project 1mz celica, 94 gt starting a new life Options

[Box]

Let us know how it turns out, hopefully they can work something out for you. My boot is still good, I'm just jealous of the ability to make things. I've never been good with making things, except problems. Currently in the process of fixing what is now the passenger seat. Had swapped the passenger seat cushions and covers to the driver side since was in better shape. And frankly I care more about me than the occasional passenger.

[kurt95gt]

Well desided to hold off an the exhaust for another paycheck
I want to get some of the little bugs worked out.
So i started to remount the charcoal can inside the fender since its so big i doesnt fit under the hood well.
Then im puting the vacuum tank where the charcoal can use to be
Ill try an post some pics later tonight after work
Ive had too many update with no pics so its time to go pic crazy soon

[kurt95gt]

Small teaser while im at work



Thats the rather large charcoal can from the es300
That will be making its new home in my drivers side fender well
ill do a small write up in her omce im done mountimg it

[95CelicaST]

I don't even have one of those...

[kurt95gt]

All just depends on the car your system came from
Mine had the plug an eveything
If you look att yours i didnt even see the big hose that runs to it in you vsv setup

[bluecelicawife]

Someone that's going to the meet Saturday please tell me the address for the place.Kurt's been so busy I haven't had time to talk to him about it and I also need to know what time it's starting

[kurt95gt]

Saturday march 24 starts 11am an the address is under the meet thread

[kurt95gt]

Ok i got the charcoal can mount today
Im not as happy with it mounted behind the tire as i thought
I think im goin to start looking for a small overflow tank to put on the drivers side by the strut tower so i can move the charcoal can to where the overflow is now.
The main reason for this is because i only have about 1/2 inch of clearance between the tire an the can when the tire is at full lock.
An i only have that because i cut off part of the plastic inner fenderwell

But ayleast its all in an hooked up for now

[mandrek]

DAIMN!!!!! that thing is HUGE!!!

[kurt95gt]

Ok time for pics an small write up on how its hooked up
So lets start with where its mounted

I have it as far up an over away from the tire as i can.

This pic you can see the big hose that runs to the vsv on the top of yhe motor

Heres where that hose connects.

Here is the hose that connect to the old evap hard line on the celica

Here is the hard line it connects to

Heres the sensor that was on the can
Its now mounted to the strut tower.

An heres the sensor thats connets to the sendor that was on the charcoal can


The only thing left to do is tap the last open line on the charcoal can into the intake tube
Ill do that that by putting a t in the valve cover vent tube.

[95CelicaST]

The sheer amount of vac lines on the 1MZ is it's only drawback. I'm thinking about buying another 1MZ and working on running the lines so that they can be tucked away.

[kurt95gt]

Atleast the toyota/lexus plate covers the a,good chunk of the hoses
but yea if it was tucked away would be nice
If i had thr knowhow i think itbs would look sweet too but that would be stupid hard to do

Atleast the toyota/lexus plate covers the a,good chunk of the hoses
but yea if it was tucked away would be nice
If i had thr knowhow i think itbs would look sweet too but that would be stupid hard to do

[kurt95gt]

Ok now for a quick run down of the vacuum tank

Heres the tank mounted in the same spot as the old charcoal can

Heres where the lines run to an connect to the hoses from the intake an vsv

Heres the other end of the connection

Heres wher the bottom hose connects to the intake

The small vacuum hose here thats connected to the hard line is the top hose on the vac tank connection.

[kurt95gt]

Ok guys where would the best place be to connect a water temp gauge into the coolant system?

[Smaay]

whats wrong with the factory one?

[mandrek]

Ok guys where would the best place be to connect a water temp gauge into the coolant system?

i guess the question you should ask yourself is what condition of the water do you want to measure?

on the water neck or just after it (as in Teed into the hose) on the out, =temp of the water exiting the block.. engine water temp (for this would be best to try to get it pre-t-stat)
Or to measure the water temp going into the motor.. bottom of the rad (i think, unless i got my flow direction backwards) or on the hose.. this will also let you see how efficient the rad is working.

i have an ST so the temp sensor is already mounted on the neck, but i got a GT/GT4 Ebay rad (godspeed) and it had an open port for the GT OEM temp sensor (or it may be for a fan switch,, either way it was an extra port on the bottom of the rad).. so i just used that to put my HF water temp Gauge.. that way i can see how well the rad is working...

This post has been edited by mandrek: Mar 23, 2012 - 12:04 PM

[kurt95gt]

The stock one reads funny
It jumps straight to half then goes up from there

Only gauge that seems to read right is the fuel gauge

[kurt95gt]

I was thinking in the top rad. Hose would be best

[95CelicaST]

Did you check with MR220V on the gauge wiring and what he thinks you should do?

Are you sure there isn't air in the system?

[kurt95gt]

I sent him an email last night but havent gotten a response back yet