frotou 7agte celica, Now caged Options

[frotou]

Hello ,

I still working hard on the celi .

Some picture from the last years ;



















Claude

This post has been edited by frotou: Mar 18, 2016 - 4:16 PM

[frotou]

More recent pictures







Claude

[frotou]

Pictures from this year , the last ones I have .

I had to change the wastegate for a smaller one , I did also all the coolant line with aluminum hard line with wiggins clamp and installed the polished panel over the radiator. All the coolant lines and bypass are custom and without thermostat. (controlled by the electric water pump )

Notice ; I had also to made a shield for the clutch slave just behind the turbo and I use the water port on the tial wastegate .









Claude

This post has been edited by frotou: Dec 20, 2011 - 11:44 PM

[frotou]

Some exterior shots from this summer ;

I just cut the bumper the get the intercooler fit , same thing for the oil cooler . I will have to do some finition later ...

I also add jdm projectors finally ..............................










Unfortunately the celi is stored for the winter but I will post what I'm doing this winter.

Hope you enjoy ,

Claude

This post has been edited by frotou: Dec 20, 2011 - 11:55 PM

[kurt95gt]

I think im in love with your car
amazing build

[BonzaiCelica]

oh my!! words cannot explain this. Very unique build indeed and very detailed

[Red123]

Nice.
What color is that?

[Grega]

what the ****! This is amazing! Do you have any videos maybe?? And some numbers on that engine I'm really sepachless

[frotou]

Nice.
What color is that?

The color was from BASF extreme colors (purple haze) , I think they are no more availaible

what the ****! This is amazing! Do you have any videos maybe?? And some numbers on that engine I'm really sepachless

I don't have number with the new setup ; will do in 2012 .

[RabidTRD]

Wow.






That's kinda scary.




I like it but still scary

[cheela]

wow... just wow. looks good...... but then good isn't a good enough word.

looks SUPER FRICKIN' AWESOME!!! yeah that's more like it.

[TRD11]

wow love the engine ...... nice work ... looks nce

[rave2n]

Its so pretty I don't believe it. PHOTOSHOPPED!

[frotou]

Its so pretty I don't believe it. PHOTOSHOPPED!

Nahh ..... I can't photoshop ... just hard work and too much money here ! But I take it as positive comment


I received also at the end of summer my race head , maybe more street one as we near don't touch the intake side for the moment , and the camshaft duration / lift not too high for daily use . I got the exhaust ported the spring valves changed, done the conversion for underbucket lifter, stainless steel os valves with 3 angle job and the head chambers and valves faces received also a gold ceramic coating














Claude

[3WayStunna]

WOW....was not expecting to see so much win when i clicked on the link....I give props to you good sir....noticed you said it took some years to bring it to that point but wow looks like it is totally worth it!!!!

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

This is different. Not bad at all.

What rods are they?

This post has been edited by Cuts_the_Pilot: Dec 29, 2011 - 3:25 AM

[frotou]

This is different. Not bad at all.

What rods are they?

The rods are pauter , I think this is the last thing that will/can broke in my engine. So large that the bottom of the cylinders have to be grinded for clearance !

This post has been edited by frotou: Dec 29, 2011 - 3:05 PM

[johnyboy1976]

ery very nice car and awesome engine bay
Keep up the good work

[3WayStunna]

Hey man how did you come across that little black box that is sitting in the middle of the 7th pic...err your pics with all of your curious electronics?

[frotou]

Hey man how did you come across that little black box that is sitting in the middle of the 7th pic...err your pics with all of your curious electronics?

If you want to know where I buy it ; it's for sale , I will use another way to fuse my electronic but it work perfectly .

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

Interested to see what numbers this little fella puts out. The wiring job on that ally panel is top notch.

[KAOS]

Nice - can't wait to see updates!

[rave2n]

Interested to see what numbers this little fella puts out. The wiring job on that ally panel is top notch.

Hell yea it is, beautiful build. Eagerly waiting for numbres.

[frotou]

Too much time since update ...

Got longer stud for spacer .



