Reply With QuoteMine was £850 for all gear then £550(IIRC) for labour.
£850 was just for the standard running gear, i then spent extra on suspension, dump valve, seb chip, exhaust, on and on and on.................Originally Posted by Cat
...anybody buy it from here? Was looking and thinking, auction withdrawn within a day!
Was this one, 300111368035
Having spent the morning searching on here, what do people estimate a Sporting-to-GT3 full conversion to cost, including fitting. And I mean brakes, engine, trims, interior etc.
After posting on the mileage thread, (over 130k) and with a dodgy gearbox it really is time to refresh my car and drop that bigger lump in.
PS, any takers????
Mine was £850 for all gear then £550(IIRC) for labour.
£850 was just for the standard running gear, i then spent extra on suspension, dump valve, seb chip, exhaust, on and on and on.................
Last edited by Cat; 15th May 2007 at 14:35. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
It all depends where the engine comes from and who install it. You can pick up a decent GT engine for £350, and then get someone like GTDean to fit it for you.
Would be easier to buy a whole car and convert, but not as easy as selling up and buying a GT.
Punto Gt no more!
i was thinkin about doin this 2 my 75sx but i duna wetha it would be to much hassle
Seriously, unless you have spent a fortune on mods, or like me, it is a cabriolet, i really wouldnt bother. Buy a GT and the insurance will be less on a GT than a converted GT.
my only justification is that i have had the car from new, therefore i know the mechanical history of the undersides etc - albeit, those under the bonnet would change by virtue of a conversion!
but, seriously, i'd also spent on the original abarth kit all round and have looked after both the body condition (dent free) and the paintwork condition (garaged and polished);
my thinking is that £1500 ish (generous) for parts and labour to a conversion is cheaper than finding a GT3 minter......even selling the Sporting would only attract £600-£900 given the mileage.
so, if anyone knows of a written off GT3 low miler, let me know! good price paid for right car / components.
im currently half way through doin it. ive stripped the donor car and has been scrapped, try and buy one with everything on it such as lowered suspension and a uprated exhaust etc. then all depends on if your gonna do it yourself it will save you loads of money and if you want to have things sprayed like i have. ive had the rear beam sprayed and the hubs etc so they look nice and clean then, also had the car undersealed. you can get them for around bout £850- £1000 with running engine and a few extras. took me bout 6months to find the right one.
all worth it in the end though
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