Charlotte....an ongoing project..., (when funds are there) |
Charlotte....an ongoing project..., (when funds are there) |
Mar 5, 2014 - 5:26 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '08 From JB MDL, NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 30 (100%) |
Well, I've been reading so many of these over the last year or so and figured it was time to slap mine up here. Not a whole lot going on now, but in a few months I'll be putting her to rest (hopefully) and gutting/cleaning/and adding to shortly. I've planned for it to be a long term project that my daughter can help out with, as she'll get this car when shes old enough...myself, I have plans for something else down the road.
So, where to begin..... This is probably the earliest shot I have (that I can currently find). It was taken Sept 2008, my first Celica meet (put together by "GotToyota"). As you can see, its pretty much stock, save for the fancy blue stuff. Shortly after the meet, I was at a going away party for a friend. Things got dicey and one guy wound up going to the hospital, on the way there I was cut off by a Tahoe. My choices were eat the curb or eat the Tahoe. So I ate the curb, got some Enkies out of it from a local MR2 guy....although looking back, they were hideous.....and one was slightly bent, causing massive shakes. Although the company was kind enough to makes some center caps for me (they were out of production). So I soon replaced those with my current wheels. And my daughter helped! Soon after I had a shop put on a Magnaflow exhaust. Then I got some Tien S Sports for fathers day! After that everything has been a giant blur (time sure goes by fast.) I put a header on, along with a Neon strut bar... Additionally there have been numerous projects for which I don't have photos. Mostly due to time and personnel constraints I don't have them. Endlinks were replaced, engine donated by 2BCelica is in her now, SpecialEdy helped me troubleshoot the wiring on that project. 2BCelica sold me a GT-4 Hood and Bumper Cover (which is still waiting paint). All in all, its been a very good time. Taking the bad with the good. I've got to meet a good number of people, past and present. Most of all I am impressed with this community, and look forward to posting more, a lot more progress as she goes under the knife in the next four years. Kinda wanted to get this "placemarked" so I can slap pics and notes down the road. |
Mar 5, 2014 - 5:39 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
welcome to the site.
-------------------- Learned a lot in 10 years... I hardly log in anymore, last login Today Sept 6 2019, and I was forced just to clarify a post. LOL
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Mar 6, 2014 - 12:23 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '13 From Winnipeg, MB, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Looking good! I'm rocking the black header wrap as well
-------------------- 2007 Impreza 2.5i - Daily
1994 Camry - Sold 1994 Celica - Sold :( Click here to see my progress thread! |
Mar 15, 2014 - 3:20 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '08 From JB MDL, NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 30 (100%) |
Trying this from imageshack mobile. Painted wiper arms...knocked the rust and now we are down to cure time. This post has been edited by Spider77: Mar 15, 2014 - 3:21 PM |
Mar 25, 2014 - 11:57 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '08 From JB MDL, NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 30 (100%) |
Let's see..... timing belt broke. I had one on order (oddly enough cause I placed the order before the belt broke). Tomorrow I rip out the engine to replace some seals/gaskets. I'll have pics up later in the week. Should be an exciting time!
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Mar 25, 2014 - 12:05 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 10, '11 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Trying this from imageshack mobile. Painted wiper arms...knocked the rust and now we are down to cure time. Definitely on my to do list ! nice -------------------- 94' Celica GT Manual |
Mar 26, 2014 - 10:04 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '08 From JB MDL, NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 30 (100%) |
March 26 2014.
Well, the weather was supposed to be decent (a few days ago). now its in the 50's and raining. But that wont stop the work from going on. Todays goal is to drain/flush coolant system (right now Im waiting on the patch job on my bucket to cure), drain oil, and pull engine out of the bay. First and foremost, this job is brought to you in part by Navy Federal. Positioned in the garage and ready for fluid to be drained. End of the day, almost....pulling it up And out.... Empty. At this point I blew air through the heater core...it was a mess, but now there is nothing but air coming through...so I hope thats clean enough. Tomorrow I will remove wiring harness, and trans. Slap the engine on a stand and at least clean it up before I start replacing seals and pumps. This post has been edited by Spider77: Mar 26, 2014 - 5:35 PM |
Mar 28, 2014 - 10:32 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '08 From JB MDL, NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 30 (100%) |
Some more of the fun.
Got the harness and trans off, engine up on the stand. The engine I have in there now is a 98 (I think), but my oil pickup on my 94 is about twice the size...wonder whats the reason behind that. Oil pump (seals/gaskets) completed, thrown on. Broken bolt where the alternator adjusting arm was. Used my Blue Point extractor set (best set ever), behold the magic. Under the cover, not the cleanest, but I've seen much worse. Pulled cylinder head off, and guess what....oil, pistons. Cleaned it up a bit, threw on new head gasket. At this point, I've reinstalled the cylinder head, pulled spark plug tubes (cleaned those up and re sealed them), and installed intake cam shaft. Also, the primary reason for all this was a rear main seal leak (which took all of 10 minutes) is replaced. Tomorrow is the exhaust cam, timing belt and finish cleaning it up. Cleaning all this mess is whats taking me the longest, I have a feeling that I'd be done by now if I just threw all the parts back in there. |
Apr 7, 2014 - 8:23 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '08 From JB MDL, NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 30 (100%) |
Alright, so everything is running so far. Had some issues with a missing bolt that was supposed to come with the water pump/housing assembly. Fixed that, "burped" the system again.
Have a look. This is after everything was all cleaned up and head reinstalled. Top is what I pulled from my 94, bottom is what I yanked from the existing engine. Guess which one I used. Decided to paint the block, not cause it needed it, but to help prevent further corrosion. Gates belt, feels pretty rigid. I hope it hold up a bit longer. Cause we all know those timing indications are a PITA to see sometimes. Cleaned all mating surfaces for the replacement of seals/gaskets. That took a bit of time, but I figured might as well while everything is apart. Reinstalling the whole unit. |
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