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post May 7, 2013 - 9:26 PM
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So here's my Celica as she stands now:


And when I got her, nearly 6 years ago at 139,000 miles:


She's a 1994 GT. Fully stock when I bought it(wheels aside). Perfectly clean. Never been in an accident.

Now it's got whited out JDM Tails, ST Suspensions sway bars, new Konig wheels and Megan Racing coilovers.



A few weeks ago I started getting some possible signs of a broken head gasket. So, I decided to dive in and do something that I've been wanting to do for a while.
So, today I got:
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Gaskets are on their way. I've already got a new clutch and some motor mounts. New cluster is on it's way too. Just setting to work on electrical until then!


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post Jun 23, 2013 - 7:46 PM
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The BEAMS is in. And Runs. (Started on the first try!!!).
Pictures forthcoming. Thanks to everyone's help, and most especially richee!


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- aspen   My Celica, with BEAMS   May 7, 2013 - 9:26 PM
- - JoshuaM   BEAMS AWESOMENESS!!!! Good luck ...   May 8, 2013 - 2:35 AM
- - richee3   Will you be extending the harness or going through...   May 8, 2013 - 5:42 AM
- - aspen   I'm planning on extending the harness the 40 s...   May 8, 2013 - 8:50 AM
- - richee3   I extended mine 24" which was still a little ...   May 8, 2013 - 9:15 AM
- - aspen   So you'd do closer to 20"? And it's j...   May 8, 2013 - 9:33 AM
- - Malek   I put a hole in my firewall haha   May 8, 2013 - 12:44 PM
- - richee3   20-24" is good. Like I said, mine was a littl...   May 8, 2013 - 2:01 PM
- - aspen   Good deal. I'll start on it this weekend after...   May 8, 2013 - 6:04 PM
- - aspen   First take at 3D Printing extra BEAMS logos:   May 8, 2013 - 7:38 PM
- - aspen   Started work on the wire harness: Got my gauge c...   May 14, 2013 - 5:51 PM
- - S8S8   Welcome to the Beams family.   May 15, 2013 - 4:47 AM
- - aspen   Worked yesterday to free the new engine from the f...   May 19, 2013 - 9:11 AM
- - Syaoran   I like that white faced cluster. What is it from?   May 24, 2013 - 11:59 AM
- - aspen   Those are the gauges from an SS-III. Also, got th...   May 29, 2013 - 6:22 PM
- - Box   Good job so far, and good luck on your swap. Fina...   May 29, 2013 - 7:06 PM
- - ricochet1490   I have super strut everything in the front. 5s reg...   May 29, 2013 - 7:47 PM
- - aspen   Been working on the head and block. Unfortunately ...   Jun 13, 2013 - 10:17 PM
- - aspen   The BEAMS is in. And Runs. (Started on the first t...   Jun 23, 2013 - 7:46 PM
|- - Box   QUOTE (aspen @ Jun 23, 2013 - 7:46 P...   Jun 23, 2013 - 9:26 PM
- - richee3   No problem, glad to help out and glad to hear your...   Jun 23, 2013 - 8:15 PM
- - aspen   And got a 2.5" exhaust welded up. Still a few...   Jun 27, 2013 - 10:15 AM
- - ricochet1490   Mine has high idle as well. Average between 1200 a...   Jun 27, 2013 - 1:30 PM
|- - BonzaiCelica   QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ Jun 27, 2013 - 1...   Jun 27, 2013 - 1:33 PM
|- - ricochet1490   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Jun 27, 2013 - 2...   Jun 27, 2013 - 2:18 PM
- - aspen   I cleaned my ICSV. I hope I don't have to repl...   Jun 27, 2013 - 3:52 PM
- - aspen   Well, new airbox, sort of bled the coolant (I had ...   Jun 27, 2013 - 8:51 PM
- - richee3   A BEAMS is supposed to idle at 750, and the ISCV s...   Jun 27, 2013 - 9:28 PM
- - aspen   I realized going through the cleaning again that I...   Jun 27, 2013 - 9:32 PM
- - richee3   Now you're onto something. The motors get hor...   Jun 27, 2013 - 9:47 PM
- - Box   *PRO TIP* Use an angled screwdriver on the brass s...   Jun 27, 2013 - 9:52 PM
- - aspen   Heh, I already cut those off (or turned them into ...   Jun 27, 2013 - 9:56 PM
|- - Batman722   QUOTE (aspen @ Jun 27, 2013 - 10:56 ...   Jun 28, 2013 - 8:20 AM
- - Box   Way to be a typical male. You can hook the ISCV ...   Jun 27, 2013 - 10:04 PM
- - aspen   I didn't have my impact driver handy!   Jun 27, 2013 - 10:06 PM
- - aspen   I'll keep that in mind. Cleaned it again thoug...   Jun 28, 2013 - 9:49 AM
- - richee3   At least the idle is improved! I doubt if you ...   Jun 29, 2013 - 7:17 PM
- - aspen   Running wise, it seems to have improved. I drove ~...   Jun 30, 2013 - 3:18 PM
- - onnaj   Maybe air in the system? Jack the car up in the fr...   Jul 1, 2013 - 5:44 AM


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