Road to Recovery. 1990 4WD Pro GTX

[FamiliaGT]

Im a little out of my normal relm, as I used to be strictly a BF guy, so we will see how this goes. Recently got my hands on a once very nice and respectable 4WD Pro with full GTX swap. Past couple years have been ugly for it with neglect and what appears to be lack of care, but I cant say for sure. I will post some pics in a moment and let you figure out what it is.

[FamiliaGT]

As you can see, she needs some love and revitalization. The next 6-8 months maybe slow as my GF is holding me to my plan of paying off debt, so not a whole lot will get done.

The Hard brake lines under the body that runs from the master cylinder to the rear subframe has rusted badly and is leaking when I hit the brake pedal. That's first priority.
The transmission is a GTX trans that sounds like some gears are toast, but nothing is completely broken yet. I have a USDM trans that I want to salvage the gears out of and try and rebuild the GTX trans. After that, its mainly body damage and rust that needs help.

At this point I just want to get it running to be prepared for winter. Next year, I will decide weather to fix the rust on this car or find another shell. I would like to rebuild this one and save it, but I wont spend a small fortune doing it.

If all goes well, the rust will be fixed, the drivetrain repaired and repainted hopefully within a year or so.

[me109]

Glad to see it's in good hands. I hope you can save it.

[KaleoXtreme]

Glad to see it went to another member. Here's some history on the car for reference, in case you didnt know. http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/show...ha)&highlight= The car was restored once before, but it looks like the rust is coming back with a vengeance.

[FamiliaGT]

Heh, Thanks. Im well aware of this car. I live right next to CorkSport and would see this on a regular occasion as Jason was first rebuilding it, while he was helping me with my GT. I know what hes put into it and would like to finish what he started. As a whole, its a great car. Very powerful and low miles engine fully built, BPT with a GTR head, ported and polished and a hybrid turbo. This thing is no slouch.

[jasoncsprotege]

I'm glad it ended up in good hands. I have been watching for the car since I sold it. I new and never said it was a perfect car. I hope you can do and get done what you want with the car. I and my wife do miss it

[FamiliaGT]

Youre going to guilt me into selling it back to you huh? JK, But it maybe an option, but only for you if you want to save it.

[FamiliaGT]

Going through the drivetrain and fixing the known issues. At this point, it looks like Im in need of another transmission. I have a USDM trans, but need a jspec GTX trans if anyone has one or even the internal parts. Let me know!

[FamiliaGT]

So I found my alternative. Found this rust free 4wd pro with an auto and only 70k on the clock for $300. This will be the new shell for the gtx.

[Damkid]

4wd with an auto??

[jay]

Rare but out there. Good find, the 3pedal conversion shouldn't be all that tough. Been done I'm sure.

[me109]

It has indeed. Very easy actually, what with the cables and all.

[Damkid]

Very cool to know! Nice score

[FamiliaGT]

me109, What alls involved with the conversion? Will a 2wd manual pedal box fit? how hard is it to pull and replace?

[azgtx]

Pretty easy if you pull the dash out. Then a perfect time to clean out the years of dirt and such and rinse out the ducts and such. I am getting ready to go through a GTX that way as well.