Link to project thread.. 7/9/13
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=89550
Hey guys for those of you who dont kno me, my names Cameron. As some of you may kno this past march i was deciding on whether to buy and do a Beams swap or a 3rd GEN 3sgte swap. well when buying a set of sideskirts off of Dustin and Stef, i got the privelage of driving both there Beams swap and Dustins 3rd Gen swap. the Beams a very fun car and altho i honestly wasnt used to the power the 3rd gen put out, it was clear to me for the same money i could have a fast and fun 3rd gen.
Sooo... i talked to my friend Manny and asked who to go to for a 3rd gen set and he sent me to Jim and went from there. i actually recieved my motor the same day as Manny did, (since we live 20min from each other, his swap just went a lil faster then mines to complete since ive been going paycheck to paycheck since ive bought the motor to finish everything lol)
so this is what i got from jim and my progress since getting it. (Alot of the pics were just refrence pics for myself as i was going along so sorry of some of the pics r kinda stupid lol)
when it came off the truck..
i didnt buy the set with the TMIC so this is what i really got after Jim took the TM off lol
these are all cellphone pics so srry if quality isnt the best at times
last time the timing belt was done lol reads February 28, 2002 according to vince. and its like roughly 37k miles
then i started to take things apart to clean the motor up a bit and start refreshing it.. i missed out on some pics here and there but here is what i got
took the manifold off and took a page out of Mannys build and shaved the manifold a bit.. didnt take pics while i was doing it tho
after i sanded and clean the manifold b4 paint
Throttle body b4 cleaned and painted
manifold b4 clear coated.. forgot to take a pic when it was finished..
Preparing valve cover
after clear coat
then disaster... as i was taking the AWD tranny off i cracked my upper oil pan just under the clutch dust cover.. (this is my first swap... and ya, i made a mistake lol)
thats next on my list of things to do lol .. its not that bad of a fix tho honestly, it can b fixed with the pan on the motor which is what i will b doing.
new berk 3in fully loaded DP
and as she sits now
also some other part info..
Mannys old FMIC from his 5FSTE which i will be using for my FM set up
pics upside down lol
resurfaced flywheel
and as for the rest, my water pump should come in tomorrow so i can do my T-belt and pump, IC piping is on its way (2.5in) .. i also have a 3in electric cut out i will be using, a HKS SSQV black BOV, Devils own WI, and a prosport premium boost gauage..
last thing on the list is Tweaks stage 4 6 puck sprung comp clutch (keeping my s54 tranny). and 3" piping for my b-pipe.
the swap should happen towards the end of this month, hopefully in a few weeks or so.
comments and questions if any
Wow...that looks incredible!!! Cant wait for this thread to continue!
Nice, Cameron! I've been waiting for this thread. I'll be watching very closely. Great progress so far!
lookin good cam!
all right dude repping for coupes lol love the valve cover
thanks guys! its been alot of fun so far and im soooo close. its been a real learning experience since this is my first time doing a motor swap and doin ghtis kind of stuff and its coming along very well so far. oh ya, and mannnnnnnyyyyyyy questions and research lol. im verrrry close in getting this done, a few more paychecks and there will be another EAST COAST 3SGTE SWAP!!!!
looks really clean, keep it up
That is mint, man! Awesome job!
Water pump and new PS belt came in today, (Thanks Art!) im going to try and change the pump and belts this weekend and work on that dreadful crack lol .. updates by beginning of next week.
Looks nice, I will be watching this thread as my car is in the same boat as yours right now. We have gathered many similair parts, I look forward to seeing how it works out.
NICE!!!
not much of an update but this is where the project stands as of now. got my new wires and switch for the cut-out (since i bought it off a friend who lost the wires) recieved my 3in piping for my b-pipe from jegs, still awaiting my IC piping that i ordered like 2 weeks ago, fixed that ugly crack, (pics later) and next i still need to buy the clutch from tweak.
Coupes, FTW
My st185 powered coupe pulls hard, i'm sure yours will pull even harder with a st205!
ANOTHER east coast 3s! Im so lucky to live where i do hahaa have had the privilege to see like 6 3s swaps in person
Great progress, hopefully next summer i can start my swap
So ill sure be asking you some questions seeing as it will be my first swap as well
interested in selling the factory intake hardware if your not gonna use it?
i can make you a nice intake cameron, PM me.
Love to see this all completed.
Put some pictures up - how the car is now and then the finished product.
Nice start. Good choices on the parts.
Good luck man - keep us updated.
Nice lookin car
wow nice color we have the exact same coupe / color.... good luck man
so today my IC piping finally came in, im pretty happy about that. i ordered two 2.5" IC piping kits that way i kno i have plenty lol theres more then enough to get the job done, in total i have 4x180* bends 4x90*bends 4x45*bends and 4xstraight pipe. its plenty, i just didnt want to not have enough lol.
as for the motor itself, havent had time to go out the garage and work on it, so much hw from school and work gets in the way too lol. ill keep u guys updated as things come.
Are the skirts u bought from dustin red?
Glad to know a part of my celica lives on!
Good luck.
hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates, the project is on a lil bit of a hold right now until i get money for my clutch and some other little things.
only update i really have is i recieved my DCW single gauge pod the other day and it looks soo cool in person and resting on the dash lol cant wait to get that on with the boost gauge.
JUST ordered my stage 4 clutch from tweak! almost ready!
alrighttt so heres whats going on with the swap. the clutch came friday, but no one was home to recieve it there for it is supposed to come today, hopefully.
i finished fixing the crack in the oil pan, i used JB weld and im making a brace for the back side of the pan and will provide support for the crack when i bolt the tranny up.
so this week im going to put the flywheel and clutch on and get some oil and a filter and i think.. i think ill be ready to start the swap, gotta make a set date with some people so we can start the swap. a few weeks we will get this show on the roaddd, cant wait!
so today my clutch came in from Tweak, verrry excited for that! tomorrow im going to go out to the garage and make some plugs for some of the lines that i have open and do another recheck of the motor. should be swapping very soon.
but today i have some pics of some parts i have and that are goin on the car
first Tweaks Stage 4 Competition Clutch
i ordered 2 IC piping kits from ebay
Then i ordered some 3inch 304 stainless piping from Jegs
two 45* bends
and one 4' 3inch 304 stainless pipe
i also picked up a 3in electric cutout off of a friend and 3in flexpipe that i will cut off his old dp setup (this was on a Spec'V that he turbo'd
i got a great deal on my Devils Own kit off of a member on the site brand new still in the box!
my HKS SSQV BOV
and my ProSport Premium Boost gauage
its getting really close and i cant wait!
