Tigawoods' 1995 Celica, Racing n Stuff Options

[Tigawoods]

looked it up hes actually quite a distance away.
i think im just going to have to go with toyota or something.
junkyards nearby are closed tomorrow.
im going to give the shop that rebuilt my engine a call and see if they have any lying around.

i went to toyota twice 3 napa autopart stores, advanced auto, autozone, and autoparts warehouse
kill me

[RvA944]

Mike someone has to have that bolt.............. you might try a screw supply house on monday if you strick out else where. I'm sure you have a bunch of them down that way.

[Tigawoods]

yeah theres one nearby that might have it but it was closed today. i can either do that or go to a junkyard on monday.
i really need to get it done so it can get tuned for this sundays race

[hatchy_gt-s]

Hey I have a couple extra from my rebuild if you want 1 I can send it to you.

[Tigawoods]

so here is the deal...everyone knows i had to get a new bolt which toyota surprised me with. i guess my birthday came early


life was good.


started to torque the cam bearing cap bolts again....this time being soooooo cautious to not break another bolt
specs said 15lbs which isnt much.

nervous but everything was fine.
till
NO TREAD! one of the bolts stripped the hole.
didnt have a tap set.
(9:00pm)
paid $40 at Lowes for a tap set where i only needed one tap bit.

came back. dad came out to drill and tap the hole. which he did.
and we had to get a bigger bolt for that hole 8mm (stockers are 7)

everything was ok from that point on.

then when were where about to close up the engine my buddy noticed one of the caps was backwards.
and we had to drill out the other side of the cap hole so that the bigger bolt could fit through it.
did that.
then had to tighten them back down.
SNAP!
the stock bolt snapped.

i just stood there.

after 5 minutes of being in shock i said f it im going to bed.
let me just take out the other bolt and im done. screw this project.

i reached in my pocket for a socket.
and pulled out a BOLT!!!!!!!
YESSSSSS!!!
i was very conservative with how i tightened it.
closed up the engine.

all i have left it the alternator.
intake and oil.

well this project has definitely surpassed my motor mount project

[RvA944]

Sounds like a hellauva night to me!!!!

Glad it all worked out for you. Now you just need to get her running again. Sunday is getting here quick!

[Tigawoods]

cars on all fours.
oil in. now im just sitting waiting for my buddy to bring over his timing light.
if all is well (IM PRAAAYING)
going to go get it tuned right after
ill post results along with the results of my last dyno.

[RvA944]

Well with any luck she'll fire right up and purr like a kitten

[Tigawoods]

HA!
or not and make the most horrible sound in the world.

well i was a bit distraught after it didnt start up.

went to go add a couple of hours to my 3hrs of sleep i got last night.

now im typing this.
idk what to do.

adjust the timing, but now i have to open up the valve cover again.
i was told to rotate the distributor 180 degrees and try again

[RvA944]

My nephew battled that for a day after a rebuild, crank crank pop pop, crank pop pop pop crank pop pop...... somone finaly asked him did he try turing the distributor 180............. brrrrrrrrrrroooommmmm she lit right up. Hope thats all it is.

[Tigawoods]

so. opened it back up

and the marks on the cams where off. but when i closed it up they were aligned.
so i guess i have to take off the exhaust cam. turn the crank to TDC
then put it back on


and im not sure if the distributor should have or not have that gap btwn it and the camshaft.
but it looks to be basically almost flush with the block



and also. i have no control over how the camshaft pulley mounts. there is a notch in the end of the camshaft and it mounts wherever that is turned.


so.
any input?




I plan to use azian_advanced's tutorial. and start the car before i put it all back together again
24. Warning: The next two following steps will be the most difficult and longest steps. Get a box of kleenex ready just in case .
In this step, you will try to test start the car and see if the timing is right. Since there is no coolant (if you replaced your water pump) and the alternator is not attached, you can't run your engine for long. If the car starts and idles fine, you're golden! Otherwise, you'll need to make adjustments by moving the timing belt back and forth on the camshaft timing pulley til you get it right.

To start off, put the timing belt on the camshaft timing pulley and make sure it's fairly tight. Then loosen the tensioner pulley bolt until it springs back tight putting tension back on the timing belt. Retighten the tensioner pulley bolt. If you had used the alternative method from step 14, then put the spark plug and wire back on. Put the negative terminal back on the battery. Pray... now get in the car and start it with the hopes of it running normally. If it does, congrats as you just saved the extra trouble in having to adjust the timing and proceed to step 26.


This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jul 22, 2010 - 8:32 PM

[Rusty]

and the marks on the cams where off. but when i closed it up they were aligned.

how does that happen? and when did you get cams??

[RvA944]

Not sure what to tell ya there Mike, Maybe Manny will chime in or better yet give him a call.....

[Johnnyny]

Not sure what to tell ya there Mike, Maybe Manny will chime in or better yet give him a call.....

if u need any more 5s parts found a gt in a yard near me its missing exhaust manifold but rest is there engine wise

[Tigawoods]

as of 8pm it started.

its running super rich.

idling btwn 600-1500
and after a minute or two it shuts off

drove it out around the block and it ran choppy as well.
the distributor is adjusted so its fully retarted

[Tigawoods]

other than the redic idle that i will be fixing when i wake up i also have another serious issue.



my rear passenger side coilover pissed oil.
and is completely blown.
when we took the car for a drive, it hit has hard as a rock over a couple bumps.
i called Ksport(earlier in the day) and they said its $110 per coil to fix and it would take 2-3 days depending on if the have the parts or not.
i think its reasonable.

but the question is....
should i still race on sunday.
im slightly on the fence
what do you all think

[jordisonjr]

Well it depends, If its gunna cause more damaged to the coilover I'd say its a no go.
Its not worth it to do more damage and cause yourself more money and work for one race.
On the other hand, If you can make it work without making anything extensively worse, then go for it.
I know what its like having a passion for something like that and having to sit on the side lines while everyone else is out there racing.


But thats just my opinion, being a broke college student, I always have to look at money wise first haha.

gl with the decision man.

[Johnnyny]

another ksports gone bad i see, yeah i wouldn't race with three legs and a bad idle like dat u might do some more damage

[RvA944]

Well Mike,

With a blown strut hows she going to handle to start off with? And I'm planning on being there so if you don't mind taking a few steps backwards you could run my rig. Yeah she's a bone stock AT200 wearing nasty beatup paint right now so she slow but she'll be there.

[Stambo]

is the timing still off?