on video... I love it.

145k 🎉🎉🤩🤩👍🏻👍🏻

There were two different output shaft/transfer cases for these cars.....90-92.5 were 18 spline......93-99 were 25 spline.....first gens also had a 5 speed.....93-99 were 6 speeds.

Is that secondary o2 sensor not the wire for the valve for the active exhaust? Think 4th gen didnt have it but 1-3 did. If thats for sale let me know trying to return mine to stock in some ways get the function of the buttons back 🤣

Would u happen to a frr drive speed sensor that u would sell????? Vr4 model

Hi first time watching your channel seems cool just one piece of advice close all the open drawers on you tool box before it falls forward on you

Oh, man. 3SX…I met the owners back when I started in the 3S scene back in 2000!

That was one of my dream cars

Been watching your videos recently about the dodge demon, and now a 3000GT, one of my favorite JDM cars, even tho it’s a bitch to work on 😂💯 Definitely earned my sub. Mad respect bc those cars are hard to work on if you have big hands like mine 🤙🏼

Different intercooler only because of the brackets on the intercoolers and comparable ducts

Hey man amythest gang lol. I've got a vr4 and then an amythest na. I don't think most of the people in the common realize how rare this is. Awesome find.

A DSM in its natural habitat, on a lift or a set of jack stands.

hey you know if you cant find parts for the 3000 -gt go looking for a dodge aveneger same year, dodge just reshelled it most came front wheel drive but they are out there

Nifty place to keep the spare.

I would modify the white 3000gt and take advantage of the chassis to make a drift car with a 1jz inline 6-cylinder engine or an rb25det

My dad has 34 stealths/3000gts not all are the AWD TT. That glass roof was super rare.

Love this channel i never ever owned a car in my life im 27 now

Of all the cars you've shown..I've never wanted one more then this one. Completely a dream car for me after driving a friend's 92 vr4 in college.

So that 3000 GT vr4 has a six speed in it so something you might want to do some research on to my knowledge if I’m correct you need to keep that six speed in that car because I don’t believe the axles or that rear diff will work with that five speed or the shifter cables so you might wanna do some research on

Possibly an ATR downpipe you've got there