DIY 7afe motor swap 56k killer lots of pics, taken a newer 7afe and putting it in your 94-95 celica Options

[nik]

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my project
reason bought the celica knowing it had rod knock

donor car a 1997 toyota corolla 7afe manual (( price $250 )) (( i sold parts off the car to make $325 back ))





project car 1994 toyota celica 7afe manual ((price $400))




this is just the order i did it in

step 1 pull the 7afe motor from the corolla ( completed )




step 2 go threw and label all the clips on the celica harness then remove from sensors etc ( completed )




step 3 pull the 7afe motor from the celica (in process right now)

park car let it cool down before working on
set ebrake!!
disconnect the battery
jack up the car and place jack stands on both sides of the car
label and remove harness
drain coolant, oil , power steering fuild, tranny fuild and any others i forgot to mention

remove radiator and fans
remove all lines going from the motor to the car
remove exhaust i did the headers 1st and mid pipe
unbolt hubs 1 17mm bolt and 2 17mm nuts
unbolt end links from hub to torque bars
remove cotter pin , cover and 30 mm nut
remove axel from hub and tranny
repeat both sides
remove any pieces that are block the motor mounts like the air box and cruise control if you have one
you have 4 motor mounts one on each side of the motor and one front and back ones
now you should be ready to remove motor and tranny

This post has been edited by nik: Oct 26, 2009 - 6:08 PM

[nik]

added a few pics

[ComaToes]

Coool engine swap, under a grand for a 6Gc with 57k miles, sheesh, thats sweet... did you sell off the manual tranny out of the corolla? If not what are you asking for it?

[nik]

update im ready to pull the 7afe sitting in the celica out

once pulled ill swap the manifolds
plus the distriubtors

then drop in the 97 block with all the 94 stuff ac unit power steering pump etc

then drop it in and wire it back up ill have pics up soon

[CelicaST_CALI]

Can u explain how to pull the axles??Pics?

[nik]

I drained my tranny first
unbolt the brake line to get more slack
then unbolted the hub 2 17mm bolts and 1 17 mm bolt
then unbolt the swaybar link just one side like a 14 mm plus an allen head
pull the pin at the end of the axel
remove the cover and use a 30mm to remove the axel nut

move the hub out to push that end out but watch out not to stretch your brake line

then use a pry bar to pop out the axel by the tranny

[nik]

Update

i have both motor out and am in the process of swapping the accessory's over i have already noticed a few differences

the lower power steering bracket is a different width from the 94 to 97 the upper is the same

i have a tone of pics that ill post up at the end

[dabazied]

What kind of changes do you have to make to accomodate with the celica being OBDI and the new engine being OBDII? Swappin ecu as well? Or can you use the existing ecu/OBDI system with the new engine as plug n play in that aspect because its the same engine?

[nik]

What kind of changes do you have to make to accomodate with the celica being OBDI and the new engine being OBDII? Swappin ecu as well? Or can you use the existing ecu/OBDI system with the new engine as plug n play in that aspect because its the same engine?

in short im taking the new block and head (97) and putting all the 94 stuff on it ( the manifold , distributor , and all the accessory power steering etc))so my ecu and harness is still OBD1

mostly plug and play