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post Jul 20, 2004 - 12:59 AM
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i just wanted to tell you guys that i managed to get my swap running! had some electrica problem, but most of that is sorted out now. thanks to everyone that helped me out with this project.

i only started the motor up a few times and ran to for a total of 15 min, but everything sounds good so far. one of my axels is not in right, so i have to fix that, do my intercooler piping, exhaust, and put everything back together. then ill take it for a drive. cant wait!


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 1:17 AM
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you are officially awesome lol

congrats mang


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 1:22 AM
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OMG! thats hott.. did you do the wiring, ? did you figure it all out? causein im going to be starting my swap in a week an need to figure it all out if ya could help?.. nice job man..
post Jul 20, 2004 - 4:51 AM
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GREAT to hear it, man!!!!! looks like im gonna havta take another trip down! wink.gif


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 6:32 AM
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congrats Lagos....great to hear.


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i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this.
post Jul 20, 2004 - 7:16 AM
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Awesome! You think it was that 1 wire?


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 9:48 AM
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QUOTE (Supersprynt @ Jul 20, 2004 - 5:16 AM)
Awesome! You think it was that 1 wire?

well it was 2 things that were wrong.

you were 100% correct about that one black and orange wire! but after i connected that, i still wasnt reading 12v at the last ignitor pin, so i added my own 12v line to it (bad idea). this gave me 12v to that wire,but also caused my coil to read 12v at bowth pins when it should only read at one of them.

then the next day i recharged the batterie and noticed that my car was just loosing power all of a sudden. one of the main batterie wires that runs to the fuse box was starting to come loose. originally i used a "no crip" 8gauge connector on it. that connector must have not been making good contact, and thats why i wasnt reading 12v at the last ignitor wire. after i put a better connector on it i decided to take off that one wire that i was using to jump 12v to the ingnitor and tested all the pins again. to my surprise they all started reading correctly! i turned to my fried and said "it will start now! "...i was sooooo happy when it started to fire!!!!!


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 9:53 AM
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after i get everything wraped up and know the car is running 100%. i want to get a meet going for everyone that came down to help me out, and everyone else here. there are a few very special people on here that really helped me out (you know who you are) and i want to thank you all in person and take you for a ride in the car! smile.gif


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 10:05 AM
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Congrats, harest part is over.


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 10:26 AM
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QUOTE (Supersprynt @ Jul 20, 2004 - 8:05 AM)
Congrats, harest part is over.

thats assuming nothing else brakes...lol

i think i got the powersteering leak fixed tho! smile.gif


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 10:36 AM
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That's so awesome! Congratulations! biggrin.gif


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 3:00 PM
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post Jul 20, 2004 - 4:21 PM
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freakin sweet man!! Congrats biggrin.gif

You are an inspiration to us all...


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 4:53 PM
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Congratz...As soon as I finally pay off the car, I am taking a loan out and getting a 3sgte..and a beater..cuz,I know how long it takes to get that thing working! aha


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post Jul 20, 2004 - 5:58 PM
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Damn Lagos your the man. Are going to post some pics up so it can help me out and others trying to the swap. I think I got most of wiring done, but don't know if its all right. wink.gif
post Jul 20, 2004 - 7:27 PM
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if u have any questions just ask them and ill help as much as i can..

ill post pics as soon as my car looks like a car again smile.gif


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post Jul 21, 2004 - 5:28 PM
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Do you guys know if the black/orange wire from my old harness hook up to all 5 bl/or wire on the 3sgte harness or just the thicker one.
post Jul 21, 2004 - 11:40 PM
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the thick black/orange wire hookes up to pin 4 (black wire) on the 5sfe fuse box plug.


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post Jul 22, 2004 - 10:52 AM
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just so im not flipping out about the wiring.. What is the basic thing with it? like is it just makeing the ecu plug in or what?
post Jul 22, 2004 - 12:21 PM
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QUOTE (TOYOCE409 @ Jul 21, 2004 - 6:28 PM)
Do you guys know if the black/orange wire from my old harness hook up to all 5 bl/or wire on the 3sgte harness or just the thicker one.

You dont use your old harness, you use only the ends of them (connectors).


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post Jul 22, 2004 - 6:35 PM
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Lookin good so far.... keep on it.
Where did you get that throttle cable spacer...that thing looks like it works great, and it probably saved you all kinds of trouble!
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post Jul 22, 2004 - 7:09 PM
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yea we gotta have a meet soon
post Jul 22, 2004 - 7:33 PM
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Congrats man.user posted image

Another name added to the "completed list".