Not perfect but better .



Finally doing the wiring/plate for the coil on plug ... still need to fab the catch tank supports/ lines



Still soo much to do ....

[Red123]

wow
I love the new look of that stance.
What spacers are them and how much mm?


This post has been edited by Red123: Nov 15, 2012 - 11:37 AM

[frotou]

Spacers come from ; novustech.ca . They are very good quality !!!!!

I have now 20mm front and 10mm rear but I will add 10mm all around with more camber .

[celica74]

Did you make the intake?

[frotou]

Did you make the intake?

Buy it on ebay few years ago , then I add wiggins clamp to help flex and for easy removal .

[sr666]

This is an awesome awesome piece of kit very very nice indeed

Any piccies from the back?

Ryan

[frotou]

This is an awesome awesome piece of kit very very nice indeed

Any piccies from the back?

Ryan

The intake itself is a piece of art ; very well made and complex to build . I was very lucky to find it .

Ryan you mean pictures from the back of the intake ?

[sr666]

Sorry no I meant the back of the car :-)

Sorry didn't explain too well :-(

[frotou]

Rear pics

[Syaoran]

Ever tried going wingless?

[frotou]

Ever tried going wingless?

Hey , never think about it .... I will need to try

[frotou]

Ordered my custom big brake kit , last parts was the calipers , which I received last week .






Calipers are 6 pistons , rotors are 14 inch, can't wait to do the test fit !

This post has been edited by frotou: Nov 18, 2012 - 5:14 PM

[SwissFerdi]

:0

Holy ****snacks.

[Syaoran]

Sexy.

[Manos]

Spectacular build, subscribed!

A few questions:
The 7A-GTE engine, I take it, is a 7A-FE (standard 1.8lt ST engine) with a 4AGE head (initnally a 20V blacktop, then a 16V) and a turbocharger. Right?

14in brake rotors are… 355.6mm! My oh my… what diameter are your wheel rims?

Regarding the longer studs and spacers for the wheels, what size are your tires? I'd like to get a feeling of how far out they go with the spacers.

Thanks,
M.

[frotou]

Spectacular build, subscribed!

A few questions:
The 7A-GTE engine, I take it, is a 7A-FE (standard 1.8lt ST engine) with a 4AGE head (initnally a 20V blacktop, then a 16V) and a turbocharger. Right?

14in brake rotors are… 355.6mm! My oh my… what diameter are your wheel rims?

Regarding the longer studs and spacers for the wheels, what size are your tires? I'd like to get a feeling of how far out they go with the spacers.

Thanks,
M.

7A = block GE= head (16v or 20V) T=turbo

I have 19 inch wheels , so much space to fill on celica . I have 19x8 front 19x9 rear . I will try 20mm rear spacer and 30mm front with more camber. I will need to change wheels if I want to get more .

I just finish the test fit the brakes I'll post some pictures .

[soulshadow]

I want in in whatever your dealing!

[frotou]

Custom brackets fits just fine with caliper/rotors combo



Test fit is a succes !








I can't wait to hit them HARD !

[celica74]

I want details! Where/what you bought, and how they perform.

[purplegt4]

holy cow. nice brakes.

[Box]

Well, at least you can stop now.

[frotou]

I want details! Where/what you bought, and how they perform.

Here we go ;

Rotors are wilwood srp 14''x1.10'' , got them on ebay for 550 $. At the time to pay seller ask me if I want the wilwood hats for 125 $ more . They were made for corvette so I got them redrilled to 5x100.

After that I decided to match the rotors with wilwood 6 pistons calipers . Choice are radial or lug mount . Bought them on ebay also , 850$ with polymatrix pads type E compound . I prefer and buy lug mount caliper because it's easier to make the bracket .

Finally I contact a brake company specialized in custom brake with all my specs to get the bracket made . They already have the celica hub mounting/offset mesurement , I just tell them the specs of the calipers and rotors/hats .I got also the brakes lines and all hardware (spacers , bolts , washers) total 350$ .