Black ssqv looks good
so yesterday i went out to the garage and finished smoothing out hte JB that i used to fixed the crack, still looks a lil rough in spots but its not bad ill touch them up this week. then i also reinstalled the Flywheel.
i also looped the water bypass line to the water neck since i eliminated some of the lines of the manifold
looks good, mang.
you used loctite on those flywheel bolts, right???
Looks awesome Cameron!!Cant wait for some pics of this beast in the bay!!
So this weekend i stopped by a few junkyards in the area and came home with these guyss
finally found a nice set of GTS wheels with basically Brand New Toyo Proxes4 on them, got them for a good price.
going to to take the off in a few days and put the stock GT wheels back on for the winter and clean up the 7th gens and throw some paint at them and have them look sexy for the spring.
goin back to the yard this week to look for a few more gooides
looks good cam!
hey guys, havent updated in a bit, waiting on founds to come in esp after the holidays. but heres a lil update..
i ordered some hood struts, most likely to make it look a littlebetter. also modded the 2nd gen o2 sensor i picked up from Twosrus and bolted her up and plugged her in. that awful crack i made lol well i finally did the final touches to it to make it cleaner and bought some bolts for the saftey bracket i will make up support the back side upper oil pan incase (god forbid) it ever cracked again.
im also in the process of ordering and finding parts to convert my coupe from ABS to non-ABS to make room for my Devils Own water/meth injection kit. (plus the ABS didnt work anyway lol)
i also ordered a couple exhaust flanges for my b-pipe, just need one more, prob order them tomorrow after i get my check.
oh, and i have just about everything i need for my battery relocation kit. the big push will be coming soon i hope. its been a little wait but its going to be worth it to get everything done right the first time.
ill try and get some pics tomorrow of some of the stuff.
hey guys i need an opinion on something, since im going to be upgrading in power soon as the SNOW leaves!!! ... im in need of new brakes and rotors.
i wanted to get some slotted rotors and better brake pads, any suggestions?
or maybe just better braking system in general, (non-abs if that matters)
powerslot rotors hawk hps pads stoptech lines!
thanks johnny! i look into them!
got the upgraded fuel pump installed today, going to go pick up the car now
look what came in the mail!
my non-abs lines and hardware
ordering the master this week
also found a set of brand new OEM front and rear floor matts, i was soo pumped because i needed these badd
andd because i was pumped, my new bat
so i kno this has been taking a little while to get this done but everything takes time. and i kno ive been sayin will be done soon, over and over again, lol but.. this time it will be done soon. all i need to get is the new master and some oil and im about 97% sure shes ready to go. im shooting for april i hope. ill update you guys asap.
good stuff cam! gettin close!
that thing that you broke, cant you get a replacement? like the pressure plate from the 5sfe..
otherwise all looks nice....
the last part for the swap came in monday! non-abs brake master
now time to start planning a head for time off and stuff to get the swap done. got alot coming up soon so prob gunna be in april.
just got keep tellin myself, good things come with time lol.. aye jesus
my poly mount inserts came in the yesterday! here are some pics
now i have a question with these two.. if you look at the pics above you will notice the patterns are the same which makes sense to have 2 of each, but are these two supposed to have different thickness? ones thicker then the other, just want to make sure.
i also scheduled a date to do the swap, as of right now, it looks like we are going to be pullin the 5s out on May 7-8 (first weekend) and get the bay preped and painted during the week, and put the 3s in the following weekend, May 14-15th, and send it out that monday to do the IC piping and b-pipe. im pumped to say the least!
Cam, If you're looking for upgraded rotors, go with Brembo. Especially if you wanna go cross drilled/slotted. Brembo treats their rotors to help prevent cracking from the intense heat. Some of the other cheaper brands have issues with spider cracks after a few good heat cycles.
-Cam
My inserts were like that.
You're getting real close man, awesome you picked a date!
so ive been sick as a dogggg this whole week but im tryin to get all my last min things for the swap, she goes under the knife next weekend!!!!! May 7th!
also got new berk silicone vaccum line kit for the 3s, its gettin close! cant wait!
everything looks nice!!! now please.... GET RID OF THAT HORRENDOUS RED FAWKS stuff!!
thank you.
Pads are up to you really. EBCs aren't to shabby.
blah blah blah, i hear ya talkin, down with the sawks!!
but let us know how the brakes wind up working out for ya! that will be my next upgrade, im curious to see what u choose!
good luck!!
Day 1 of project 3s down! got alot of things done today thanks to a big help from dustin and stef, thanks guys.
so we got the motor pulled, tranny pulled, parts to buy and a list of hw to do tomorrow lol tomorrows gunna be a busy day
pics tomorrow..
mucho pics please!
kk so i didnt get a whole lot of pics of the whole process of pulling the motor because, well we are just digging into the thing tryin to get it out lol, but here is waht i have.
me and my dad takin the nose off
pulled the radiator and fans out as well as the battery and intake
cruise control out and started takin apart the harness, (didnt get alot of pic of this, gunna try and go back today and snap some shots)
getting ready to pull the old 5s out, so exciting lol
Chain Fall, ya my old mans kinda old school lol this is wat we used to pull the motor, D and stef found it interesting
money shot!
Dustin felt the need to add his own opinion lmao
so because the Chain fall doesnt move, we had to put the wheels and stuff back on and roll the car out and then place the motor down, thats the only down side.
ohh yeaaaa!
and the engine bay
it was a long first day but we got a good amount done. Dustin was in aw with the amount of tools my dad had which made this removal alot easier and quicker.
today i gotta make a run to autozone and get a few things and gunna start back on the abs removal and converting some more thigns to the 3s. pics later tonight!
alright so today i got basically everything done that i wanted to get done.
removed the abs, cleaned the bay and tranny, installed flywheel and clutch on the 3s, and converted somethings over from the 5s to the 3s
first i cleaned up the side of the motor and the flywheel b4 i installed it since its been sitting in the garage for a lil while ( a year ) lol
lock tite on the flywheel bolts
clutch
installed
abs removed
so now i have some questions, what do i do with the passenger side line that runs off the abs and into the passengers side wheel well?
do i remove this totally or do i have to reroute it?
also what do i do with the abs wiring harness? im guessing thats what this is considering it was connected to the abs lol
and these are my non abs parts
tomorrow i hope to go out and do some shaving of some holes and start sanding the bay
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/threadlockers.shtml
all well, take me 5 min to redue it lol
well today i didnt get as much done as i wanted too after waking up to the news of my grandmother passin early this morning.
