My progress on the swap., just to let people know. *pics* Options

[x_itchy_b_x]

here i plan to just post photos from the swappage and ask a few question.
like what i should clean the firewall with.
whats the best industrial cleaner cause im gunna need it lol.

couple hours one night.

to a couple hours the next night.

To the Dr.Tweak pose after a couple hours the third night.



now its time to clean everything so im set when the 3s is here.

[devilsden97]

what is with everyone and the Dr. Tweak pose? Its his "signature" swap thing...u all can't be biting his pose. (biting meaning ripping off)

[x_itchy_b_x]

its not ripping off
its a tribute

[devilsden97]

its not ripping off
its a tribute

Either way, SWAPS ROCK!

[soulshadow]

nice, can't wait to see what kinda of power the new heart is gonna pump out.

[Batman722]

hahahaha awesome, nice job John

to clean the firewall, use some sort of degreaser like 409, simple green, puple stuff, ect...then wipe clean. Buy a few rolls of paper towels and maybe a scruby sponge

glad to see you got the motor out now buy a clutch for the 3s motor /5s tranny. Also, since the motor is out change your front sway bar bushings, it will be very easy now and the are $6 each, and maybe your fuel filter too.

[x_itchy_b_x]

awesome. thanks batman i love input.
any other things i should do at this stage?

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

If you want to cut serious grease from the engine bay before the swap, pick up a big stack of cheap shop towels at the auto parts store and go to town with stuff like Gunk (comes in a white can and works amazing) Simple Green like Dustin mentioned, or just a can of brake cleaner. It all works great.

Good luck with the swap, I should be buying my own clip very soon.

[hitcachi]

looking good itchy, hope everything works out alright. Your starting what i plan to start this summer.

[lagos]

nice work ... when you getting the clip ?

[x_itchy_b_x]

eh. soon im guessing. well soon as in maybe 3 weeks?
no clue really. whats the average time it takes for a clip to come from TX?
--its a JDM 93 3sgte, 60k miles on it.

[Defgeph]

This guy should give you better shipping information

[OOBE]

You suck, itchy...going to the darkside!

Hehehe! Congrats, dude, now you have a real engine!

By the way, nice compression numbers. =)

[presure2]

good job horniak, keep at it man!
if you need anything, just gimme a buzz

[97sccelica]

By the way, nice compression numbers. =)

ditto

u can also use a pressure washer to blast the grease off the firewall

its pretty messy clean up afterwards tho.

[x_itchy_b_x]

yeah i used loads of degreaser today. and bought sum urathene for my mounts.
the only thing is to pressure wash it i need to get it off the jacks, put the a arms back on with the wheels. ill post pics of it clean tonight.

Hosed it all down. got most of the old paint off. gunna have to scuff up everthing for the new paint anyways.
(im really enjoying this swap)

But not as much as this guy ^ (my friend isnt the best mech, but he listens great so he helps lol)


Got the shipping info. the clip will be here Tuesday
my driveway has a rainbow river all over it lol from all the weird chemicals.

This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Dec 29, 2005 - 4:17 PM

[dustin15brown]

what is with everyone and the Dr. Tweak pose? Its his "signature" swap thing...u all can't be biting his pose. (biting meaning ripping off)

I just saw that biting meant ripping off in the new movie Band Camp which is hillarious... Good luck on the swap man

[x_itchy_b_x]

Today we sanded the inside of the bay and painted some engine bay black all over it.
and i made some urethane mounts for the 3s. i sprayed the mounts with a rubber coating.
it looks so gross now. i hope it drys nice.




^ hes high from the paint fumes. cant wait for tuesday


This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Dec 30, 2005 - 5:11 PM

[JoKeRkId613]

lol. awesome man. looks like u guys are having fun with the swap preparations. thats what its all about.

[playr158]

lol john having too much fun with fumes haha

lookin good bro!

