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« on: June 23, 2005, 12:21:32 AM » |
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Hey all, Today the swap begain for bboy's '97 Celica ST auto. The car is getting a 3SGTE engine and an auto/manual conversion, along with a rear disc conversion if I can talk him into it. Today I pulled the AWD tranny from the engine, pulled the clutch and flywheel off, and discovered a bad rear main seal and pressure plate. The flywheel is also in dire need of machining, which I always do anyway. I also removed the turbo and disassembled it, it will be cleaned up and then clocked to a different position for optimal intercooler setup. Now for pics! AWD tranny seperated  Nasty flywheel and leaking rear main seal  Disassembled turbo (which is in great shape BTW)  So bud, I'm going to be ordering a new rear main seal from Toyota, and go ahead and start looking around for a pressure plate, I'll get a price from Toyota on that as well. Along with the timing belt and drive belts  |
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2005, 04:54:36 PM » |
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So, I figured out what I'm going to do with the turbo to clock it and keep the wastegate in the correct position. Took a little while to get it just right but I wanted to me sure. I have to bring the compressor housing up to the machine shop for a little modification and then it'll be all set. While I'm waiting for those parts there is plenty more to be done, so I took the interior out in preperation for the auto/manual conversion, along with getting the engine harness out. I also drained pretty much everything and get the engine ready to pull, so first thing Wednesday morning it's coming out. Then I'll work on the conversion. Now for pics   The engine ready to come out (pretty much)  The interior taken apart...  |
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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2005, 10:55:29 AM » |
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Wow Dr Tweak that is going to be a monster! Is it harder than the 2zz on the 98, or is there nothing harder thatn that?
i saw this car in person coming back from NH and it looks hot! Going to be better when it is all said and done!
GL
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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2005, 11:50:13 AM » |
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Wow Dr Tweak that is going to be a monster! Is it harder than the 2zz on the 98, or is there nothing harder thatn that?
i saw this car in person coming back from NH and it looks hot! Going to be better when it is all said and done!
GL Easier, well, at least this one has been done before!!!  |
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Dr Tweak
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« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2005, 10:55:25 AM » |
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I just came in for lunch and thought I'd post some pics of my progress The cleaned up turbo and newly machined flywheel:  The extraction:  Pull complete:  To think, I was paying this slacker $10 an hour to help!!!  Empty engine bay (not for long )  Dr Tweak inside... It's ALIVE!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!  |
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« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2005, 05:43:21 PM » |
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wow fire that dog doc. he's clearly not doing his job!!! oh and about the swap... :twisted: bboy |
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Dr Tweak
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« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2005, 06:09:16 PM » |
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Auto/manual conversion complete, what a pain. More details later. Go pass out now....
Tomorrow make bracket for wastegate and install the turbo (I clocked it today).
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« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2005, 04:23:18 PM » |
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Aight so this morning I fixed the windows in the Corolla wagon swap, and took some videos of it. Laz and I will be sharing them later But to the topic at hand, once that was done I built the custom bracket to hold the wastegate for the turbo's new clocked position, and then I started on the wiring. Next week, it's all wiring... and Thursday I'll be down in MD for the meet... Pics! Turbo, clocked and assembled:  Starting work at the wiring station:  -Doc |
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2005, 05:50:08 PM » |
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update!?!?! bboy |
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« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2005, 06:44:33 PM » |
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update!?!?! bboy They'll be a major update next week! -Doc |
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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2005, 07:17:38 PM » |
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I soldered so much today, I think I soldered my nostrils closed. I feel like that dude on Fantastic 4 who was turning into metal. 8O  That there folks is a pretty much completed 3SGTE/ST hybrid harness! Woot!  And Ruel, your car is now officially a 5-speed. :twisted: -Doc |
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« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2005, 06:18:57 PM » |
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that looks nice josh
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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2005, 08:51:05 PM » |
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Thanks I worked on the hanress all day today, the technical part of the wiring was done by around noon, but then I still needed to extend the harness 30", that's done except for 15 wires that I'll finish next week, and then I'll get the beast ready to drop in! So next week we might have some pics of the engine in the car -Doc |
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« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2005, 10:11:43 PM » |
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lookin good doc mad props to u
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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2005, 10:48:03 PM » |
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I worked my butt off on the swap today (11 hours directly after getting home from work, and now I'm at work again).
