Tigawoods' 1995 Celica, Racing n Stuff Options

[enderswift]

Great work with the harness!

[Tigawoods]

Thanks!
Id say I spent a total of 18 hrs to get it to that point.

spring rates of the new ones?

8k front 6k rear. Hopefully I will be happy with that.


I had originally planned to get a completely custom exhaust manifold but after some back and forths with the fabricator we came up with a much cheaper solution.
He cut the flange off of the BEAMS manifold and welded it to the runners of the M2 stainless headers that were on the 5S. Boom. Knocked the price down to the ground. Once I test fit to see how it fits, ill take it back to him to fine tune it if needed, and then get it ceramic coated.




I got back the intake manifold from the powder coaters


the color isnt perfectly matched but I really dont care....more important things to worry about right now!



got the oil pan welded up real fast today so I could button up the bottom end.

[JoshuaM]

Nice

8 and 6kg is what I have in my Tanabe coilovers, and I think its perfect for a sporty ride. Firm, but well damped and consistent.

BTW, have you started ordering bits for the Active Pro yet? I'm planning to get one for my new car.

This post has been edited by JoshuaM: Mar 29, 2015 - 12:30 AM

[Tigawoods]

Part of me thinks I should have gone with 10/9 with 8/7 in the rear but that can always be changed later on. I believe the re-dampning supports maybe 1k more

I haven't yet. Probably next month. I have the motors I just need the Unit

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Mar 29, 2015 - 8:12 AM

[ricochet1490]

Can you take mea picture of the inside of that intake manifold? I am seriously considering a wet nitrous system.... Just want to get an idea of what it looks like.

[richee3]

Can you take mea picture of the inside of that intake manifold? I am seriously considering a wet nitrous system.... Just want to get an idea of what it looks like.

Hasty cell phone pictures but I can get better ones if you need. Tuned intake runners FTW!

[Tigawoods]

had small setback




No.4 spark plug wouldnt go in. Had to take the head off and re-tap the hole. I went ahead and cleaned the threads of the other 3 and cleaned the piston tops and valve bottoms. This is something I had no intention of doing for the next couple years

As of today the head is back on it just needs to be torqued back down. Hopefully I can get it all back together next weekend and get the motor ready to be put in.

NO.4 piston top with buildup from the ruined threads


NO.4 cleaned


NO.4 Cylinder Wall. Minimal Scuffing


dirty valves


clean valves

[Box]

Nasty.

[enderswift]

factory crosshatch is always a good thing to see

[lagos]

Keep up the great work Mike. We should go for a cruise sometime this summer when you have it all buttoned up!

[Tigawoods]

if only I had the time money and tool(s) to disassemble the head completely and get it cleaned

Keep up the great work Mike. We should go for a cruise sometime this summer when you have it all buttoned up!

Hopefully it all works in the end, no more oil leaks means CRUISSEE CITTAAAYY!

[BonzaiCelica]

Sorry to hear about your cylinder head threads. I had same issue with mine but just got a used bare hea for fear that rethreading would come undone over time

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Apr 1, 2015 - 9:24 AM

[Tigawoods]

oooo! where did you get a spare head from?

Luckily I was able to clean and rethread the 2 bad threads in that hole rather than use the spark plug helicoil fix I had I have never used one of those before and enlarging the hole didnt sound like a fun job.

[Tigawoods]

ran into a small snags here and almost completed my end day goal of mounting the motor but fell short due to weariness haha

friday night after driving back up from MD and before going to see Furious7 I was able to assemble the head
I was also persuaded into getting some ARP head studs


Started early saturday morn and began putting it all back together. I had to take off the Main Camshaft cap after finding a dowel pin that had fallen out. Luckily the FIPG had been on long enough so that it would just peel off


I dont have any images of the rest of the assembling. I was in the zone I guess


Took a mental break from the motor and worked on the fuel filter and routed ducting


Took the engine off the stand and mounted the flywheel and clutch




ready to mount tomorrow...that is if I can sneak away from holiday family time

[Keiri]

Mike so pro!

Seriously, this looks like fabulous work; meticulous, thought out, and well-planned. This swap is coming along very nicely!

[Batman722]

Bout time brah.

This post has been edited by Batman722: Apr 5, 2015 - 7:22 AM

[HectortheRican]

I love this thread. Everything is so clean and meticulous. It pays to be a neat freak when working on engines!
Stay BEAMS, ponyboy.

[BonzaiCelica]

Did you seriously cut the eBay header from 5SFE and weld it to the beams flange?

[mkernz22]

Did you seriously cut the eBay header from 5SFE and weld it to the beams flange?

[Tigawoods]

I wasn't allowed much time on Sunday but I was able to partially mount it. I'm away for a couple weeks so this is how it'll sit for now. And yeah I had a different idea on how I wanted the manifold but when I picked it up from the fabricator that's that I got. It's a little cheaper than him making up a new manifold from scratch...plus his welds aren't too great so the less the better.
Thanks for the compliments, it helps me wade through the sea of frustration hahaha that and the occasional YouTube video of cars racing that replenishes my desire to get back on the road


This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Apr 6, 2015 - 6:47 AM