The only issue I have are the pads fitment over the rotors. Wilwood list the calipers I have to go over 14'' rotors but they don't . So I need to re-profiled the pads .250'' lower to get them flush to the dics.

The total is 1875$ for the package. Ksport kits are approx. the same but I decided to go with custom parts + wilwood for cheap replacement parts in futur .


Unfortunately , I won't try the brakes before next year ; winter is already with us here ; 5 degree F today ....

[Box]

The total is 1875$ for the package. Ksport kits are approx. the same but I decided to go with custom parts + wilwood for cheap replacement parts in futur .

Holy ****, talk about dedicated. Very impressive though.

[frotou]

I recently buy 2 x E58 LSD tranny from japan levin GTZ (4agze) . I'm in the process to check the fitment issues.

Just bolted with the block



Front tranny mount is not a long shot .





Rear mount will be custom made .



Just clearing the steering rack



The 2ND tranny with spare 7afe block



This post has been edited by frotou: Jan 25, 2016 - 12:19 AM

[celica74]

Thats the 6speed?

[frotou]

E58 are 5 speed lsd transmission.

This post has been edited by frotou: Jan 25, 2016 - 2:20 AM

[frotou]

A lot of new things , no time to update so I will make a little effort .

I'm in the process of redone the interior





I add the water injection and 4 channel egt gauges at the bottom of the center console



Then I modify the cluster trim to adapt a complete stack dash





A little carbon fiber touch



A little glue over the plastic adaptor



I think I just need the stack dash now .



This post has been edited by frotou: Jun 28, 2013 - 7:36 PM

[Red123]

very nice.
From where have you got that carbon fiber touch ?

[frotou]

very nice.
From where have you got that carbon fiber touch ?

Here is the link ; http://www.ebay.com/sch/the1store2011/m.ht...p;_trksid=p3686

Your choice of size and tickness .

The most diffficult was to cut the round shape to get nice fitment inside the cluster trim .

[frotou]

Got a deal on autometer dash 6013 . It is actually completely made by stack and labeled autometer AND stack .

I'm very happy with the result , no more gauges all around .



This post has been edited by frotou: Sep 8, 2013 - 6:21 PM

[JoshuaM]

Wow... first time I have seen this thread come up. There is some great work and dedication in this project!

[frotou]

Wow... first time I have seen this thread come up. There is some great work and dedication in this project!

Thank you , I think you have the right word; dedication . So much time in it since 1998 !

[frotou]

I'm very near to complete the E58 gearbox swap . I almost finish to collecting parts ;

Billet aluminum flywheel with quatermaster 7.25 '' twin disc




Rear motor mount with urethane (not insert) , still need to make the base to bolt on the crossmember.



Custom made axels shaft from DSS



Dowel pin on the crankshaft with ARP bolts , 6 bolt on 7afe flywheel is a know source of problem .....



It's such a long process but at least I do it right the first time .

Hope you enjoy !

This post has been edited by frotou: Jan 25, 2016 - 2:23 AM

[bsamps4]

...typically not a big fan of the 7a, but dude you deserve an award! That **** is bad ass!

[frotou]

Well , the 7a become more popular because it bolt to the 4ag 16/20v but is not a logical choice in the celica. I just want a different , more unique setup . There are some parts available, just need to search more .

[SwissFerdi]

Such meticulous effort you're putting in.

[frotou]

Thank you for your comments !

Updated pictures of the stack cluster . I will never go back to multiple gauge .....





More soon !

[Keiri]

That is a proper cluster!

The craftsmanship and polish is professional - looks straight out of a circuit racer.

[frotou]

Hello ,

I'm still there with the 7agte celi . Here some of my updates from the last years .


I buy a B16/B18 Doc race manifold in blowout sales at a very good price .

http://docrace.com/collections/honda/produ...scroll-manifold

Then I cut it and made it to fit the 4age head .






The quality and complexity is impressive .

[frotou]

I changed also my intercooler . The efficiency is the difference , not the size . The second picture show the difference with bar and plate cheap construction .

