New Addition to Our Family, Painted page 7!!! Options

[hurley97]

I'm second guessing the rear plate bezel being black. I think we are still going to do the roof but I'm not sure about how a black plate surround will go with the white wheels...





This post has been edited by hurley97: Jun 17, 2010 - 6:43 PM

[presure2]

the black has got to go.

[SwissFerdi]

Like I said, if it was CF I'd like it...but now, it just looks like a spare part that you tossed on.

[BonzaiCelica]

yumm very tasty!! I agree go back to the red license plate bezel??? if thats what its called

[Tigawoods]

wow...how come it took me this long to find this thread???
i need to come up sometime and get a first hand experience.
if i would ever do a swap. this is what id do.
and i am stunned as to how fast you got it in ( thats what she said )
i shouldnt be though seeing as how you guys where working on it

car looks cherry.
rims are white so i am obligated to love it.

what is the weight difference btwn the 3s and 5s?
thats the one thing ive been trying to search around for?

[block]

nice swap. i love the beams engine. would this swap be a direct swap or is it like the 3sgte where you need to do some harness work? this motor bolts up to the existing 5sfe components (ac, air box, etc)? nicely done.

[hurley97]

I'm not sure about the weight difference Mike, but I agree the Beams would be your kind of motor.

There is a little wiring involved but not much, less than the 3rd gen 3SGTE. AC works fine, I think the airbox is slightly different, the throttle body is bigger so the hose and the opening from the airbox is also bigger, and you need the hose that connects the throttle body to the box cause it has the opening for the MAF sensor, the GT mounts work fine. But if you get a motor set it should come with everything you would need.


Me and Dustin discussed it and we are ditching the black plate holder and doing that body color but the roof will still be getting painted black.

[SwissFerdi]

This would be dependent on your budget, but...if you were to do the roof black, I'd panda the whole car and do a CF hood and hatch. Both OEM-style, no need for silly vents.

[BonzaiCelica]

car looks cherry.
rims are white so i am obligated to love it.

what is the weight difference btwn the 3s and 5s?
thats the one thing ive been trying to search around for?

as to how much the weight difference in engine weight would be I'm guessing the 4th gen 3S-GE, would be slightly heavier. I say this becuase although it has direct fire ignition, (if thats what they are called) it doesnt have a distributor, but on the other hand it does have helical lsd (that is, if it is from an ss-III celica, and quite possible a viscious lsd if it is from a ss-II, still no confirmation on that though) but thats what i would think. I dont know anybody else have an input. is the block design of the 3S-GE and 5S-FE the same? lighter head on the 3S-GE? who knows???

[Rusty]

red celica and white rims ftw
they look good, but i'm glad I choose to go for the 6spoke white

Im finding out the weight difference for you now tiga

what about the turbo, intercooler etc bonzai?? check the LSD thread, we're pretty sure now what models got what

This post has been edited by Rusty: Jun 22, 2010 - 1:18 AM

[Edophus]

car looks cherry.
rims are white so i am obligated to love it.

what is the weight difference btwn the 3s and 5s?
thats the one thing ive been trying to search around for?

as to how much the weight difference in engine weight would be I'm guessing the 4th gen 3S-GE, would be slightly heavier. I say this becuase although it has direct fire ignition, (if thats what they are called) it doesnt have a distributor, but on the other hand it does have helical lsd (that is, if it is from an ss-III celica, and quite possible a viscious lsd if it is from a ss-II, still no confirmation on that though) but thats what i would think. I dont know anybody else have an input. is the block design of the 3S-GE and 5S-FE the same? lighter head on the 3S-GE? who knows???

i'm going to wager that the 4th gen 3s-ge is the lightest of them all, the 5s-fe for example has taller block, its a few mm, but thats a fair bit of cast iron, the crank might have more meat on it aswell but i dont know, also no dizzy, the inlet manifold on the beams is a bit simpler aswell so could be lighter, i doubt at the end of the day there is much in it. Thats all gearbox aside though.

[BonzaiCelica]

red celica and white rims ftw
they look good, but i'm glad I choose to go for the 6spoke white

Im finding out the weight difference for you now tiga

what about the turbo, intercooler etc bonzai?? check the LSD thread, we're pretty sure now what models got what

rusty I was talking about the 3S-GE Beams vs the 5S-FE. not the 3S-GTE vs the 5S-FE

here are two website that specify weight specs for ss-III celica. to totally different weights??? we will never know? http://www.toyota-celica.net/spec/1999.1/5725/ , http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/mod...car/?car=185592 Im leaning more towards the 2,668 pounds



This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Jun 23, 2010 - 1:05 AM

[hurley97]

Too bad I don't have the receipt from the shipping company, that may have had a general idea of the weight of the package/motor.


So the Beams got a new (/used) wheel bearing Sunday, steering rack and alignment today, feels much better now.

Ready for bodywork and paint when you are Manny!

[Rusty]

haa whoops

[hurley97]

bodywork has begun

The car has a lot of small dings and dents all over the place. Not too bad. The passenger side door didn't line up with the rear quarter very well. The drivers side fender had splits in it at the wheel well lip, pass side fender was aftermarket and didn't really fit too well. The plan is to use the oem fender from the parts car on the pass side and buy a new oem fender for the drivers side. Hopefully the rest will be pretty easy. Lots of sanding and priming and more sanding. Plenty of time, the car isn't scheduled for paint until Sat July 17th.

(If all goes according to plan) All non-moveable windows will be removed by the Thursday before paint, Manny will drive the stripped down car to work on Friday for the last bit of prep and taping. Paint Saturday and left over the weekend to dry. Monday AAA will go to the car and install the windows and we should hopefully be able to pick it up that afternoon and put everything back together.










This post has been edited by hurley97: Jun 30, 2010 - 9:20 PM

[hurley97]

pictures from last night (friday)







since then the other quarter window is out, rear glass is out, plate bezel is sanded, mirrors are off, both fenders are fitted, both sideskirts are fitted.

Things left to do: We just need to take the cowl and wipers off. Then Manny needs to fill in a few unwanted holes, finish sanding, prime and block the whole car, and paint the jambs before Friday when he takes it to work for paint on Sat.

[Johnnyny]

pictures from last night (friday)

I love Beams????!!!!

[presure2]

pictures from last night (friday)

I love Beams????!!!!

nope.
i love manny.
cause steff secretly loves me.
proof later.


lookin good guys, one week and that car is gonna be INCREDIBLE.
i cant wait to paint it.

[hurley97]

It's not really a secret, it's written on my windshield

[lagos]

Nice! Cant wait to see the end result!