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hey all, ive got a mate whos planning on going overseas for a while. he owns a '89 r32 gts-t and is looking to get rid of it.

problem is the engine is gone, spun a bearing he thinks but it warrants a new engine from what ive heard, just curious on how much it would be worth if he tried to sell it as is.

its a nice straight car, stock other than a pod/exhaust and a mechanical lsd. also an alarm + nice sound system too. the kind you see going for around the 10k mark with a working engine. ive searched the 'for sale' forums for him but all the shells there are missing a fair few parts or theyre not registrable.

looking for an approximate of how much its worth atm

all input greatly appreciated!

prosman

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Well my mates apprentice recently bought an R32 4dr in Perth for $6k for a busted head and the top end in pieces.. ended up costing $150 to fix the head and now it goes sweet. Came with coilovers, cat back, GTR front bar and a nice paint job.

if you got a bit of time and some spare garage space it doesnt take too long at all. Ive swapped an engine in my s13 took 2 weekends jus doing it in my spare time. Jus label everything before you pull it off, its not as complicated as you might think.

A workshop would prolly charge you around the 1k mark to do a swap (obviously price depends on where u get it done)

I'm with 32line, a gtst with no motor is worth no more than $2k. I paid $4k for the last GTR shell I bought.

Sorry if thats not what you wanted to hear but they arent worth much - about the only person who needs a 32gstt without a motor is someone building a race car from scratch.

best bet is to put the cheapest motor you can find in it

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