however i did remove the a/c lines and cleaned them up and started shortening the washer fluid neck. i also painted my oem strut bar as well, now its time to do hw all night, finals and such are coming up fml.
tomorrows plans (other then studying faack) is to hopefully paint the tranny after class and continue work on the bay.
ok so alot has happened since my last post. got alot done the past two days with some big help from my dad while i was at work. dustin came by today and stef when she came by after work and we made some good progress
first off a big thanks to Dustin for helping me and guiding me in the right direction with this swap, because going into this i had very little experience and hes helped me a ton through out this experience as well as Stef, thanks guys. and a big thanks to my dad for a great job on the engine bay while i was stuckk at work all night. but dont be fooled, this is my swap and i put alot of work into this myself lol. heres the pics of the progress
a/c lines removed to get painted
washer fluid tank being modded
to look like this
then i started taping off holes to fill and things to patch up as well as sanding the bay
the passenger side motor mount had a stripped bolt that wouldnt come out, i was unable to take pics of this process but this was how it started
what we did was cut a door in the chassis and reweld a new nut to the chassis, find a bolt to fit and close and clean it back up
then i had to patch up some rot holes that basically holds the front end to the car lol
small patch on the other side
the rest of the bay
all masked up ready for paint
shaved up a bit
unmasked
post was gettin long wanted to break it up..
heres todays progress
installed non abs
boost guage installed
completed the harness today, first we had to borrow some wires and pins from the old 5s
didnt get alot of pics of this process altho i wish i did but i was busy soldering lol i had fun with that
so lets hope i say this right lol.. we had to by-pass the fuel pump relay since my harness didnt come with the proper pump relay, as well as by pass the intercooler pump since im using a FMIC and didnt want to throw a code 54. it only took us, 2 resistors, and 3 wires as well as twisting a soldering a few wires together.. right D? lol
regardless, im soo happy with how everythigns coming along right now. im really excited with how the enginae bay came out. i have a few more thigns to do this week as well as study for finals for this week, FML. enjoy!
i also started the battery relocation as well by running the wire from the rear to the front, ill try and get some pics this week.
Looks Great!! Cant wait to see it done.
1 question tho. Where did you gett the gauge holder on the dashboard? Im looking for that one and the 3pod in the middle of the console. You know where to gett that ?
Ahh this makes me want to do a swap right now in my coupe! Great thread man can't wait to see it run. I hope people are able to help me when I go to swap my car, glad to see such a friendly community here.
Great build can't wait to see it finished.
Thanks Corey!
so this week im pretty busy with finals for school and work and i probably wont be able to go out to the garage til next week, but i did manage to paint the tranny yesterday and a few odds and ends.
tranny and radiator brackets
mounts, starter and PS line
strut bar
its gettin there
looks sick! i wish i woulda painted my bay. I have the same boost gauge lemme know how yours does. Mine is off by 3psi for some reason...
This is looking good man.
The engine bay looks pretty good, it will probably look pretty clean with everything freshly painted black.
Nice work.
What exactly did you do to mod the washer fluid tank? and how'd you fit in in there like that, looks awesome.
daaaayuummm cleaaan baaaay
put the tranny on today!!!!
put the ac lines back in
cleaned up the back lines
and played around w the battery cables.. forgot to take pics of what i got done in regards to that
today was a big step with what i got done, im hopin to have the motor in this saturday! lets hope for the best
finished the battery relocation today, and tomorrow im going to bleed the brakes and see if i haev time to possibly start to drop the beast in after work, we will see, pics tomorrow!
awesome man! get to it, but take your time! dont rush it, and things will go smooooothhh.
im gonna do a repair on a guys exhaust today with the tig, call it a "test" to see if im ready to do yours!
good luck bro!
he's just keeping it fwd.
so yesterday was a big day guys, the motor is in! me and my dad spent the day putting the 3s in, it was our first time doin it but it went very smooth. we had a few things come up here and there but thats expected, heres some pics.
modded the 5s throttle cable braket
kk time for some questions lol.. idk what these things are or connect to..
this i thnk my dad took off the tranny while painting it but i have no idea where it goes or what it is.. lol
also have a couple plugs and a few hoses
would these connect to the TMIC? im not running one so i can take them off right?
are they going to piss everywhere at first start up??
where does this guy go to? lol
and finally him.. please and thank you lol
still a good amount to be done, im workin alot this weekend but hopin to get it started up tomorrow! idk if it will be ready for the CSP meet since i still need the IC piping done and bpipe but we will see, ill still be there either way
Lookin' good man congrats.
Is this the first time someone put a 3sgte in an coupe?
the bracket gets thrown away.
the large hose normally would connect to your intake (its for the IAC valve), if you did like i did and stuck a filter on the tube (which is what it looks like from the pics, you can remove that hose.
the little one normally connects the BPV. the other end of the hardline should have a hose connected to the intake manifold. you can use it as a vac source for the BOV, or cap it at the intake manifold and remove the whole thing. (you still need a vac source for the BOV tho)
i explained the blue plug to you over on facebook, the other one i cant really make out too well, is the starter connected? maybe the signal plug for it?
getting close to firing it up man!! looking good too!
do you have the throttle cable bracket installed? i noticed its not in the pics.
looks awesome man coupe FTW! weight is on our side
little frustrated right now, motor is in, everythings connected but car wont turn over... im going to recheck my grounds and all my connections again tomorrow, or maybe later tonight, idk.. its been a long day lol .. ill keep u guys posted.
soo today..sigh...i went out to the garage after work and played around with conections and grounds, and still.. nothing.. im pretty sure im not gettin enough power to my starter bc when i FIRST go to start up the car for the first time of the day, the starter ingages and then nothing... when i turn the key that fans turns on, the fuel pump is deffinately on and i have power to everything... but nada
ive done everything i could and can think of in regards to electrical and w.e ever ways there is to get this swap running lol ive been learning as im goin with this swap but i reached a tough problem that i cant figure out.
all the battery lugs are tight and all the connectors are connected as far as i kno.. any advice would be appriciated.
couple pics ..
make sure the ignitor has a solid ground connetion as well thru the bracket to the firewall as well..although, IIRC if it was that, it would crank over.
im pretty sure i have a couple spare starters in the garage, but i dont think that a bad starter is your issue.
have you check COR and the clutch start switch wiring ?
so what happened today Cam ?
hehehe git er done!
he left here a bit ago with a starter...
