Its started..., ... and no turning back now... Options

[doGGy]

RHD to LHD swap finally started.... Worked whole weekend to remove everything out, only thing whats left - Engine - gonna take care of it tomorow maybe... After this - not too many things will be left to do , just weld the firewall in, and paint the engine bay in shiny silver

well - wish me good luck, cuz i damn cant wait for this badboy to get on the road with lots of and lots of Goddies what are collecting dust in my room....




Dont mind all the messy garage Too many stuff is laying all around it it..

[celicarus]

good start - can't wait to see the finish product - keep us updated dude -- the front bars - was that bolted on - or welded on?

[celicast3sgte]

the red bars or the welded steel duct? the duct im going to go ahead and guess ram air for the stock intake box of the beams? and the red bars are obviously the headlight mounting brackets.

[celicarus]

yeah i was refering to the red bars - and the silver duct - i was guessing the same thing too -

[rjbibeau]

i'd die to have a rhd

[Deezz_Nuttz]

damn you work very clean... I've never seen project work that was so clean during the process

[crismillencolin]

Good luck ! Nae bother to you i guess thou

[dlx742]

you just broke a lot of peoples hearts by doing taht conversion... i would love to have a RHD celica

[CelicaZR]

Good luck Romas

[bojangles_8686]

That is awesome, good luck

[doGGy]

Thank you guys Wednesday im lifting Motor out and will start cutting / welding jobs

[playr158]

not bad sorta looks like mine

[Kadett]

Good luck doGGy, hope that Bacertune gave you some info about the swap.

[purplegt4]

doing this swap because of legalities?

[doGGy]

doing this swap because of legalities?

Yes, no chance to register a RHD car here. And doing this cuz i dont want to risk my life driving RHD on LHD roads... Visibility is = 0

[tomazws]

This is insane.!

[Magic]

Wow!!Nothing inside the car

Good Luck man

After this i think you will easily get a job at Toyota R&D

[doGGy]

Good bye RHD - welcome LHD....... Today i finally primered my damn Engine bay - tomorow - painting

As for people who where thinking doing somthing like this (or vise versa) - dont even try if you dont have enouth patience..... I was ready to burn my car like 5 time atleast...... but somthing stoped me There are SOoooo Damn much things what are different what there is no way to even document them all.... not even talking about the damn Wiring nightmare.. And not having a full front clip it would be imposible to make this happen the RIGHT WAY...

If everything goes right - expect to see it finished by the end of this month



Found this Engine laying in my garage, dunno what to do with it - maybe some one needs it ???

[dstrbcelica]

if i still had my celica, i'd buy it from you. lol

-dstrb

[beastman]

God that beams looks so hawt!! i want one so bad!! the conversion looks good so far romas! good luck cant wait to see the final product!

[dustinkemp]

thats amazing man!, good luck with the swap, but you dont need it lol!

[dustin15brown]

goodluck man

[Predator]

you just broke a lot of peoples hearts by doing taht conversion... i would love to have a RHD celica

i'd die to have a rhd

i don't get it, why would you want to have a rhd over a lhd??

[celiracer]

Because driving a RHD celica in the states would be awsome. Then you could say that your car is a real japanese instead of half japanese and half american lol. I'd love to have a RHD celica also.

[dustin15brown]

you just broke a lot of peoples hearts by doing taht conversion... i would love to have a RHD celica

i'd die to have a rhd

i don't get it, why would you want to have a rhd over a lhd??

It comes down to this... As Americans Naturally we want what we cannot have.... RHD is something that has always been forbidden from us due to how we are as a country.... It's not that RHD is better than LHD because preferably I would rather have LHD so that I may shift with my right hand.... The image that is brought along with RHD is superiority to us. We want to be superior even if we do it unintentionally.... The only rhd cars that we are exposed to are items like a Skyline GT-R, st-205, and other menacing beasts.... It's all just a mindframe basically... it would be the same if we were RHD and romas had a lhd.... I hope that made sense and wasn't just rambling

[Valo666]

Found this Engine laying in my garage, dunno what to do with it - maybe some one needs it ???

I want it!! Ohh ME ME ME!! I WANT IT!!! *RAISES HAND!!**

[Batman722]

Romas, if you need anything...let me know. I heard about the additional shipping charges

I said 24x24x72 !!!!! That is how big the box was !!!!

let me know what you need...

[BBoYRuGGeD]

g'luck...cant wait to see it all come together

bboy

[Predator]

you just broke a lot of peoples hearts by doing taht conversion... i would love to have a RHD celica

i'd die to have a rhd

i don't get it, why would you want to have a rhd over a lhd??

It comes down to this... As Americans Naturally we want what we cannot have.... RHD is something that has always been forbidden from us due to how we are as a country.... It's not that RHD is better than LHD because preferably I would rather have LHD so that I may shift with my right hand.... The image that is brought along with RHD is superiority to us. We want to be superior even if we do it unintentionally.... The only rhd cars that we are exposed to are items like a Skyline GT-R, st-205, and other menacing beasts.... It's all just a mindframe basically... it would be the same if we were RHD and romas had a lhd.... I hope that made sense and wasn't just rambling

ok, kinda figured it was something along those lines. it's pretty much the opposite here though ... you can for example get rhd supras with a few goodies for like half the price of a lhd one here, so my next car may very well be a rhd supra

[doGGy]

Romas, if you need anything...let me know. I heard about the additional shipping charges

I said 24x24x72 !!!!! That is how big the box was !!!!

let me know what you need...

