Rave's Progress Thread, 3sgte Arrived 11/22/11 Options

[rave2n]

Reconsolidating Thread!

Pics from beginning to present

When purchased


First Mod - Feels like yesterday


Cleaning and Painting engine bay





Battery Tie down


Wheels & Springs

Before:



After:




Rainguards:




Facelift & Projector/Clear Highs:









Well all in all, to this point i think progress is great. I've learned alot, spent tons of money I didn't think I had. Purchased many tools never expected needing, and of course, recieved tons of help and goodies from 6gc.net. My thanks to the community once agian, I couldn't have come this far without ya guys!

This post has been edited by rave2n: Nov 22, 2011 - 1:38 PM

[rave2n]

[njccmd2002]

that is awesome work, do like the shield.

[Salica]

Looking good man keep up the good work.

[rave2n]

Well I won't be purchasing from Streesideauto.com anymore. Sent the wrong wireset, no where near what I needed....atleast got the plugs right.

Just gunna get the ebay 10.8 mm red set.

[GriffGirl]

10.8 mm spark plug wires? WHY? It's not an upgrade and you won't gain anything by it.

[rave2n]

Don't really care for the size, just want the color. It was the color I planned on having things looks under the bay, plus they are only 32 bucks on ebay.

[rave2n]

Old plugs out! Wire plans changed due to cost and such. So now it will be just a cleaning of the bay, and alot of painting of this and that.

[razor7]

Old plugs out! Wire plans changed due to cost and such. So now it will be just a cleaning of the bay, and alot of painting of this and that.

That looks like you're burning really lean.

Maybe try resetting your ECU, can't hurt anything.

-TC

[rave2n]

Yea i've noticed that too myself. Smells like gas off the exhaust too. I reset my ECU when I put the intake on. I also have a issue with my oil disappearing, but that has been determined to be valve seals...so probally going to run the 7a-fe til it dies, or follow Griff's advice and turbo that bastid and replace it when it goes for 400 smackers.

[rave2n]

Some cleaning begun, will finish shining up after she dries out a bit.

Beginning Supplies:



Not a real good Before shot, but gives you a idea:



some of the prepping:

First Thread!

The major grime is off now, finer detail once dry



This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 5, 2010 - 10:26 AM

[rave2n]

First Thread!

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 5, 2010 - 10:27 AM

[Sinyk]

Is that how it really looks? Damn I thought that was photoshopped. Do you have an angle that isn't so overexposed?

[rave2n]

Yeaaa, I just checked on it probally a hour later and its still bright as hell, might have to acquire a darker red...thats to damn bright for me.

[GriffGirl]

heh... looks a lot like my engine bay... well, color-wise. Yours is MUCH cleaner though. And this shot is like a year old



This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Jun 19, 2009 - 6:37 PM

[rave2n]

Hah, yeap same red - Hopefully mine will darken out like that a little more. That pic wasn't even with the sun on it. All in all, a good base coat for whatever my indicisive mind chooses.

I hope she is clean, took me about 4 hours this morning. I just can't work on a any motor that is caked with stuff, which it was, and my plans to work on gaskets and such needed a clean exterior, yea it'll just get dirty agian, but its not 15 years of dirt now!

So gaskets next - Can't wait to take that valve cover off and see how much hate has been put on it, i have a sneaky idea alot, cause I pulled the PCV valve before I went to paint, and there was some severe crud on it. A dose of Seafoam is coming up as well, but that really doesn't leave much for the picture work =P.

[rave2n]

After a morning drive, probally less bright now that the sun changed angle =P

[Sinyk]

I notice you painted over the nuts on the top as well as that plastic piece on the left side. Did you paint the valve cover in place then? Is there any risk of the paint cracking?

[GriffGirl]

How'd ya get your heat shield so clean? Did you paint it too?

[rave2n]

Wire wheel, then used a bunch of diffrent sand papers til I was happy with it, for the heat shield. That took a good hour.

Yea I painted it in bay, I think the clue to that is letting it cure. 3 Coats of primer, 10 mins in between, then let that cure for 3-4 hours. Then 2 coats of whatever color, 10 mins inbetween. I let it sit for a good 12 hours before I turned her over, its still on to this day, and looking like the original day I sprayed it. I think one way which would stop it from cracking, is leave the surface slightly scarred with sandpapper, gives the primer and paint more adhesive power. After enough coats its smooth, and sticking like JB weld.