probably be back next wednesday iwth the car for bpipe an intercooler piping
haha wellll today was a big day to say the least! today after a year of and a half of preparing, i finally got to start up my 3rd Gen 3sgte!
this after noon Dustin and Stef came by the garage and helped with the car bc i could not figure out why i couldnt start my car. i knew there was somethin stupid but i just couldnt figure it out and everytime i turned the key to start it i got nothing, i tried and tried but got nothing
so heres the good part.. Dustin and Stef happened to come by the garage while i was down the street at the store. soo this first thing Dustin did when he got there was look at the quick and said "lets hear what it sounds like" which must be a secret ancient celica password bc he then jumped in the car, turned the key it started it up! did it was seconds b4 i pulled in the driveway and shut it off before i heard it.
i then walk in the garage he said hey start it up, aand nothing... lol Dustin was suprised as well as Stef and my dad.
anyways, we found out that the starter was no good and i had a bad ground.
i ended up using the starter from there awesome Rav4 so we slapped it on and found a bad ground that started to smoke.
then we made a new and stronger ground wire and BAM shes running.
i called up Manny and asked if he had any starters around and he did so i ran up there later on and picked up a starter. i put on the new starter and bam starts up.
im VERY excited that its in the car and running, been a long time coming and a HUGE learning experience during this whole swap and happy because of it.
ill get some pics up tomorrow, was to caught up with the car and forgot to take some pics lol
BIG thanks to my friends Dustin and Stef for giving me a hand during this swap. i couldnt have done it with out you guys, thank you.
couple quick pics as i walked out..
So first off I wanted to say I had a great time at the CSP meet today, def a good time.
Here are some pics of the car over the past few days, been really busy haven’t been able to take all the pics I wanted to as ive gone along with it but heres what I got
This is what I had as I was just trying to get it connected so I can start it up lol
Then started tightening up a bit
I painted the white plastic cover for the relay harness black to hide it a bit and unclipped the yellow loom and tucked it to the side, just to make it look neat, as well as cut the washer fluid neck and paint that black as well.
Strut bar back on
Moved some plugs around to make the wires look a little more neat
Motor pics
also slapped on the freshly painted GTS wheels in the back and put some junk steelies on the front so i dont smoke the GTS wheels on its first few drives .. or Manny for that matter
So far things are going well, still need to button a couple things up between tomorrow and Monday, cars being shipped to Mannys Tuesday to have the bpipe done and do the IC piping as well, then she will be on the road VERY excited
congrats man hopefully ill get to finish mines shortly
so today i filled the tranny up with gear oil and drove it around the yard a little today.. i didnt go above like 2500rpms.. i just wanted to see how the clutch felt and to make sure it would actually drive lol.
so b4 work tomorrow and after work tomorrow, the plan is to put the fenders and hood back on b4 i ship the car out to Mannys place on Tuesday. the car is sooo close to being finished i cant wait!
Got a bit of practice on some stainless tonight, see ya and your beast tommorow!
alrightt so tomorrow is the big day.. well actually today is the big day lol. the car is being towed to Mannys this afternoon while he is at work to get my b-pipe made up and intercooler piping!
going to finish up putting the fenders and hood on in the morning and give her a quick bath before it start heads out for a sleeper over at Mannys garage haha.
i loaded up the car today and razor bladed the windows because of some overspray and dust on the windows (my dad still does some work and stuff in the garage) which means i will have to spray the car again after the swap is done.
updates and pics as we go, Manny feel free to throw some pics up too on the thread of the piping
looking good man. your getting closer. wish i was running. I just gotta finish hooking stuff up and get my rear mount. hopefully find one.
Car is here, few minor issues but nothing we can't work with I think.
Cam bought 3" stainless mandrel bends from jegs. They are thinner wall than what I normally use (.055 vs .065), so the pipe is a little loose in the 3" stainless vibrant flanges he got.
He got a good deal on a used 3" exhaust cutout from someone he knows, which turns out is not stainless, so I'm going to pick up some 309 filler rod to tig the mild to the stainless.
There is a 4" flex pipe attached to the cutout, cam was hoping we could use that, but I prefer a 6" flex section in the b-pipe, so he is gonna pick one up tommorow, and I'll start fabricating everything up tommorow.
I'm hoping to get started on the ic piping on Saturday. That is going to be all 2.5" aluminum, tig welded by yours truly!!
See ya tommorow cam!!
so this morning i went out and made some calls to some local shops and found the flex pipe i need for the job. tonight after work im going to swing by Mannys with the pipe and get this show on the road! updates later... prob after the Bruins game lol.
I just read through your entire thread. All I can say is wow. It looks like you are almost to the pot of gold. Your attention to details is rivalled by very few. You certainly put in the long hours of research and effort.
The car looks beautiful and the prep was inspiring. I cannot wait to see it finished.
I just realized that reading this made me realize that I should stop worrying about my car - it will get there. (I have so many other priorities than the 'trac that I have been seriously disheartened by the prospect of waiting several years to get it up to par) So thank you for your fortitude.
-Terracar
thanks man i really appriciate it. its been stressful trust me lol its been a long process but im happy ive took my time with the car and trying to get everything the way i want it. i wanted to do it right the first time so in order to do so you got to take your time and do the research and firgure out what u want in the end.
heres a few more recent pics
slapped the nose back on minus the front bumper because Manny needs it off to do my Front mount setup
i washed the car b4 i put the fenders and hood back on, you can see the difference lol
i like this pic alot even tho its the back side, im really happy with how the GTS wheels came out, and i like the stance of it in this pic because i have 15" steelies in the front and 16" GTS wheels in the rear
btw .. GO BRUINSSSS CHAMPSS BABYY!!!! 4 major sport championships in Boston over the past 6 years, Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics and now the Bruins! Boston rocks!
Started on cams b-pipe today, got ~1/2 of it done before I ran out of argon.
Here are some crappy iPhone pics.
I'll finish up tommorow, and start on the ic piping on Saturday after the wifey gets home from work.
attaa boyy Manny looks great so far! did that flexpipe work out ok? it looks good, this made my night, cant wait for saturday brothaa!
alright so later today im going over to Mannys to work on the car and help finish up the bpipe and start on the IC piping im pretty excited to say the least, todays a big day and a big step in gettin this thing done and road ready. updates later
the flex worked out just fine, bro, no problems.
welded up a section of 2.5" pipe to a 2.5" flange, that will be welded up to the rear section of the exhaust so that i have somthing to bolt the b-pipe to.
304 stainless flange and pipe, tig welded with 308 filler rod.
a couple pics.
ill finish up the b-pipe today, and start on the intercooler piping!
