6G Celicas Forums

Ha. i'm already broke because kids. now its a case of being really broke. love doing it though and i dont plan on making it my profession, its purely a pleasure thing. have done little bits and pieces before this car like changeing brakes and the odd end link but this has been a big one. i noticed when i got the cam belt off the crank was out by a couple of teeth by the look of it. but i lined it up properly and im not sure if its me or not but the car seems a lot more responsive on the throttle and the acceleration and even the idle seems smoother. i know in the states the abs sensors from a camry will fit but i was wondering if there are any uk equivalents that are also compatible as shelling out £100 plus per sensor for new is something id only like to do if absolutely necessary.

While I had my block jacked up I had a good nosey underneath and the air intske itself seems small and poorly placed plus I dont see the need for two silencing chambers, ill be ripping it out putting a cold air hose to the front bumper and I quite loke the look of the purpose built heat shieldfilter housing on here. Mines a 2.0 gt 3s-ge sw20 according to the diagrams and layout in the toyota engine manual that I think is on one of the stickies on here. Ive seen a few plastidiped cars around and if its done well it looks good. Plus I have quite a lot of patience so can happily take my time and get it right. If I could give any advice it would be to get the official toyota engine manual and follow what it says there taking bits from the how toos on here as they are always informative and help out a lot. Its harder for me to follow since im in the north of the uk so the lingo is off and most things are backwards. Id also say change all belts regardless of how new they look. I have the same issue with paint near the head lights. Dizzy and rotor need doing at some point then ill be advancing the timing to about 17º as opposed to the 10º from the factory.

had my first proper drive since my water pump imploded and the car spent three weeks on stands while I did my first ever big job on a car by changing the water pump and timing belt. it was an absolute labour of love only being able to do an hour here or there and as soon as she started and i checked that the timing was right i could feel the biggest smile on my face and the experience has reinforced how i feel about these cars completely. now looking to my next job to do which is get rid of most of the induction system and fit a cold air intake, then its a short shifter, then poly bushes all around possibly rear sway bar. all the while correcting the stuff the moron who had her before me made a crap job of. oh then brakes, maybe a power deck spacer, and reupholster and heated seats. then in the summer i think im gona have a go at plastidiping her black. this is gona cost me a fortune. oh well.

done it cheers guys. was the short side axle. left the entire hub assembly together it just moved out of the way. gave the shaft a good old tug and the inside joint collapsed. blessing in disguise realy as i had loads of room to stick a prybar in each side and it popped out no worries.

im guessing that means there is a difference in how they come out of the transmission, depending on what side of the car its on?

cheers. abs ring is there and ready to go in. its just that ive seen a couple of how2s and they say to strip everything down completely.

hey just bought my first celica and am looking for some help to get it running how i would like. the front cv joint clicks while turning so i have got myself a replacement drive shaft and am going to change it out over the weekend. the only issue is that its passenger side and all the how2s i can find seem to deal with drivers side onle. its a 1997 2.0 gt uk model with abs. any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

cheers

Vinny

Now then, after being a fan of the celica for the last ten years i have gone and got myself one dirt cheap. there are a few things i need to do to it to rectify a few niggling things. It's a 1997 2.0 gt UK model. and it has several issues which i could do with help with.

1) Rear driver side wheel bearing.
2)Rear anti rollbar links and bushes.


Any help and advice or links to how2's would be most apprectated.

cheers.

Vinny.