woo hoo!!!

I so want this

The v6 is all mounted in the celica now as the last post from me shows.

couple issues:

1. it appears the front bank timing cover may interfere with the hood.
2. the passenger side of the engine appears higher than the drivers side. its not sitting level.
3. the poly mount inserts i bought doesnt fit into the st205 rear mount i have, only the front mount.
4. i still have to fab up a passenger side mount, but only after i get the engine sitting level.


I can cut and weld the front mount bracket to make the engine sit lower maybe 1.5-2 inches. this should take care of issues 1, 2, and allow me to tackle 4.

I'm planning to just cut out some plastic discs the size of the rear mount, putting them to either side of the mount and filling it with "window weld." Should get the same thing accomplished and I know for a face itll fit haha. So thats issue 3.


I still need to do:
Wiring
Axles
Exhaust
Paint doors/hatch (ran out of primer )
Figure out the radiator setup
Add the trans oil cooler
Install AC
Install the power steering pump (i need a camry pump as the lexus pump has two interconnected pumps in one thanks to the hydraulic cooling fan)
Install the rest of the front end(bumper, hood, fenders, etc)


I'm wondering if the stock GT fuel pump can handle the V6, i really dont want to run out of fuel up top....

about the fuel pump. All N/A engines used in the 94-99 celica use the same fuel pump. Even the 197hp 3sge motor uses the same fuel pump as the Celica GT 5sfe motor. but your doing a turbo build right

yeah i cross referenced the fuel pumps between the 5s camry and the 3vz camry & they were the same parts number from toyota so i feel okay.

if the pump fails ill just get an OEM supra pump

starting this fun

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Lucky you; this is what I have to deal with:

^^ouch
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harness finished.

turn on the key & i get the CEL, low oil pressure light, and the battery light. no smoke so thats a plus.
cranking i hear the injectors clicking and i get spark.

couple issues though..
1. no fuel pumping. could either have messed up thte circuit or a bad FP (the celica wasnt running when i bought it)
2. it wont crank from the key. I'm pretty sure i forgot to splice the start signal from the key into the engine harness.
3.... i might have set the timing wrong

looks good so far. I need some motivation for mine. I got a 1mvfe sitting in my garage waiting. very tempting. hehehe

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me too
im having trouble finding info on what has to be done the the wiring
if you found something on the 1mzlast wiring pass it along plz cheela lol

Do it! Lots of interest in the v6 swaps recently

yeah, it's just been sitting there eyeing me down every time i come into the garage. I gotta do something with it.

drop it in the 6th gen:)

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Look up the FSM, BGB, etc for the car you want the full manuals, EVERY system circuit, or and overall diagram. if you can get the full electrical manual first to last page, in searchable PDF that would be best. (so you can search the connector name and find what each pin does)

i picked a connector on one harness, looked up the purpose of a pin, then looked up the same or similar system and found the wire with that same signal then cut and soldered. this works for most wires. theres a few that dont match up, different circuit design, or just completely omitted from the other harness. just think about it logically there & its no issue.

This post has been edited by stephen_lee: Dec 20, 2011 - 12:55 PM

it started today

Win
Now we need a good video to verify

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=101504...e=2&theater

This post has been edited by stephen_lee: Jan 12, 2012 - 9:09 AM

The sound on my phone = siht. sounds MUCH better,

it don't matter. it's alive. that's alll that matters.

haha - lotta work to do yet. radiator, exhaust, etc. But i'm loving it already. Suspension upgrades?

point is, it started, my wiring job was good haha no smoke
but the motor is alive and starts in the celica body.

no CEL after it was running.
Tach works (probably off though...)
oil pressure light goes out.

Fantastic.

Sounds mean and the rest from here is going to be cake. I can't wait to see video of it rolling under power. You did an excellent job Stephen.

i tough it was kinda funny you can see the leaves blowing away from the front banks exhaust..

Thanks guys

Woah, that v6 sounds mean as hell! Looking good

win.
Nice job !

congrats mate, i still remember when i first fired up my 5th gen with my 3vzfe conversion..........great times.........

Nice! I wish toyota made a v6 worth a **** that is small enough that would let me stay in the same class.

Looks like its working out well.

how big was ur class? 1vz is 2.0 if u could find one lol.. 4gr is 2.5

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I'm not sure teh 4gr will work. I dont think its transverse mounted? Could be wrong though.

This post has been edited by czwalga: Jan 13, 2012 - 4:26 PM