Here is a pic of some of the prep, after a few coats of primer, but that gives you an idea.

First Thread!

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 5, 2010 - 10:27 AM

[rave2n]

Made a battery harness today. Noticed I did not have one, and felt it would be a good idea to secure the battery. Just grabbed some aluminum 1/4 bar, rounded the edges off, drilled some holes, and wire brushed for a finer looking finish. Then drilled into the frame, and tapped, and secured with some long arse bolts. Secure as could be, and free!...well if you have that kinda junk laying around =P

Tools used to install...just incase your wondering, used the monkey wrench as a hammer cause i couldn't find one for the punch



Finished Product...sorry for the brightness, need to invest in a better camera then my phone

First Thread!

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 5, 2010 - 10:27 AM

[rave2n]

Renamed the thread - Mainly because I have a hard time focusing on one thing at a time. So now its just general Progression, instead of simple engine bay work.

Working on quite a few things, but figured i'd drop a few pics to show whats going on.

Alot of stuff is a learning experiance for me, so please keep the comments constructive, instead of "WTF dumbarse, why'd you do that"

Fixing up the ugly Trim



Layers later - Will post the complete finish later this week when both sides are done.



Hood acquired from 6GC.net - In progress - Prep Work



Sanded and Primed - more priming and sanding to come - Learning that painting correctly is quite fun.






I do have a enclosed place to paint and such. I figured the beginning sanding and priming didn't really need that much closed quarters considering I have much much more to go.

Have a strut bar to install which will be done later this week. Enjoy.

[rave2n]

Got some new parts in, time to get to work! There some riser blocks otw as well. Much thanks to Vincent, always delivers!

First Thread!

Could a mod move my thread to general? Seems i've strayed off since when I originally started this thread.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 5, 2010 - 10:27 AM

[johnnehh]

Good progress

[rave2n]

Everything installed shown above. Will post pics of loweredness when the sun starts to go down a little more.

[SwissFerdi]

Oooooh, coilover sleeves. NICE!

One word of warning, don't expect those GR-2's to last long if you're going lower than 1.5", which of course you will.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Mar 7, 2010 - 5:30 PM

[rave2n]

How she used to sit.



and how she is today, with the wheels, tires, axle, struts and coilover sleeves.



The back struts were HORRIBLE to get out. The endlink was almost amusing as to how easy it was considering it has 2 write ups. My issue was removing the strut bolts that attached to the hub. After beating at them for 2 hours, I jacked the hub all the way up, and put my rachet and wrench together, and pushed on it with my foot and back to the ground. That got'em released. PB blaster did nothing but make a mess =P. All in all, its done with the suspension atleast. Yea I have them set at 1.5 front and back according to the sleeve measurments, but it certainly looks alot lower then that. Rides nice, slightly bouncey on big dips, but nothing that will drive me nuts. Feel tighter on turns, and not a single noise. Half a can of grease later.

No pics of the passenger axle getting done, but that was fun needless to say. Came out easy, little harder to get back in, but all in all it worked out and is riding good.

Got a facelift bumper in the other day, as well some 404a skirts on the way as well, riser blocks..hopefully in the mail soon. Then will purchase some front and rear splitters and thats it for the exterior. Not going crazy with kits, just want a flashy mostly oem look. Then saving up for the swap. Which was sappose to be first, but decided to take care of these things first, research more and more then be fully prepped for swap, hopefully 3sgte but we'll see. Doing the figures shows that a 4agze swap is really not worth it when the 3s is only a little bit more.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Mar 7, 2010 - 6:23 PM

[rave2n]

Goodies have arrived, the painting process begins agian!



an old one I need to finish..paint'em all at once...my ghetto booth is coming together as well, I only visit that transmitter site maybe once or twice a month, but I have a feeling I'll be there much more in the coming weekends.



Side note, like to thank the community for everything. Everything I've done so far is been due to the community either by the forums themselves, or the connection of finding goodies in the FS threads. Thanks agian guys, everything you see on her and soon to be, is from 6gc.net. Except the new things that just had to be purchased =P

[johnnehh]

Lookin' good!

