ST205 Powered COUPE!!! Options

[Ted95]

yeeah.. i dont think so lol
im just gunna do a minor tune up and maybe put some stupid wheels on it idc its a beater

anyways about the TRD strut bar, works great!
it makes the car alot stiffer in the front and just wants to bite throughout first and second vs. spinning like it did before, spins a little still but not as much. the car vibrates a little more, but tolerable.

i am VERY happy with this purchase and the improvement it has made to my car.

This post has been edited by Ted95: Feb 24, 2013 - 1:18 AM

[Ted95]

So ive done a couple small mods to the celi recently. I bought SpeedSource solid brass shifter bushings to replace my old stock rubber bushings. one of the best things i put in the car, made my shifting alot more smoother and precise.

this is what it comes with



i put them in after class and before work so i didnt have time to take pics as i was going but its pretty self explanitory, pop the old rubber ones out with a flat head screw driver, and slide in the brass bushings in its place. i had a hard time getting the upper bushing on tho. it seemed to be too big so i took some 40 grit then 80 grit and 220 grit in that order to sand down the bushing a little bit to make it fit. i tried to squeeze it in with vise grips but it wouldnt go at all. after sanding it down with 40,80, then 220 about 5 times of test fitting i finally got it to slip in (thats what she said) and is still snug so no issues of being lose at all.

i find them to be VERY effective as my shifting is quicker and alot smoother. hey for $30 bucks and about an hour of my time im more then happy with it. made my car feel alot better to drive as its shiftng was very stiff before and a pain at times.

also modded my bumper a few weeks back..



moch fit after cuttin the bars off


cant see it but i painted the part that i sanded down black where the bars were






s2k antenna


my buddies new 06' si





and today i hit 225k


This post has been edited by Ted95: Feb 24, 2013 - 1:45 AM

[CAcelica29]

love the fogs, was looking to do something similar, just curious what fogs those are and what they cost you. thx.

[Ted95]

love the fogs, was looking to do something similar, just curious what fogs those are and what they cost you. thx.

they are the preface JDM fogs, kinda hard to come by at times. dont really remember what i paid, prob around ~100 or so

[bsamps4]

I like the bushings Ted. I'm gonna have to get a set myself. Shifting in my car could definitely be tidier.

[Ted95]

I like the bushings Ted. I'm gonna have to get a set myself. Shifting in my car could definitely be tidier.

ya its a cheap mod and is worth every penny!

http://speed-source.net/?wpsc-product=toyo...hifter-bushings

[SwissFerdi]

Funny how much smaller the Celi looks compared to the Si. Celi > Si in looks as well.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Oct 7, 2011 - 8:44 AM

[Nial]

Excellent build, have really enjoyed seeing your rebuild, I have just started doing the same to an ST205...gives me some hope that its manageable.

this is what it comes with

....but those things are bad news. They remove the mechanical sympathy from your gear shifts...I have seen several gearboxes trashed because of those things. (and there was no shadow of doubt that they were the cause)

http://www.jap-spec-performance.co.uk/stor...products_id=145

These are a far far better compromise and come highly recommended......they have a certain amount of "give", they wont corrode or wear down as fast.

[Ted95]

Excellent build, have really enjoyed seeing your rebuild, I have just started doing the same to an ST205...gives me some hope that its manageable.

this is what it comes with

....but those things are bad news. They remove the mechanical sympathy from your gear shifts...I have seen several gearboxes trashed because of those things. (and there was no shadow of doubt that they were the cause)

http://www.jap-spec-performance.co.uk/stor...products_id=145

These are a far far better compromise and come highly recommended......they have a certain amount of "give", they wont corrode or wear down as fast.

hm, no kidding. well then looks like ill be ordering the poly ones instead ha. that does make perfect sense tho now thinking about it, thanks for the heads up.

and ya take your time with your swap if you can, i just went peice by peice unitl my parts pile was big enough to start the swap lol it took alot of paitence but was worth it. goodluck!

[presure2]

Yup, the guys on mr2oc are going to spyrical bearing equipped bushings, I actually installed a set on jims alltrac for him.
The poly ones will be an improvment over stock, but the spyrical style are the best cause they allow the arm to pivot as needed, but takes away all the slop. (the "bushing" is metal) to use them on an s54 they will need an extra spacer made for them, I had one made for Jim, it was 10$.
the car is looking great dude,I really like what you did with the bumper opening!

[Ted95]

Yup, the guys on mr2oc are going to spyrical bearing equipped bushings, I actually installed a set on jims alltrac for him.
The poly ones will be an improvment over stock, but the spyrical style are the best cause they allow the arm to pivot as needed, but takes away all the slop. (the "bushing" is metal) to use them on an s54 they will need an extra spacer made for them, I had one made for Jim, it was 10$.
the car is looking great dude,I really like what you did with the bumper opening!

thats what Joey has on his mr2 right?
and thanks i think it makes the front look so much better, really brings out the IC

[presure2]

Yup, Joe has the same ones, he got them from mister3 on mr2oc.

