my 3SGTE progrees thread, (pic. whore warning) Options

[Fate]

good job joe, can't wait til' it's finished!

[95st-celica]

thanks rico....me too....well the motor is 60% bolted in, i ran out of daylight and it looks like its gonna rain here tonight and into tomorrow...sucks caus i want this thing completely bolted in so i can start with the harness and wireing everything up. i need to source an axle carrier bracket and intake manifold studs/nuts, then the bay will be somewhat complete minues the intercooler, pipeing and all that....im now on the 2 week count down

[Batman722]

congrats man, that bay is gonna look great with that motor

[d0w0rkS0n]

awesome work! im loving the Top Secret Gold valve cover. its gonna look sick in that new engine bay!


keep em' coming

[95st-celica]

thanks guys...well the motor is 100% bolted in...i fought with my rear trans mount for a good 3 hours...but once it fell into place damn was i happy...then the front one gave me some trouble but i eventually got it..now the 3s is exactly where it belongs...sleeping till i juice some 103 octane through her veins and force feed her with 14 pounds of boost(for now )...radiator is back in, i put my heat sheild on..just dumb stuff to get her ready for the harness...which im still waint on, as well as the axle carrier bracket and studs for the intake mani...other then that shes bolted up and ready to go...16 more days..helllllll yeaa..pics as always wil be up tomorrow

This post has been edited by 95st-celica: Apr 13, 2009 - 9:39 PM

[Drew-887]

Looks great so far cant wait to see it when its done

[95st-celica]

alright..well the motor is in...TVIS and intake manifold is on..i finially found the bolts that i needed for it at NAPA...Thank God.and while i was there i ordered a set of NGK6097's..they are a step colder then stock...then i went to pepboys and picked up 2 3"-2 1/2" couplers for the intercooler and a can of paint stripper...the wireng harness should be in this up comming weekend and i should be able to fire it up..i still need an axle carrier bracket for the passenger side axle...still dont know what im gonna do about that yet but i have a week to find one...i stripped my driver side fender today and that is going to get resprayed....when i got into the fender bender, the first time i sprayed it i didnt put hardner in the paint and it turned out like complete crap...so instead of putting it back on the car and having it look like **** im gonna respray it to match the car....other then that, nothing much has changed, i put the driver side axle in (Thicker axle then stock which is really nice, Carquest has some good stuff )....and i mocked up my intercooler and all my pipeing...i still have to figure out how im gonna mount the intercooler but i have this week to work on that...pictures are included as always...i THINK this is how i am going to route everything. i have a super small space between my heatsheild, my downpipe, and my fans(i dont know if its an st thing) but theres almost no room to fit my intercooler pipe....plus if i flip the "U" bend it wont be laying over top the downpipe and valve cover so it might stay a little cooler....i dont know...but the pictures are nothing finial, pipes still need to be cut, adjusted, mounted, so on and so forth..but heres the idea




The u bend is not right at all its just on there...but thats the way im thinking of putting it

[bccentaur3]

Thats not going to work..

The fmic is hanging too low. You'll have to hack your bumper if you WANT it like that. The cold piping won't work like that and you'll see when you have the alternator and all the belts back in.. Why put the hot piping like that? Do you intend to make a straight intake set-up?

[95st-celica]

Thats not going to work..

The fmic is hanging too low. You'll have to hack your bumper if you WANT it like that. The cold piping won't work like that and you'll see when you have the alternator and all the belts back in.. Why put the hot piping like that? Do you intend to make a straight intake set-up?

yea...didnt think about the altenator and what not...but i'll figure something out..i gotta get the rest of the motor complete before i worry about intercooler pipeing...thanks for the heads up though...i dont want it to look butchered...i want it clean, short, and to stay as cool as possiable...i know theres like only 3 way to route it on our cars but...we'll see

[bccentaur3]

Just do what a lot of people do. Route the hot piping u-bend over to the passenger side and cold piping over the intake.. Or to keep it even cleaner clock the ct but I won't know how you are going to mount the actuator.

[lagos]

You got a lot done!
Get the piping figured out and mount that IC this week. Then I can just bring the harness over, flip/extend it, and fire the car up (or the car catches fire, one of the two).

[95st-celica]

Then I can just bring the harness over, flip/extend it, and fire the car up (or the car catches fire, one of the two).

dont you wish it was that easy...haha..anyway...i made some progress this last week or so...my driver side fender needed repainting, so thats stripped and ready, i put in the ecu, a driver side axle, my 3 post wheel, guage cluster, and finially starting to put the wireing harness in with A LOT of help from the man himself. harness looked awesome, thanks again art. so hopefully be the end of this week i can have this thing fully wrapped up,, front mount and pipeing in and almost ready to hit the raod by next weekend..one thing with this is nothing is ever garenteed..lol

this week comming up i'll have more parts commin in to post up


Fender



harness



wireing is a blast



and just chillin


art has no pictures of his car so..i have to do all the work...hes a little too modest but the whip is badass



and before the tint



this week is pound into it and dont stop untill its done week...so more updates to come

This post has been edited by 95st-celica: Apr 27, 2009 - 1:13 AM

[lagos]

everyday im wiring, everyday im wiring, everyday, everyday, everyday im wiring

[Superaison]

Looks great, how much u get the leather seats for?

[Stambo]

Looking good, i'm hoping to get a 3s by fall and take my time with it like you did, making sure everything is done correct.

Btw carquest does sell decent parts, plus they warranty everything i think.

[olaHalo]

looks awesome

[presure2]

lookin good so far joe, get art to help ya with the IC piping and you'll be good to go!

[95st-celica]

well...my knuckles are full of blood, im mentally and physically exhausted, and i smell like $hit...BUT i did get some more stuff done...after a year and a month i FINALLY got my license back...but i really dont want to drive anything except this damn car...so i got the rest of the harness wrapped up with electrical tape, then coverd with plastic tubeing, and wraped with electrical tape again, then put a few more odds and ends on and this is what i got







well...i still need 2 more pieces for the axle carrier bracket, an exhaust, registration, inspection, insurance, put the whole front end back on, paint the driver side fender, and give it a good wash and wax...i am PLANING on having it ready for saterday/sunday night...but we'll have to see

[Skinerp89]

no wayy thats loads of work! Keep up the work its looking great!!

[RUNNIN-LOW]

ahh man you dirty the engine bay again! but anyway good work man! i like the way its turnin out. just wait till u drive the thing....