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Hi, my name is Mouse. I am now working for Dr. Tweak at Phoenix Tuning. I have always been interested in imports, but am new to the Toyota scene.

So, Dr. tweak and I have been talking about me needing another car since me and my girlfriend are new here and currently only have one. Dr tweak wants to provide me with a motivator for the work that we do and give me hands on experience with the joy of being a Toyota owner.

In the middle of the day as we are working on our wiring conversions. He turns to me and says, "Do you want a Celica?". Then tells me that he received an email about a project car that never got completed and needs to be gotten rid of by this weekend. This was on Wednesday. So the guy send us pics of the car. He tells us it is in pieces but everything is there. He originally wanted to do the motor swap to the 3SGTE and had planned on upgrading the suspension.

So on Saturday I meet Dr. Tweak here in Savannah and we go get a trailer from the local u-haul and head off to Daytona Beach, Fl.

When we arrive at Dennis's house I finally get to see what we are working with. I had assumed from the pictures he sent that the front fenders and bumper were removed as well as the engine. This is what we saw when we got there.



We have dubbed this: Project Stuart Little.
Because, as you all now know, everyone calls me Mouse, and Stuart Little drove a convertible:)

Here are the pics as we unload the parts from the car. Dennis didn't just attempt a motor swap, although I'm not sure why he stripped the car this far down, he took out all the harnesses, seats, instrument cluster, disconnected the shock on the drivers front, and removed the headlight and the transmission. The stock motor was still in the engine bay but ready to be removed.



Putting the 3SGTE in the Tundra










Dr. Tweak strapping the engine down





At this point we were unloading everything from the 6GC to load the car on the dolly. Dennis even had the AWD transmission for the 3SGTE.











So as we are unloading the part from the 6GC I begin to wonder what Dr. Tweak has really gotten me into. His eyes are as big as mine as we work together to unload the car and see just how much work there is in putting this back together.



Then its time for the top to come up. It was a lot easier than we thought it would be. There is a switch to unlock the motor for the convertible top in the trunk, so it went up fairly easily.







We were told that the stock motor ran good when Dennis decided to park it and attempt the motor swap. The stock motor never made it out of the car.



With the help of the guys that were there we got the Celica loaded and were almost ready to head back to Savannah. Note the chains dragging on the ground after the Celica and parts were Loaded. When we pushed the car on the dolly I was in it. then tried to open the door only to find that the fender wells on the trailer were too close to open it. All the windows were rolled up and the top up so I had no choice but to climb out the door.



Here is all the parts loaded in the Tundra.



The Stuart Little Project loaded and ready for transport







Dr. Tweak and I with the new 6GC project



So to begin with we are going to reinstall everything including the stock motor and manual transmission to get it back on the road for now. We are going to sort out all the parts that came with this and figure out what is missing for the 3sgte. The turbo was gone, and with all the parts strewn around god know what else. Then we are going to order the parts we need to do the 3SGTE swap.

So I will keep you posted as we decide what else we are going to do to make this a one of a kind build.



