bored at work so I caved bit, and here is a little progress update. nothing special. general maintenance before the good parts come

Since I sold my second SLR I used to take pics of all car related work...and my other Canon body is too large...Ive been resorted to cell phone pictures.



....be aware that when soda blasting without mask, you will be inhaling pounds of baking soda, which very much disorients oneself



uber low




transporting the trans. it fit in the fit


new clutch etc


back from the bath with lsd installed






ARP Pro's on the re-surfaced fw


As of the past sunday, got a chance to place it back in the car. I need to grab a better picture to show how clean I got the backside of the engine bay. No more oil!!

Nice update! When will you get to test the LSD out?

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OMG! THATS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID BEFORE I READ THE COMMENT HAHAHAHAHA!

"Hey! It fit in the fit!"

Its a great car for wordplay haha

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If I can stick to my current schedule then the weekend after thanksgiving. That date is becoming more and more unlikely. As much as Id like to, Id rather not rush the re-assembly and timing/oil leak fix
Im excited to see what its like! especially after your rave reviews

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Oct 23, 2012 - 10:04 AM

I definitely enjoy my LSD, and mine really isn't even that good. Since you autocross your car, I think you'll notice a pretty big difference.

Edit: Here's a quote from the BEAMS Owners Group concerning the LSD you have versus the one I have.

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This post has been edited by richee3: Oct 23, 2012 - 11:32 AM

I am really really really excited for it. not having driven the car in about 7 months, im curious to see if I am able to notice the difference. I really dont remember how the car feels/handles/etc. I am assuming it will all come back when i hop back in

did you go with the TRD lsd and did you do a full rebuild?

EDIT: trans rebuild*

This post has been edited by Ted95: Oct 23, 2012 - 12:54 PM

7 months?! Wow, i hadnt realized it was that long

yeah.......its really killing me.
Ive gone home most every weekend to work on her

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Went with the TRD lsd, everything inside looked fine. Only other thing done was new seals all around. I need to fill it with some syncro-mesh when I get the chance to

One step closer to getting her back on the road.

to accompany the LSD and all the other Stiff bits I have all over.


a side by side for the Speed Source extended push rod.



This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Nov 24, 2012 - 8:41 AM

Awesome car! By any chance have you ever met a really tall guy named Sam at work? I had a friend that said he used to work with a guy with a Celica with a description that matches yours perfectly

This post has been edited by Julian_Navia: Nov 24, 2012 - 4:44 PM

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nope. i work in a really small office. Did he describe it to have white wheels? I know a guy at the toyota in Columbia who used to have a 5th gen that was blue and had white wheels

wish I saw more celica's that werent in terrible condition! Though I do see a pristine black coupe I see everyday on the way to work. Gives me the extra drive to get mine back out!

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Nov 25, 2012 - 4:21 PM

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Yep he said it had white wheels. I'd love to autocross mine like you do but it's my daily driver and I can't afford to break it

oh yeah..itll definitely break haha. Occasional tracking wouldnt be bad. Getting a second DD would be the best way!

What's the purpose of the extended pushrod?

Where are those control arm bushings from?

Why do you get to have an LSD and I don't?

Why is your car so sexy?

Why do I ask so many questions?

1. It makes it so there is less of a distance you have to push the clutch pedal in to disengage the clutch

2. They are from the nearby land of Poland http://www.ebay.com/sch/gt4goodies/m.html

3. Because Racecar

4. Because Racecar

5. BECAUZ RACECAA

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Nov 26, 2012 - 8:36 AM

Hahahaha thanks, so those are his bushings... I was looking at them not long ago. Any comments on the quality of the construction?

And I might have to try that pushrod.

They are fantastic. I am however having an issue with movement in the rear larger bushing. Im sure it has to do with the sleeve (crash tube) that went with the stock bushings but had to be destroyed upon disassembly.
Car should be back on the road in a couple weeks so I can review their actual performance.

That pushrod is helpful with a stiff aftermarket clutch

That makes sense (pushrod)

I'll be waiting for the reviews. Should be a very noticeable difference in stiffness.

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Definately.
I noticed quite teh difference when I installed mine.

Your racecar don't need my racecar's trd bumper, you'd break it more often than I do. Trd LSD from a 1zz mr2?

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gimme it.
now.

I dont remember what it came out of. All I remember is the 17k mileage on it

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What does the sleeve / crash tube look like? I'm probably going to be getting these bushings in the spring.

So after the install of them I realized I should have taken pictures, and that dustin was partially right when saying the crash tubes are worthless.

The torque spec for that rear bolt is around 150ft lbs, and at that point, you are compressing the metal pocket the mount is in, so at that point it wont really have any play. I see the sleeve as more of a security measure that in the case that something loosens, that rear mount will stay in place.



Now for the install I will do my best to explain without pictures.

For the crash tubes, the "right" method for installing them would be to drop the subframe and drop the tubes in from the top. And in my quest to find a way NOT to drop the subframe I did it this way:


Since the crash tubes from toyota are fairly thin in thickness, I put them into the bushing hole (arm uninstalled). There are two different ends to the tube. One is tapered in and the other tapered out.
The tapered in end would be facing down upon installation.

Here is where my lazy crafty...ness came into play.
When the tube is centered in the bushing, about 1/4 of the tube sticks out on either end. Having it like this will NOT allow you to pop in the mount in the pocket...there just isnt the clearance for that. (hence why the proper way is to drop them in from the top) SO.
I took a mallet and hammered both of the ends of the tube inward and so they would be flush with the bushings metal center.
At that point, the arm will be able to be installed, and when aligned, I took a screw driver and pryed back out the knocked in lower end, and took a long screwdriver and hit the upper knocked in end so that it would be unfold back to straight.

does that make sense? I really should have taken pictures.

and this will more than likely NOT be able to be done with those thicker crush tubes. Those would require the subframe to be dropped.

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Dec 12, 2012 - 3:43 PM

Very interesting method haha...glad it worked out for ya though!

dude, hoping to see your sick celica someday in the spring. you don't live too far from me. Gotta start on mines soon.

hopefully itll be done and back down to MD in the spring!
Glad to see another Celica nearby!

Got the car "started" new years eve.
It knocked it self out of timing after running for a minute.
While re-timing, looked under the car and saw fresh oil dripping, seems to have sprung a leak on the trans side of the oil pan after building some oil pressure.
Got annoyed and closed up shop till I come back to PA next week to fix it.

Exhaust has to get pushed off till early February too.

Here are a couple things I got a couple months back

15lb braille!

pretty arp nuts to replace the old rusty ones

nice. i'd relocate that battery to the glove box...

then where would you put your spare zipties, extra tools, and ham sandwich?