[RabidTRD]

I'm thinking about doing the same thing. I don't like the slop in the shifter at times.

One thing I might suggest (because this is why the bars were there), put some kinda metal re-enforcement on the inside underlip of the bumper. It will warp and sag over time and that will prevent it. Even if it's a thin piece of aluminum, it'll hold shape.

[Ted95]

I'm thinking about doing the same thing. I don't like the slop in the shifter at times.

One thing I might suggest (because this is why the bars were there), put some kinda metal re-enforcement on the inside underlip of the bumper. It will warp and sag over time and that will prevent it. Even if it's a thin piece of aluminum, it'll hold shape.

ya i have already had that in mind and have it planned out on how i want to do it. right after i put the bumper on and started it up i noticed it vibrating a little and knew something needed to be done.


so in my search for cleaner and tighter shifting i found this little number hear..

http://speed-source.net/?wpsc-product=toyo...-clutch-pushrod

its a longer clutch push rod to help make the disengagement of a "heavy" clutch feel better and apparently a crisper shift. it is 1/4" longer then the stock rod, does anyone see anything wrong with this? would this in the long run screw up my clutch but maybe pulling it to far back, im not sure looking for input or if anyone has heard athing about them. in therory it seems like a nice little mod.

i came across these as well, spherical bearing "bushings"

http://www.deltav.com.au/index.php?page=sh...=1&Itemid=5

now it was said a spacer would need to be made, im assuming that the thickness of the end of the cable is thicker then the mr2s so a spacer would be needed to fill in the rest of the gap? like the bearing does fit all the way flush with the cable loop is that what its for, but that would disrupt the bearing from moving? im thinking the inner diameter would have to be large with a thin wall so the bearing can pivit as needed, thoughts?

or maybe this arent he right type lol still searchin..

[Ted95]

Funny how much smaller the Celi looks compared to the Si. Celi > Si in looks as well.

the Celi is faster tho hehe

[Neon90424]

Funny how much smaller the Celi looks compared to the Si. Celi > Si in looks as well.

the Celi is faster tho hehe

Ofcourse its faster, after all...it is a HahnDuh

[Ted95]

So today my car is making a clunking noise on the passenger side and i can feel it through the floor, espically on the passenger side. im thinking it has somethin to do with the passenger side axel, more specifically the supporting colar bracket attatched to the back of the block.

when the wheel is turned all the way to the left (while turning out of a parking lot for example) i can hear a whinning scrapping like sound and ive never heard a bad wheel bearing before so i was thinkin that might be the problem. this has been the case for the past 2 days, but only when turned all the way.

but after work today when i left thats when i heard the clunking noise, almost like a bad motor mount knock only its more frequent, and considering i have poly mounts i dont think its that. plus i can feel the clunk through the floor, and seems like w.e it is is rubbing the axel a little bit because i can hear the axel rotating and scrapping somethin every so often ( i think..) its kind of hard to explain with out actually knowing what it is yet lol

im not bringin the car to school or work tomorrow so after work im goin to bring it out back in the garage and pop the wheels off and under plastics and see whats going on.

as for now, im stuck studying for this stupid exam.. update tomorrow

[Ted95]

so the wheel bearing is junk, jacked the car up today and the passenger side tire wiggles around, not much to good..
tonight im actually going to go check out a little Ford Ranger for a winter beater since my brother is gettin his license and going to take the neon. so if all goes well im going to get the truck and swap plates over and take the celi off the road for the winter a little earlier since i have some suspension work i want to get done.

things to order
-passenger side wheel bearing (picking up tomorrow)
-inner and outer tie rods
-twosrus st185 endlinks
-miata rear endlinks
-front and rear poly bushings

also while shes off the road this winter im going to go through the bottom of the car and repair all and any rot that might be under the car since its been a New England car its whole life.

Mike (mkernz) stopped by last week and me and him got the boost gauge wired up and cruised around to test it out



results, 13psi with the cut-out closed and 16psi with the cut-out open.
i turned it up to 14-17 now and wow does this thing scream lol

[presure2]

Hehe boost is addicting, isn't it?
Mod list for the winter is lookin good dude!

[Ted95]

Hehe boost is addicting, isn't it?
Mod list for the winter is lookin good dude!

very addicting. im VERY glad i went with the 3sgte over the Beams. i love the Beams swap and may do one later on down the road but boost is soooo much fun!

i also need to add brake pads and 2 new tires to the list