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[RobStar86]

Take 2!

Hi everyone, my name is Rob and I joined a long while ago just lurking. About a year and a half ago, I had the opportunity to purchase a very very clean 97 GTS. Sale never ended up going through as the buyer for my car backed out.

The first intro and details are here. First Introduction

Anyways, things have changed and I said I'd be back.

First up, ended up picking up a 6th gen finally! It's a 1994 GT-Four WRC





The turbo is seized, I have someone about to rebuild it for a very good price so it's going to be kept as a part time daily since I have a truck for work and will only drive it the odd time when I have time off.

Next up, my 2000 Celica GTS was taken off the road and a swap is underway...



Yes, that's a VQ35 from a 350z and yes I have too much time on my hands. I have all the parts to make the swap happen and I'm about 75% complete welding the trans tunnel in.

I still have my ae86, it's just been pushed back till after the Celica swap is finished.

Anyways, hope to post some more and get to know everyone a bit more!

So hello again!

[RobStar86]

I'm already a member on there but I find that forum is very negative towards people doing swaps like this. I'd rather finish it then make a post showing it off. Another guy on there is nearly done a 2jz swap and has so much negativity in his thread. Not a fan of it to be honest.

I posted a single shot here just to let some people know it's happening. I find this forum a lot nicer than newcelica. I haven't really told many people other than my close friends that I'm doing this swap and I'm not working at a fast enough pace to "please" people on newcelica. It's like if you're not done in a day or so, it's "I knew this was never going to be finished" blah!

I'm happy nobody has thought of the swap because I personally think it's the best motor for this chassis. It's lighter than a 2jz, it's got very good aftermarket support and it fits under the stock hood if you mount it properly lol. Just needs a completely custom subframe which I'm trying to figure out now.