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[richee3]

I just remembered... When I relocated the battery, I was going to test a few things and my dad was outside and decided to help. I knew the relocation went well but I was going to test some accessories on the car so dad hooked up the battery charger and hooked it up backwards. Almost immediately, half the fuses in the car blew. I hoped that was all that was wrong with the car but now that this 5S is in, it looks like the car has a few other problems. For instance, when I turn the headlights on, the car says it's going 40 mph. When I hit the high beams, I'm magically going 60. I was planning on paying my Lexus off anyway so I think for now I'm going to be done with this car and either start planning to sell the shell or part it out. Nothing is official yet, but I've been wanting a mkIII Supra for a while. Now seems like a good time to pick one up.

[stephen_lee]

thats a ground loop issue. make sure all the ground points in your engine harness are grounded well and check all the stock grounds. i did that accidentally with my friends integra... forgot a ground in the harness and it would start and run only with the headlights on. the radio wouldnt woulrk with the lights on, blinkers only worked witht the wipers on.. weird **** lol.

so id check ur grounds. chances are thats all the issue is.

the battery shouldve taken most of the reverse current. if not id check into replacing your integrated relay...

[richee3]

I actually checked my grounds, unless there are a few that are hiding from me. The motor won't do anything at all, most of the electric stuff seems to be working apart from the speedo acting up. I'm not worried about it. I'm working on the BEAMS first, this second. And even then, it'll be a few weeks before I can get everything together for this car.

[stephen_lee]

theres one on the intake manifold, and then both fenders.

[richee3]

Nope, none hiding from me then. Everything is hooked up apart from the radiator and every single coolant line. My six month old Wal Mart Neverstart battery is completely dead, so the car can't do anything at all unless it's hooked up to a battery charger. I don't plan on starting the car without any coolant anyway, plus I still need new wheel bearings and a carrier bearing bracket for the passenger side axle. So for now, my car has a motor and the potential to start and run. I'm getting it out of the garage today after work, putting the BEAMS back in the garage while I wait for the valve cover gasket, and either today or tomorrow I will be going to look at another Celica. Nothing special, but it's cheap.

Just a note to future swappers, the issues I am having right now are exactly why you but a motor then do all the maintenance to it before dropping it in. You should never try to buy a motor and just drop it in like I did. Sometimes it works but it isn't worth the risk.

[ricochet1490]

Sounds to me like your Dad owes you a battery, or at LEAST a box of fuses lol

[stephen_lee]

i wouldnt say so.. as a parent dad probably did well more for him than what he did in harm to the car

This post has been edited by stephen_lee: Jul 25, 2011 - 3:27 PM

[richee3]

Yes and no. He's done a lot for me, there's no doubt about that. But he's also the reason I no longer own the black Celica that the BEAMS just went in.

Everything is a go to look at a new Celica tonight. It's a '94 GT, auto, 160k, 3L2, all options, everything. The transmission is out on it, but it's a steal. It has a dent in the front right fender and a couple of tears in the driver's seat, and the usual fading paint on the body plastics, otherwise it's pretty clean. Between this and my gray Celica, I'll have enough stuff to get one of them running and driving properly, and the other is heading for a hasty partout. Or if the car isn't as advertised, I've still got the funds to get my gray Celica running properly. Stay tuned for updates.

[Keiri]

Yes and no. He's done a lot for me, there's no doubt about that. But he's also the reason I no longer own the black Celica that the BEAMS just went in.

Everything is a go to look at a new Celica tonight. It's a '94 GT, auto, 160k, 3L2, all options, everything. The transmission is out on it, but it's a steal. It has a dent in the front right fender and a couple of tears in the driver's seat, and the usual fading paint on the body plastics, otherwise it's pretty clean. Between this and my gray Celica, I'll have enough stuff to get one of them running and driving properly, and the other is heading for a hasty partout. Or if the car isn't as advertised, I've still got the funds to get my gray Celica running properly. Stay tuned for updates.

Good luck Dan and hopefully you'll wind up a member of the 3L2 club.

