nathan76,s st202 s2 JDM import Options

[nathan76]

hi all. i,m new here and new to japanese car ownership too. previously only had italians but now want reliabilty and no rust.

heres my new 94 celica. a 2002 JDM import with superstrut, 2-pot calipers and LSD (along side my nissan primera GT)
its standard apart from a universal cone filter and blocked off resonator box but i have a few plans when funds allow.
starting with clear front indicators, side repeaters, JDM red/clear rears, gold refurbed alloys and square number plates.
then maybe lowered springs and a custom cat-back stainless steel exhaust.

hope you like coz i,m loving it









This post has been edited by nathan76: Jun 19, 2010 - 12:53 PM

[azian_advanced]

wow... that is a very clean car! welcome!

[nathan76]

thanks for the comments

[4-eyed-freek]

engine bay looks so nice, great find! welcome!

This post has been edited by 4-eyed-freek: Jun 19, 2010 - 11:06 PM

[Rusty]

tidy, but I'm not 100% convinced thats an SS-2 superstrut to be honest, can you taking a closer up shot of the model plate in the engine bay, brakes & front struts

[whatthe]

Very clean, i want your enignee.

[Johnnyny]

can i has pics of your brakes

[nathan76]

its all a bit dirty and scabby in this department at the moment but you get the idea.
only had it 2 weeks so i,ll be stripping it all soon to clean and re-paint the suspension and brakes satin black and rims gold.




This post has been edited by nathan76: Jun 20, 2010 - 4:47 AM

[nathan76]

thanks for the welcome and kind comments. ive got a few things to do but i think its a good base car

[SwissFerdi]

Oooooh, SSS indeed. Congratulations!

[nathan76]

Oooooh, SSS indeed. Congratulations!

thanks mate.
is this spec quite rare in the states then as most of the JDM imports in the UK seem to have it fitted?

[Rusty]

^ah right it is to. you'll be running the rare E56 transmission then too right its a good base car
you could swap to the 6gen celica 6spoke rims like mine if you can find them, they'd look sweet in gold.

whatthe, are you thinking of swapping to a 3sge??

[SwissFerdi]

thanks mate.
is this spec quite rare in the states then as most of the JDM imports in the UK seem to have it fitted?

Not available at all here. We don't get the 3S-GE (nor 3rd gen 3S-GTE) either for that matter.

[nathan76]

thanks mate.
is this spec quite rare in the states then as most of the JDM imports in the UK seem to have it fitted?

Not available at all here. We don't get the 3S-GE (nor 3rd gen 3S-GTE) either for that matter.

oh right.
in the UK we get the GT which is a 3S-GE but not SSS, 2-pots or LSD as standard. imports usually have this spec and are quite common here. dont you have many japanese imports? i,m guessing they are mainly the US models if you think mine is rare.

This post has been edited by nathan76: Jun 20, 2010 - 3:04 PM

[l19tly]

Nice car looks the same as my 1st one.

[SwissFerdi]

in the UK we get the GT which is a 3S-GE but not SSS, 2-pots or LSD as standard. imports usually have this spec and are quite common here. dont you have many japanese imports? i,m guessing they are mainly the US models if you think mine is rare.

We get NO Jap imports.

[nathan76]

in the UK we get the GT which is a 3S-GE but not SSS, 2-pots or LSD as standard. imports usually have this spec and are quite common here. dont you have many japanese imports? i,m guessing they are mainly the US models if you think mine is rare.

We get NO Jap imports.

why? is it a legal thing?

[Johnnyny]

in the UK we get the GT which is a 3S-GE but not SSS, 2-pots or LSD as standard. imports usually have this spec and are quite common here. dont you have many japanese imports? i,m guessing they are mainly the US models if you think mine is rare.

We get NO Jap imports.

why? is it a legal thing?

looks very good and its a dot thing they are lame

[Rusty]

you'll find the gearbox code here on the model plate on the firewall in the engine bay
looks like this:

[nathan76]

right, it seems to be an E56 so thats the expensive to fix one then?

[T3rrorbyte]

Hi nathan76, nice looking mota very tidy

The only thing with SSS is there are 3 major components figure of 8, drop links and banana arm if one of these needs replacing you really should do all four corners and is about £1000 job if you do the work your self. Get your self on CCUK and check out wiki pages packed full of useful info

Mine look just like your when i bought it


And just over a year later with GT4 spoiler and facelift bumper and fogs


TRD kit on the way

[nathan76]

cheers for the comments mate and yours looks very nice too. i,ll be ordering the clear front and side indicators soon.
i,m already on CCUK and ive also already got familiar with the SSS having just replaced a figure8 on the o/s/f.
just looking into what i have and whats available for these cars. seems to have different suspension, brakes, clutch, to most.

not too scarey but i need to take care finding the right bits at ok prices

This post has been edited by nathan76: Jun 21, 2010 - 8:56 AM

[Johnnyny]

And just over a year later with GT4 spoiler and facelift bumper and fogs


TRD kit on the way

i like the grill

[Rusty]

right, it seems to be an E56 so thats the expensive to fix one then?

yup thats right what do the last 3 digits say? E56-XXX
I dont know sorry, but its a stronger gearbox compared to the 5S4. Has better gear ratios, external gearbox cooler and the viscous LSD

Info on the E56

[nathan76]

its E56-070 and it cirtainly pulls like a train in all gears and no slower than the volvo T5 i owned before.
also feels and sounds like its got a VVTI kick. is this normal on a stock 3S-GE engine?

[Rusty]

hmm interesting that it doesn't continue the trend on like the S54-06A/-06D & the E154F- 08B

yeah its got a definate pull, yet it doesn't run VVT-i, it runs ACIS (Acoustic Control Induction System)
Simply put, the ACIS system uses a single intake air control valve located in the intake to vary the length of the intake track in order to optimize power and torque over the rev range.

for more info check out this info/discussion thread.

[nathan76]

oh thats right thanks. i,d forgotten about that and remember hearing about it back in the day

[nathan76]

been busy today with the wet+dry and satin black spray paint as the brakes were crusty and the alloys were worse.
planned to do the wheels gold but changed my mind. i love the black on black and a lot of my cars have had black wheels.
i cleaned the brakes down with a wire brush and blacked everything. cant stand to see rust behind nice wheels.
also got me a set of new jap import sized number plates (12x6") and fitted them today too.





This post has been edited by nathan76: Jun 23, 2010 - 3:09 PM

[nathan76]

just given the G6 a make-over with a good wash, colour polish and tyre shine. i,m loving her mean n moody look