Gogo's Tent, Got a motor. Lots of work to do. |
Gogo's Tent, Got a motor. Lots of work to do. |
Nov 6, 2013 - 1:28 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 20, '13 From Cal Bay Area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Latest Update: Engine bay ready. Looking for an engine.
Update: Got engine out. Must be beginners luck. Gogo has a tent. It's not much but I'm lucky Gogo even has a tent. By this stage in my life I probably could have a garage with an S2000 or a restored 300ZX in it. But I don't. Life's not a fairytale and we don't always get what we want. I've never had a garage of my own. One day I will. But I'm tired of waiting for that day to stop talking cars and start doing cars. As luck would have it, I currently have access to a sideyard! It's not too level but it's paved. And there's a small toolshed. I can put a damn tent up, scatter some tools about and it'll be like a garage. Close enough, anyway. So all I needed was a car to start on. I chose a Toyota Celica because it was in Sega Rally Championship back in 1995 when things were good. I found one only 100 miles away with a freshly blown motor. I rented a car dolly and towed it home. This the first time I have ever dragged a car behind a truck. I was nervous about every step of it because I had never done it. After learning that is quite impossible to back up a tow dolly, my friends helped me push the Celica up and into the sideyard. It's a 95 5spd GT. I named it Gogo. And put up a harbor freight portable garage - I like to call it a tent - over Gogo. I have never changed an axle. I have never changed a clutch. I have never inspected a distributor. Never used a timing lite, or a bearing puller. I am a complete novice mechanic. I hate that. The point of this project is to change that. It's working already. For example: I didn't know what a wiring harness was or what one looked like. That changed quickly on Friday when I ripped the ugly mother****er out with my own two hands. Now I know. 6GC, I'm very impressed with your knowledge and your community. I joined the site because I want help. Me and Gogo both want your help. This post has been edited by H8TRAIN: Jan 20, 2014 - 10:50 PM |
Jan 20, 2014 - 11:59 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 12, '09 From State College, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Congrats and good luck to you.
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Jan 25, 2014 - 7:38 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 20, '13 From Cal Bay Area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Crap is showin up in the mail. This flywheel is for a 3sgte. I understand a gte pressure plate and a 5sfe disk will work fine, but is there any advantage to getting a 3sgte disk with a 5sfe spline? I would like to get as close as possible to an oem 3sgte clutch setup as possible. That should have more than enough torque capacity for the na and have a very light pedal. I get sciatica in my left leg and a light a clutch as possible is required. Edit: PS the transmission is off too. The very heavy and excessively fastened awd a/t. F*** this thing. I still have a kink in my neck and stains in the driveway. This post has been edited by H8TRAIN: Jan 25, 2014 - 7:52 PM |
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