My 3sgte swap thread, The diary begins TODAY! Options

[bojangles_8686]

Nice work Dan, your girlfriend actually let you off the phone so you could do that stuff?

[bojangles_8686]

oops double post

This post has been edited by bojangles_8686: Mar 21, 2006 - 2:20 PM

[playr158]

haha that wasn't my gf well not anymore at least

but yea thanks for droppin off the sideskirts they are now happily resting in my bedroom next to my new dash

but yea i actually had all that done before i got onto the fone with her pretty much just stopped at that point because of the stripped bolt which i'll remove the next time i come over with a drill and exactor bit

[brianforster]

weather was poopy today, affecting my optimism of this car ever being everything i dreamed of.

hopefully motor will go in tomorrow, ill keep everyone updated as usual

boost gauge came in the mail today, funny how a toy can lift your spirits

[brianforster]

update for today: got marks black doors on, dash back on, airbags installed, interior is almost finished except for a pesky wiring issue.

as far as the swap goes, unfortunately i need a new motor moutn that im going to try and pull from a celica at a junk yard tomorrow provided it is in good condition.

marks passenger motor mount (coincidentally is the only one thats different for the 3sgte into a ST swap) is bent ever so slightly and dan suggests i get a ew one.

after talking it out with some friends though, i have decided to heat it and bend it back (its less than an inch of travel) so that i may get the engine in and the chassis rolling into my driveway (my mom said that it has to be ni the driveway and out of the backyard by the time i leave for school sunday)

i know you are all going to post your opinions on this , and i wanna hear them, just try and be nice about it. i know forums arent the best place to tell your stories of rigging somethign up, but this is pretty necessary for me to do, otherwise i haev to shell out like 100 bucks for another moutn and wait on it to get here.

[yungazzdriver]

what do you mean that the st and gt mounts are the same except for the passenger side, or that the only one you cant custom make is the passenger one, because i have both gt and st mounts and all might seem to be similar but arent.

[brianforster]

the only mount that needs to be changed for the swap is the passenger side though, atleast thats what dan has said forever, if they are different, then hes got some splainin to do, heh.

[yungazzdriver]

yeah man but hey i got all the gt mounts and i compared em and they all are dirreferent with minor differences but the passenger is completely different. i can bring the gt mounts over one of these days and show you the the bolts and holes are in different locations and the tranny breackets are completely different

[brianforster]

how much did you pay for all 4 mounts, just curious

[yungazzdriver]

[bigal004321]

Im pulling for you to finish this swap in 9 days..that will be pretty good for a first timer...ill be lucky if i finish in a year..lol

Bigal

[brianforster]

provided i can get the mount issue finished tomorrow its still possible, otherwise, im screwed.

i actually looked at defgephs parts diagrams and all of the moutns are the same part number except for the passenger side mount.

motor should be dropped in and mounted tomorrow, as long as the junkyard has the motor mount i need

[playr158]

mario the only different one is the passenger side one...the rest from the ST are usable

[Defgeph]

Brian you need all the GT mounts and brackets. I posted the diagrams of the ST & GT mounts to show the differences. Look at the pictures not the part numbers Those arent the actual part numbers, they are discription numbers. Look at the diagram again you'll notice the only one that is the same is the rear mount. The rear tranny bracket is different as well. You'll never get that engine in correctly using the ST mounts. You NEED GT parts.

mario the only different one is the passenger side one...the rest from the ST are usable

This is incorrect

[Rjb23]

Brian you need all the GT mounts and brackets. I posted the diagrams of the ST & GT mounts to show the differences. Look at the pictures not the part numbers Those arent the actual part numbers, they are discription numbers. Look at the diagram again you'll notice the only one that is the same is the rear mount. The rear tranny bracket is different as well. You'll never get that engine in correctly using the ST mounts. You NEED GT parts.

mario the only different one is the passenger side one...the rest from the ST are usable

This is incorrect

Ditto on that, they are all different. Unless you can get all 4 mounts by friday your screwed.

Oh yea I have the passenger side mount, not the bracket brand new I'll sell for $90 shipped.

[brianforster]

well i guess that ends my swap then for now.. dan, you ass telling me all along that there was only 1 different one... meh

[bigal004321]

ahh man thats too bad...well u tried and that is all you can say...how was it working outside, rather have worked in a garage or outside better.

Bigal

[brianforster]

working outsides only downfall is when the sun goes down the days over

[brianforster]

according to parts america the rear mount is the same, and according to the diagram only the mounting bracket is different, which i have.

i have the passenger motor mount and mounting bracket and the driver side motor mount and that bracket is welded onto the car, so that works.

if i can find front and rear motor mounts before the weekend i might be set!

furthermore, i cant find anyone who sells more than just the rear or passenger side. BLARGH

[Rjb23]

Your going to have to go to Toyota to get the mounts.