Dustin - everything is ok This is how my life is, as i said - i wanted as the best - but it came as ussual I bought a full front cut of AT200 while waiting for you parts for so damn cheap... and im using al the parts from it - as for your box - everything was perfect (you guys cut the firewall like a PRO'S!!!!!) Only thing we didnt undestood eatch other - and instead of steering column (with this word i mean Steering rack what goes in the engine bay) i got another part

All in All THANK YOU JDM GUY

[Outsider]

Romas, very nice job. It's gonna be a very clean conversion.

Did you get a chance to look at the vaccum lines when the motor came out?

[doGGy]

Romas, very nice job. It's gonna be a very clean conversion.

Did you get a chance to look at the vaccum lines when the motor came out?

Yes i did But there arent much of the lines, anyway i have photos on my PC so i can send them out anyday.

[ILuvMyCelica95]

Good bye RHD - welcome LHD....... Today i finally primered my damn Engine bay - tomorow - painting

As for people who where thinking doing somthing like this (or vise versa) - dont even try if you dont have enouth patience..... I was ready to burn my car like 5 time atleast...... but somthing stoped me There are SOoooo Damn much things what are different what there is no way to even document them all.... not even talking about the damn Wiring nightmare.. And not having a full front clip it would be imposible to make this happen the RIGHT WAY...

If everything goes right - expect to see it finished by the end of this month



Found this Engine laying in my garage, dunno what to do with it - maybe some one needs it ???

I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED IT!

nice job Romas!

[Outsider]

BUMP for an update

[doGGy]

BUMP for an update

There is nothing to update... Everything went downhill, basicly I needed to replace clutch while Engine was out, but the ClutchNet kit what i got from them was for 3SGTE not 3SGE... After this i ordered another clutch (stock one) and it didnt fit too... So finally i figured out the problem ordering Stock 3SGE clutch..

Another thing whats stops me now is Steering Gear, i need to find a Steering Gear from 3SGE ST202 to fit in propertly, and there is NOT EVEN a single chance to get one here, cuz all of the GT's in Junkyeards are from UK so RHD... Im trying to fit the AT200 steering gear, with some modifications to it, but in the end i ended not using it cuz of the safty.

Maybe anyone could help me and post the pic of the US GT steering gear with the end links? maybe it is the same as ST202?

So now the finish date is delayed till next month start, cuz of the wedings and way too much local worries about the work.

[Kadett]

A shame you got so many problems. There aren't any ST202 here in the junkyard either so I can't help you out.

[doGGy]

Sorry for cursing - but i feel like i have to run this out somthere

IM ****ING Stupid, totaly ****ing asshole... Yes i am...

Ok, now all the story:

As most of you know - my SSIII was standing without engine and steering gear all the damn summer... I aint had chance to work on her cuz of the amount of works im having latly, and my WIfe was ready to kill me if if was gonna give my spare time to my SSIII (like she calls her - my lover lol)... This was unting this Thursday... Well - desided enouth is enouth... Steering gear problem was fixed 2 weeks ago, i managed to use AT200 steering gear with some rework on the lower subframe, so the biggest issue was solved. Engine came home really quick, and at the evening of thursday the car was almost in one piece yea right.... First problem - managed to screw up the outer axle screw some how so now i need one end of the axle... After all this more stuff came over me... Finished damn wiring - witch was a nightmare - connected everything up - and once the ignition was turned on - turn signal on the Cluster lighted up, handbrake light was on even that the handbrake was down, lights wasnt working, passenger doors window wasnt moving, turn signals wasnt working and etc etc... In few words - electrical nightmare... I was like - ok slow down relax and start reasembling everyng.. yea i did reasemble everything (and then i mean everything its EVERYTHING from interior...) checked all the wires, fuses, relays everything.... Assembled everythiing back - and the same ****... did all this 3 times, even managed to test all the wires that i made longer... put everything back - the same GOD DAMN problems...

So from thursday night - all i was doing - removing everything - checking every single wire, every single connection, puting everything back and back again to removing...

...... Friday 11.40pm i was still in my garage (started works at 7am)... Wife mad, im - MAD, celica - worthless.... Till i SOME HOW MANAGED TO FIND THAT my ****ing stupid ass managed to find 2 same plugs and mismatch them... Plug from the driver side doors is exactly the same as one of the main wiring plugs that goes to the fuse box... so guess what... switched the plugs places - and everything works like it was from factory ... GOD DAMN HOW HAPPY i am

Finally my SSIII is coming to the end... Tomorow i will finish up all the smal stuff like windows switches (need to be switched the direction, and places, cuz now the driver side switch operates pass side window and etc), power mirrors, and put all the metal on the car (fenders, hood and all the other stuff ) and then - for some Make over Wount be telling that im up to - but you guys can guess already (i promised - some custom bodywork will be done )

Well - im happy to be back into celica family Stay tune for updates and some sneek peek pics

[My2Celi]

yay congrats on fixing your problem for now. im on the same process on still trying to figure out whats wrong with my wiring. well good luck and keep us posted!

[6th_celi_vert]

Good bye RHD - welcome LHD....... Today i finally primered my damn Engine bay - tomorow - painting

As for people who where thinking doing somthing like this (or vise versa) - dont even try if you dont have enouth patience..... I was ready to burn my car like 5 time atleast...... but somthing stoped me There are SOoooo Damn much things what are different what there is no way to even document them all.... not even talking about the damn Wiring nightmare.. And not having a full front clip it would be imposible to make this happen the RIGHT WAY...

If everything goes right - expect to see it finished by the end of this month



Found this Engine laying in my garage, dunno what to do with it - maybe some one needs it ???

"ohhh, sweet jesus"

[jgreening]

Congrats on getting it all sorted out Romas. Make sure you take some time off for the wife - if she starts hating the car, before you know it, you will sell it. (speaking from experience)

[j0e_p3t]

sweet! so uh, how much do you want for it? haha, jk. now enough ss-iii. go make your wife happy.