to AE? or not to AE*56k warning*, That is the question.. Options

[Valo666]

So my celi's head is about to blow on me amd ive been figureing how much it would cost to replace my head or get it fixed. So its gonna be up around $2000 for a new head, cleaning, rebuilding, gaskets and installation and then duin the timing. So i found out i can get the threads on the one spark plug that is messed up replaced/recut/coiled for around $300. But it would still leave my head a ticking time bomb. So i got an e-mail from my friend Renato who is living over in japan. He had his AE86 for sale a few months back. I was thinkin of buyin it but my dad refused. Any ways, i was thinkin of sellin the celi again and buyin his AE86 and throwin a silvertop in it. His AE is absolutely mint condition, comes with 2 sets of rims and 3 sets of tires. 1 for drift, 1 for street and 1 for winter. Any ways, heres the pics of the AE as is now.




he has the trunk plastics just not installed cuz they arent cut for the strut bars



Mods: Sprinter tails, JDM badges, KAAZ 1.5way LSD, KGMM springs, 45 way adjustable Tokiko shocks, TRD suspention bushings, bigger sway bars, stainless braided break lines, Sparco rally wheel, momo shift knob, 2inch stainless mandrel bent exhaust system, and he has the pieces to make a short ram or CIA for the 4age. Motors got 156xxxkm on it. Car is like a street legal go-kart. And im Sept, im goin back 2 school and im gonna be livin alone. IE im gonna b drivin to work and to go shopping only. SO im thinkin of gettin somethin a lil better on gas and somethin that would be fun to run around. Plus if he still is selling his car for as much as he was b4, i could buy the car, do a silvetop swap and buy new brackets for my other sparco.

What do you think??

This post has been edited by Valo666: Jan 9, 2006 - 7:29 PM

[Valo666]

so what ur tryin 2 say is that NO swap what so ever, no matter how freaking good its done, is gonna be good enough? Of course its not gonna be natural or you know..OEM..because..uhh..its not original or natural cuz if it was oem..then it wouldnt be a swap. There is very limited jdm motors and parts up here, but for people duing them, we have some freaking talented people. My friend Phil runs a place called Adrenalin Motorsports..its purely supra's...he swaped a 2zj into a MKII supra...he can swap a 2jzeg out and put a 2jzgtte into a MKIIII Supra in 6 hours and have it running. My friend swapped a SR20 into a Del Sol in a week n a half and had it driveable. One of the guys i used to work for swapped an RB26 into an S13 4 weeks. Theres a guy who can do ST swaps in 2 weeks and get it running that lives on the other side of the city. My friend Jover can swap 4agze's into AE's in less than a week. His friend did a 13B into a KP61. You are right, swaps are never gonna be natural. Can swaps be done right, yes. Can swaps be done quickly, yes. I can get this done easily and reliably. So as you say way 2 freakin often, I can have my cake and eat it to. So ie, NO CAKE FOR YOU!

[Kwanza26]

so what ur tryin 2 say is that NO swap what so ever, no matter how freaking good its done, is gonna be good enough? Of course its not gonna be natural or you know..OEM..because..uhh..its not original or natural cuz if it was oem..then it wouldnt be a swap. There is very limited jdm motors and parts up here, but for people duing them, we have some freaking talented people. My friend Phil runs a place called Adrenalin Motorsports..its purely supra's...he swaped a 2zj into a MKII supra...he can swap a 2jzeg out and put a 2jzgtte into a MKIIII Supra in 6 hours and have it running. My friend swapped a SR20 into a Del Sol in a week n a half and had it driveable. One of the guys i used to work for swapped an RB26 into an S13 4 weeks. Theres a guy who can do ST swaps in 2 weeks and get it running that lives on the other side of the city. My friend Jover can swap 4agze's into AE's in less than a week. His friend did a 13B into a KP61. You are right, swaps are never gonna be natural. Can swaps be done right, yes. Can swaps be done quickly, yes. I can get this done easily and reliably. So as you say way 2 freakin often, I can have my cake and eat it to. So ie, NO CAKE FOR YOU!

If that's the case... then it's not a matter of NOT finding an engine for the Celica... but an excuse to buy an AE86. Seriously... if you can afford buying another car, paying for an engine and swap labor, yet you can't afford to buy another 5sfe... then you've already made a desicion and need no further advice. I could care less what your friends and such can do... what can YOU do? I know how your father must feel...

And I have already had my share of cake thank you very much... =P







This post has been edited by Kwanza26: Jan 12, 2006 - 12:20 AM