[Dr_Tweak]

Rock on John! Thanks for the Dr Tweak tribute, I'm going to have to start collecting these

[celi_gt_racer]

anymore updates itchy.... it's been awhile

[x_itchy_b_x]

yeah to much snow here. i havent gotten the clip yet
the snow is delaying the shipping id assume.

tommorow i should be welding in a Dump pipe.

a Y peice of metal you can open below the DP to basily open the exhaust right below the motor. great for track use.

[lagos]

what trucking company are they using?

[x_itchy_b_x]

LTL Freight is the company i guess.
heres the guys site i bought the clip from.
www.superiortradinginternational.com

This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Jan 5, 2006 - 12:07 AM

[x_itchy_b_x]

so it finally came. and i got some JDM crap. woo woo.

[playr158]

HOT!

[shin]

awesome stuff itchy. time to get a swap~

[presure2]

lookin good john, cant wait to start tearing into it i bet!

[lagos]

looks good... i found a japanese road flare in mine and a gum wraper, wish i got a freebie lighter! haha

[celi_gt_racer]

nice steering wheel on that clip... what is that Momo?

[x_itchy_b_x]

yeah its a momo. imma put it on the gt i think.

just got it off (thats sum ghetto kid that came with the clip)

This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Jan 5, 2006 - 4:03 PM

[celi_gt_racer]

so the ghetto kid that came w/ the car.... he JDM too? lawl

[Defgeph]

Awesome man. That clip looks great.

[Akimbo]

Good lookin clip. Is that an HKS filter? How much was shipping btw.

[x_itchy_b_x]

400 shipping. dropped off at my house.

[Batman722]

awesome John, glad to see you got it. Now get it out and do some maintenance on that JDM goodness.

[lagos]

you got a killer deal on the shipping... they raped my ass

[x_itchy_b_x]

indeed batman. ill pulling it out tommorow i hope

[lagos]

this thread is a good example of why its worth it to buy a clip . you get tons of extra parts that you can use or resell. i still have a huge bag of nuts and bolts and misc **** from my clip aroind the house.

[x_itchy_b_x]

oh yeah man. def get a clip. there so much i can sell. or keep for fun. either way it pretty good.

[Consynx]

lol, i saw those comp numbers and knew it was a STI motor
that's were Zips motor's from too, they've gotten cheaper now that they sell more motors. and they're shipping is very fair.

STI is my new favorite place just waiting for them to get what i want...otherwise it's JHot for me

[Akimbo]

i have a huge bag of nuts

[BBoYRuGGeD]

holy crap sweet deal on the shipping...and great looking engine...nice and so very clean

bboy

[x_itchy_b_x]

Damn My first broken sensor on the 3S.

can i use the one from my 5sfe? or should i just get a replacement from yota?
(ps dont i have fragile hands lol)

This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Jan 6, 2006 - 3:58 PM

[x_itchy_b_x]

time for a break. gunna go see a movie
almost out. pull the axels and do the mounts

[presure2]

good work man, stick a clean rag in the turbo inlet, and one in the outlet!

[lagos]

Damn My first broken sensor on the 3S.

can i use the one from my 5sfe? or should i just get a replacement from yota?
(ps dont i have fragile hands lol)

thats the famous cold start injector time switch. that and the green one (coolan temp) brake on almost EVERY 3stgte. without that one, your car will have a hard time starting cold, and if the green one goes, it willl run like total ****.

try to find those used, cause toyota tries to rape you for them. for the injector time switch, you could try a 5sfe one, but i think they have different ohm ratings so it might now work right for you.

[x_itchy_b_x]

good work man, stick a clean rag in the turbo inlet, and one in the outlet!

i have them in there already they are small so they dont stick out lol.

thank lagos. looksl like ill be looking on mr2oc



This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Jan 6, 2006 - 9:02 PM

[BoostedSER]

You have dirty whorish fingers.

Let's Git-R-Dun John!!!! I want someone with a fast car to go to the track with....for a change

[x_itchy_b_x]

Sweeeeet dave u registered!
post some pics of ur car in OT!

