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[scothaniel]

Hi,
Just wanted to properly introduce myself. I'm a bit of a Celica enthusiast who own's a few Celica's. I currently have a 90 Celica ST185 and my wife has a 96 Celica ST. I'm 26, located in the western Michigan area and can usually be found on the alltrac.net site. Since my wife and I are starting to build up her car (she's actually turning the wrenches too), I've started hanging around this site (and its a nice site, btw).

My Celica has been the focus of my attension for the last year and half, after the clutch died and I couldn't find anyone to change it for less then $1000 in labor - great Toyota design, have to pull the engine to change the clutch. So, I decided to pull the engine myself and found that it needed more work then just the clutch. Since then I've gone through various stages leading up to a hybrid 2nd gen/3rd gen 3SGTE with a bunch of aftermarket parts.

Here is the last pic I took (about a month ago):


The engine is almost fully together, just about to crank it over. Here is a list of the mods so far:

- 2nd gen 3SGTE block with Arias .040 overbore pistons. Stock crank and rods (shotpeened)
- 3rd gen 3SGTE head (from the ST205) - completely stock. HKS cam gears.
- Modified stock manifold, ported for external WG, currently running a Greddy 20G to break in the engine. I have a modified Greddy T67 manifold and Turbonetics T4 that will be installed in the future.
- HKS 1.0mm head gasket, ARP bolts.
- Spearco W/A IC, ST205 water radiator, ST205 water pump, ice tank in trunk. I couldn't use the ST205 IC, it hit the Greddy manifold.
- Tial WG and BOV
- Link Plus EMS with boost control
- ST205 trans and rear diff
- Clutchmasters Stage 3 clutch, HKS flywheel
- Permacool oil cooler w/ relocator
- Tein coilovers, Whiteline sway bar and bushings.
- no space in the engine bay for anything else.

I'm also in the process of tearing down a 3rd gen 3SGE from a 95 Curren, that will be converted over to a turbo for my wife's Celica. It's amazing how similar it is to the ST205. I have several pics and write up's on the All-Trac board if anyone's interested:

3SGE Curren write up / conversion notes
Pics of 3rd gen 3SGE

Well, thats about it for now. I'm sure everyone will be seeing me around the board.

Thanks