[rave2n]

More stuff has come in. Thank you to both the sellers here at 6gc.net


This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 5, 2010 - 10:28 AM

[rave2n]

Work on the rainguards.

They all repaired now, just need a few coats of paint and will install.

[rave2n]

Well, this long weekend the cellie gets a makeover.

I hate to spoil it, but i'm quite excited, so I'll just say it =P

Projectors and Clear Highs getting installed, Facelift Front bumper painted/installed, and 404a skirts painted/installed.

Oh yea, and replace the reinforcement bar that was broken on the accident, hoping to not have to beat out to much metal. Got a new bar to install, but looks simple enough.

Annnd, just a little custom work on the Ghost Emblem for the front bumper, a sign of things to come =)

First Thread! Pics

Don't hate on the horn shape yet, its just the fiberglass putty before I sand it to shape.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 5, 2010 - 10:28 AM

[rave2n]

Lots of a progress today, woke up early and spent the whole day at it.

All pics on first post!

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 5, 2010 - 10:29 AM

[mkernz22]

So i have one question for you, how did you get that bracket off that holds the bumper to the fenders without taking the fenders off? I've been trying to get the bracket off cause I sawed off my bumper.

[rave2n]

You will a need socket wrench, 2 long extensions, and a 10mm socket.

Remove your wheel well plastics. They'll attach all the way back to under the beginning of the door, all the way to the front bumper bottom. Be careful with the tabs, as they tend to break.

Once you get those off, look straight in forward into your fender, and you will see 3 nuts...and why you need those extensions =)

[mkernz22]

So just a regular 10mm socket or an extended 10mm socket? Also, did any of the bolts snap on you? cause one of mine did so I need to get another bracket... =/

[rave2n]

I just used a regular 10mm socket, didn't have to be deep or anything. 2 12 inch extensions is enough, any more, you have to take the wheel off =P

None of mine snapped, but my damage was't as extreme as yours. Yours were probally bent all the hell. I'd just cut'em off, if you want some brackets, mine from my old bumper are just fine, I can remove them and just pay for shipping and they are yours.

[mkernz22]

actually mine were in good shape still, but they were sort of rusted out, along with a few other bolts. I think I've had over 10, maybe almost 20, snap in this whole process, 2 of which were for the hood hinges =/

I'll let you know somewhere around the 18th or 19th of this month because on going on vacation the next two weeks.
I'm going to try and get a pair at the junk yard, but if those snap too, then I'll let you know.
You wouldn't mind holding on to them for a little bit would you?

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Jul 4, 2010 - 11:33 AM

[rave2n]

actually mine were in good shape still, but they were sort of rusted out, along with a few other bolts. I think I've had over 10, maybe almost 20, snap in this whole process, 2 of which were for the hood hinges =/

I'll let you know somewhere around the 18th or 19th of this month because on going on vacation the next two weeks.
I'm going to try and get a pair at the junk yard, but if those snap too, then I'll let you know.
You wouldn't mind holding on to them for a little bit would you?

No prob, old bumper is just sitting under the back porch cause its to big for the trash can =P

[chacha]

what did you use to cover up broken rain guard?

[rave2n]

what did you use to cover up broken rain guard?

JB weld to hold form, then molded around with it Aquameld (Fiber Glass Putty). Sanded to shape, painted with Valspar plastic paint.

[rave2n]

Lots of work done today and yesterday...

SSIII Front and Rear Spliters installed, almost got the skirts put on, but I screwed up my paint and have to sand them down.

Seat Covers installed, was a PITA, but done, and they look pretty good...no pics til the clean the interior up =P - I made quite a mess fixing the window motor, then pulling the seats out....found 12 bucks in coins though, aha.

Some fog covers as well.















Now to relax, quite sore from those seat covers!

[TEAMFaint]

Car looks amazing Rave, so clean.
Just need some nice simplistic wheels to finish up the look.

[rave2n]

Car looks amazing Rave, so clean.
Just need some nice simplistic wheels to finish up the look.

Ah thank you sir!

I debated on the wheels for a looong time, but I ended up just scoring some OEM ones, and restyling them. I just couldn't find a wheel/rim within my budget at the time, that looked good. These have actually grown on me quite a bit.