OUTSTANDING!!!!!
more flange work
i stand by my exhaust, V2. lmao
finished up, ready to install.
pics installed later, gonna start the IC piping today.
are you gonna use an electronic butterfly valve on that or get under the car to make it track worthy?
I love my butterfly cutout valve nois-E! remote control rules. great mod so i dont blow my muffler apart lol..
went over to Mannys today and played around with some IC piping, heres what it looks like so far..
Came up this past weekend, nice work. Those welds are looking real nice. Almost ready to roll !!!!
Wow does that look good!
Hehe nice, cam.
Took a few pics of the b-pipe installed, I have to upload them in a bit.
finished the hot side piping last night, gonna start the cold side today.
Thanks guys!
make a 2nd gen turbo inlet pipe after the afm and i would love you manny.
You make it look soo easy
so theres been a couple little set backs including some personal things i needed to take care of, but for the swap i just needed to get another 180 bend to split for 2 90s and a reducer coupler which has all been ordered the other day and is on its way. updates and pics later tonight
almost finished!
just waiting on one more bend to arrive, to finish the last peice of the cold pipe, now that i have some experience with those ebay piping kits, i know why people (the ones who weld them) complain about them.
the quality of the tubing is horrible.
pre-polished pipes suck to weld on, there is SO much contaimination ground into the pipes from the polishing process, and you can never really get it all out.
start welding, doing fine, and without warning, it all goes to crap as you pull out all the contaminates in the aluminum, and it kills the puddle.
a couple pics of the last section of the cold pipe, cam took the rest of the pipes and IC home so he could clean them up yesterday.
you can see the contaminates sitting on top of the bead in this pic:
hopfully the last peice will be in tommorow, and all i will have to do is weld up the last bend, and weld a couple of mounting tabs to support the tubes.
lookin good Manny!
sorry for the lack of updates recently guys, been soooo busy with work, i work at a grocery store and it our "busy" time of the year getting ready for the 4th and such so i havent had time at all to update really..
so yesterday i went out to the garage to clean the intercooler and IC piping and dropped it off at his place b4 i went to work. im hoping the last friggen pipe comes in today so tomorrow we can hopefully wrap this thing up and call it a day and DRIVE my celi back home!
alrightt guys, so yesterday just b4 i left for work, Eric, the UPS guy (we are on a first name basis since hes been delivering all my parts lol) came by to drop off the last bend needed for the IC setup. tonight i plan on going over to Mannys, finish up the piping, slap on the front bumper and drive it home
wish me luck
alrightt guys, so yesterday just b4 i left for work, Eric, the UPS guy (we are on a first name basis since hes been delivering all my parts lol) came by to drop off the last bend needed for the IC setup. tonight i plan on going over to Mannys, finish up the piping, slap on the front bumper and drive it home
wish me luck
Looking extremely good. Can't wait to see some vids of the beast on the road.
Manny, those welds are looking great!
Where do you typically source your tubing for exhaust and intercooler piping?
Looks great man! I miss my 6gc at times when I see stuff like this. Looks awesome tho man! Intercooler piping is nice as well those welds are really good.
Cam, enjoy your car homeboy, you deserve it.
A few pics I snapped with the iPod before he left.
Thanks Manny! it was a long wait, ( year and a half) but well worth it
as you guys can see, the car is "done" lol and its fcukin kickasss! coupler slipped off the IC on the way home but slapped it back on tightened it and was back to Boooooosssstttttt!!!! hahaha, i still cant believe its done. the HKS ssqv BOV sounds GREATTT lol im pretty excited.
at full boost i hit what i assume is fuel cut at 80mph, i still need to cap off the OEM boost controller which eliminate that problem, right? lol
other then that theres a few odds and ends that i need to buttom up, however, with the 4th of July weekend on its way, im living at work alllllllllllllllllll weekend. FML, so i wont be able to play around with it until next week, pics as soooon as i get the chance!
And lastly.. a BIG thanks to my friends Dustin, Stef, and Manny for helping me along the way with this swap. you guys helped me out with all my questions and helped me find solutions when i needed them lol. you guys are great people and im happy and honored to have learned from you guys. you can research until your brain explodes, but getting in there and doing it yourself is the best way to learn, and i did just that and man does it feel aweome! thanks again guys!
hey cam, how many lbs of boost are you running when you hit this "cut" ?
so today after work i went out to cut and mod the bumper and slap it on.
i also plugged out the factory boost controller and put on an aftermarket controller, this solved my problem with the "cut"
couple pics i caught over the past few days, im going to take more b4 work tomorrow night
got to give the car a good drive tonight and get a feel for whats to come lol
car drives soo smoooootthhh and it just sucks you back into your seat it your seat and holds you, so sick
still a few things i gotta pick away at here and there, but now i can at least drive my car to work FINALLY! lol
i give it a few months before your bored, But than again your lucky enough to have a 3rd gen you lucky bastard
Enjoy! our cleicas are sleepers forever no matter even with a gt4 front end. Everyone thinks you aint got nothing under the hood till you booooost
alright so i finally had time to update my thread lol i went ghost for a little bit, been to busy driving my car.. and workin fml
so the car runs greattttt i fckin love boost, end of story. i just love how the car drives and pulls soo smooth and the BOV sounds meann lol turns lots of heads
i love how the car drives just like the 5s around town with everday driving but then comes alive with just a little bit of throttle with out even getting on it, very nice
how ever i did have an issue..
i was being stupid with my car when i thought my clutch let go or my axel may have snapped or popped out so i got the car towed to a garage that just did a tranny seal on the same axel so i was hopin maybe somehow it popped out, im not sure, he checked the axels and said no they r fine your clutch let go. so i got the car towed back to my house until i had the time and money to get a new clutch and swap her in.
almost a week went by until i actually got to look at the car, Dustin and Stef happened to be down and gave me a hand with it and we figured out the axel came out so we tried to pop it back in and it just wouldnt go. we tried and tried but it would never snap, then we just took the axel and out and this is what we found..
you can see the splinds all fanned over
snapped the end of the axel shaft right off
what realy pissed me off was the fact that the guy said my axels are fine... does that look fine? we could pull the axel away from the tranny with our hands lol idk how he didnt notice it wanting to pull out.
made a call to Mike and picked up the spare tranny he had and did the tranny swap and put a new axel in and now it drives great. but i wont be doing that again lol. im in the search for heavy duty axels for the s54 and a e153 tranny, see what i find first, more likely the tranny bc i cant find axels.
quick pics of the car
some pics for you guys
took the tire off the other day and this is what i seen...
and patched it up for the mean time.. its not pretty but its better then that ^
Wow thats concerning. Do have salt on the roads or something?
