Well , all went well and i got the 97 st yesterday! I was determined to get it, and i went through alot...
I got up at 7 am to leave to get it.... But my parents didn't show up until 8 45 when we had to be there
at 9, but i convinced the guy to call off work so we could get it yesterday.. haha... after that we were finally
on the road, but 30 minutes into the trip a Tire blew out on the tow dolly!!! i think god seriously wanted me
to get this celica because it blew out right in front of a salvage yard and after spending ten dollars and 20 minutes
finding the right tire, i was able to get it switched onto the rim! they even gave me the tools to take it off and put
it back on thankfully!!

After that i finally made it to the garage where it was at and was checking it out and the guy showed up... i was wondering
how i was going to get the car onto the dolley since it needed a new engine... but oh my did i luck out!! Soooo.. all thats wrong
is it has the slightest tick i've ever heard in my life... my dad (30 year mechanic At prat and whitney for the military) said its just
a bearing i think if i remember correctly! So anyways i was able to start it up and drive it right up onto the dolley! And if thats the
case, if all goes well i should have this baby back up and running on the road within a couple weeks

check her out!!






This post has been edited by NOVAKx17: Mar 7, 2011 - 5:25 PM

nice find!!!!

Thanks! its awesome not having a wrecked celica anymore! haha. not to mention having a
Standard instead of an automatic now! haha

Good pickup!

Welcome to the 3L2 Crew!

NICE! 5spd FTW!
hope you get it running soon! I tried to drive an auto the other day, its a weird feeling after 3 years of manual lol. would NEVER go back

ha thanks ! i'm glad to be a part of it!

And yeah, its going to be awesome driving a 5speed again. i've missed it. haha
but yeah, just got home from taking it to our garage, i'm gonna get started on it friday..
i'd like to start sooner, but i have to work today and tomorrow... BLAH! haha

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that is one NICE celi you got yourself there. Fantastic color if i do say so myself
red-5spd-facelifted-hatch Celis ftw!

Thanks man! i appreciate it!

and i already have some blacked out stock tails i was considering putting on it..
and if i don't sell my st205 kouki tail lights, i might just put them on it! i think
that'd make it look pretty sweet!

Today i also bought some blacked out turn signals from another member along with
an oem strut bar, and megan racing strut bar! those shall be the first additions put on
as soon as we get it running right, and as soon as some people send me some money for items
they've bought i shall be ordering a full set of custom interior items from vincent doggy..
pretty much everything he makes for the interior! i love his workk! props VD

Nice pick up! Props for the 5speed, definately a more fun choice =P

Vincent does surely have the goods, sometimes it takes a bit to get to ya, but you grow to expect it, considering you can't get his stuff anywhere else!

very true, driving an automatic gets old quick.. haha.

but yeahh! i figure it will take awhile especially since he has to make it then get it shipped out, but
it definately seems well worth the wait!

nice pick up dude!

thanks man.. i'm really looking forward to start driving it soon... and when i sell my eclipse,, The REAL goodies shall come!! ha

Grats on your new ride.

Thankss! I''m lovin it (:

Well, i started tearing it apart this morning and didn't get too far just yet, just got the valve cover off, along with dropping the bottom part of the oil pan.. i would of got both parts off, but i had to remove a part of the exhaust and after that it was too late for me to really do anything else, because i had to quit early so i could go home and get ready.. but in about 5 or 6 hours i'm going to head back to the garage and continue to tear it apart... i'll be sure to take some more pics so i can keep you guys updated!



i guess from what i'm hearing, were just going to try replacing the Rod bearings ? if thats what they're called? someone can correct me if need be, but i'll make it easier.. from what i know (not much, haha) there are two types of bearings.. rod bearings and main bearings (correct?) ... and were going to see if we replace the rod bearings if the tiny little ticking noise goes away.. Hopefully

some more pictures! these are some pics that were taken when i got the car, and it will never look like this again,

as soon as my eclipse gets out of the bay Saturday, we are going to get the engine put back together and i'm gonna
go ahead and start on the body work!

but anyways, here you gooooo! (:











This post has been edited by NOVAKx17: Jul 22, 2010 - 4:57 PM

NICE! a limited edition too.

Doesn't a 7A-FE tick normally...from the valves if I remember correctly...I know mine ticks like crazy, but was only really really noticable after adding the ebay header. I've always worried abot knocking, more then ticking on Yota engines...someone correct me if i'm wrong..

Looks pretty clean under that valve cover to me..