[SwissFerdi]

^ I like them, especially when they have the inner part of the spokes painted black. I wouldn't mind seeing somebody drop the piss out of their Celi with those wheels, and some spacers.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jul 19, 2010 - 4:14 PM

[Tony-B]

x 2.

20mm spacers and a healthy drop.

Looks great.

[cheela]

makes me want a black car... AND PROJECTORS!!!

[rave2n]

Thanks guys! Its been one hell of a road, and much much more to come. Each change, makes me fall in love with it all over agian!

I like that idea of flushing the wheels up a little bit, dun know about lowering it much more....where it is now is almost outside my comfort zone.

It'll appear much lower once I get the skirts on this coming weekend =) - I'm still trying to figure out how i'm going to jack it up once I have them on, I already have to break out the scissor jack, then the little hydralic....I think I need to find a shop to use =P

[Tom88]

Ive got the same problem jacking the car up. Its on a 40mm drop with euro skirts. Luke(manphibian) had fabricated a small bit of metal as a raiser to get under the skirts. Il try and get a picture for you but it works really well with the scissor jack.

Car looks brilliant mate! Are those likwid art toyota badges?

[rave2n]

Car looks brilliant mate! Are those likwid art toyota badges?

Thank you! The badge on the front is from some anniversary ghost emblem bumper or something like that. Instead of being a metal clip on, it was actually molded with the bumper. I just added some hellica horns on it recently, soon to be painted a reflective color once I make a choice on which.

That would be interesting with the metal extension for the jack.

Oh...Pic of the seat covers, I won't get around to cleaning up inside for a bit, so please ignore the mess!

[Tom88]

Ahh ok. It looks very similar to the liqwid art badges

Out of interest where did you get those seat covers from?

[rave2n]

Damn, that liqwid art badge is bad ass...If i fail on mine, I might sand it down and invest in one of those.

Seat Covers are from Vincent_doggy here on the forum.

[SleekCelica]

You make me very jealous, good sir!

[vincent_doggy]

Damn, that liqwid art badge is bad ass...If i fail on mine, I might sand it down and invest in one of those.

Seat Covers are from Vincent_doggy here on the forum.

Some tips on the front seat cover, the mould is from a JDM ST202, thats a GT
The ST front seats seems smaller, the shoulder/wing part is a bit small relatively to a GT
You simply strike or stuff some cotton, foam or whatever to fill the bulky part.
That won't be noticable, try it mate.

One friendly reminder, your radiator yellowish like that, should closely monitor on it, seems it would broke any minute.

This post has been edited by vincent_doggy: Jul 20, 2010 - 2:26 PM

[rave2n]

Some tips on the front seat cover, the mould is from a JDM ST202, thats a GT
The ST front seats seems smaller, the shoulder/wing part is a bit small relatively to a GT
You simply strike or stuff some cotton, foam or whatever to fill the bulky part.
That won't be noticable, try it mate.

One friendly reminder, your radiator yellowish like that, should closely monitor on it, seems it would broke any minute.

Ah thanks for those tips, I was thinking of something to stuff up there, just havn't got around to it....cotton balls would certainly do the trick...or some of this noise cancellation foam I have. Thanks agian for the goodies, as much as it was a pain to install those covers, they are growing on me daily, and certainly much better than OEM ones.

Whats funny is that pic with the yellowish rad is from when I first got the car =P - Bout 2 years later and its still trucking .I'm trying to avoid changing it until I do my swap, save costs and all.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jul 20, 2010 - 2:52 PM

[rave2n]

Reworked the intake a bit.

Few other not photo worthly tidbits

[rave2n]

Did all the suspension over this past weekend.

Installed Eibach Sportline springs, along with all new OEM parts. Have to say, feels 20x better than the coilover sleeves...which did function for the purpose, but certainly weren't the best..or even close to good option compared to these springs. Only thing I didn't change out were the mounts, being I just did them about a year ago.

Blacked out the tails a little while ago. Got a rear visor to install, now that its fixed, probally sometime later this week.

Been slacking alot of her, just the cold, and no warm place to work on her is a pain.

Now to figure out my clutch/plate issue!

[SwissFerdi]

^ The Sportline springs are awesome eh? You might miss the adjustability, but I really do think a GR-2/Sportline combo is the best DD lowering solution.