Just fyi, cam. I didn't forget to, or not install the oring on the bov. If I had, it would have rattled and not held its position.
It must have come out when the cclip popped out.
Just read through your whole topic mate and i have to say im inspired! Im currently collecting the parts to do a FWD 3sgte swap over here in Ireland and ive been getting a bit disheartened lately being let down on parts and an engine deal fell through but seeing the work you put in has revived my want to get this underway!
Car is looking great and the engine just sits so pretty tucked in the bay there
TRD strut bar on a st205 swap, yeaaa buddy!
its like the same color as the bay too, WIN!
things in great condition, had to do a lil modding to make it fit but overall went well
few pics of the car
anddd last but not least..
the winter beater
a 96 neon, i will b puttin the celi away for the winter in december or so.. hey it was free with 74k on it, cant go wrong lol
ill post up some better pics of the strut bar, had some bad lighting, i will repaint it as well to clean it up a bit.
Lol the beater = celi's retarded cousin
Nice strut bar, I was wondering when you were getting one lol
looks great cam!
gotta love a free winter beater!!
make it look dope!!!111one11once!
yeeah.. i dont think so lol
im just gunna do a minor tune up and maybe put some stupid wheels on it idc its a beater
anyways about the TRD strut bar, works great!
it makes the car alot stiffer in the front and just wants to bite throughout first and second vs. spinning like it did before, spins a little still but not as much. the car vibrates a little more, but tolerable.
i am VERY happy with this purchase and the improvement it has made to my car.
So ive done a couple small mods to the celi recently. I bought SpeedSource solid brass shifter bushings to replace my old stock rubber bushings. one of the best things i put in the car, made my shifting alot more smoother and precise.
this is what it comes with
i put them in after class and before work so i didnt have time to take pics as i was going but its pretty self explanitory, pop the old rubber ones out with a flat head screw driver, and slide in the brass bushings in its place. i had a hard time getting the upper bushing on tho. it seemed to be too big so i took some 40 grit then 80 grit and 220 grit in that order to sand down the bushing a little bit to make it fit. i tried to squeeze it in with vise grips but it wouldnt go at all. after sanding it down with 40,80, then 220 about 5 times of test fitting i finally got it to slip in (thats what she said) and is still snug so no issues of being lose at all.
i find them to be VERY effective as my shifting is quicker and alot smoother. hey for $30 bucks and about an hour of my time im more then happy with it. made my car feel alot better to drive as its shiftng was very stiff before and a pain at times.
also modded my bumper a few weeks back..
moch fit after cuttin the bars off
cant see it but i painted the part that i sanded down black where the bars were
s2k antenna
my buddies new 06' si
and today i hit 225k
love the fogs, was looking to do something similar, just curious what fogs those are and what they cost you. thx.
I like the bushings Ted. I'm gonna have to get a set myself. Shifting in my car could definitely be tidier.
Funny how much smaller the Celi looks compared to the Si. Celi > Si in looks as well.
Excellent build, have really enjoyed seeing your rebuild, I have just started doing the same to an ST205...gives me some hope that its manageable.
Yup, the guys on mr2oc are going to spyrical bearing equipped bushings, I actually installed a set on jims alltrac for him.
The poly ones will be an improvment over stock, but the spyrical style are the best cause they allow the arm to pivot as needed, but takes away all the slop. (the "bushing" is metal) to use them on an s54 they will need an extra spacer made for them, I had one made for Jim, it was 10$.
the car is looking great dude,I really like what you did with the bumper opening!
Yup, Joe has the same ones, he got them from mister3 on mr2oc.
I'm thinking about doing the same thing. I don't like the slop in the shifter at times.
One thing I might suggest (because this is why the bars were there), put some kinda metal re-enforcement on the inside underlip of the bumper. It will warp and sag over time and that will prevent it. Even if it's a thin piece of aluminum, it'll hold shape.
So today my car is making a clunking noise on the passenger side and i can feel it through the floor, espically on the passenger side. im thinking it has somethin to do with the passenger side axel, more specifically the supporting colar bracket attatched to the back of the block.
when the wheel is turned all the way to the left (while turning out of a parking lot for example) i can hear a whinning scrapping like sound and ive never heard a bad wheel bearing before so i was thinkin that might be the problem. this has been the case for the past 2 days, but only when turned all the way.
but after work today when i left thats when i heard the clunking noise, almost like a bad motor mount knock only its more frequent, and considering i have poly mounts i dont think its that. plus i can feel the clunk through the floor, and seems like w.e it is is rubbing the axel a little bit because i can hear the axel rotating and scrapping somethin every so often ( i think..) its kind of hard to explain with out actually knowing what it is yet lol
im not bringin the car to school or work tomorrow so after work im goin to bring it out back in the garage and pop the wheels off and under plastics and see whats going on.
as for now, im stuck studying for this stupid exam.. update tomorrow
so the wheel bearing is junk, jacked the car up today and the passenger side tire wiggles around, not much to good..
tonight im actually going to go check out a little Ford Ranger for a winter beater since my brother is gettin his license and going to take the neon. so if all goes well im going to get the truck and swap plates over and take the celi off the road for the winter a little earlier since i have some suspension work i want to get done.
things to order
-passenger side wheel bearing (picking up tomorrow)
-inner and outer tie rods
-twosrus st185 endlinks
-miata rear endlinks
-front and rear poly bushings
also while shes off the road this winter im going to go through the bottom of the car and repair all and any rot that might be under the car since its been a New England car its whole life.
Mike (mkernz) stopped by last week and me and him got the boost gauge wired up and cruised around to test it out
results, 13psi with the cut-out closed and 16psi with the cut-out open.
i turned it up to 14-17 now and wow does this thing scream lol
Hehe boost is addicting, isn't it?
Mod list for the winter is lookin good dude!
so i took the knuckle off the celi yesterday and dropped it off down the road to get the new wheel bearing pressed into the hub and this is what i found..
it seems like the bearing was grinding away at the shaft on the hub and now the outter race sits lose instead of being tight like it should. has anyone else had this happen to them before?
im going to order a new hub from toyota tomorrow unless anyone else sees another solution to this lol.. if its not one thing its another.. just read my sig
once this is fixed im more then likely going to take it off the road and start saving up for the rest of the suspension maintence, which is why i just bought this tonight..
my new winter beater since my brother is going to take the neon for his first car, its a 96 ranger
Happens from driving too long on a bad bearing.. I've been there twice..
