I Swapped 3s-ge Redtop Into 97 Limited Edition Vert., Pictures are restored, many more added 5/24/11 Options

[njccmd2002]

VAROOOMMMMMMMM




JEJEJEJE this thing is louder than a tonka truck.


Dustin, you were right, i went underneath and found why codes 14 - 15......




PAGE 6 IS OWNED.

[samir0189]

Can't wait for the next update! This is going extremely well, especially for a one man job. Kudos to you.

[Rusty]

they are my custom made ground kit, for 10 bucks. refused to pay 70 for a ground kit.

You dont like it?

oh right.

nah its they just stand out a bit too much you know? if they where say black you'd hardly notice them, and more focus on the redtop in a black engine bay

VAROOOMMMMMMMM




JEJEJEJE this thing is louder than a tonka truck.


Dustin, you were right, i went underneath and found why codes 14 - 15......




PAGE 6 IS OWNED.

CONGRATES!!!!!!

you know, we now need videos

[Culpable04]

congratulations !

Must be a great feeling

[njccmd2002]

videos tomorrow, i still have some wires all around, and no axles, but at least i know the engine is not dead..

surprisingly its idling fine so far, need to connect the exhaust.

just came back from Memphis, maybe tomorrow i put a little bit of work.

[Batman722]

congrats

it's always something simple and easy

[erahman85]

thats AWESOME!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH I'M EXCITED!

[CelicaST_CALI]

sweet!!!!You should do a how-to similar to Defgephs on the 3sgte


Congrats!i hope everything goes smoothly!

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Mar 12, 2010 - 10:27 PM

[njccmd2002]

sweet!!!!You should do a how-to similar to Defgephs on the 3sgte

well i have been putting all these pics, some of the stuff is pretty basic, i have more pics, but then it makes it longer.

the engine is untouched, meaning original clutch and timing belt. it only has 35K miles., so i will probably do that in the future,

in the meantime, I have my camera... I have to adjust the air intake, i cut the nipples, and used jb weld to close the hole,

some wires need to be done, and axle rebuild. Some parts will be painted, and cleaned.

I even bought a small sandblast gun, for the small things.


What i did extra was

1. Extended the wires to have the harness come through the firewall were it should.

2. Created my own cpu mount,

3. Installed my own grounds,

4. New heater core

5. Remodeled the air intake (using a MAF from an avalon)

6. sanblasted the exhuast,

7. Relocated the vacuum sensor

8. The harness has an all new heat tubing, everything was replaced.

9. new battery terminals

10. Clean the engine bay

I cannot think of anything else..

I can make a list of tips for any swap, i learned the hard way, but that will come later.



and to prove its alive...



thats me with the accelerator, its not the idle.. LOL it has no exhaust!!!!



This post has been edited by njccmd2002: May 26, 2011 - 2:12 AM

[cheela]

beastly!!!!!

[Keiri]

That bad boy barks!

Congrats on the swap and I'm looking forward to the first videos of the car rolling.

[Outsider]

Congrats on a job well done.

[zavnet]

i find this very interesting and congrats........ i am doing a swap to 3sge from a 7afe ..however i noticed that you seemed to have less problems when it comes on to the engine mounts... they had to do plenty fabrication to make it work for me.

[presure2]

i find this very interesting and congrats........ i am doing a swap to 3sge from a 7afe ..however i noticed that you seemed to have less problems when it comes on to the engine mounts... they had to do plenty fabrication to make it work for me.

the only thing you have to do in an ST chassis is drill 2 holes to mount the passanger side mount.

[zavnet]

i find this very interesting and congrats........ i am doing a swap to 3sge from a 7afe ..however i noticed that you seemed to have less problems when it comes on to the engine mounts... they had to do plenty fabrication to make it work for me.

the only thing you have to do in an ST chassis is drill 2 holes to mount the passanger side mount.

hmmm.... thats correct they did that for the passenger side however the mounts for the driver side, front and back didn't line up .. they used back the mounts for the st front, back and side.

the bracket that connect to the automatic transmission for the 3sge has 3 bolt pattern and when i sourced the bracket that fits the transmission i realise that it conflicts with the connection set up for the chassis. i don't have pictures for that yet .... they fabricated something though..an connect back the old bracket and mount from off the 7afe transmission......... sorry to hijack this thread

[njccmd2002]

the center crossmember is different between st and gt

and no, im not done, haha stillneed the axles

[zavnet]

the center crossmember is different between st and gt

and no, im not done, haha stillneed the axles

ok they are different i see...... well i am still in the middle of my swap hopefully i can get it started tomorrow and do a engine bay wash ..it really looks like a mess now.. yea i had to get the axles i had to travel across the country yesterday to get the exhaust manifold for the engine and crank case bottom.. luckily i got it with the heat shield but now i realize that the bottom part cannot be connected to my piping as there are 2 exhaust holes at the bottom, mine only has one.......so back to the hunting ........a day in the life of engine swapping lol

[njccmd2002]

5 bucks of premium gas

[HECTOP]

Great job!

[njccmd2002]

Well i had the first run today, what can i say, VVTI kicks in, and booom, compared to the 5sfe, there is none.

i have driven a turbo celica, before, and its cool, maybe i look into that in the future, but this is enough for now..

I had the test pipe made, will be getting a Cat converter in the future. But Im impressed, even my wife is impressed, its awesome. picks up fine

I will be doing tune up in the future, like the water pump, timing belt and clutch, but im happy as is now.

A few things are needed, like put the bumper back on, the heat shields, and stuff, but im going out of town, and im lazy now...

This is the gap i had with the exhaust...



50 bucks plus this cut in half



and the exhaust shop made this for me..



engine as it seatss


side view



exhaust



and a little video....





would i do it again? Yes Im looking for another one...

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: May 26, 2011 - 2:17 AM