Car Progress Thread v2.0, Replacing rusted out quarter panel... yay body work. Options

[purplegt4]

If the coolant the previous owner put in was green, it may have mixed with the toyota coolant which is red.

[ricochet1490]

soooo.... ugh.... what you doing with that stereo? lol

[jcbass7]

soooo.... ugh.... what you doing with that stereo? lol

Sold it to a friend, sorry..


PROGRESS
Started tearing a few things off of the engine. I'm only going to do a few small things before it goes into my car.

Things I'll buy and put on before I swap it in:
-Lightweight flywheel
-New Clutch (unsprung disc)
-Berk Tech 3in Downpipe
-Few maintenance things as needed

pics:













Anyone know what this is? It escapes me, I know I should remember.. some temperature probe. Do I need to keep it?



Found this.. wasn't to impressed with this bit since the engine was professionally swapped by a company a lot of us know. I thought this was fairly poor technique, but may have happened after the fact.

This post has been edited by jcbass7: May 8, 2012 - 12:32 PM

[KAOS]

Found this.. wasn't to impressed with this bit since the engine was professionally swapped by a company a lot of us know. I thought this was fairly poor technique, but may have happened after the fact.

Hmm... that's not the kind of exposure you want on an ignition system...

You wouldn't happen to be getting rid of the timing covers, hey Jess?

[Batman722]

That is the cat temp sensor, not needed at all.
It's only wired to the st205 gauge cluster and will put a light on if it gets too hot.

[jcbass7]

You wouldn't happen to be getting rid of the timing covers, hey Jess?

Sorry, gonna keep them

That is the cat temp sensor, not needed at all.
It's only wired to the st205 gauge cluster and will put a light on if it gets too hot.

Thanks Dustin. You're like Celicapedia.. know-er of all that is 6th gen.


So I also started setting up a project to lower my seat. I just have a static mock up right now to inspire ideas of how I can pull it off. I want to lower my seat closer to the floor since I am tall (6'4") and do not fit comfortably in the celica. I also have a sunroof, so thats killing some headroom also.

[KAOS]

So I also started setting up a project to lower my seat. I just have a static mock up right now to inspire ideas of how I can pull it off. I want to lower my seat closer to the floor since I am tall (6'4") and do not fit comfortably in the celica. I also have a sunroof, so thats killing some headroom also.

I'm 6'6" - so I feel your pain, but I'm also lucky that I don't have a sunroof.

Wouldn't it be easier for you to remove the sunroof?

[jcbass7]

Wouldn't it be easier for you to remove the sunroof?

I like my sunroof lol.. I wouldn't want to deal with a different headliner and trying to plug the hole the sunroof would leave. I figure I can get the seat to sit an inch or two lower and that should help.

[jcbass7]

PROGRESS:
-Lowered stock seat height by 2 in
-Installed GT4 hood rain deflector
-Test fit a different style prosport gauge to determine which direction to go

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I finally fit in my car! I only lowered the back, so the front sits a bit higher now, being angled up. Its hard to notice unless you are looking for it, and its not uncomfortable since I am so tall my legs sit high anyway. Its actually more comfortable for me since the seat buckets me a bit more and I don't have to slouch.







I like the new one on the right, the EVO series.. Going to go with those for my set-up




My hood really needs paint and I need to replace the rubber around the grill there, but the deflector looks awesome! such a nice subtle addition, but so perfect.

[KAOS]

That looks great Jess - 2 things, and I'm sure you've mentioned the one already in this build somewhere, but

(1) How did you get your 7th Gen Seats mounted?
(2) It's kind of hard to tell from the pics, but how did you modify the rail in the back to make it mount lower? Being 6' 6" - I'm very interested in this... although I don't have a sunroof on my GT-S so its not that big of a deal I guess...

[jcbass7]

That looks great Jess - 2 things, and I'm sure you've mentioned the one already in this build somewhere, but

(1) How did you get your 7th Gen Seats mounted?
(2) It's kind of hard to tell from the pics, but how did you modify the rail in the back to make it mount lower? Being 6' 6" - I'm very interested in this... although I don't have a sunroof on my GT-S so its not that big of a deal I guess...

Hopefully this helps with the 7th gen questions

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=83840


better pics.. of lowering

The brackets are smaller than before. I tried my best to put some support on the bottom sides, hard to see in the photos but they are strong.








This post has been edited by jcbass7: May 18, 2012 - 12:46 PM

[Batman722]

you are a wild man Jesse.

[Box]

That's what you get for being tall and not 5'10" like me. Who's laughing now? Good job though. May have to do that on the passenger side, my brother is on the tall side and I have the sunroof.

This post has been edited by Box: May 18, 2012 - 12:52 PM

[jcbass7]

you are a wild man Jesse.

haha I don't think I'll ever stop messing with this car (or a celica, given my history lol)

That's what you get for being tall and not 5'10" like me. Who's laughing now? Good job though. May have to do that on the passenger side, my brother is on the tall side and I have the sunroof.

I have to drive my other car with the t-tops off or its really uncomfortable haha



Better pic of the deflector, I love this thing

[KAOS]

Is that a vinyl decal on the rain shield or were you one of the lucky ones to get the TRD etched ones?

[jcbass7]

Is that a vinyl decal on the rain shield or were you one of the lucky ones to get the TRD etched ones?

vinyl, but when I get my car repainted, I'm going to do that in the same red

[KAOS]

So did you end up getting different seat brackets to mount your 7th gen seats??

[jcbass7]

So did you end up getting different seat brackets to mount your 7th gen seats??

I had to get 96+ seat brackets, foam and seat pan to mount my 7th gens.. wasn't bad since I got all of that off a member here for cheap

[njccmd2002]

where is the amp going to be?

[Ted95]

i like the seat mod nicely done man!