[Keiri]

^ The Sportline springs are awesome eh? You might miss the adjustability, but I really do think a GR-2/Sportline combo is the best DD lowering solution.

Definitely agree.

Rave, when you get a chance post pics of the new hotness.

[rave2n]

Yea loving the springs, feels great going over railroad tracks without getting mild whiplash each time =P - When i get the clutch fixed I'll put'em to a better test =)

Yes yes, pics will come soon! Figured I'd wait til the put the rear hatch visor on, so the candy is that much sweeter =)

Edit: Can't show the front...6 months after getting it fixed, some lady failed to yield and I tboned her.

Its not bad, cracked the bumper on the lower side, and tore plenty of paint off....oh, and broke the mounts for the driver side low-beam projector...not to happy bout that, but her fault. Now the fun of dealing with insurance!

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jan 18, 2011 - 10:47 AM

[delusionz]

you turned an ugly car into a good looking car

how's the cold air intake? if done properly u should have a real noticeable difference

[rave2n]

you turned an ugly car into a good looking car

how's the cold air intake? if done properly u should have a real noticeable difference

Haha thank you! Much more to go soon enough.

It works alot better than the SRI did, though it is still a SRI, just ducted to my fender cold air access.

Drives more than 20 minutes its certainly noticable, doesn't feel like she is tired from sucking all that hot air. Powerwise..well, lol none. I just like the noise and look of it. I believe I would have to get my whole exhaust done to feel any real power gain from it...havn't gotten that far into the build yet =P

[rave2n]

Project on hold......



Pending my transfer to Flordia, and big promotion. Big changes, gota move my life...next chapter.


Now the question is...will I continue to turn my own wrench, or pay for it to be done. I think I'll continue to turn my own, as i do not get satisfaction out of openning my wallet, like I do getting my hands dirty.

Damn 6gc has turned me into a grease monkey!

[rave2n]

While project is on hold...


3rd Gen 3sgte payment made.

Will arrive in some months, as arranged.

Hella power increase to come, hope to have the swap done before winter.

Oh yea, Visor install, blacked tails, and new springs.







This post has been edited by rave2n: Mar 4, 2011 - 3:26 PM

[SwissFerdi]

Cool. Can't say I'm a fan of the dark tails, but it does complement the fuel flap nicely. Where in FL?

[CoreyST]

I like the rear window wing/visor where did you get it?

[Needles]

nice ride ! im gonna paint mine in black 100 % sure

[rave2n]

The tails i'm not to hot on. Temp either way, being I want to get the JDM ones, but the cheap can of spray stiffled my hunger to tweak something on the car at the time =P

Looking at Gainesville FL, the lady has already signed up for classes at Santa Fe, so possible as soon as middle of May.

CoreyST:

Look up vincent_doggy on the forums here. He fabs up alot of stuff for 6gc's, i'm not sure if he is still producing the visor, but you can either contact him directly, or order through his site kamikazi...something, in his profile =P - best send him a PM and ask what you are looking for. Most all my exterior pieces, excluding the rainguards are from him. Check'em out.

Needles:

Black is beautiful, but a bish to keep clean!

[SleekCelica]

I love the tails. looks nice!

[cheela]

you gotta get rid of that gold emblem on the back LOL. find the shadow emblems, those are hella rare but it'll make your car complete. either that or just debadge it.

[rave2n]

Lol yea I certainly do need to get rid of those badges...just been lazy with the outside, clear is starting to look like it has cancer on the front fender. Got all the pieces I want besides skirts, so i figured i'll tackle the body work once I get the swap done. The 7a is starting to sqeeze every penny out of me.

Clutch last month, battery was shot few weeks ago, and now the altenator bearings are screaming...which is what I believe shot the last battery so time to get that fixed...today =/

[Mycurse180]

Good looking ride man

[rave2n]

Final Payment made on 3sgte

Shall arrive in 4-6 weeks.

List of things to purchase:

S54 & linkage cables
Clutch Kit 3s clutch 5s plate =/
GT Throttle Cable
MAF Sensor?
GT AC lines - Compressor?
GT Rad Lines
GT Rad? - Aren't they the same from the ST to GT? If not...koyo will be purchased, and fans reversed.
Water Pump & lines
Complete seal kit before install
Timing belt
Hood of some sort, being stock intercooler will be used.


