V6 & restoration project thread Options

[snapshotgt]

Quick background:

This project was "started" by a board member from Ohio. After a year of frustrating stories and miss leading information i decided it was time to transfer the my car to Speed-Source to be completed.
Upon arrival to speed-source we soon realized the reality was much worse than first anticipated. The problems ranged from exterior damage, terrible wiring, torn apart interior with missing parts etc etc etc.
I was on the verge of parting out this project. Literally trying to decide between continuing or selling the shell and spare parts. This was a tough time. Especially realizing the wasted year of turmoil and money i had just been dragged through. It was not cool, and I'm still very upset, disappointed and devastated.

So, what's the plan now then?

The plan is already in effect. The swap has started over. The engine is out and being torn down and gone over. After seeing the level of craftsmanship that this project had been subject to, it was the only option.

At this point, I'd like to thank Carl at Speed-Source for being willing to take on this project. They're top quality guys and will make sure things are done right. They've worked on members cars here like jgreening's past 3sgte Celica.

The pictures:
**pictures taken of project after being received by Speed-Source.**

Exterior:







Wiring:







Exhaust welds:







Interior:





Engine bay (nowhere near complete):





This post has been edited by snapshotgt: Aug 12, 2008 - 1:21 AM

[njccmd2002]

so the v6 came out of a solara, now solaras have a digital mile counter and we dont have digital, was that a problem. where is mileage stored, in the digital display memory or the ecu...

It always puzzled my mind...

[snapshotgt]

if all goes well (no set backs) when do you think you're getting the car back in your possession ?

If all goes well, i'll probably go pick it up in 2-3 weeks. Two reasons. I want to make sure he has enough behind the wheel time to know everything is working in mint condition and it will make the 1,000 drive with zero issues. Also, i have to watch the price on plane tickets. If i were to go any sooner, i'd be paying a mega premium. As much as i'd love to go get it right away, i don't want to try and rush things at this point ...its come along way, why tinker with the fine balance now?

maybe even make it to the meet?

Highly doubt it, sorry. Read above for more info.

You're going to love it ! BIG TIME ! I'm glad you didn't give up despite the bad things you went through.

Thanks Nick! I appreciate you being there to answer all my random questions!

so the v6 came out of a solara, now solaras have a digital mile counter and we dont have digital, was that a problem. where is mileage stored, in the digital display memory or the ecu...

It always puzzled my mind...

Lets just say Carl is simply a master yoda.
He'll be working out these "smaller items" now that car is running. RPMs etc...