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so i know its been about 10 months since i started the swap but what do ya do when you just turned 18 are broke and still in high school. anyways an update she started back in october but with putting on some more mods and stuff and trying to figure out why it wouldnt stay running its finally complete. she started the other day and ran smoother than ever. although i do have some more suspension parts im going to put on in the near future she is in running condition although its god damn winter and i cant drive it. ill get some pictures up asap of the completion and some from along the way. thanks to all those who gave me input when i ran into a problem, huge props to this website i wouldnt have been able to do it without you guys.

This post has been edited by 6G94celica: Feb 3, 2008 - 1:45 AM

Another swap completed, pat yourself on the back, good job. Pics when ya can please What kind of suspension plans do you have?

im thinking tein ss coilovers, suspension techniques front/rear sway bar, cusco strut tower bar, and possibly an H brace from jspeed

This post has been edited by 6G94celica: Feb 14, 2008 - 10:50 AM

pics please

From this


to this


and now this is how my baby sits. "enjoy"



These are my Baer porportioning valves for front and rear brakes.

the gauges are (top to bottom) EGT, Boost, and Oil Pressure. EGT and Oil are Blitz black light and boost is Blitz Mirror Drive



for those interested heres a link to a video of the car running straight off the downpipe
http://s167.photobucket.com/albums/u146/6g...nt=MOV00344.flv

This post has been edited by 6G94celica: Feb 3, 2008 - 3:23 AM

ive been looking for a while and was just curious if anyone knows a rim that really looks good on a celica. ive been looking at the advan RG2 and the motegi something but id like a black. not a huge fan of the chrome i got on now. anyways guys give me some feedback what do you think of my build.

x2...you gotta ditch em....lol...my rims look good on a celi ...if your interested through me an offer...but shop around a litte bit...you can find somethin that will fit the car just right...celiracer has some nice rims on his car

engine bay looks mint painted like that.

What color red is that it looks great! As for rims the hpr5 by hp racing are good imo.

its a porshe red i believe so its a stock color but shes got around 6 coats of clear on her so she shines alot more. thanks for the thoughts on rims ive looked at the hpr5 and there alright but not realy me and ill check out celiracer.

so finally ive found a place in Wisconsin that does Mandrel Bending. getting my exhaust done hopefully this month or early next and then its just time to wait until the damn snow melts.

Hey! ur from Wisconsin too! yeah, the weather here SUCKS!!!!

**** man that engine bay is so clean i love it.....and love the dump pipe running man should have more with her spooling up like that....i hope to get mine running end of this year or soo...

great stuff mate...keep it up.

love the front and rear brake bias system...very illegal on the roads in Australia.

hell yea im from wisconsin and im sick of the damn snow. i cant even move the car because of it.

im pretty sure the brakes are illegal here to but i think alot more than that is lol.

thanks for the thoughts.

couple questions since im doing the same thing.
mind listing all the parts needed aside from engine that were needed due to she being an Auto/ST?
did u do the swap ur self?
where'd u grab the engine from?
how much for the whole swap?

Basically if i remember right the basic things you need to make sure you get are, an uncut engine harness, ecu, MAF sensor, and resistor pack. those are the big ones aside from whats on the motor that you really need to worry about. i may have missed some but i think thats it. as for the trans swap it depends on what tranny you go with. theres a good sticky about that somewhere. i also have all GT mounts because im using the s54 tranny with kirkasaurus inserts.

I did the swap by myself in my garage as time permitted and i got the motor off ebay. i dont know if id recommend it but thats the way i went just make sure you find someone reputable.

as for price, its an everlasting thing. i believe in the money ive put in for the swap so far its around 4 g's but ive put in alot of extra stuff. it cost me 2500 for the front clip shipped from japan, and another 800 for all the stuff i needed for the tranny swap. then little things here and there as you find them no good.