I couldn't find my camera so no pics, but the wiring has been finished, the timing belt replaced, rear main seal, flywheel, clutch, and tranny installed. New bracket for the wastegate fabricated (twice :mad: ) and the turbo installed, just need to finish up a few things there and tomorrow I'll be dropping the engine in.
-Doc
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« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2005, 10:54:18 PM » |
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Let's see 11 hours at $125 per hour, caching!!! bboyrugged better start collecting them cans! :-)
Good work doc, so you are becoming the man when it somes to swaps eh? How many under your belt now?
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« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2005, 11:18:58 PM » |
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Let's see 11 hours at $125 per hour, caching!!! bboyrugged better start collecting them cans! :-)
Good work doc, so you are becoming the man when it somes to swaps eh? How many under your belt now? $125 an hour, woah I wish haha. $10 an hour would be nice!!! I'm not up to 10 yet, but soon |
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« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2005, 10:47:38 AM » |
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I couldn't find my camera so no pics,
-Doc
doc, come on man pics is wut gets me throw da day lol did u check ur tool box lol |
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« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2005, 11:36:46 AM » |
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i agree! pictures required! :twisted: bboy |
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« Reply #19 on: July 21, 2005, 09:53:53 PM » |
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Aight well I'm not going to tear the engine apart again to show you, so you'll have to settle for the assembled pics! HAHA :twisted: Engine ready to drop in:   Carefully placing the engine:  And there it is... sorta!  We had a mixup with the engine mounts so we'll be waiting for a couple parts, but in the meantime I'll be working on some INTERCOOLER PIPING :twisted: -Doc BTW that clip in the background is Mark's 3000GT VR4 Twin Turbo... 8O |
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« Reply #20 on: July 21, 2005, 10:04:10 PM » |
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8O
soooooooooooooooooooonnnnn!!!'
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« Reply #21 on: July 21, 2005, 10:10:08 PM » |
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damn dat looks sweet
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« Reply #22 on: August 05, 2005, 10:38:34 AM » |
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doc any updates??...
oh and check your gmail account and drop me a line! :cool:
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MISFIT 4 LIFE AIGHT!OWNER of a MidShip Runabout 2-Seater....  [img]http://memimage.cardomain.net/membe
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Dr Tweak
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« Reply #23 on: August 07, 2005, 12:24:30 AM » |
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Message returned! Yeah, I've been working on it quite a bit, also running into and solving lots of problems, heh. Anyway my computer crashed and so it's a pain to get the pics taken care of, but here you go! This is the custom front motor mount that I built since we didn't get the right part that we needed:  Mocking up the intercooler:  How the intercooler is installed:  Intercooler piping done on one side:    Front view:  |
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« Reply #24 on: August 07, 2005, 02:01:49 AM » |
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waaay too sexy doc.! :cool: i love it! bboy |
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« Reply #25 on: August 10, 2005, 12:21:09 AM » |
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Well everyone, we figured out why the engine won't start. Turns out that the engine importer sent us the ECU from a different year than the engine and the wires are all in different places! So, some changing plug pins around tomorrow and there might be some good news |
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« Reply #26 on: August 10, 2005, 09:49:05 AM » |
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That looks amazing... great work! Can't wait to see it in action! This gets me thinking... I want a turbo |
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1989 MR2 - 3sgte swap in the works 1993 Grand Cherokee - 5.2 V8, intake, exhaust, 2" lift, RE Monotubes, Mopar ECU, and 31"s |
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« Reply #27 on: August 10, 2005, 04:24:03 PM » |
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« Reply #28 on: August 10, 2005, 06:33:13 PM » |
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ooohhhh yaaaaahhhh! :-o
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« Reply #29 on: August 10, 2005, 07:59:20 PM » |
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Aight so here' s the list of what needs to be done:
Finish intercooler piping (waiting on those parts)
Finish engine mounts (tomorrow)
Install fuel pump
Make custom power steering and a/c lines (tomorrow)
Make clutch line and install shifter cables (tomorrow)
Install drive belts (tomorrow)
Install radiator and cooling system
Install axles and fill tranny
Road test
Loom harness and install interior! (And install the goodies)
-Doc
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« Reply #30 on: August 10, 2005, 11:05:32 PM » |
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damn doc u r the man, im saving my pennies to take u my 4AGE so u can find all her bugs
cant wait to see the celica in action...
