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And it lives! Obviously, it still needs to be cleaned up. Once I get it back on the road, I'll be sure to get some real pictures taken.

Sound advice, but where's the fun in that I have most of the turbo supplies on hand, so I know it won't be cheaper to do any kind of swap. The top end of the motor was gone through by the previous owner (a friend) before I bought it, so the top end/headgasket situation was already taken care of. As far as I know, the bottom end hasn't been touched, so that IS concern for aggressive driving. With a couple of mods, the motor should hold up to boost just fine, though.

You may be right about the harness, I still need to get everything back together and drive it for a while to see if any more issues are going to pop up. In any case, it needs to get on the road before I can make any decisions about pushing things further.

All in all, it's pretty cool to see that it's 1 parts order and a weekend's work away from being road-worthy.

Thanks for the advice! We managed to get everything but the rear glass taken care of so far.

In other news...she runs! The distributor plug was pinned wrong. I accidentally broke the clip on the plug and then realized the wiring was wrong.


I soldered in the new plug and it started right up. The plug was from a camry; that's why the wire colors don't match up.



There's still lots to do, though.

1) The passenger-side axle is...missing
2) The timing belt needs to be replaced.
3) The flex pipe in the exhaust has blown apart.
4) Throttle cable needs lubrication or replacement.
5) 5S-FTE tiem?

Does the PCV system vent into the intake manifold at any point? Obviously, it should vent back to the intake system at some point, but I'm trying to determine where - before or after the throttlebody.

It runs!...On one cylinder...for a few seconds... It's pushing cylinder pressure back into the intake manifold. Either there's a massive crack in the head, or something is timed very badly.

Small update on the interior - the ECU and glove box have been reinstalled. I'm in the process of removing the bubbled window tint, but it's a huge pain. Any tips? I don't want to try tackling the rear hatch glass without getting a solid method down. Once the windows are done, the seats and steering wheel will get tossed back in and it's time to start on getting this thing running again...

I know this question has been asked a million times, but my search failed me.

My non-running GT's engine is not in the best health, with high leak-down numbers and suspected low oil pressure, I'm looking into replacing the motor. The car was driven with a blown headgasket, and the heat has taken a toll on the wiring harness as well.

Is the Camry 5sfe a direct swap for the one in the Celica GT? I've read that it has balance shafts in the oil pan, does this change the oil pan dimensions? If so, can they be removed easily?

I've already figured out that a Camry engine harness is not a direct swap - the wires are coded differently, and some are longer/shorter than those on the Celica. So, I'm probably going to have to track down a Celica harness. If anyone has found anything to the contrary, please let me know!

Shameless plug for my build thread...

Thanks for the good luck. At first, it doesn't look like much, but once you realize the car is pretty much complete, it starts to look a lot better.

This project won't get any crazy swaps or anything, since I'm trying to keep it under a pretty tight budget. At the end of the summer, it might see some boost, though.

Hi guys! I'm blasphemy101, a mechanical engineer from Central Florida. I just picked up a Celica GT hatchback from a friend with the hope of giving it a new lease on life. The last couple of years haven't been too kind to the car, and in its disassembled (and broken) state, it doesn't run. As you can see, the car is full of parts (e.g. the front brakes are in the trunk), but I think most of it is there. The body and interior are in great shape as well. I intend to get the car back on the road first, and if everything goes according to plan, things might get more interesting towards the end of summer...

When I get a chance, I'll create a "laundry list" of things that need to be taken care of in order to get this thing back in shape. For now, pictures...

I'm confused; do you have too much clearance, or not enough? Grinding the stems will increase the clearance, and lapping the valves shouldn't change the clearance at all.

Check your clearances as they would be with everything assembled (cams bolted down), this is the only way to find out which direction and how far you need to go (more or less clearance).