[BoostedSER]

I think i'll do that.

[lagos]

good work man, stick a clean rag in the turbo inlet, and one in the outlet!

i have them in there already they are small so they dont stick out lol.

thank lagos. looksl like ill be looking on mr2oc

itchy save that plate and use some doubble sided stickie tape to put it over the ashtray. thats where i have mine and its looks really cool

[Defgeph]

Put it in the engine bay where it belongs.

[x_itchy_b_x]

i already have it on a gold chain around my neck. sorry guys

[Defgeph]

haha awesome

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

JDM Bling!

John, glad to hear you like your clip from STI.....I'm going to be ordering #2 of the bunch soon.

[x_itchy_b_x]

finally out!
time to change the tranny's andget everything situated.
gunna be sending my harness to Dr.Tweak soon.
closer and closer lol.

[celi_gt_racer]

looks like progress is coming along nicely.... it'll be great to see it back up and running - w/ twice the power

[OOBE]

good work man, stick a clean rag in the turbo inlet, and one in the outlet!

i have them in there already they are small so they dont stick out lol.

thank lagos. looksl like ill be looking on mr2oc

itchy save that plate and use some doubble sided stickie tape to put it over the ashtray. thats where i have mine and its looks really cool

Hmmm...so that's like "THE SEAL OF THE SWAP", huh?

[x_itchy_b_x]

old rusted bolt suck. the dp mounts suck. ive rounded off like 3 bolts. with grease oil and using heat.
wtf mate.

[WannabeGT4]

PB Blaster is your friend. Coat whatever bolts you plan on working on the day before you actually do the work. Make sure to use only 6 point sockets and stay away from wrenches whenever possible. An impact is also nice since it doesn't put constant torque on the bolt head's corners and will not round them off... It may however snap the head off the bolt.

[presure2]

PB Blaster is your friend. Coat whatever bolts you plan on working on the day before you actually do the work. Make sure to use only 6 point sockets and stay away from wrenches whenever possible. An impact is also nice since it doesn't put constant torque on the bolt head's corners and will not round them off... It may however snap the head off the bolt.

X2

[x_itchy_b_x]

using 6 point. using an impact. using a oil based bolt product. these bolts are just rusted bad. gunna spray more on and tackle it tomorow.

[WannabeGT4]

PB Blaster works where everything else fails. WD-40 can't touch it. Letting it soak is key so tomorrow should go better for you.

[x_itchy_b_x]

nice ill have to get some. thanks.

[lagos]

pb blaster helps, but it cant work magic on rounded bolts.

go to sears and but a set of craftsman bolt outs. get the full set that can do 10m- 17m. striped bolts will never be a problem again!

[x_itchy_b_x]

sweet ill check it out tommorow.

[lagos]

http://cgi.ebay.com/CRAFTSMAN-BOLT-OUT-DAM...1QQcmdZViewItem

thats what they look like... just get the full set (10piece? ) that covers all the metric sizes on the car

[Dr_Tweak]

using 6 point. using an impact. using a oil based bolt product. these bolts are just rusted bad. gunna spray more on and tackle it tomorow.

?

How in the world did you manage that? I don't think I've EVER rounded off a nut or bolt using a 6-point socket.

Do you have a breaker bar?

-Doc

[x_itchy_b_x]

no clue man. just my luck i guess. i even re filed a nut 1mm smaller so i could use a fresh socket on it. 13mm. and it still just got all mashed up. in the end i grinded it out. just cut the head off.

[presure2]

arts right about those bolt outs, they are sweet john!

[WannabeGT4]

pb blaster helps, but it cant work magic on rounded bolts.

go to sears and but a set of craftsman bolt outs. get the full set that can do 10m- 17m. striped bolts will never be a problem again!

I think it's obvious that spraying oil on a rounded off bolt isn't going to help it . The Craftsman Bolt-Out set is however, the best thing since sliced bread.