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Posts in this topic
- PhoenixTech   Phoenix Tuning's New 6gc Convertible Project   Dec 9, 2008 - 12:04 PM
- - lagos   There is really nothing wrong with those downpipes...   Feb 15, 2009 - 12:23 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   I've had a similar experience. -Doc   Feb 15, 2009 - 5:49 PM
- - trdproven   josh - hurry up so i can get my rear tranny mount ...   Feb 15, 2009 - 7:54 PM
- - Smaay   i have nothing bad to say about the SSautochrome m...   Feb 17, 2009 - 10:53 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   Wait until you guys see how I'm setting up the...   Feb 18, 2009 - 2:41 PM
- - Sinyk   Say you did want to polish that valve cover to a m...   Feb 18, 2009 - 2:58 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Progressively higher and higher grits of sandpaper...   Feb 18, 2009 - 3:13 PM
- - Sinyk   I was thinking of polishing up my valve cover, ins...   Feb 18, 2009 - 3:30 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Chrome plating the valve cover would probably make...   Feb 18, 2009 - 3:37 PM
- - Sinyk   I feel enlightened. I guess I should start phoning...   Feb 18, 2009 - 3:49 PM
- - lagos   If your going to take the time to polish something...   Feb 18, 2009 - 3:56 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Little bit of an interim update. Wiring up the 3S...   Mar 31, 2009 - 11:21 PM
- - Batman722   oooo v-bands put a shield from the mani to IC   Mar 31, 2009 - 11:54 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Hey, look what I got today Update coming thi...   Apr 8, 2009 - 5:13 PM
|- - presure2   QUOTE (Dr_Tweak @ Apr 8, 2009 - 5:13...   Apr 10, 2009 - 5:46 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   Yeap! Cost about $300. I'm a Jet-Hot...   Apr 10, 2009 - 10:56 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   RE: Phoenix Tuning's New 6gc Convertible Project   Apr 13, 2009 - 10:40 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   Alright fellas, check it out! -12 AN fitt...   May 17, 2009 - 8:21 PM
- - laff09   No TRD package on the Tundra Tweak? aww   May 17, 2009 - 9:05 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Naw it's a Limited. -Doc   May 18, 2009 - 9:00 AM
- - enderswift   update?   May 28, 2009 - 9:49 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Engine bolted in: Wide-angle shot: Brackets ...   Jun 15, 2009 - 6:21 PM
- - Batman722   loogs good so far   Jun 15, 2009 - 10:24 PM
- - Fastbird   Nice work Dr. Like the V-Band from the turbo to t...   Jun 16, 2009 - 8:35 AM
|- - Dr_Tweak   QUOTE (Fastbird @ Jun 16, 2009 - 9:3...   Jun 16, 2009 - 12:26 PM
|- - Fastbird   QUOTE (Dr_Tweak @ Jun 16, 2009 - 12...   Jun 16, 2009 - 12:34 PM
||- - Dr_Tweak   QUOTE (Fastbird @ Jun 16, 2009 - 1:3...   Jun 16, 2009 - 9:50 PM
|- - DEATH   QUOTE (Dr_Tweak @ Jun 16, 2009 - 12...   Jul 17, 2009 - 3:21 PM
|- - presure2   QUOTE (DEATH @ Jul 17, 2009 - 3:21 P...   Jul 17, 2009 - 9:21 PM
- - laff09   Good stuff, thanks for the update doc   Jun 16, 2009 - 8:47 AM
- - Fastbird   Oh wow, I didn't know they made them in alumin...   Jun 16, 2009 - 10:31 PM
- - lagos   they are nice for some things, but get expensive a...   Jun 16, 2009 - 11:49 PM
|- - KAOS   QUOTE (lagos @ Jun 16, 2009 - 10:49 ...   Jun 17, 2009 - 1:36 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Be a few more weeks probably, I can only get time ...   Jun 17, 2009 - 2:53 PM
|- - Fastbird   QUOTE (Dr_Tweak @ Jun 17, 2009 - 2:5...   Jun 17, 2009 - 3:01 PM
- - 6GenCelicaST   Any update?   Jul 10, 2009 - 7:43 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Got the engine started yesterday! It coughed a...   Jul 17, 2009 - 2:45 PM
- - jjbenzo   I like the new plate! Great job so far. I alwa...   Jul 20, 2009 - 10:13 AM
- - Fastbird   Doc, I LOVE the AFM placement. Great idea there. ...   Jul 20, 2009 - 11:03 AM
- - IMTech1   HEY DOC, Mouse here, i am happy to see the vert is...   Aug 1, 2009 - 12:05 AM
- - Dr_Tweak   QUOTE (Fastbird @ Jul 20, 2009 - 12...   Aug 5, 2009 - 10:23 AM
- - lagos   Its cool to see someone try something different wi...   Aug 5, 2009 - 2:41 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Well thanks! Yeah, we thought about that, bu...   Aug 5, 2009 - 2:50 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Update.... new intercooler welded up. I have the l...   Aug 28, 2009 - 9:52 AM
- - KAOS   Nice work on the piping ! Wow....   Aug 28, 2009 - 12:02 PM
- - enderswift   whoa thats way different from your original interc...   Aug 28, 2009 - 1:03 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Yeah, the original intercooler was leaking water i...   Aug 28, 2009 - 1:15 PM
- - Smaay   Very nice Doc! i used 3 V-bands when i set up ...   Aug 28, 2009 - 1:36 PM
- - DEATH   Nice work Tweak! I especially like the way you...   Aug 28, 2009 - 2:17 PM
- - lagos   Good placement of the flex section. That along wit...   Aug 28, 2009 - 2:20 PM
|- - Dr_Tweak   QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 28, 2009 - 3:20 P...   Aug 28, 2009 - 2:35 PM
- - 95CelicaST   Doc, you should yank that exhaust and make a templ...   Aug 28, 2009 - 3:56 PM
|- - Dr_Tweak   QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Aug 28, 2009 - 4...   Aug 28, 2009 - 4:36 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   Here's the engine bay as it sits right now. No...   Aug 29, 2009 - 5:45 PM
- - njccmd2002   that is one awesome intercooler   Aug 29, 2009 - 8:33 PM
- - Cuts_the_Pilot   very interesting project, is this the first gte po...   Aug 30, 2009 - 12:46 AM
|- - Dr_Tweak   QUOTE (Cuts_the_Pilot @ Aug 30, 2009 - 1...   Aug 31, 2009 - 1:11 AM
- - IMTech1   hey, Mouse here:) That's mine! DOC, your...   Aug 31, 2009 - 2:57 AM
- - Cuts_the_Pilot   Yeah after starting from this page i decided to go...   Aug 31, 2009 - 3:09 AM
|- - Dr_Tweak   I lost your number, send me an email or call me la...   Sep 1, 2009 - 10:02 AM
- - SwissFerdi   Looks great! Cuts, I think there's anoth...   Sep 1, 2009 - 3:19 PM
|- - LewFX   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Sep 1, 2009 - 1...   Sep 2, 2009 - 1:54 PM
- - njccmd2002   Tweak, one stupid question I have never seen such...   Sep 2, 2009 - 1:35 PM
- - Dr_Tweak   That's the stock 2nd gen AFM. The 3rd and 4th ...   Sep 2, 2009 - 7:09 PM
- - IMTech1   Hey, Mouse Here, Just so you all know, I have had...   Nov 30, 2009 - 5:49 AM
|- - easternpiro1   QUOTE (IMTech1 @ Nov 30, 2009 - 5:49...   Nov 30, 2009 - 8:17 PM
- - SwissFerdi   I say go for a custom look on the doors...the area...   Nov 30, 2009 - 6:03 AM
- - IMTech1   Mouse here, Since last summer I finally got to dr...   May 27, 2011 - 8:53 PM
- - chacha   that's really good news mouse. man it must be ...   May 28, 2011 - 8:14 PM
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