Cars running good right now, no problems with the new hub and bearing. drivin the 3s during my first fall season is alot of fun, with that big IC suckin in all that cold air the thing comes to live quitr nicely to say the least
i got a sticker for it today before i put it away for the winter, probably going to put the truck on the road sometime next week or so. i put to much time into this car that i dont wanna meet a snow bank even tho i kno the car can handle it. excited about the truck tho
also took my gauge cluster for the first time today to pull out the abs bulb so i can pass my inspection ha. while i was in there i took the clear plastic cover off and cleaned it up a bit, came out pretty good.
havent updated in a while, been really busy with school and work havent had anytime to play with the car. car is off the road tho and in the garage for the winter.
im in the process of clearing out a space at my grandfathers barn to store it there since my dad is working out of the garage.
few weeks back i picked a parts car, 96 st limited edition. i bought the limited edition seats (only passenger and rears, someone took the drivers one already) the black carpet (mines tan) 2 post hatch spoiler, headlights, and a hood and gunna play around with the celi this winter and change it up a bit. ive been thinkin about just buying a single racing seat for the drivers side to offset the missing drivers seat to the set. if anyone has a limited edition seat they wanna part way let me kno!
ill post pics later,
have a happy thanksgiving guys!
some new pics, been workin on the celi here and there between work
new seats
relocated my cutout switch
modded the crash bar for better airflow.. more pics later
got my DO 2 quart tank in the mail
also recieved my poly sway bar bushings and st185 front endlinks
going to get spacers made up soon for my spherical shifter bearings
Let us know how you like the water injection man! I'm contemplating running this myself. I also want to copy your intercooler piping! I love it!
been doing some work to the celi the past few days, want to get her on the road soon but theres work to be done!
first, my version of the Toms style cluster
installed with the new 7th gen steering wheel
started the Devils Own install, ran the lines from the trunk to the bay, the lines fit perfect in the pastic peice under the carpet
also mounted the tank in the trunk and made a bracket to go with it
i also installed a apexi turbo timer that i picked up cheap, plug and play.. more to come
DO WANT!
If you need a hand with any of the wiring, I'm right around the corner haha
I cant wait to have this thing hooked up when i get her on the road. i picked the kit up off a member a a few summers ago and came with the adjustable pressure switch that i want to replace with the digital progressive adjustable controller. cars going to be fun with the meth kit lol.
i should have some pics up tomorrow of another project ive been workin on to go in the celi
trunks done for now, i wont be wiring up the pump until i order the new controller for it.
next is cleaning up the seats and carpet, wait til you guys see how they come out hehe
Alright so i finished my interior during this spring break like i wanted to today, came out great!
saturday i took out the tan head liner and painted it gray to help go with my refirbished Limited Edition seats that i painted with an interior paint.
Gray headliner
flash makes the liner look lighter then what it is, it looks darker in person
black rug before paint
rug painted and installed
cant find the before pics of the seats but this gives an idea how faded they were
seats after
what was left of the old setup lol i started to tear it down months ago
gutted
rug installed
rear seats
passenger
done
im more then happy with the way this interior came out, it looks 10x better in person because the seats really pop after repainting the black trim after a good wash. the rug and headliner change the whole feel of the car from a drivers stand point, as well as the 7th gen wheel and jdm style cluster, i cant wait to driver her daily again!
beautiful work! everything looks great. I love those seats.
mine's limited edition but I didn't get the seats.
she's coming along nicely, Cam!
front and rear pads and rotors came in today, as well as my new inner and outter tie rods.
update, installed my front poly sway bar bushings today and st185 endlinks, torque steer reduced dramatically. very pleased!
can't wait to see Cam !
What is your review of the water/Meth kit? I'm looking into this.
i havent activated it yet, ive been waiting to buy the progressive controller for the Devils Own kit but i might just install the manual pressure switch for the mean time instead. i want the progressive controller because it allows for better and easier adjustments. there are many guys on the forum that have it installed with there 3s and have had good results with it, Dustin, Manny, Art, off the top of my head. the WRC's came with the water/meth kit installed in the manifold so if it worked for them it will work for the non WRC as well.
it just allows you to run higher boost safely by lowering the temperature int he combustion chamber by some 250* and gives you a 10-20% hp increase, thats what the specs say on the site, and i think theres a few dynos in the stickies with the meth kit installed on some cars. i think _Jim_ has one posted.
what size of nozzle did you go with ?
I went with a 500 cc or ~ 10 GPH nozzle.
I was lucky, I bought the pump, progressive controler and fittings all for 69 dollars
well the kit i bought off a member here unused in box came with the D03 and the D07 nozzles, 3GPH and 7GPH, but i wanted to bump up to 10 or 12ish lol.. how does the 10GPH nozzle work?
btw thats a stealll for 69 bucks lol i think i paid 140~
I haven't install it, because I'm waiting on my map clamp, unless you are planning to go pass 18 psi, the water injection will just be a bragging rights kind of thing, because the stock ECU and injectors are designed to run 18 psi all day with no issue.
but based on my calculations ( long ago lol ) 10 GPH is the optimum nozzle for 25 psi and 375 hp on a single nozzle setup for our engine / fuel injector size.
of course, I wont run 25 psi on my WRC turbo, but I'll tune for 21, and I'll be comfortable knowing that I have a 4 psi cushion in case something goes wrong. or if I later upgrade the turbo ( not likely ) I have some room for tuning.
I'm also working on getting my HKS F con running so I can truely get the WI and 21 psi full potential by tuning the fuel properly, but it will be a conservative tuning, with enough room for temperature variations and elevations.
from what I've seen an untune WI system on a celica yields aroung 10 whp, and safer temperatures, once tune I hope I get around 30 whp, but time will tell. none of my tuning will be too aggressive since I daily drive the car ( 90 miles round trip ) I want to keep it as reliable as it is right now, so no ball to the wall tuning to squeeze every single ponnie out of it lol.
Wow, this is one of the sickest swap threads I have read. I'm sitting here trying to do schoolwork and got stuck reading this thing through from the very beginning. Great job! The car turned out amazing, the engine bay looks amazing, the engine looks amazing. I'm starting my swap pretty soon (upcoming month) and like you this will be my first swap. This pumped me up more than anything! Got my shell, just searching for the engine at the moment but hoping to find one in the next couple weeks .
