Rave's Next Progression Thread, 95 GT Red Options

[rave2n]

Sweet. Love your "organized confusion"! Lol

Haha, all the important items I have bagged and labeled, but generally I just throw the junk around and figure it out later. I've gotten to a point with Celica's now that I recognize nearly every important bolt, but I hope to be throwing alot of the junk out soon.

Some more tear down...nothing really crazy, or picture worthy, but you guys get them none the less. Really getting into the messy part of it now.





Front crossmember loose. Screw messing with that rear mount, it'll come out with the engine =P



Need a slide hammer for that bugger.



Love the long easy axle

Plenty more to go!

[rave2n]

Moar Progress!



So screw that axle. Its really not the axle's fault, its the bearing inside the trannie being all wonky, but alas the axle had to pay the ultimate price. I'll reboot the damn thing, or just buy another. They are cheap enough. Thankfully not hybrid! Took 1 minute to cut the boot vs. the 1 hour I already spent with a slide hammer and fork with no results. Not pounding at an axle again for over an hour. Never again.



Just fuel line, ECU connections, and PS pump line. See I saved the bango fittings for last =P



Then tackled the hell outa it this morning. Surprisingly all the left over items such as the ps pump and fuel line fittings came off real easy. I don't know if its because I'm better at it nowadays, instead of blindly torquing items, or just got lucky. On the ST I fought for hours getting both those lines off before, 1 wrench with another wrench on the tooth for torque and popped right out. Didn't even scrape my knuckles.

ECU was easy peasy, I was also expecting the connectors to be stuck like normal, nope. Slid right out.

Need to acquire one of those balancing bars for the hoist being I'm taking the whole assembly out as one. Going to need a little angling.

All in all, its ready to come out, just have to pop the 2 side mounts. Soon soon.

[Syaoran]

Yes, get an engine hoist leveler. They are wonderful.

[SwissFerdi]

My friend rigged a sling around the hub end of that axle with a ratchet strap, and then we hammered on it whilst it was under tension. Such a bitch to remove. Looks like you have aftermarket axles, no ribbing on the tulip.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: May 4, 2014 - 12:42 PM

[rave2n]

My friend rigged a sling around the hub end of that axle with a ratchet strap, and then we hammered on it whilst it was under tension. Such a bitch to remove. Looks like you have aftermarket axles, no ribbing on the tulip.

Hah spot on what my issue was, no ribs =/

Yea I tried the tension method before on this same axle/trannie and it wouldn't pop. It just hates me, hence it going under the knife =)

[rave2n]

So uh, I feel empty...



45 bucks, handle broke off, my hands man'ed up lately, so toughed it out. I'll rig something fancy up later. Did the job, money seeminly well spent til next lift. If it pops when lifting the 3s I'll lose my bacon.



Lifted the hoist til I heard creaking I wasn't comfortable with. Went and lowered the stands, easy peasy. Safer?



Feels great to have that greasy, nasty, and whiny weak implanted bastardo out!



Lots of work to do.

Thinking this might be the time to just frigging do it all. Pull the arms and do the bushings, have refurb'ed hubs already, check the rack.

As expected, it will be cleaned throughly, and painted to match. I think I'm going to do just some heavy duty black. I don't mind re-dipping the car. Its cheap, and I do enjoy the look. One day, do it all up, but for the next while its just make it look right. I want to invest my funds in the stability and longevity of this vehicle. The jeep is nice, have lots of fun with it, but...its not my Celica. I want back in my pilot seat..with boost. badly.

[njccmd2002]

that leveler, the same part broke on me, so dont feel bad, i use a big ass screw now.

[enderswift]

Same here.

Move the engine hook near the alternator from the 5s over to the 3s when it comes time for the install. It will save you a ton of grief

[rave2n]

Same here.

Move the engine hook near the alternator from the 5s over to the 3s when it comes time for the install. It will save you a ton of grief

Appreciate the tips, I was noticing the angles are very tight. Time to get my butt in gear, lots of meticulous items to finish.

[Syaoran]

I bought a "Big Red" brand leveler. Still working fine, no broken handles. Cost me around $50 lol

[rave2n]

Well...might have to put this one on hold for a 2 months.

Just got word on another place potentially to move to.

More modern, has a lot less issues, and a real full garage. Going to have to pack up the celica, put the hubs and wheels back on, and tow it to the new place in 6 weeks.

Didn't want to move again, but this is the best place in town for the price, right near work, and has everything I wanted.

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 15, 2014 - 10:28 AM

[cheela]

all i read was garage.

[njccmd2002]

oh man, thats a delay, but the garage makes it worth the wait. or you can store the car in a 10x20 storage room in the mean time and work there...

[rave2n]

Sold the 5sfe yesterday...

Well..let me correct that.

I sold a 3sfe that I thought was a 5sfe.

Guy noticed by checking the block codes, and after some exchanges in texts, we made a deal. Not all the funds I wanted, but hey its better than a heavy paper weight in my car port.

He delivers for a living and is going to use it as a spare, as his 5s is starting to knock in his 91.

[rave2n]

Engine bay spray...first coat...

Quickie...

[ricochet1490]

Plan on cutting in all the door jams with that same color?

[rave2n]

Plan on cutting in all the door jams with that same color?

Yessir, matches well with the plastidip, hides that is used to be a red car

[rave2n]

So...I'm still here.

6 years into Celicas, and I'm not spent yet.

2014 was a hard year financially, and I hit a few setbacks on the build. When family, specifically your mother, needs help. To me, there is no option, but to cut expenses and help family. For me that was the celica....Paying my mothers mortgage on top of my own expenses really broke the bank, and my motivation for some time.

2015 is looking better. The lady of the house has completed schooling, and is in works to be employed at 2 hospitals in this area. My mothers life seems to be evening out, and my work is as stable as its ever been.

So with that, I'm attempting to dive back into this. I know I've been saying it for years, but I will complete this project. I refuse to give up.

Where it stands now:

My S54 is ****. I needs to be rebuilt/refurbished. That was one of the big kinks in my chain. The spare S54 was not even a S54, my mistake. At least it was at no cost.

So my current goal is to get the S54 to a shop for new bearings, and a once over on the gears. Once that is done, I can finally drop the engine, and begin the wiring.

I'm really not far from finishing it, just this transmission snag, at the cost of roughly 1200 dollars is what got me. I'm debating sourcing another one,but frankly I don't want to put trash in what I've spent so long working on.

So with my credit cards finally dropping down to reasonable amounts, except things to start moving along in the next 2 months or so.

I have lots of prep and clean up...and rust to deal with from my laziness.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Jan 27, 2015 - 11:05 AM

[cheela]

family always comes first. but glad you're still around and not giving up on your celi.

[antoine64]

It's a complicated project. Sometimes those things can take time. I've spent many many many hours and years on car projects. You'll get it eventually. I'm just finishing up a celica with a 3SGTE swap and massive issues. It's hard to stay motivated when you fix one problem and find 3 more. It's also tough when it just sits in the yard not moving and you want so bad to drive it. So don't give up!