SO-CAL, engine swap Options

[NaderG]

anybody on here that live in So-cal and did a 3S-GTE swap , i had some questions...

did you do it yourself or at a shop ? if at a shop then where at and how much did you pay and if you did it yourself : would u do it for me ! ( if your like a mechanic lol )

[LewFX]

chanh55, urbandork, sphinx, etc etc, one day ill be doing a beams swap

[NaderG]

Is any of you guys listed above a mechanic or someone who can do my swap for me , i cant do it myself because i have NO experience whatsoever

[LewFX]

you gotta ask the so cal peeps who have done it if they can come out and help with their knowledge...do u have the garage? tools? 3s?

[NaderG]

well , i am kind of a long term planner ... The 3s will be here once i have all the money available .. garage and tools ... NOPE ... so the reason i am asking is that if i cant find someone / place/ tools to do the swap theni will just sell the car and get over it ... because i dont want the project to cost me tons or do it at a shop that is not familiar with celicas ... i really love my celica though and i would really prefere to keep it.

[j0e_p3t]

you can always sell your car buy a 3s swapped celi. there are a couple of those in the b/s section. i think one of them is even in the so cal area.

[NaderG]

that is a nice idea... but mine is a Vert .. wonder if there is one of thoose ...

[Chanh55]

Your car is auto, do you plan on keeping it that way?

[NaderG]

nope , stick shift is going in with the swap .. and yes i can drive stick

[Chanh55]

Swapping your car is not something most people will want to do twice unless it was for some decent amount of money. If you have no knowledge or tools to swap yourself then I would recommend you start saving and have a shop do it. If you need help looking for a shop, I can help you with that.

[NaderG]

Well , what i was hoping for is that someone on here have a shop or works at one , that was my main goal and i would be GREAT if u can help me fin a shop with celica experience in so-cal !!

This post has been edited by NaderG: May 29, 2007 - 5:49 PM

[CelicaST202]

make sure you can find someone to pass the smog when its due and don't get pulled over by cops because they might ask you to pop your hood. If you get caught your gonna be send to a ref station.

[NaderG]

I though u can legally register the new engine ...

Have anybody legalized their engine swap ? is it possible ??

This post has been edited by NaderG: May 30, 2007 - 10:28 PM