But if you part out the red one please keep me in mind and greyhound the hood to me.

[ricochet1490]

Yes and no. He's done a lot for me, there's no doubt about that. But he's also the reason I no longer own the black Celica that the BEAMS just went in.

Everything is a go to look at a new Celica tonight. It's a '94 GT, auto, 160k, 3L2, all options, everything. The transmission is out on it, but it's a steal. It has a dent in the front right fender and a couple of tears in the driver's seat, and the usual fading paint on the body plastics, otherwise it's pretty clean. Between this and my gray Celica, I'll have enough stuff to get one of them running and driving properly, and the other is heading for a hasty partout. Or if the car isn't as advertised, I've still got the funds to get my gray Celica running properly. Stay tuned for updates.

whoa, am I missing something here? or are you just referencing the fact that your girlfriend owns the car that got the BEAMS? if so, very sad. However, mighty noble of you to sacrafice your beams to put in her car...

[richee3]

Well guys, welcome me back to the 3L2 club. I bought the car last night. Its about what you can expect from a '94. The paint is a little faded, the front right fender has a dent, it starts and runs but doesn't drive. The transmission is toast. I haven't decided which car will be victimized to make the other one run. I like the blue car a little better right now, since I'd rather not have to do a manual conversion. I'll pick it up in a day or two but here are some pictures.







Ricochet, the black car that got the BEAMS used to belong to me but about a year and a half ago, I sold it to her. That Redtop was cheap and I have another BEAMS if I plan on swapping it. Besides, her car is a better car and deserves the Redtop more than mine.

This post has been edited by richee3: Jul 28, 2011 - 9:39 AM

[stephen_lee]

does it just need trans fluid? my red celica i bought was like that.. filled up the trans and drove it 20k miles till the auto-manual swap

[richee3]

No idea. It's very possible. I'll check when I bring it home later this week. I'm really not wanting to bother with the manual swap but I really want to get both cars side by side to compare them and see which I go on with.

Brian, if I do part the red one out, the hood is all yours, but it's pretty faded. Look at the hood compared to the fender. The fender has a lot more gloss than the hood.

[Keiri]

No idea. It's very possible. I'll check when I bring it home later this week. I'm really not wanting to bother with the manual swap but I really want to get both cars side by side to compare them and see which I go on with.

Brian, if I do part the red one out, the hood is all yours, but it's pretty faded. Look at the hood compared to the fender. The fender has a lot more gloss than the hood.

Yeah, the hood does seem less vibrant than the fender but I guess it'd cost less to have a paint shop strip then add a new coat of gloss to the hood. Maybe.

Either way, good luck with both cars - with luck the red one just needs tranny fluid as Stephen mentioned.

PS: Welcome home brother!

This post has been edited by Keiri: Jul 26, 2011 - 9:40 AM

[njccmd2002]

hey, where did the red car come from....

[richee3]

Part of me is hoping that the red car just needs fluid. None of the gears work at all, even reverse. Then again, part of me is hoping that it was just catastrophic transmission failure so I don't have to deal with an auto. I know that dropping my other 5S with the manual trans in the red car and do the manual conversion makes the most sense, but I have a history with the gray car and I've had it for a year and a half and I don't want to quit on it just yet. No matter which car I keep, I'm getting another BEAMS for it.

Noberto, I just bought the red car last night. It's nothing special, but it's in decent condition for a '94 and the price was right. Either this car or the gray one will be parted and sold.

[stephen_lee]

I'd hope it was just the fluid so I can have a functional, stock, back up car. but u do have the IS still so...

[richee3]

It's not the fluid. I asked the guy earlier and he said something about a pin being broken. I assume he means the pin for park.

This post has been edited by richee3: Jul 28, 2011 - 9:41 AM

[Keiri]

It's not the fluid. I asked the guy earlier and he said "something something something blah blah blah pin fell out of blah blah gears floating around something something and junk and stuff and junk."

Dear Lord what a terrible lack of help. Sounds like it isn't changing gears. Maybe a solenoid issue?

[SwissFerdi]

Congratulations VB, and good luck.