Operation: DARKSPYRO, AWD Conversion, Completed. Driven. Sold. Options

[Malek]

I ordered them from HRP World. Goodridge #21113

From a Supra???

Indeed. Confirmed fitment from Tiga

Edit: Just kidding. See below

This post has been edited by Malek: Jul 18, 2013 - 10:26 AM

[Tigawoods]

nope nope nope nope. glad I stopped in here.
They dont fit. I thought I posted it in my thread, maybe I didnt. I will have to post comparison images.
They dont fit.

I ordered the Stop Tech lines for the GT instead.
And I used the rear lines in the Front and the fronts in the rear. (the rear lines are a hair longer and could use the extra length for full lock)

The Stoptechs take a few weeks to get to you (and are twice the price) but I trust the build quality over Techna-fit and those other brands.

Honestly the BEST way to get the best possible fit lines would be to get custom made lines, but The stoptechs fit wonderfully the way I installed them.

Im pretty sure only Techna-Fit and Stoptech make them for the 6th gen.
Goodridge just skipped out gen with their lines. I remember seeing Earls lines from gt4-racing for the ST202, they would probably fit, but I didnt want to take the risk of ordering overseas

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jul 17, 2013 - 7:37 PM

[Malek]

Holy Smokes!

I'm glad you stopped in here as well!

There's a shop down here that specializes in brake lines so I'll just have a set custom made.

[bsamps4]

Holy Smokes!

I'm glad you stopped in here as well!

There's a shop down here that specializes in brake lines so I'll just have a set custom made.

Can you have a set made for me too? The shop here doesn't have the right anti-swivel fittings that the gt4 brakes require.

[Tigawoods]

^
ah thats also a small detail

neither the stop techs nor the goodridges have the anti-swivel pin. But I havent had an issue with just torquing the bolts to their spec and leaving them as is

[playr158]

I want in on this brake line thing

[CelicaB]

Here is what I use since there is no one local to me. Pricy but they have cool options and proven reputation.


HEL build your own brake lines

This post has been edited by CelicaB: Jul 19, 2013 - 2:19 AM

[Tigawoods]

Here is what I use since there is no one local to me. Pricy but they have cool options and proven reputation.


HEL build your own brake lines

Boom. Comes out to be around the same price as the StopTechs,

only option it doesnt have is the antiswivel pin (really only needed for the front btw)

[CelicaB]

i'm sure you noticed, they have pre-made kits for the Celica, unfortunatly they don't list ones for the st205, does anyone know if the 94-99 gt lines would fit?

HEL premade toyota celica lines

[Malek]

Figure I should update..I don't want you guys thinking it turned into another dead thread of AWD

Expect big updates in the near future. *hint*hint*

[Keiri]

Dat fuel cell.

[Malek]

Time for some big updates.

So the deal fell through and I'll be selling my Celica..































Just kidding

[Malek]

After quite some time asking around and talking to people about fabricating some rear end mounts, I finally came across someone who was 1) really enthusiastic about the project and 2) actually wanting to do it. Hank at Hanksville Hot Rods. There weren't really all that many hot rods there though..mostly porsches, bmws, an SC 2JZ swap and a twin engine VW they were finishing up..

Anyway, I presented him some pictures I had and some renderings of my ideas and we threw ideas back and forth and came up with something pretty cool. Instead of making a box that spans across the frame rails (front mounts of the rear subframe) we decided to make use of some tubing. The rear mounts we decided to keep the box idea and incorporate it into the frame rails.

I wanted the entire assembly to tuck under the rear of the car. They definitely made it happen. There is about half an inch of clearance between the diff and the body which puts the driveshafts right about parallel with the ground. They're finishing up the boxes on the frame rails now. I also used the GT4 rear trailing bars which brought my wheelbase closer about half an inch. I don't mind it for now. We'll see what happens down the road. Fun fact, the GT4 rear brakes are a lot bigger than the GT front brakes.

Wheel well was cut out, reinforced the area with bars and then 18ga sheet stitch welded and sealed. My fuel cell is going back there.


All this update and no photos?!?! Photobucket is down for site maintenance. Don't worry. I'll be adding them.


POSSIBILITY OF A READY TO WELD-IN KIT?!?!
These guys use an in-house mandrel bender. Cool thing is, it's electronic. This means the entire tube curvature is saved on file. Hank is working this weekend on pricing. And yes, we are talking about FULL kits including the rear sub frame mounts and the driveshaft mounts that come ready to weld on the body/frame of your Celica. I'll keep you updated.

Any questions? Ask away...

[CAcelica29]

as in a full mount kit for AWD conversions??!!! as long as the price isnt ungodly expensive id be interested down the line

[Malek]

as in a full mount kit for AWD conversions??!!! as long as the price isnt ungodly expensive id be interested down the line

Yes!! I've been talking to quite a few guys that would be interested. The price should be fairly reasonable considering the most expensive part was the time to set it all up, measure, bend, measure, weld, measure, etc.

I'll definitely keep this updated.

[richee3]

I'd be interested, assuming I can get one of my Nissans paid off so I have some extra cash.

[Malek]

Pictures as promised. Don't mind the insane amount of rust on my diff and subframe. Salt is a terrible thing

Starting from the front, driveshaft mounts.


The replicated ones will probably look a lot sexier. Anyways, this is the passenger side front rear subframe mount.


Mandrel bend up and over the differential. A support bracket was welded at the top of the loop to the body (not shown in picture).


Driver side. Gives a good idea of how tube and plate are welded to the frame rails


And then the wheel well delete.


This post has been edited by Malek: Sep 21, 2013 - 11:51 AM

[playr158]

Looks great and if you're talking weld in awd kit. Count me in! Save me the time and a little bit of effort lol.

[Malek]

Here are the box mounts for the rear. Welded to the frame rails.



And the start to my fuel cell. Plans for this is to drop it about 4 inches into the body, support it from underneath (completely full, it'll weight about 100 pounds) and weld a cover over it so that is not open to the cabin.


The plan for the kit is to have all the pieces for the rear end as ready to weld. So the tubing, mounts and plates for the two front mounts of the subframe will come separated and the two rear boxes will come ready to weld to the rails. They do not want to try and replicate the drive shaft mounts due to them being so small and minor body differences.

[playr158]

Looks great.
Keep me informed on your work with the shop and the kit. Cause i'll be #1 in line.
let me know if I need to call them for support too