Mount and Crossmemeber already arranged.
Harness already converted
Already have a walbro pump
Guages will be done in a slightly different fashion - I will be using a Ladder logic PLC to control serial data input to a small IPX computer that will display programable guages to a small screen that will lift from the former air bag on the passenger side. While accomplishing this, most likly will just grab some cheap guages to monitor the import fields..boost oil?

This post has been edited by rave2n: Aug 5, 2011 - 1:55 PM

[rave2n]

3sgte came in today.

Was quite amusing as the delivery guy said "This must be a engine for a Tundra!" I say, no sir, and point to my celica...his jaw dropped =P







Much to do, much to purchase.

Going to be quite some time before I finish this swap, but thats how I roll. Slow, but right.

Found a service manual for it online, PDF form. Not sure who may need it, but I suggest grabbing it. These tend to disappear.

http://www.2shared.com/document/XJR02HzD/RM398E.html



This post has been edited by rave2n: Nov 23, 2011 - 10:22 AM

[rave2n]

Oh while we are on the topic...

Can anyone tell me wth I do with this AWD trannie. Basically, where I can exchange this bugger for some shells to invest in a S54.

[Ted95]

glad to see the motor came in, looks clean!

i just completed my swap this summer after having the motor for a year and buyin part by part researchin and such until my parts pile was big enough to start and finish the swap, hope everything goes smooth for you!

as for the tranny, just post it up and see if anyone will buy it. there isnt a HUGE market for them since theres not alot of awd 6gcs around here but there are people who convert them to fwd.

[rave2n]

glad to see the motor came in, looks clean!

i just completed my swap this summer after having the motor for a year and buyin part by part researchin and such until my parts pile was big enough to start and finish the swap, hope everything goes smooth for you!

as for the tranny, just post it up and see if anyone will buy it. there isnt a HUGE market for them since theres not alot of awd 6gcs around here but there are people who convert them to fwd.

lol same here, just researching and buying. Thankfully it came in right around tax time, so I can take care of alot of other maint issues with the cellie that i've been ignoring. To ashamed to list them out...nothing major, but its long!

Thanks for that info, I'll have to snap that trannie off, and get her up for sale.

[rave2n]

Started tearing the 3s down during my lunch break. Didn't get to far, but feels good to turn a wrench again.

I need to get it on a stand, but the deal I had on a hoist and stand on craigslist got sold out from under me. So potentially just going to buy new ones to get around the hassle of used items.

Useless pic!



I was trying to find any tell tale signs of the engines usage and age, but was unable to really figure that out.

The dipstick did not have any burns or shown excessive heat. Forgot my spark socket or I would have pulled one to see that. Took the oil cap off, but couldn't really see down there. Turbo doesn't seem to have any play..I assume thats good =P

One thing I did notice, is there is a black film on the intake manifold on the exit of the intercooler...is that normal? That same film was on the turbo air inlet.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Dec 12, 2011 - 1:12 PM

[ricochet1490]

I have no answers for you, but I'll be watching for sure. Good luck

[rave2n]

Todays activities included...getting that wiring harness off!



Was interesting, I did not remove the intake manifold, took me a good 20 mins to find all the little things to disconnect to get it through. That last ground wire under the manifold tricked me for a bit =P I might take it off to reinstall it.

I also need to figure out who is paying for this harness conversion...it was sappose to be done, so time to send some messages =P



Gunna be sitting like that for a while. Next action is to remove that trannie, and get it up for sale. Speaking of which, anyone need the mount for it? I can easily remove it.

[rave2n]

Primed!



No idea on accent color I want. Always said red, but everyone has red!

[Grega]

Primed!



No idea on accent color I want. Always said red, but everyone has red!

I think yellow one would look great, and it's easy to repaint yellow colour

[Ted95]

lookin good man! i was in the same boat about red, cuz everyone does have it but it alwayss looks good lol.

as for the black film, its probably just carb residue from the turbo.. my turbo had the same thing as well as inside the manifold.

there really is no way in telling the mileage with out buying a clip but take a look at the top of the timing belt cover, my cover had it written down when the timing belt was last changed and usually shows the miles as well.. mines was like 37k at like 2002.. its going to be in japanese form take a pic and i can help translate the dates for you, thats if its on there lol

[rave2n]

Ah thanks for that info Ted, but of course I get that motor that doesn't have it But, while I was investigating, I took a gander at the timing belt and all involved in that area. Belt looks brand new, and everything else pretty clean, slightly more dirty then my Lady's car with 57k on it. So I can only assume its around that area.