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I don't know but i know my old 94st didn't have a tick at all and it had 212k miles on it...

this one was pretty irratic and you couldnt hear it too bad at first but when you revved it up you could
hear it pretty bad...

when we dropped the oil pan and pulled off the little u shaped thingy it was pretty scarred up and they said it definately needed new bearings and hopefully that would fix the problem.

that u shaped thingy is the thrust bearing. You may be able to get away with just replacing the bearings but I have to wonder what caused them to go out in the first place... toyota engines dont just loose bearing like that you know! I'd imagine the engine was oil starved for a bit, and if that was the case then there might be other parts of the engine that need servicing as well. Either way thats a great looking car you have there and its good to see you going the distance and staying with a 6g. good luck with your rebuild you'll love your celica all the more once its fixed up

yeah, your right! the guy i bought it off said he went a lonnnnng time without changing the oil and it was pretty low when i got it, (( looked like it had just had some poured in it and was possibly empty.))


but hopefully that will fix the problem... if not i can always drop my old engine in still

Hmmmmm so i'm thinking i might take off my 3post spoiler and put on my 2post from my 94... i don't really like the look of the 3post.. but then again, i've been lovin how some of the spoilerless hatches look... i'd like some imput on this.. whatcha think, throw on the 2 post spoiler or shave it off completely?

**EDIT**

Also got a surprise in the mail today! YAY! (:




This post has been edited by NOVAKx17: Jul 26, 2010 - 12:15 AM

2 Post! IMO
And I wish I could get a surprise in the mail!!! gah been waiting over a month for my stuff

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You're right, from the valves. That means you need a valve adjustment. When I got my Celica it was ticking like crazy. Plus the preload on the load-bearing cam gear was gone so when she idled hot, it sounded like I had a diesel engine in the bay lol. But a cam gear rebuild and a valve adjustment later and she purrs like a kitten.

Also, Mike, that looks exactly like the header I just ordered from ebay. Was it the AP1AP2 one? If so, did it ship quickly? You live in PA, so I'm closer to their warehouse in CA.

This post has been edited by HectortheRican: Jul 26, 2010 - 10:08 AM

yeah, i definately prefer the two post spoiler over the 3 post, but i don't know, spoilerless has been growing on me lately, looks really CLEANNNNN!
ha



and hector, it got shipped pretty fast, only like 5 days from cali i think

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AWESOME SAUCE lol

for sure..... tuesday i have a friend of mine coming up to the garage to get all the measurements from my hatch,
and he's making a custom fiberglass sub box/amp and battery holder for me, then when i re spray my car were
painting it the same color as the car so it should look really clean... there will be 2 12"s, one in each rear quater
and a 1200 watt amp along the very back and the battery will be against the back too..

pulling out all the interior so we can lay down sound deadener and put in all new carpet and make it alot easier to
run all my new wires.. also while i have all the seats out i'm taking off the original seat covers so they'll be ready for
vincents when i order them in the near future..

but anyways, hopefully today we get a little further on the engine progress, i'll try and get it in the garage now that my eclipse
is finally done... i'll try and post some more pics later on tonight after i get back from the garage.

(:

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You can check out my profile pics... I'd say spoilerless is always the way to go!!!!!

anyone know if since i have my new header setup if i could just use this catback with a little bit of modification?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/COLOR-TIP-9...sQ5fAccessories


i don't really see the big deal, a mufflers a muffler isn't it?


and it has 2.25" piping which is what the outlet of my headers downpipe is...

so i'm thinking it will work correct?

Welllllllllllllll after long anticipation, and procrastination, haha, i finally got around to pulling the engine in my 94 so i
can drop it in while i rebuild the engine from the 97...

a couple pictures before starting!


Engine as it was!

Radiator out!

while i was down on the ground, got the axles pulled!

passenger side

driver side

cruise control, alternator, and other misc. things removed/unplugged

fuse box, grounds, and harness unplugged!


more fuel and water hoses disconnected and cut.

rest of the harness and other parts dissassembled!


i would of kept going but i felt like taking a break because i've been up since 8 pm yesterday.. got off work at 7am and
started this project finally! Now i'm dead tired and about to pass out.. if i wake up with some daylight left i might go out and
continue this a little more..

now that everything is disconected does anyone know if all the more i have to do is hook up the
lift to it then get it snug and undo the motor mounts and it should come right out if everything is disconnected right?

if anyone can tell me anything that might be helpful in this, let me know, this is my first time ever pulling an engine and
its been a pretty fun/decent experience so far! only part i didn't like was getting covered in tons of grease, antifreeze, and
automatic trans fluid!

haha

This post has been edited by NOVAKx17: Sep 1, 2010 - 12:41 PM