My First Project :/, Help!!! Options

[Trbo6gen]

Welp guys, the time has come for me to start my first car project ever, on my 94 celica GT hb. I just got my graduation money and im ready to buy a front clip for my celica, problem is im not sure where to look or who to trust because of the fact that if i pay and i get a lemon, i cant graduate again and get more money. I found acouple mr2 rear clip's with the 3sgte in it but i wasnt sure if it was the same thing, seeing it already has the LSD tranny in it i was hoping i could just buy one of those and have both at my disposal. Another problem im having is performance parts, wheather it is cams/camgears etc. do i order the cams for the 3sgte engine in for the mr2? Im sure it seems dumb to you guys seeing you are damn near pro's at the 6gen but i want to get this right the first time. Or well, im screwed lol. Im hoping to find a good front clip so i can complete the swap in one weekend, seeing as i dont have another vehcile for work. Please let me know if you have any tips about any special tools i might need to buy or any parts that wont come with a clip that ill need to save and order when i order the clip.

Thanks,
Ryan

[brianforster]

having your harness pre-done by someone such as doctor tweak makes the swap into a GT almost as easy as putting in a new 5sfe.

however, none of us had many problems with getting the motor in there, it was the hours of trouble shooting. the 3sgte is a finnicky motor, one uncapped vacuum port and your car could cut out and not hold idle, one blown off coupler and you will think your car is broken, one bad spark plug and boost will be so violent youll **** yourself.

i had the time frame of a week for my swap, lets just say as of the year anniversary it was still giving me some misc problems.

id say save up and replace EVERYTHING you can think of, dont just inspect, REPLACE.

cap, rotor, spark plugs, spark plug wires, hose from hell, hose from hell on earth, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, exhaust manifold gasket, thermostat, the clamps on the oil lines, coolant lines (the ones that you close with pliers lose tension easily, put a worm clamp on it)

do all of this now and you will save yourself a lot of hassle in the future.

depending on the mileage of your car you may also want to replace the master/slave cylinder.

keep in mind this advice is coming from somebody who probably had the worst running swap on the site for a long time, i got **** on with my shell and my engine, i tried to do it on a budget AND i had no other means of transportation.

This post has been edited by brianforster: May 1, 2007 - 1:40 AM