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> 3SGE Beams powered Celica, Her replacement has arrived
post Mar 15, 2011 - 2:21 AM
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I've had my Celica since 2005. It's a ZR model which was released in Australia with the 5SFE engine. The ZR came with a few nice little extras like the leather wheel and gear knob, airbag, ABS, cruise control etc. I wish it had the sunroof, but unfortunately the original owner was too tight to tick the option box!

My current plans are to build a car that I can enjoy on the weekends and take out to the occasional track day. I used to have an AE86 JDM Levin that I took to the track, so I'd really love to get back into that.

I toyed with the idea of selling it and buying a later model WRX or EVO, but I reckon for less than $10,000 I can build a car that might not be a rocket ship, but will definitely be good fun.

I'm not really into the visual side of things, so most of the work will be around making the car more fun and enjoyable to drive.

Current mods:
  • 18" wheels
  • Lowered springs

Planned mods:
  • 3SGE Beams conversion (done)
  • SS-II twin piston brakes (done)
  • SS-II instrument cluster (done)
  • SS-II leather steering wheel (done)
  • JDM auto climate control (done)
  • GT4 front end (done - but needs paint)
  • GT4 rear strut brace (done)
  • JDM tails (done)
  • JDM projectors (done)
  • Bigger exhaust to suit the Beams (done)
  • BC Racing coilovers (done)
  • Sportier front seats

Here's a couple of pics back when the wheels were new:









Looking forward to starting the Beams conversion and I'll probably be asking plenty of questions on here!

Cheers
Shane.