Back to the wiring harness.

I've read the horror threads, the nightmares, and the mess ups of others attempting to do it themselves. I respect the professionals that convert these harnesses for the community, as I know from personal exp its no simple task. Though, I work with wires daily, schematics, and many other fun items quite close to this harness technology. I'm debating on doing it myself.

I've noted the 33' extension of the harness from the LHD to RHD. That is no biggie, easiely accomplished. Changing and matching pins from the connectors should also not be a big issue. I do that nearly monthly on DB25 connectors for satellite automation which are actually smaller and have to be soldered =P - The part I think would get me in a bind is the IC relay, and another relay that is near the rad that I'm not positive I have at the moment. I'm sure I can source a copy relays easy here from work, but I'm not positive on there throws yet.

But then again, it might be another one of those situations where I said "how the hell can someone charge ??? for ???" (This isn't saying the price isn't fair, i'm just cheap if I feel I have the ability) do it myself and see exactly why they charge that much! My clutch was a prime example =P

Edit: I also forgot I do not have my 7a harness to cut up for spare wire for the extension, being I'm still driving it...aaahahhh choices

This post has been edited by rave2n: Dec 16, 2011 - 10:25 AM

[PhoenixTech]

WHOA! 33" extension??? Are you mounting the ECU in a trailer behind the car?!?!?!? 200% not necessary.....



**picks jaw up off floor**

This post has been edited by PhoenixTech: Dec 21, 2011 - 9:42 AM

[rave2n]

WHOA! 33" extension??? Are you mounting the ECU in a trailer behind the car?!?!?!? 200% not necessary.....



**picks jaw up off floor**

Lol, I probally read that wrong, or wrote it out wrong. See, I might as well just send it to you =P - I keep looking at it in the back of the cellie right now, and each day I'm leaning more at getting it done.

Edit: Come to think of it, I'll be tangled enough in wires when it comes time to wire up the plc...so I estimate a package your way in Feb. =P

This post has been edited by rave2n: Dec 21, 2011 - 9:53 AM

[PhoenixTech]

We'll be here when you're ready!

[TRD11]

nice work on every thing ..... looks good

[rave2n]

nice work on every thing ..... looks good

Thanks!

Its not looking so hot right now due to the recent wreck, but I'm debating on what to do with it at the moment.


I've taken measurements on both strut towers, they are equal. So no bending has happened. Everything else looks fine within the tower as well. I mentioned a possible hole, but it is not as serious as I thought. Tiny really, grind out the bad and reinforce, if even needed.

All the damage was done to the lower control arm that supports the strut attached to the suspension crossmember.

As well one tie-rod is bent. Reviewing some documents it would appear it is not such a bad repair after all. None of the mounting points for the suspension crossmember itself appear bent. Just the bushings within the control arm appear torn.

Thinking of taking the funds and repairing it. Need to look into FL salvage laws since I'll eventually have to title it here.

[kurt95gt]

Good luck man
Glad to see this story getting a happy ending

[TRD11]

nice work on every thing ..... looks good

Thanks!

Its not looking so hot right now due to the recent wreck, but I'm debating on what to do with it at the moment.


I've taken measurements on both strut towers, they are equal. So no bending has happened. Everything else looks fine within the tower as well. I mentioned a possible hole, but it is not as serious as I thought. Tiny really, grind out the bad and reinforce, if even needed.

All the damage was done to the lower control arm that supports the strut attached to the suspension crossmember.

As well one tie-rod is bent. Reviewing some documents it would appear it is not such a bad repair after all. None of the mounting points for the suspension crossmember itself appear bent. Just the bushings within the control arm appear torn.

Thinking of taking the funds and repairing it. Need to look into FL salvage laws since I'll eventually have to title it here.

well good luck man .... if you dont fix it ,,,, grab another celly bomb 6th gen all the way