Anyone remember the Dodge Stealth? Yes, we’re talking about the weirdly proportioned coupe based directly off of Mitsubishi’s 3000 GT from the early to mid 90’s era. Well, it seems that YouTube user, mdoe8, is building a sleeper twin-turbo LM7 1994 Dodge Stealth in his garage and it looks like it’s going to be a complete monster.

Sifting through mdoe8’s update videos, we noticed he is going to be modifying most of this car for this build, not just under the hood. We know the car came with a twin-turbo 3.0L V6 from the factory and that there is a lot that can be done with that engine, but an LM7 seems to fit the car a lot better.

The first few videos were of mdoe8 walking around the car and explaining his idea about the build and cleaning out his garage to prepare for the build – a clean garage is always a nice thing when undertaking a build at home. The next videos are where things start to get interesting because we get to see all of the parts for the build comfortably sitting on a shelf in the garage before installation. The components are mostly aftermarket parts, but seeing all of the hardware in one pile definitely puts the build into perspective and gives an inkling of how time consuming a project like this can be.

One interesting thing about the Stealth twin-turbo models is the fact that they came with all-wheel-steering (AWS), which means that with the steering wheel at full lock, left or right, the rear wheels will turn a degree or two to help the vehicle maneuver in tight places.

After watching mdoe8’s videos about doing the AWS delete, we could tell that he couldn’t wait to get it out of the car because in reality, it would just be more unnecessary weight that the car doesn’t need – not to mention the system is old and probably needs some elbow grease for it to properly operate again. The nice part about the AWS delete is that the delete kit is comprised of only two control arms and a freeze plug for the rear differential.

Mdoe8’s next step was to get the engine bay all cleaned up and to get rid of all the systems and components that will not be needed when the LM7 is dropped in – he used a pretty clever system of labeling all of the parts that were going to be scrapped in blue tape. We really like the fact that his build has a direction and isn’t an off-the-cuff project that is constantly set back and put off. Planning is your friend in the long run.

The next few update videos have some good visuals in them, as he cut out part of the engine bay and some of the driveshaft tunnel to make provisions for a nice Tremec T56 transmission. The visuals get even better when mdoe8 starts building the subframe and mocks up the engine and transmission in the car – the engine just looks like it should’ve been in there from the get go.

The most recent update video from mdoe8, which was posted two days ago, shows the car with the subframe finished, complete with engine mounts and the engine sitting in the car with some LS3 manifolds off of a Corvette to see how the clearance will be. He’s probably going to have to make new headers for it because of the awkward angle that the steering shaft sits in the engine bay, but that won’t be a problem.

We absolutely love seeing in-depth builds like this being done at home, because it reminds us that anything is possible with a little know-how and the right tools. We can’t wait to see this project completed because it’s unique and hasn’t been done a thousand times. Check out mdoe8’s YouTube channel for updates on his build, we know we’ll be looking!

Here’s a the most recent video out of the series of updates mdoe8 has posted – enjoy!