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another little update....got the motor out today...cell phone pics FTL caus my camera battery decided to stop taking a charge...o0 well...pics speak for themselves...enjoy









and i fitted my st205 hood and bumper FTW

ahh i cant wait till i get my hood! i have the bumper but i need more $$ for that dang hood. Looking good man, a lot like what im doing.

Dude did you use a TREE for an engine hoist?!

thats awesome

literally a shade tree mechanic

:Thumbs up:

Ya'll have never seen that before? That's what we all did back in the day when we couldn't afford a lift - works great

It's True. Hell i've (well i'm also white trash too ) i've used tree-hoist's to lift ALOT of things. Build 2nd story decks, garages, storages, carports, ect. Hell, i learned that when i was a kid and we built an elevator to a half-ass hand-built tree fort in the woods.

Thats the same exact thing I told him when we were working on it...lol.

yea well my step-dad has never owned an engine hoist and hes pulled more motors then you can shake a stick at....but he always used a beam of the house in the garage and pulled it that way....so i had to improvise as well....I pulled the 3s out of the clip with that same tree and chances are i will be putting the 3s in with that same tree too...hahha

today i took a couple things off the firewall like the A/C and a bunch of other junk...i sprayed 1 can of Gunk engine degreaser on the whole bay....i will do this again this was just to get some of the 1 inch thick grease off the crossmember and the bottom of the firewall...both my axle boots were sheared and the grease was just everywhere...i will proably buy a couple more cans and repeat the process to make sure i got ever inch of dirt and grease off, then its time for paint

wow she cleaned up nice.

yea it did but i only had one can to work with...it was kind of just a test run, im gonna spray another 2-3 cans on it and do it again just to make sure i get all the crud out of there then hopefully i can paint it

couple more pics...FINALLY got my camera working again soo here we go...












LOL^

when are you putting in the engine?

as soon as i get some more $$$....i still need various parts so i am currently unemployed...i go back to school tomorrow and i will be starting a job there hopefully within the first week or 2, then i will be able to get the other crap i need....wireing harness, axles, fuel pump, shifter cables, t-belt, water pump and a rebuild kit for the motor...hopefully its ready befor next spring but we'll see

hey would i be able to install a 3sgte engine in my 1999 toyota celica gt but the only problem its automatic?? or a Mr2 turbo engine?

absoutly...you got a leg up on me even...i wish my car was a Gt caus its so much easier..you dont need axles, shifter cables (even though yours is auto) or motor mounts....yours basically bolts right up...if i were you i would swap out the auto for a stick..it would be so much better

yea im thinking of doing that bc i found a website where the sell u the engine with everything the ecu and the tranny so ima switch of the auto for stick... but im happy bc now i will be able to swap my 5sgte for a 3sgte engine right?? but my only problem will be smog check in cali? any ideas on wat i can do to pass the smog test?

honestly i dont live in cali so i dont know that you would have to do to pass smog out there...im assuming your going to need all cats and a well rounded car that will pass inspection...philly and LA are like night and day...lol

HEY MAN are you rolling your car around without the halfshafts in the axel hubs? The bearing NEEDS the halfshaft in there for support; the weight will crush your bearing. they will need to be replaced soon if not . Ive seen it happen more than once. So hack up 2 old ones and shove em in there if you are going to put the cars weight on the front tires. Thought you should know!!!!

Kyle

i'm really excited to see this thread keep going. It helps with all the pictures too. Once i get a good job going and i got the money. I'm going to just buy the engine first and rebuild it then put her in.