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a few more pics..

so the tranny is converted to FWD, the arm with the 2 bolts in it is the 2 bolt holes i had to drill and tap.
i used the stock 10X1.25 thread bolts that were in the tranny in the RWD position, so no worries about it not being strong enough or whatever.



and the shifter cable bracket and speed sensor installed.



now a couple cool pics.
since jim has the WRC, which comes from the factory with a water injection system, (not active however) we decided it would be best to just use that location for the WI kit that jim already has installed.
we toyed with the idea of using the factory injector, but with jims plans, it will be much easier to control the amount of fluid injected with the aftermarket setup.
however, just a few notes and pics of the factory setup, as an FYI for future searches.

for all you 2nd gen guys, this will look very familiar.
it appears to me that this wi system uses the same "injector" as the 2nd gen cold start injector, and it is installed in the same location as the CSI is on the 2nd gen.
it uses the same style c-clip for the plug, and has the same banjo bolt setup, but insead of going to the fuel rail, it attaches to a normal "Vacume" style line, which runs thru the fender to the WW fluid tank.
cool stuff. a couple pics of the injector, beside the aftermarket setup:



and a couple of the nozzles:





tonight, imma go out to the garage, and get the ball joint off the car, that got destroyed when the wheel fell off the car at CSP 06.
the bolts that hold the ball joint to the arm rubbed on the ground when the wheel fell off, and it basicly ground the head off...ill prolly end up just cutting the damn thing off. lol
pics of that, and the machined flywheel later.

Hella nice work - looks stock as hell - just like I like it!
You should see the hack job an older member and I did on his MR2T e153 waaaay back in the day - disgraceful but functional. he didn't care tho I guess - that's just not how I like to work.


No sh*t - pretty ingenious of them. Toyota always does cool little stuff like that when they upgrade things - makes it cheaper on them and useful for us as well when we mod stuff.

Keep up the good work and the updates - you guys seem to always be one step ahead of me which helps me when the time comes. My e153 should be on it's way right now as a matter of fact. Still got to sort the spacer thing out tho.

yea, jims car is an oddball in the fact that with the setup that was in there, he has no spacers, and ::knocks on wood:: never had an axle problem.
im just hoping it continues to work as well with the new setup.

another update,

dustin and steff came by yesterday, and since dustin is the wiring king of JDM guy, he REPINNED the body harness to accept the 205 EA1 plug, which is an awesome thing, since that also includes the intercooler pump wiring ect.
i cant stress how cool this is.
he also did a wire or 2 for one of the interior plugs.

heres a pic of the 205 EA-1 plug, installed in the car:



iirc the pins to the far left are the IC pump and FP stuff, all the others have been pinned in from the stock wiring harness.

jim owes D big time for that one..lol

we also ended up getting another pressure plate.
the spec one got all rusted from getting wet on the ride up here, and to be honest, after the whole spec fiasco, im just glad jim had the money to afford a new PP
so, we got him the ACT HD PP, to go with his ACT disk, and got him an OEM throw out bearing:

sorry for the blurry pic:


now for a change of pace for a sec, a little exterior.
jim is a HUGE fan of the forgmann lip for the '4, so when he saw one on ebay a few weeks ago,he jumped on it.
unfortunately, it was located in hong kong, and in order to ship it, it had to be cut in half.
he still bought it, and had it shipped here.
when i got it, my mouth dropped. it looked like the guy who owned it, hit everything but the lottery with it, it had cracks and splits all over it, both corners that wrap into the fenderwells were cracked, and were being held in place by electrical tape.
a few pics of the lip when i got it:







between the previous damage, and the thing being cut in half, i was a little worried about how it would look, and more importantly fit once it was fixed.
so, i took it into work, and had our best guy work on it.
i think he did a pretty damn good job, the pics tell the whole story.













thats with nothing holding it on, just placed on the car, thats it.

the motor goes in this weekend!

Wow...Manny awesome they did an awesome job on the lip..you would never no the damage by the looks of it...Jim is going to be so happy when he gets home tomorrow.

I cant wait to see the finally job...Jim is really excited!!!!

We love you guys THANK YOU!!!!!!!

good Job with the lip..that came out well...just my personal oppinion ( i know it doesnt mean much) but i think that the gt-four front end looks best left alone...but i dont believe i have seen this lip before so im excited to see what the end result will look like....great thread and amazing work so far guys and girls...keep it up...0h and jim awesome write up on the difference between the base st205 and the WRC..i have been wondering the differences for a while now...Good luck and keep us updated!

i tend to not be a fan of lips, i was just amazed at the fitment of it, especially after the damage it had.
more pics coming in a few

just a quick pic for jim, this is the WI nozzle installed in the factory WRC WI location.



i also installed the PS stuff out of the 205, so now that should be all set, installed the new throttle cable as well, and all the brackets on the tranny ect.
in a bit im going out to get the motor off the stand to do the rear main, and install the clutch, and joe is gonna come by a little later to help install the tranny (damnit that e153 is heavy compared to the s54!!) and then the motor goes in!

Good job......you guys think you can teach me some stuff? Lip repair.....and most importantly that water injection? Let me know

the lip was done at my work. (maaco in fall river)
as for the WI, there are a few great threads that explain how and why we use it, here are a couple links.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=44470&hl= a great post by lagos on how he installed WI on his 2nd gen 3s.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=44675&hl= my post about my install.

a better thing to do would be to research over on mr2oc, search by user name "califarm"
hes had some amazing posts about what he has done with WI, using washer fluid, then straight methanol for LOTS more power over the stock setup.

a few more pics of todays progress.

first, i took the motor off the stand, and got ready to do the rear main seal, looked to me like it had been leaking abit:



replaced:



then i installed the freshly resurfaced flywheel, and installed the clutch:





then poped the tranny on with my cousin joes help, and ploped her in the bay:



now its just a matter of reconnecting everything

awesome.

OMG, THAT LIP CAME OUT AMAZING!!!!!!! Great job Manny, Joe, and Dustin. That WI is so stealth I love it. The motor looks great in there. I cant wait to see her again. AGAIN.....EVERYTHING LOOKS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

looks good so far Manny

damn the inside of that TB is dirty !

What behind the TB blade, like more towards the intake manifold...or was this sarcasm?

I believe he meant this pic but could be wrong.

looks very nice sitting in that bay

no offence or sarcasm, you're right, looks like the inside of intake mani (not tb) could use some cleaning, I'll see what I can do next time I'm over there. From the newer pics (in the bay) the tb looks very clean, my bad.

Little by little hopefully this week I should be able to help Manny get things buttoned up if he can hide out in the garage for a few hours

Is that even the inside of the TB/intake manifold? I assume you mean the pic death quoted and the round/dark opening in the picture above the WI. Is that even the inside of the TB/IM.....or is it something in the way of the shot? The reason I ask is because that is crystal clear in the picture where everything else seems a little fuzzy.

bump.. How about an up date? It's been a while!!!!