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« Reply #31 on: August 14, 2005, 05:53:36 AM » |
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« Reply #32 on: August 14, 2005, 10:04:47 AM » |
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That's sexy! :-o
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Dr Tweak
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« Reply #33 on: August 21, 2005, 12:25:57 AM » |
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So I've completed the car pretty much, except for a few items that have come up. First off, the engine coolant sensor (for the guage) isn't working, and I don't want to run the engine without knowing the temp (the engine runs great though). I got the exhaust all taken care of, but the power steering system is acting up so I need to fix that up (just bleed it out and whatnot most likely). The major issue at this point is the clutch is making a lot of noise when engaged, so I dropped the tranny today and I'll check it out further on Monday. Here are some pics of the completed intake and intercooler piping system:   |
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« Reply #34 on: August 21, 2005, 07:40:34 AM » |
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:twisted: looks awesome, nothing like a 3SGTE baby!
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« Reply #35 on: August 21, 2005, 07:54:32 PM » |
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wow kinda makes me want to do the swap .....even more now that roel's car is going to be faster then mine..... but well see in 5 months .. lol...
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« Reply #36 on: August 22, 2005, 08:36:00 PM » |
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Seems like a ton of work...how many hours do you figure you have into it?
What would you do differently next time around?
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« Reply #37 on: August 22, 2005, 10:08:46 PM » |
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Seems like a ton of work...how many hours do you figure you have into it?
What would you do differently next time around? Well over 100 hours into it total, I haven't kept track exactly. What would I do different... not really much, I would just do it faster because now I know how everything goes and where and how it fits. Although I would be sure to have the right mounts (that was an issue) and order more intercooler piping... and make sure I got the right ECU!!! DOH! So, I was really worried about the clutch issue because it just didn't sound right. So I pulled the tranny out on Saturday, and today I removed, inspected, cleaned, and reinstalled everything. The only thing I could find that could have been making noise was the metal cover over the back of the flywheel showed some evidence on metal on metal contact. Maybe when the clutch was engaged the flywheel would bend back and touch it... either way, I bent the cover back, put everything together, and it's 100% now. Engages clean with no noises at all Now I need to get this temp sensor problem figured out!!! -Doc |
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« Reply #38 on: August 22, 2005, 10:46:57 PM » |
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i can't wait to see ad hear that engine up close
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« Reply #39 on: August 24, 2005, 03:11:36 AM » |
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soon ...
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« Reply #40 on: August 25, 2005, 06:27:54 AM » |
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TODAY is the DAY! (Update coming later)
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« Reply #41 on: August 28, 2005, 02:13:06 AM » |
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« Reply #42 on: August 28, 2005, 07:59:05 AM » |
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8O looks awesome!! great job Doc
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« Reply #43 on: August 28, 2005, 09:05:51 AM » |
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DR Tweak = DA MAN bboy |
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« Reply #44 on: August 28, 2005, 09:10:14 AM » |
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HOT DAMNNNNNNN!!!! vids?!?
lol look at all those cars waiting in line to be tuned by Doc Tweak himself
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« Reply #45 on: August 28, 2005, 01:43:57 PM » |
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« Reply #46 on: September 01, 2005, 08:16:59 PM » |
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Nice Doc, the work looks awesome! :banana: :onfire: :bouncy:
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« Reply #47 on: September 22, 2005, 07:53:00 AM » |
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what tranny did you use dr. tweak?
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« Reply #48 on: September 22, 2005, 09:07:34 AM » |
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the tranny used was the s54 trans from a celica GT. tho im planning to come back to pheonixtuning garage again next summer for a e153 trans conversion
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« Reply #49 on: September 22, 2005, 01:22:03 PM » |
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doc this pic u should add "another satisfy customer" |
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