This post has been edited by S8S8: Jan 19, 2017 - 6:46 PM


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- S8S8   3SGE Beams powered Celica   Mar 15, 2011 - 2:21 AM
- - THE20V   hey, good looking Celica, looks clean. Its good t...   Mar 16, 2011 - 5:38 AM
- - S8S8   I purchased my engine today, woo! It arrives ...   Mar 16, 2011 - 9:14 PM
- - njccmd2002   sweet find......   Mar 16, 2011 - 9:42 PM
- - Batman722   what year do you think it is ? I think it's at...   Mar 16, 2011 - 10:29 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   oo very nice!!   Mar 16, 2011 - 10:58 PM
- - S8S8   QUOTE (Batman722 @ Mar 17, 2011 - 1...   Mar 16, 2011 - 11:46 PM
- - Rusty   Yes, SS-II with BEAMS SS-II is (E-ST202-BLMVF) ...   Mar 17, 2011 - 12:08 AM
- - Batman722   Rusty beat me to it, SS-II w/o lsd Clip looks cle...   Mar 17, 2011 - 12:13 AM
- - CelicaZR   Nice mate Will be keeping an eye on this one   Mar 17, 2011 - 7:28 AM
- - PL-41-ER   Very nice ride. It is good to see more Aussies on ...   Mar 18, 2011 - 5:59 AM
- - S8S8   Thanks guys. Just finished reading the great thr...   Mar 19, 2011 - 3:31 AM
- - S8S8   The cut (or clip as you guys in the US call them) ...   Mar 21, 2011 - 12:14 AM
- - Cuts_the_Pilot   Good job mate, look forward to the results   Mar 21, 2011 - 1:28 AM
- - S8S8   Thanks man. I love your GT4, very nice! I fi...   Mar 21, 2011 - 1:56 AM
- - S8S8   The cut arrived today! First of all I have to...   Mar 22, 2011 - 2:17 AM
- - Cuts_the_Pilot   shame the airbag has gone off, they are a cool loo...   Mar 22, 2011 - 8:18 AM
|- - S8S8   QUOTE (Cuts_the_Pilot @ Mar 22, 2011 - 1...   Mar 22, 2011 - 4:28 PM
- - SwissFerdi   LAL @ carpet matching the drapes. Nicely done. Tha...   Mar 23, 2011 - 11:32 AM
- - S8S8   Some slow progress is happening... I ordered a bu...   Mar 30, 2011 - 7:48 PM
- - S8S8   More progress! After having a little difficul...   Apr 1, 2011 - 3:48 AM
- - njccmd2002   the clutch combo thing, is only for us U.S.A. guys...   Apr 1, 2011 - 8:54 PM
- - Rusty   Wouldn't it be easier to swap everything over ...   Apr 1, 2011 - 9:52 PM
- - S8S8   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Apr 2, 2011 - 11...   Apr 2, 2011 - 7:43 PM
- - S8S8   More questions... 1. Removing the gearbox. As you...   Apr 2, 2011 - 11:04 PM
- - Euphoria   I wouldn't of thought you'd have to take a...   Apr 2, 2011 - 11:36 PM
- - Rusty   Congrates but, how long were the front brakes sitt...   Apr 3, 2011 - 1:33 AM
- - S8S8   QUOTE (Euphoria @ Apr 3, 2011 - 2:36...   Apr 3, 2011 - 5:27 AM
- - S8S8   No work on the Celica yesterday, instead I was luc...   Apr 4, 2011 - 9:27 PM
- - S8S8   After a few weeks away I made some really good pro...   Apr 17, 2011 - 5:03 AM
- - delusionz   your donor clip has ABS too if your car didn't...   Apr 17, 2011 - 5:34 AM
|- - S8S8   QUOTE (delusionz @ Apr 17, 2011 - 8...   Apr 17, 2011 - 7:46 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   just to confirm something, can you take of a pictu...   Apr 18, 2011 - 1:21 AM
|- - S8S8   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Apr 18, 2011 - 4...   Apr 18, 2011 - 2:54 AM
- - S8S8   IT'S IN! Finally got the gearbox on, and ...   Apr 20, 2011 - 5:38 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   nice work! cruise control on the beams really,...   Apr 20, 2011 - 7:43 PM
|- - S8S8   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Apr 21, 2011 - 10...   Apr 20, 2011 - 9:10 PM
- - njccmd2002   i took mine off too actually.   Apr 20, 2011 - 7:58 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   grr. I envy you right now. I'm having the same...   Apr 21, 2011 - 1:24 AM
|- - S8S8   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Apr 21, 2011 - 4...   Apr 21, 2011 - 5:45 AM
- - TRDGT4   sweet work there mate, you will be stoked once you...   Apr 21, 2011 - 4:32 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   damn sorry to hear that. No i was envious of you b...   Apr 21, 2011 - 9:07 PM
- - Euphoria   Awsome that someone in Australia has finally done ...   Apr 23, 2011 - 8:47 PM
- - S8S8   QUOTE (TRDGT4 @ Apr 22, 2011 - 7:32 ...   Apr 24, 2011 - 3:13 AM
- - S8S8   The engine is now fully installed, but I can't...   Apr 24, 2011 - 3:21 AM
- - BonzaiCelica   ha yes sir removing the dashboard is one helk of a...   Apr 24, 2011 - 4:29 AM
- - delusionz   Yeah swapping over the interior wiring and everyth...   Apr 24, 2011 - 5:07 AM
|- - S8S8   I swapped over both interior looms today, what a f...   Apr 25, 2011 - 3:26 AM
- - S8S8   I've been playing with the car again, but stil...   Apr 26, 2011 - 7:22 PM
- - S8S8   Still no luck with getting the engine running, but...   Apr 28, 2011 - 5:46 AM
