The time has come.... WRC 3sgte swap!!!, Update 10/05 pg2 Options

[joehernandez]

Well this is the second greatest mod i have done to my car...
my first progress thread is here
My progress Thread

i wanted to do this swap last year but problems came and i had just not enough money to afford a 3sgte.
but thanks to Jim i got a WRC 3sgte...
by the way thanks a lot jim for everything!
the engine arrived a month ago, but i havent had much time to work on it, and since i dont have an engine stand
it is harder to work on it..

i might only update the thread once or twice a week, but slowly i will get there.

To start, i will do the swap myself with help of some friends, i will not let a mechanic do the job since i dont think it is
really hard to do a swap. It will be frustrating at some points but not impossible. Also i want to know what will be under the hood
and learn from mistakes.
I am not an expert, in fact i do not have much mechanical experience but i know i can do it. so forgive me because i might ask
stupid things now and then but i am here to learn. and with the help of this community i know we can pull it off.

So please guys help me with advices or questions i might have.

the set up=
WRC 3sgte with LSD E-153

ok here are 2 pics of the engine the day it arrived, i should of taken more but forgot to,




ok its late and need to sleep, will update the thread tomorrow.

This post has been edited by joehernandez: Oct 5, 2010 - 5:33 PM

[joehernandez]

a whole front clip would have been a much better buy....but you've got the heart of the beast now.

Have you sourced out your other stuff yet? (wiring harness, ecu, etc)

the engine set came from jim, it does have everything needed, at first i wanted a clip but since jim had it with everything needed i went for it.
i only have to buy the axels from the all trac,, some gaskets, i already have everything needed for the auto to manual swap,, and i
would probably buy a clutch, that pretty much is all needed.

^^^ There is no need, he bought the engine set from me and all my engine sets come with everything needed needed to install into your Celica. I even include mounts for the ST guys.

heard that right guys, everything is included!!