[x_itchy_b_x]

this is a pain to put on. i have to heat the oil lines and coolant lines to moved them almost an inch.
sucky.

[presure2]

you know john, i REALLY woulda just stuck with the stock manifold.
your lucky if that manifold lasts 2 months.

[x_itchy_b_x]

le sigh. i hope not. time will tell. if it does eh w/e i got it cheap. what can you expect.
i got the stock to fall back on.

[ST-204]

Nice work, dude.

[celicaGT96]

Looks like everything is coming along really good, cant wait to see it all up and running, your gonna need to post a vid or something

[OOBE]

Is that an SS Autochrome manifold? I hope not. =/

[x_itchy_b_x]

hells yes lol. i think. didnt buy it from ssauto chrome but i think it is either way.

[playr158]

did you ever have the welds redone like you planned?

[x_itchy_b_x]

haha we looked at it, and it just looks to goo to crap up with mig welding.
im gunna take my chances. i dont mind doing a little tack welding later. but right now im not gunna fix whats not broken... yet.

it fits quite well.

This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Jan 12, 2006 - 1:35 PM

[Consynx]

supposedly they tried upgrading their parts...
but it's still a lucky issue if it works
heard real bad stuff about their turbos(w/ a few exceptions)

GL
glad to see you're comin along...very fast too

[lagos]

the welds arent the whole problem with those. the real isse is that they are made of really thin gauge stainless that might crack after a while. who cares tho, put it on, and see how long it lasts. at least we will have someone who did some real world testing on it.

[Akimbo]

Yeah I will make two statements. Nothing turbo related since it's far from my field.

If you plan on working on a car, PB Blaster is always something you should have on hand. It will do wonders, it has a few applications too, read the bottle.

Craftsman tools from Sears are awesome. Lifetime warranty I THINK.

[presure2]

have you tried fitting the alternator yet??

[x_itchy_b_x]

got the awd tranny off. the 5speed 5s tranny should be on later today.
everything is coming together pretty well so far.
whats left? put the engine harness on.
drop it in. and attach all the crap. right?


yeah manny it fits fine the only thing that hit was the bracket that the chains attach to to lift the motor out.
i just grinded a few mm's off. fits fine.

This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Jan 14, 2006 - 3:10 PM

[presure2]

awesome work man!

[ILuvMyCelica95]

This is looking great! I can't wait for another 3sgte to drool over at meets

[Dr_Tweak]

Good work bro.

[Rjb23]

Make sure you change the hose from hell, and the hose from hell on earth while you have that engine and turbo out. Also there is a small coolent hose on the back of the engine under the intake manifold you should change with the engine out. It may not seem like a big deal but mine had a hole in it and it took me an hour just to change the little hose in the back of the engine. Something that would have taken 5 minutes with the engine out.

[playr158]

lookin nice john.....

you goin to clock the turbo?

[x_itchy_b_x]

haha i thought of that after i mounted everything back up. iunno. well see.

[playr158]

if you do, when you figure out how to make the bracket take some pics and let me know how to do it....cause i'm planing to clock mine except this bracket you have to make confuses me!?

[95celgt]

nice manifold and DP!!! I'm gonna use it for my 5sfte, who did you get it from?

[x_itchy_b_x]

Right: 5sfe clutch. Left: 3sgte

3sgte Pressure plate with a 5sfe clutch disc to show the size difference and why its best to get a clutch made from Spec. that way u have the right diameter like lagos said.

[x_itchy_b_x]

haha far from progress. but i painted this with a cast iron color paint. looks sweet.
not much left now. just need mooooe money.

[Fate]

any new news?

[x_itchy_b_x]

yeah actually the motor is now in the ay with help from manny and jen.( thanks )
yeah it should be running soon. ill post pics later,



This post has been edited by x_itchy_b_x: Feb 25, 2006 - 9:47 PM

[Batman722]

I can come up Sunday night to give you a hand Mr Horniak. I will give you a call.

Is that the harness running across the top of the engine ?!? with all of those wires like that ?!??