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post Nov 8, 2007 - 1:08 PM
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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


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Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJ
Current: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor

Posts in this topic
- snapshotgt   V6 & restoration project thread   Nov 8, 2007 - 1:08 PM
- - WannabeGT4   Congrats on the V6 swap. Sounds like alot of fun. ...   Apr 5, 2008 - 7:53 AM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(jgreening @ Apr 4, 2008 - 12:2...   Apr 5, 2008 - 4:44 PM
- - Rayme   Have fun roasting tires   Apr 5, 2008 - 8:57 AM
- - WannabeGT4   That'd be cool. Just PM me the info when you h...   Apr 5, 2008 - 4:49 PM
|- - Kustomizor   wow at that soildering and weld job but looks...   Apr 5, 2008 - 11:11 PM
- - snapshotgt   Just a quick update... Passed OBDI inspection to...   Apr 10, 2008 - 6:57 PM
- - Defgeph   I had no idea you had a Celica. Bout time you go...   Apr 10, 2008 - 9:32 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(Defgeph @ Apr 10, 2008 - 9:32 ...   Apr 11, 2008 - 7:02 PM
- - CelicaZR   Congrats man Look forward to hearing what you ha...   Apr 10, 2008 - 11:26 PM
- - bccentaur3   Finally!! Now post some vids. Dude send me...   Apr 11, 2008 - 12:07 AM
|- - jgreening   QUOTE(bccentaur3 @ Apr 11, 2008 - 12...   Apr 11, 2008 - 4:15 PM
- - njccmd2002   what did you used as axles. and how much did the ...   Apr 11, 2008 - 7:39 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE(njccmd2002 @ Apr 11, 2008 - 7...   Apr 11, 2008 - 11:56 PM
- - snapshotgt   Alright guys, this past saturday i took the car ou...   Apr 14, 2008 - 10:37 AM
- - snapshotgt   Click HERE for the V6 video.   Apr 14, 2008 - 9:26 PM
- - snapshotgt   Quick update w/tons of pics. Got the clip for t...   May 11, 2008 - 10:59 PM
- - stephen_lee   go snap!!! love this car hope to real...   May 12, 2008 - 8:51 PM
- - j0e_p3t   when exactly will we see some engine bay pictures?   May 13, 2008 - 1:29 AM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE (j0e_p3t @ May 13, 2008 - 1:29...   May 13, 2008 - 9:27 AM
- - zero07   No sh*t man, id love to come see this thing! ...   May 13, 2008 - 11:02 AM
- - snapshotgt   5/20 Update: Got the AC compressor replaced with...   May 20, 2008 - 9:19 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE (snapshotgt @ May 20, 2008 - 9...   Jun 14, 2008 - 2:13 PM
- - j0e_p3t   sweet. that engine bay really looks complete. can...   May 20, 2008 - 9:21 PM
- - snapshotgt   Engine bay pictures WORTH THE WAIT! Hope you g...   May 22, 2008 - 1:06 AM
- - j0e_p3t   nice! looks real clean. now how about some vid...   May 22, 2008 - 1:30 AM
- - trdproven   radiator hose looks nutts.   May 22, 2008 - 6:01 AM
- - Batman722   Looks real clean it's like it belongs in the ...   May 22, 2008 - 9:25 AM
- - jazzcornet   pitty that intake manifold and exhaust manifold do...   May 22, 2008 - 9:41 AM
- - jgreening   lookin good   May 22, 2008 - 5:23 PM
- - Smaay   Thats a clean looking interior, the only thing it ...   Jun 9, 2008 - 10:54 AM
- - Havok1997GT   WOW! i cant wait to see this in person. Thing...   Jun 14, 2008 - 2:53 PM
- - manphibian   Wish i could see it in person. Awesome!   Jun 14, 2008 - 2:56 PM
- - njccmd2002   i wsa lurking around in celica uk, and somebody is...   Jun 14, 2008 - 9:15 PM
- - K-ESD   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jun 14, 2008 - 11...   Jun 14, 2008 - 10:53 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE (Havok1997GT @ Jun 14, 2008 - 2...   Jun 14, 2008 - 11:46 PM
- - darthripley   very cleanly done, looks great. sorry, i haven...   Jun 20, 2008 - 10:15 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE (darthripley @ Jun 20, 2008 - 10...   Jun 21, 2008 - 12:58 AM
- - 97Celica   I think if you are gonna SC it you are definitely ...   Jun 22, 2008 - 11:25 PM
- - presure2   good to see all the hard work has finally paid off...   Jun 23, 2008 - 6:44 PM
- - snapshotgt   Its been awhile. Update: Interior = done Just ...   Aug 12, 2008 - 1:30 AM
- - Batman722   you need a bigger spacer.   Aug 12, 2008 - 11:12 AM
- - K-ESD   when speedsource did your swap, did they lower the...   Aug 12, 2008 - 1:03 PM
- - snapshotgt   QUOTE (Batman722 @ Aug 12, 2008 - 11...   Aug 12, 2008 - 1:09 PM
- - snapshotgt   I'm starting to dislike updates... No news = g...   Aug 15, 2008 - 7:54 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE (snapshotgt @ Aug 15, 2008 - 7...   Aug 21, 2008 - 11:01 PM
- - snapshotgt   I'm officially done with my car atm. At least ...   Aug 30, 2008 - 12:40 AM
- - JDM_Factory   GOOD JOB with the restoration going on. I'm gl...   Sep 8, 2008 - 3:07 PM
|- - snapshotgt   QUOTE (JDM_Factory @ Sep 8, 2008 - 3...   Sep 8, 2008 - 7:17 PM
- - Smaay   just beautiful!   Aug 20, 2009 - 11:13 PM
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