P.S I'm way glad everything turned out as you hoped cuz you deserve it, thats some dedication and hard work right there!
going dual or quad nozzle is actually better. more reliable as you can aim each nozzle to a particular cylinder which would help ensure each cylinder gets a consistent amount of W/A mix, with a single nozzle you have to be more conservative on the tuning as there will be fluctuations on the amount of mist each cylinder will get depending on the location of the nozzle, spray pattern etc.
my nozzle is at the factory location ( WRC ) because I was being a fan boy at the time and did it " just like toyota " by the time I understood what the optimum setup was, the engine was dropped in and I didn't wanna take the manifold out to drill, tap, and install 4 nozzles. but if the engine comes out again, I may take the time to do that.
is your turbo WRC ? or a regular ceramic one ? if so, 20 psi daily may prove to be too much for hte ceramic fins.
No mines the stock 3rd gen turbo non WRC. I'm going to install my nozzle(s) half way up the cold side of my IC piping. I wouldn't be boosting to 20psi daily, but I can see where it could cause potential damage to the turbo, but maybe the dual nozzle could be a better option? Im not trying to destroy my engine either lol.
I decided to put the nozzle half way up the piping because it will give the particals time to evaporate making the air more dense and colder. I would like to install it lower truthfully but I'm already running out of line and I'd rather it not go past my cupler in the middle.
got some goodies on the wayy, pics will be up when they come in hehe
Thanks Jesse!
so i got some Hiro rears for the coupe that i picked up off of Jesse a few weeks back. this weekend ill be doing some more suspension work, brakes and rotors, inner and outer tie rods and hoping my rear racing beat rear endlinks come in tomorrow. also started shaving the side markers on the fenders, pics up later this weekend.
now that schools done ill finally be able to spend sometime on the car, im trying to get it back on the road asappppp!!
Dumb question...you don't HAVE to tune for water Meth do you? I'd just like to run 20 Psi safely. Will the stock injectors be enough?
yes a tune will be needed,
quote from a cobaltss forum..
" .. The devils own kit is great and I have it. However, meth itself does not give you power. It decreases your air intake temperatures as well as changes the octane slightly. This in turns helps suppress detination as well as allowing you to tune more aggressively to get the power gains. Also it reduces the heat soaking that also robs power. "
it answered my question about it too lol but the meth doesnt actually cool the temperatures, it adds water to a mixture reducing the overall temperatures
meth=moar boost
What are you tuning with Cam? Or are you just adjusting the water meth controller, and your boost controller, and letting the ecu take care of the fueling?
probably a safc2 .. i havent picked one up yet, but its on my check list, need tires first.
just some quick pics from this weekends work
lifted her up and deleted the side markers
installed Racing Beat Miata rear endlinks as well as energy suspension 16mm rear sway bar bushings (front bushings and st185 front endlinks i installed a few weeks back)
ss-iii front splitters moched up
oem sides
Curren Hiro rear extensionss
going to start getting friendly with a DA on the celi over the next few weeks, getting it prepped up for paint after i replace the hood.
quick, random, possibly dumb question.. but..
is it possible to leak oil from the dizzy? i know theres a little gear in there and im wondering if a seal might have let go. i have a small oil leak that i see coming from behind the motor. the headgasket is dry, the intake mani is tightened up and from when lookinh up at the back of the block from under the car i notice oil in the upper left area of the motor (such as on the hoses and such as well as the top of the head and near the fuel rail. i noticed the the motor is clean from the dizzy up and under the dizzy is damp and gunky and when i whip my finger under the dizzy i get black wet oil residue. dizzy is tight bit wasnt sure if maybe a gasket would be bad.. i know, that was a long quick question lol ill post a pic up next chance i get.
Yup, It is possible to have a leak from there. The seal for the distributor is really cheap. Don't have the part number on hand at the moment, but I may actually have an extra in my pile of 3sgte gaskets. Either way just run to Toyota, shouldn't cost more than 15 bucks.
EDIT* I believe this is the part number for the O-Ring....
90099‑14090
Lithia has it for 3.99 before shipping.
Just throw some gasket maker stuff on it and call it a day haha I need to do that with mine as well.
Let me know when you get her all painted and whatnot, gotta do a photoshoot!
got some things done today on the celi, ordered2 new tires, i went with BFGs KDW2's and im dropping thw wheels off at the shop tomorrow.
made some progress on the ride today, got the holes welded up on the trunk and some spot welds to clean up some rust that was coming through =/
also found the oil leak.. as stupid as it was lol.. its coming from the bottom on the oild catch can, the oil seems to be leaking from the bottom of the hose the connects to the VC.. theres some oil on the VC surrounding the fitting off the cover. i felt and seen alot of oil on the smaller hose that runs to the back of the black and seen it was traced to the top of the VC.
im guessing this is because my hose coming off the catch can isnt connected to my intake. has anyone else have this issue? i heard it was ok to have it just vent out so would leaking be normal even coming from the top of the VC?
Call me tomorrow Cam.
Really cool swap thread! Can't believe I missed this.
so ive had some time to work on the celi recently and getting close to having it back on the roaddd!
been doing some body work to get ready for paintt
just sanded down the rough spots and filled them in, needs to be sanded now thuroughly, going to prime the car then do the jams.
picked up the new mounted rubber today after work
i went with the BFGs KDW2s 205/55/R16s
just a random pick of the bay lol
How's the paint job comin along? Going to look like a brand new car with that clean paint and that clean engine!
Hey Ted95 I have a quick question to you. I am changing my whole suspension bushings on my st205 and an aftermarket whiteline sway bar. Now my question concerns the Racing Beat end links. I noticed that few others to are installing these. We do not have any other aftermarket end links designed specifically for our celicas? I noticed these are for miatas. Do they work okay? did you test them? if yes is it a good mod and change them to these? Do you think should i install them too?and if yes which models specific? Thanks mate and great project keep up the good work
thanks ill need to study the options so i make sure they fit on an st205
havent updated in a while, have had a busy summer but heres some updates..
recently i have had some shifting issues so i replaced my clutch master and slave cylinder and still isnt working. ive eliminated every possible external variable and only thing left to do is to drop the tranny and take a peek inside. so i recently ordered and new Clutch Masters 6puck unsprung clutch as well as new cardone axles.
also relocated my boost controller a while back
picked up a nifty wideband as well, may look familiar to some
some pics of the bay
dude you should have gone with the e153 and called it a day, best of luck with the issue though
the e153 may come along down the road, just need to track everything down for it and by the end of the day its another 1200$
sweet deal bro thing should be sick
some old pic a came across..
cars currently flat black for the tme being.. will have to try and post some new pics while its down for the winter.
Should've painted the block and tranny a lighter color so you could spot leaks easily. But very nice build.
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