in dallas, need help with swap, about to do 4age swap, need help Options

[94stONmotegis]

hey whats up guys, i got a 94 st liftback w/ a blown 7afe. i have made my swap choice, due to availability of funds it looks like my best bet is the 4age 20v silvertop. i know the black top has more power blah blah, but i think i will be ok with the silver. here's my delima, im new to dallas and have no shop to work out of. im pretty mechanically inclined and feel confident in doing this swap myself but i lack a cherry picker. i've spoke to intercrew performance down the road and the end price is around 3,000 which includes motor, install and tune. which to be honest sounds rediculous to me. he says 1200 for engine, 1500 for labor and 300 for harness. here's what im thinking........ hoping to find fellow 6gc buddy to help me out with removal and install. i found a 4age 20v for about 850 with 6 month warrenty and free shipping. so far best deal i've seen. As far as removal of 7afe, are there any snags or tricks to ease this process as well as any problems i might encounter. Now the big ?'s. ....... i've been doing quite a bit of research about the install, i plan on sending my harness to Dr. Tweak once i get the engine, so with that said and no one having to remind me of that, if i cant get the tranny with the engine, how well will my 7a drivetrain work? i know i need to lengthen throttle cable, no problem doing that.

what other problems may i encounter and is there anyone in dallas area whom has a facility that wouldnt mind lending/renting to me to do this. any and all feedback appreciated.

[94stONmotegis]

thanx for the help darth, i called jhot and spoke to them about a blacktop, honestly 1200 is a lil out of my price range however, it is local so i could review before buying which would be A++ and having everything from motor, tranny, ecu/harness and all sensors and ignitor sounds really good. the gentleman i spoke w/ failed to mention they had the 6 speed. that sounds really tempting, very tempting actually, but i dont know if the 6 speek would work w/ my axles. i guess i need to make the drive up there and talk face to face w/ someone. i mean they set up would be the same using a black top, i would just have to discard half the research i've done lol.


as for where im at right now with everything, i will be making the trip to where the car is this weekend and im going to go ahead and pull the 7afe out, check my axles, tranny flywheel, clutch, and w/e else i might be reusing. but being in college puts a damper on the funds so im waiting for taxes to hit the bank this weekend and will be making purchase next week. depending on how my visit w/ the VA Hospital goes and how long it takes for me to return to normal after exams i will begin the swap, i will be taking video and pics and writing detailed report of everything so others may learn as i have.

once completed gonna have to meet up w/ fellow celica owners in area and show it off and get reviews.

does anyone know if the st axles will work with the 7afe tranny? like i said im no spoiled punk, but once i spend all my money my mom is going to be helping me w/ what i need to get this going since im cruising on foot right now sleeping on mommas couch. lets just say my life has had a bad luck streak here lately. but hey we all hit lows but only so we can appreciate when our ship stack is up again right?

hopefully by the end of this month everything will be complete and ill be burning the roads up again.

again any info. feed back or just chit chat please post and if you have any ?'s put them out there.