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post Oct 17, 2016 - 10:28 AM
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So, I am purchasing a 1997 Toyota Celica GT with a silvertop 4AGE 20v (MT). I plan on slapping a 3SGTE and new clutch on it to handle the power, but here's the kicker:

I want AWD.

Why? I'm a GT-Four enthusiast. I know the '94 will be legal in 2019, but this is a project I want done before Christmas because it'll be a present for my father, who's been eyeing the GT-Fours for 13 years now.

NOW, the fun part. Do I care about price? To an extent. Please don't tell me "if you want AWD just go buy a subaru". No. Screw you. I want a GT-Four, lol.

Is it at all possible to ship a GT-Four sans internals and have US VIN marked parts such as a 3SGTE and tranny + diff etc dropped into it? Or would there be a VIN issue due to the VIN being stamped into the car itself and it being a japanese body not having a US standard VIN?

Maybe just order a GT-Four frame? Transfer EVERYTHING onto the new frame?

Or for the builders, fabricate a subframe and bolt everything to it and call it a day? Cut out the spare tire well, run a new fuel cell (ST205), extend the brake lines, and welding in drive shaft support brackets?

Just wanted some up-to-date info. Thanks guys! smile.gif
 
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post Oct 18, 2016 - 8:00 PM
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Registration, state inspection, emissions testing, etc. If they've got any kind of state vehicle inspection or testing it'll probably get caught eventually. I don't think the Canadian or non US computers in those will work with OBD2 emissions testing so he'd need to get a 94 or 95 GT4 which are pretty hard to find as they didn't make many to begin with and then narrowing it to only 2 years to pick from. I'm not even sure they had any 94's except the homologation cars, certainly any 205 is going to be RHD which your dad will get tired of having to through toll booths backwards pretty quick and McDonalds will probably ban him from going through backwards.


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post Oct 18, 2016 - 8:08 PM
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QUOTE (Bitter @ Oct 18, 2016 - 9:00 PM) *
Registration, state inspection, emissions testing, etc. If they've got any kind of state vehicle inspection or testing it'll probably get caught eventually. I don't think the Canadian or non US computers in those will work with OBD2 emissions testing so he'd need to get a 94 or 95 GT4 which are pretty hard to find as they didn't make many to begin with and then narrowing it to only 2 years to pick from. I'm not even sure they had any 94's except the homologation cars, certainly any 205 is going to be RHD which your dad will get tired of having to through toll booths backwards pretty quick and McDonalds will probably ban him from going through backwards.


Well lucky for me I have a 94...

People RHD swap cars here, as well as do AWD swaps. It'd just be a pretty "clean" swap and you'd just have to properly mount the VIN number under the windshield as well as put the plate in the engine bay. Maybe a couple other things, but not too much.
I don't eat fast food so I wouldn't have to worry about the drive through and it's called an EZ Pass for the tolls...

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- Gildier   AWD - It's been talked about. Alot.   Oct 17, 2016 - 10:28 AM
- - Nial   With the vin plate, Japanese market car get a jap ...   Oct 17, 2016 - 12:19 PM
- - purplegt4   PM me if you want a swapped celica, possibly cheap...   Oct 17, 2016 - 12:40 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   pay the lot of money, headache free.... http://ww...   Oct 17, 2016 - 1:21 PM
- - slavie   VIN goes with a frame. It is highly illegal in US ...   Oct 17, 2016 - 3:13 PM
- - njccmd2002   Do you want a gt4. Go to canada and buy one. Us...   Oct 17, 2016 - 4:22 PM
- - Gildier   Appreciate the input guys. Yeah I can see where it...   Oct 17, 2016 - 8:43 PM
- - VavAlephVav   Here's a complete clip on ebay, but you gotta ...   Oct 17, 2016 - 11:34 PM
- - Gildier   QUOTE (VavAlephVav @ Oct 18, 2016 - 12...   Oct 18, 2016 - 1:11 PM
- - Bitter   That's pretty much all the parts you need, exc...   Oct 18, 2016 - 6:12 PM
- - Box   Silly question if you're wanting to swap why s...   Oct 18, 2016 - 6:41 PM
- - Bitter   Good point, he's going to nee GT mounts etc vs...   Oct 18, 2016 - 6:45 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Bitter @ Oct 18, 2016 - 7:45 ...   Oct 18, 2016 - 7:52 PM
- - Bitter   Registration, state inspection, emissions testing,...   Oct 18, 2016 - 8:00 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Bitter @ Oct 18, 2016 - 9:00 ...   Oct 18, 2016 - 8:08 PM
- - Bitter   And there's the problem of parts should someth...   Oct 18, 2016 - 8:25 PM
- - VavAlephVav   Sadly, I'm thinking more and more that the rea...   Oct 18, 2016 - 8:38 PM
- - Bitter   4th or 5th, I think you can stuff most of the 205 ...   Oct 18, 2016 - 8:59 PM
- - mkernz22   A 165 is just as bad as having an imported 205 as ...   Oct 18, 2016 - 9:19 PM
- - Bitter   So the sweet spot is a 185?   Oct 18, 2016 - 10:25 PM
|- - mkernz22   QUOTE (Bitter @ Oct 18, 2016 - 11:25...   Oct 19, 2016 - 12:33 PM
- - Box   The sweet spot is STi, Subaru That is.   Oct 18, 2016 - 11:49 PM
- - Gildier   Update: Got a 95 GT for $700 that runs perfec...   Oct 19, 2016 - 3:55 AM
- - VavAlephVav   Meanwhile in Ireland.... https://www.gumtree.com...   Oct 19, 2016 - 12:19 PM
- - Bitter   Structural vehicle fabrication isn't to time t...   Oct 19, 2016 - 12:32 PM
|- - Gildier   QUOTE (Bitter @ Oct 19, 2016 - 1:32 ...   Oct 19, 2016 - 12:42 PM
- - Gildier   So, in conclusion. GT4 now = No. GT4 clip and we...   Oct 19, 2016 - 2:26 PM
- - Bitter   You can usually weld a nut to the broken bleeder a...   Oct 19, 2016 - 9:53 PM


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