thats where i put it together lol. but i did the cleaning and painting outside.
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
Today I finished up all of the body work on the quarter panels and doors, bought wheel bearings and seals.
Tomorrow I hope to finish bondoing a dented GT4 hood I got basically free
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
Shiny tranny, I like. That 7A looks so puny!
'97 ST\ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+[sold 10/18]'93 MX-5LE
I'm almost done with the hood. It was damaged in a very curvy area = hard as FCK to fix. Bondo is very slow.. mixing it and using it only takes about 5 min. Waiting for it to harden so I can sand takes 30 min to an hour.
I did an antenna delete today. Removed the auto up/down unit and filled in the hole and smoothed it out. Since the v6 will get my standard CarPC
I also reinstalled the front subframe. Now that thing was fun to line up alone and with only a jack and a tie down.
I removed the front hubs so I can do the bearings whenever I get the chance this week or next weekend.
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
UPDATE! lol
proud =3sgte SWAPPED= '95 Celica ST owner [calling it the GT2 or half-trac]309,000 miles n' ....dead-> ALIVE AGAIN!! ~14,000 miles driven
The female has taken up my time lately haha
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
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QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Sep 27, 2011 - 11:03 AM)
>The female has taken up my time lately haha
They will do that every time; mine is the main reason I have a room full of parts I don't have the time to install.
Can't wait to see the finished product Stephen.
Has no more Celicas
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QUOTE (Keiri @ Sep 27, 2011 - 9:32 AM)
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QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Sep 27, 2011 - 11:03 AM)
>The female has taken up my time lately haha
They will do that every time; mine is the main reason I have a room full of parts I don't have the time to install.
Can't wait to see the finished product Stephen.
Try having two of them...
... just for clarification - I mean my wife and
daughter.
LOL
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QUOTE (KAOS @ Oct 14, 2011 - 11:52 AM)
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QUOTE (Keiri @ Sep 27, 2011 - 9:32 AM)
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QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Sep 27, 2011 - 11:03 AM)
>The female has taken up my time lately haha
They will do that every time; mine is the main reason I have a room full of parts I don't have the time to install.
Can't wait to see the finished product Stephen.
Try having two of them...
... just for clarification - I mean my wife and
daughter.
LOL
To be honest I'm looking forward to it - I've always wanted a daughter.
But on topic: any updates Stephen?
Has no more Celicas
this weekend the body should be ready to receive the engine.
weather has actually been superb this week.
Finished sound proofing the rear of the car. fiberglass stuffed in ALL the empty body cavities.
I think the sound proofing added ~30-50 LBS, but worth it IMO, i dont like sounds coming in.
I need to move my engine from starage to my houst next week, and then the engine will meet tranny again after a lone year of separation
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
Got some stuff done last week. Took the rest of my vacation days next week and the week after thanksgiving to work on this. Expect more details soon as I'm on my cell.
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
how hard was the v6 to drop in
an for mount only one of the stock mounts didn't work
95 gt coupe, v6 swap weekend toy99 gt hatch beams swapped wife's94 st hatch my daily driverhttp://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=82235n
The passenger mount is custom. The drivers mount is a GT manual mount. Axles, and front/rear mounts depend on the transmission you go with.
This post has been edited by stephen_lee: Nov 1, 2011 - 12:28 PM
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
Ok im thinking about doin this swap minus turbo with the stock s54 trans
still doin research as of now
95 gt coupe, v6 swap weekend toy99 gt hatch beams swapped wife's94 st hatch my daily driverhttp://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=82235n
The stock trans might not like the torque. But it will use regular GT axles, front, rear, drivers mounts.
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
ok what about the wiring
sorry for all the questions
95 gt coupe, v6 swap weekend toy99 gt hatch beams swapped wife's94 st hatch my daily driverhttp://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=82235n
I cant detail that as i havent reached that point in my swap yet. Its not "just move a few wires around" as the wiring between the celica/v6 harness isnt similar.
Also, since you have no turbo plans, a better motor would be a newer mz series engine, as theyre lighter and a few versions have VVTi.
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
ok thank you for the info it was helful
good luck with your swap
95 gt coupe, v6 swap weekend toy99 gt hatch beams swapped wife's94 st hatch my daily driverhttp://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=82235n
Startup video! Now!!! Hurry up and finish!!
"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others labored hard for." -Socrates. Even Socrates told us touse the search button!2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage.1998 Celica GT-BEAMSSwapped.2022 4Runner TRD Off Road Prenium.2021 GMC Sierra AT4.
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QUOTE (richee3 @ Nov 7, 2011 - 5:27 PM)
>Startup video! Now!!! Hurry up and finish!!
Woulda happened already but I remembered when I was putting the trans/engine together, I had no speedo ring
waiting for that now.
But, The celi is all red now:)
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
Did you rattle-cans that!?
KAOS|THE PROGRESSION - SLOW & STEADY|PARTING OUT- it ALL must go!|
no. used a HVLP spray gun
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
Oh ok - I was going to say, "Looks damn good for rattle cans... lol".
Looking good so far though - what size aircompressor you got?
KAOS|THE PROGRESSION - SLOW & STEADY|PARTING OUT- it ALL must go!|
I have two 5CFM compressors tied together into a single tank ($200 total at harbor freight LOL) for an output of ~10CFM and ~20 gallons @125 max psi.
I used single stage (BAD IDEA, I wont use it again, or recommend it except for a LOWLOWLOW budget job) so it was HARD to spray w/o orange peel, even though I can spray 2 stage pretty darn well. Eh, wet sand in the future haha.
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
Painted the valve covers, Both intake manifolds, most accessories, and the plug wire cover. Relsealed the top end as well since these are known to leak oil. PLENTY of FIPG.
Waiting on a few other small parts to start dropping it in. When you start getting ready to do things like this you realize you need a TON of small things
Anyway, heres a pic of the (mostly)painted up V6
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
Lots of small relatively boring progress over the last two weeks. Basically, engine and trans are together again and on the same property as the celica.
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
I dig how you're going through everything and making sure its all done.
good work bud
QUOTE"And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH1994 GT:V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED1995 ST:SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White1994 ST:Totaled, 5spd, all power, RedRIP 07/09/09 @ 241,8101994 Lexus LS400:This is my new DD
