3000 Gt Vr4

just went to the local hobby shop, picked up my next project the Tamiya 3000 GT VR4,

here are my plans and one shitty pic
paint it Royal Saphire Pearl
put on the wing from the Revell Civic
put in the Stealth Twin Turbo engine from the AMT Stealth
seats from Jaquar XJ 220
maybe some XS tuning rims


any suggestions? ill try to get better pics as time goes by

OOH! I like the sounds of the plans.
btw: What engine did it come with? if any?
Be sure to keep us posted.

if the kit came with an engine, why are you swapping. The vr4 is a twin turbo. If the kit didnt come with an engine then i'll shut up now.
Keep us posted on how it come out. I wanna build that kit later on.

Thats a great kit, just wish I had better skills when I built mine.:(

the Tamiya kit did not come with an engine:(

can any one show me pics of theirs in the past? i made one about a year ago, but its beed through some torturing since then:devil:

I know Hiroboy made one!

Originally posted by daggerlee
I know Hiroboy made one!

yea, i remember that, but i just treid searching, and it dont come up:(

Keep us updated.Sounds like a great project.

Looks like a cool project, good luck my friend:D

heres a better pic of what its looking like
but blury:(

i am having to make intercooler pipes, and that is taking a long time, also, i have lost a part of the engine:(, prolly the cat took it like he does to every thing else

http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/715187update.jpg

here is a real VR4 engine, i am missing the chrome thing that is circled
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/5979123kgt.JPG

I have also found that i will have to make a fire wall, and some thing to help hold then engine inside the car:(

a lot of work, but i think it will be worth it

Nice work! Can't wait to see it finished :)

Is it just missing from the box or you lost it.

I ordered my engine from racinresins.com and it came with that. :confused:

Here's the one I made
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87975
http://www.spc.org.uk/mitsubishi/gto/gto-006.jpg
http://www.spc.org.uk/mitsubishi/gto/gto-005.jpg

i am missing the chrome thing that is circled
That would be called the intake manifold;)

Find out the part# and you'll probly be able to get it from AMT

Sounds like a sweet project! keep us updated on it:D

And you'll need the upper front subframe, radiator fan, brake booster, master cylinder, ABS actuator, battery, etc.
Just graft everything from the AMT kit.
(But, I know you'd realize scratchbuilding or using 1/24 scale parts would be better later on. :D)

Originally posted by hirofkd
And you'll need the upper front subframe, radiator fan, brake booster, master cylinder, ABS actuator, battery, etc.
Just graft everything from the AMT kit.
(But, I know you'd realize scratchbuilding or using 1/24 scale parts would be better later on. :D)

yea, the sad thing is, i think most of that stuff has been lost:rolleyes: :confused:

im trying to find it

Looks like a great project.

BTW...in real life...did Mitsubishi or Dodge manufacture the Twin Turbo V6 found in the Stealth and 3000GT VR-4? I'm thinking Mitsubishi made it.

The V6 was Mitsu developed, Ryan. Chrysler was still knee deep in K cars while the Stealth was the bad-boy on the Pentastar block.

Of course, that doesn't mean that the Mopar boys weren't building astounding turbo engines. Just ask anyone with a Turbo 2.2L four in a GLH Omni or Shelby Daytona.

Also, B16EF, that AMT kit hasn't been in production for about three or four years. AMT wouldn't have the parts he needs. The best bet would either be to buy a second parts kit off of eBay for around $5 or scratchbuild something even more stellar looking than the stock piece.

Whatever you do, Supratuner, this'll be a neat work when done. Keep at it.

i am thinking i can use batterys, etc, from other spare kits siting around, just some slight modifing to them and they should look like they fit in



i cna use an ITR fire wall, they are about the same size

but the civic wing just looks too small for it:( so im looking for another wing, i know that the mid wing from the ITR looks good on it, i did that to my last one, but i want to do some thing else.

up date, but too dark for pics:(

i finished the intercooler pipes for it:D

Thanks to Camber, i decided to use an ITR intake manifold, they actaully look the same from a distance, and you have ot put your eyes up close to see

I could have gotten it painted today, but i have a little more sanding to do, should be painted tomorow hope fully:)