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post Jul 22, 2004 - 9:54 PM
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QUOTE (DG_Performance @ Jul 22, 2004 - 4:35 PM)
Lookin good so far.... keep on it.
Where did you get that throttle cable spacer...that thing looks like it works great, and it probably saved you all kinds of trouble!
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hahaha...nice marketing.

i had to grind that thing down a little so that it fits better around the throttle body bracket, other then that it works well.


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post Jul 22, 2004 - 9:56 PM
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is that my wrench in the lower left of you sig ?

I knew I left it there j/p

Nice picture, when do you plan on finishing ?

Later
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post Jul 22, 2004 - 10:06 PM
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well the shop im at told me that they want my car out of there by monday.

i would be driving it around right now, but the rebuild axel i got from autozone didnt sit right for some reason. i had to return it and order another one. the new one will be here on friday. im going to kill them if they send the wrong one again.


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post Jul 22, 2004 - 10:29 PM
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WOOOT its done.....congrats man
post Jul 22, 2004 - 11:34 PM
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QUOTE (lagos @ Jul 22, 2004 - 10:06 PM)
well the shop im at told me that they want my car out of there by monday.

i would be driving it around right now, but the rebuild axel i got from autozone didnt sit right for some reason. i had to return it and order another one. the new one will be here on friday.  im going to kill them if they send the wrong one again.

maybe the axel braket is installed wrong ? you should double check just incase


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post Jul 23, 2004 - 6:33 PM
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glad to hear it started.

I honestly think I didn't help at all, but you're WELCOME.


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post Jul 24, 2004 - 2:32 AM
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Congrats, it is nice to hear when I am dropping mine in tomorrow...we'll see if I can be on the list with you.
post Jul 25, 2004 - 8:58 AM
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Hows the axle coming?


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post Jul 25, 2004 - 9:28 AM
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i got another axel from autozone....same part number as the last one, but this time its the correct size. so thats installed and the car is sitting on 4 wheels.

past few days ive driven the car 2 feet forward and 2 feet back...lol. still working out all the bugs in it. found a coolant leak that only happens when the car is warmed up, and fixed it. then i had a strange problem of the engine just shutting off and not wanting to come back on. i think it must be a short in a wire, so i took off all the crimp connectors i was using and soldered everything with a 230watt soldering gun (for those nasty thick alinator wires). so, now im hoping that fixed the problem.

heres something no one told me about the swap....swap a 3sgte into your celia and you get a free lowering. my car now sits a lot lower in the front because of the extra engine weight and the eibach sportlines i have on there. i may have to end up getting coilovers or something if i start to bottom out a lot.


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post Jul 25, 2004 - 8:34 PM
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heres something no one told me about the swap....swap a 3sgte into your celia and you get a free lowering. my car now sits a lot lower in the front because of the extra engine weight and the eibach sportlines i have on there. i may have to end up getting coilovers or something if i start to bottom out a lot.


I was wondering if this was going to be an issue. I hope this doesnt happen to mine. The TRD springs I got dropped the car 2 full inches already and I don't want it to go any lower.

Glad to hear things are progressing Lagos...


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i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this.
post Jul 25, 2004 - 10:33 PM
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i got to drive the car around today for about 5min...

then my axel broke apart.... im never buying car parts from autozone again.


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post Jul 25, 2004 - 10:46 PM
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dude i work at advanced auto you want me to get you one, then ship it up???...i've never had issues with one of our axels i even have one on my car
post Jul 25, 2004 - 11:24 PM
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man, today i was like "dayum, i havent heard any swap news from lagos in a while (didnt see this post yet)" then read this...... awesome to hear your almost done man.... seems like you just started it.... but to you it probably feels like forever...


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post Jul 25, 2004 - 11:31 PM
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its been a while...almost 2 moths of work...always something small left to be done. i just hope nothing else brakes.

playr158 is going to try to get me a discount on a brand new axel smile.gif so no more remanufactured crap from CCT.


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post Jul 27, 2004 - 11:46 PM
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man the company i ordered my 3s from dropped my engine while pulling it from the clip. said they had to wait for another clip to come in....
post Jul 28, 2004 - 10:26 AM
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Update on our 3sgte wiring prob:
the speed sensor and odometer problem is now solved....
give me a call for the solution and you should be A OK for cruising the streets!
as you would put it.... the car will be legal "select parts of wire diagrams were wrong and i figured it out after tracing a few of my wires"
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