- - S8S8   I have accepted defeat... The mobile auto electri...   Apr 28, 2011 - 11:27 PM
- - S8S8   It's alive! The auto electrician sorted i...   May 4, 2011 - 5:34 AM
- - Rusty   Congrates on getting it going!   May 4, 2011 - 4:39 PM
- - S8S8   As I expected, the problem was incredibly minor - ...   May 4, 2011 - 6:26 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   muhha it lives. Very nice. Almost there!!...   May 4, 2011 - 8:50 PM
- - S8S8   There are a few more little jobs to finish, but th...   May 4, 2011 - 10:20 PM
- - delusionz   Lol st202. Hey I got a spare set of foggies if u n...   May 6, 2011 - 9:17 AM
|- - S8S8   QUOTE (delusionz @ May 7, 2011 - 12...   May 9, 2011 - 7:24 PM
- - Euphoria   looking good dude! awsome that you got her sta...   May 10, 2011 - 1:29 AM
|- - S8S8   QUOTE (Euphoria @ May 10, 2011 - 4:2...   May 11, 2011 - 4:23 AM
- - delusionz   Awesome!   May 11, 2011 - 10:06 AM
- - S8S8   The interior is finished! Well, almost... I s...   May 12, 2011 - 5:58 PM
- - Rusty   looking great, not long now   May 12, 2011 - 6:04 PM
- - S8S8   DONE!!! Tonight I drove the Celica ou...   May 13, 2011 - 4:54 AM
- - delusionz   You can make your climate control orange to match ...   May 13, 2011 - 5:04 AM
- - S8S8   Not a lot of progress over the last few days, but ...   May 16, 2011 - 9:48 PM
- - delusionz   Yeah man, That 2.0L High compression motor should ...   May 16, 2011 - 10:25 PM
- - Euphoria   Did you sort that seal out? theres a special tool ...   May 17, 2011 - 4:34 AM
- - BonzaiCelica   the difference between putting 100 ron (which is w...   May 18, 2011 - 12:27 AM
- - S8S8   I've just had the new exhaust fitted. It...   May 23, 2011 - 7:38 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   Im on the same boat my motor is not fully at 100% ...   May 23, 2011 - 7:43 PM
- - Rusty   I suggest getting it dynoed. the 197BHP was the cl...   May 24, 2011 - 1:47 AM
- - delusionz   If you're used to driving fast (turbocharged) ...   May 24, 2011 - 2:52 AM
- - delusionz   There was simply power in places that were never t...   May 24, 2011 - 2:55 AM
- - Euphoria   Have you done a compression test? I would of assum...   May 24, 2011 - 7:29 AM
- - njccmd2002   I dont know why you guys are having problems with ...   May 24, 2011 - 8:10 AM
- - Cuts_the_Pilot   I suggest getting it dynod to know if its truely d...   May 24, 2011 - 8:29 AM
- - njccmd2002   going from a 3sge non beams to a beams is not much...   May 24, 2011 - 11:43 AM
- - mak5603   Nice looking car! I'm sorry you are disap...   May 24, 2011 - 2:53 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   ya me going from a 7afe to a beams motor is quite ...   May 24, 2011 - 8:29 PM
- - S8S8   Thanks for the tips and comments. I knew the Beam...   May 24, 2011 - 11:25 PM
- - delusionz   waaaaaaaaaBWARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR   May 25, 2011 - 1:42 AM
|- - S8S8   I took the car out again last night, and I must sa...   May 25, 2011 - 7:58 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   the compression for each cylinder should be identi...   May 25, 2011 - 1:44 AM
- - SwissFerdi   ^ You're rocking 18's, ever think that you...   May 25, 2011 - 9:18 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ May 25, 2011 - 10...   May 25, 2011 - 10:19 PM
- - S8S8   Yeah, but I had the same wheels with the 5SFE, so ...   May 26, 2011 - 4:15 AM
- - delusionz   I agree, so long as the rolling diameter is within...   May 26, 2011 - 5:13 AM
|- - al94st   QUOTE (delusionz @ May 26, 2011 - 5...   May 26, 2011 - 6:15 AM
|- - delusionz   QUOTE (al94st @ May 26, 2011 - 11:15...   May 27, 2011 - 4:38 AM
- - S8S8   Project update Time for a project update and pics...   May 26, 2011 - 7:51 PM
- - enderswift   nice job man. Now tell us how it feels to drive   May 26, 2011 - 10:20 PM
- - S8S8   QUOTE (delusionz @ May 26, 2011 - 8...   May 27, 2011 - 7:12 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   Thise octNe boosters are marketing scams they migh...   May 27, 2011 - 10:21 PM
- - delusionz   Yeah 98 is perfect, even 95. Just not 91 (this is ...   May 28, 2011 - 3:39 AM
- - BonzaiCelica   Ur wrong 91 octane equals to 95 ron. In the us we ...   May 29, 2011 - 2:19 AM
- - delusionz   Do you read before you correct? In this part of th...   May 29, 2011 - 10:22 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ May 29, 2011 - 3...   May 29, 2011 - 10:34 PM
- - S8S8   Well, whatever measure they use here in Australia ...   Jun 5, 2011 - 8:53 PM
- - TRD-Corolla   QUOTE (S8S8 @ Jun 5, 2011 - 8:53 PM)...   Jun 5, 2011 - 10:45 PM
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