[frotou]

My ''amateur'' pie cut downpipe





I add 4 EGT to the manifold , the main reason is because I plan to use individual port water injection , then I can see if something goes wrong on one cylinder .




The pictures are from 2013 so I will update more quickly than the work I made ....

[BonzaiCelica]

Wow flawless. Why are most turbo down pipes welded like that. I know for cost effective, but is it not practical to mandrel bend one straight pipe?

[frotou]

Wow flawless. Why are most turbo down pipes welded like that. I know for cost effective, but is it not practical to mandrel bend one straight pipe?

Probably because mandrel bend are too expensive or hard to get (both my case). Professional pie cut in exhaust or intercooler piping can be a work of art really , especially with titanium $$$$

[frotou]

It was a little tight to bolt the manifold due to space between wastegate and radiator inlet .



Engine bay picture with the new manifold , new turbo and Levin E58 tranny .



This post has been edited by frotou: Jan 24, 2016 - 10:50 PM

[Tigawoods]

great and purposeful bay!

is that a hot inzama fuel magnet i see?

[frotou]

great and purposeful bay!

is that a hot inzama fuel magnet i see?

Thank you ! You have good eyes , yes it is inzama magnet . However I don't know if it has a real purpose .

[LtSolid]

amazing work. giving lots of love to that 7a

[frotou]

amazing work. giving lots of love to that 7a

Yes , A lot of love to that celi and to the 7a .



I change my Autronic ECU from the SMC to the SM4 model . I really think this is one of the most underated standalone and really enjoy it !



I removed the JDM cas (crank angle sensor) and now use standart honeywell trigger to the the SM4 . Simple, robust and precise tigger are the way to do it . I also had a custom trigger wheel made to bolt over the BHJ harmonic damper. Just one bolt on the cam pulley is magnetic and only 2 tooth on crank trigger wheel

[frotou]

Got my biggest shipment ever ! Try to guess



It is directly from Japan ...

[jesse09]

I see you already have a carbon fiber hood but maybe a GT-4 hood?

[Tigawoods]

something for under the car


lets see if I can go 2 for 2

[frotou]

something for under the car


lets see if I can go 2 for 2

Haha , nope ! Easy clue ; something inside the car .

[Tigawoods]

darn. well my interest has fallen because if it isnt a cage then MEH lol

[frotou]

darn. well my interest has fallen because if it isnt a cage then MEH lol

We have a winner .

[a2daj1]

excellent work brother

[Tigawoods]

darn. well my interest has fallen because if it isnt a cage then MEH lol

We have a winner .

Hah! Knew id get it at some point

[97lestyousay]

This car should be the next featured ride, great build by a great member, who has always pushed innovation on this site.
Good to see you still around frotou. That is some serious A series pron right there. Do you still have lambo doors?

[Tigawoods]

This car should be the next featured ride, great build by a great member, who has always pushed innovation on this site.
Good to see you still around frotou. That is some serious A series pron right there. Do you still have lambo doors?

Lol he was a featured ride. Im not sure on what year it was though. It was before they were doing interviews

[frotou]

This car should be the next featured ride, great build by a great member, who has always pushed innovation on this site.
Good to see you still around frotou. That is some serious A series pron right there. Do you still have lambo doors?

Yes I still there since near the begining. I am no more in ''show n shine'' local scene, I am now more performance oriented. To be honest I have buy the lambo doors but never installed them , I resell them here on the site but I don't remember who buy them. I will enter again to be featured , but not before I done some things/change I plan.

One thing I will have to do also is to update my ride mods in my profile ....

[frotou]

The install of the cusco cage was not hard , one of the most bolt on part of the celi . Pictures are hard to take but it look great in person .





Need to put back the missing trim .

[frotou]

I'm not big sound system enthousiast anymore , I use the radio DIN for the profec e01 boost controller and for the stack dash switches. I will remove all the speakers also , the only music is the engine noise now !





Some pretty nice things are coming , I will send more pictures soon !

[njccmd2002]

Wow amazin work and dash. I like it