Culpable04

#31

I have an ACT heavy duty pressure plate, F1 racing stage 3 sprung disc and chromology lightweight flywheel.

hmm, the pressure plate is something you would need to get used to for daily driving, I find myself cursing at myself everytime I get into traffic jams on the parkway ( ~ 2hrs ) other than than, once the clutch is broken in is very driveable. for unwatend reasons I had to remove my trans to replace my rear main seal, so I inspected the clutch disc since is a " cheap ebay brand " and it looked just like the day I installed it,

that whole setup including the flywheel cost me just under US$500.00 so it was a great buy, and just like me there are quite a few mermbers running this clutch on the forums and over Mr2oc with great reviews so far.

someone on the site has had their for over 2 years now.

Punch

#32

@ MGCustoms325 love to see the set up & share so info .....pm me....

presure2

#33

im currently running a competition clutch (stage 4) that we got thru drtweak.
pedal feel is compareable to the ACT HD pressure plate, which i had in the car before this one, its on the heavy side IMO, and with a 6 puck disk, its very grabby, and dont really liked to be slipped much.
overall, its very compareable to the 6 puck ACT setup, and its ~100$ cheaper than the ACT.
my cousin got a clutchmasters stage 4 unsprung, its not installed yet, but from what i've read, the pedal feel is supossed to be lighter than the ACT, with the same amount of holding power. (400+ftlbs)

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MGCustoms325

#34

Thanks for the reply Manny. I think I am going to end up running the ACT TM1-HDR6 kit. From what I have read and gathered from a few people that do mr2 builds, aside from the quicker engagement it is very streetable and will still be able to handle my power and will give me some room to grow on it. Will be going to the shop tomorrow night and getting some work done so I will update the thread with alot of pictures hopefully. I am still waiting on my caldina intake manifold and my berk downpipe in the mail. Stay tuned...

BTW, I found the clutch kit for $366.98...

This post has been edited by MGCustoms325: Sep 13, 2010 - 10:20 PM

MGCustoms325

#35

Some more parts came in:

Caldina Intake Manifold With Ported TB


Radiator Supports


GT Throttle Cable


Power Steering Reservoir Hose

MGCustoms325

#36

Made some progress on the motor.

We removed the timing belt.



Removed the water pump. You will notice that the original pump had plastic fins and the replacement has metal fins.





Area all smoothed to ensure a good seal for the water pump.



Here it is almost installed.



Here it is installed and my mechanic is reinstalling the ac bracket.



Then we cleaned the cam seals and installed the new ones.



Here they are installed. I am still unsure whether I want to get some GSC 268 cams and AEM cam gears or to just remain stock... We shall have to just wait and see...



And finally we removed the oil pump and the oil pan.





Nekked!



Thats all for now. Will update again next week when I get back over to the shop!

This post has been edited by MGCustoms325: Sep 16, 2010 - 4:33 AM

MGCustoms325

#37

Well a few more parts came in today that were holding up progress. I got:

St205 Rear Motor Mount


Oil Pump


Hydraulic Tensioner & Pulleys


And these were just 2 other things I have that I hadn’t added before.

Fidanza Flywheel


Berk 3" DP With O2 Bung


I should be receiving my ACT TM1-HDR6 clutch kit and HKS SSQV3 on Wednesday. I will be going to the shop to get the recently received parts installed tomorrow night and will possibly be cleaning the block and tranny to either paint them or leave them ready for paint on Wednesday.

I also received my wiring harness from Tweak and it is definitely even better than I expected. The guy does some amazing work. I definitely recommend that anyone undertaking this swap send the harness out to him. You won't be disappointed!

MGCustoms325

#38

Well I have been slacking on posting updates. I will be going back to the shop to do some more work on Tuesday but I figured I would post up a few more goodies I got in.

Autometer Speedometer


Autometer Wideband


ACT Clutch

99celiGT

#39

Hey MG where are you getting all the work done, cause im doing this same swap in my GT when i get home and the only problem i have is finding a good shop that knows what they are doing when it comes to this

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MGCustoms325

#40

This project is still a work in progress. I have sent out a few parts to be ceramic coated and my valve cover to get powdercoated. I will be going to the shop later today to install the timing belt and a few misc. parts including my high output alternator. I will update the thread with new pictures of how the motor sits as I have painted the block and a few other things since I last posted on here.

OOBE

#41

You alive, man?

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MGCustoms325

#42

Well this is what my engine bay looks like (I probably should've posted this since day 1...)




Power Enterprise Timing Belt


Here is what the block looks like after being painted flat black...




Inner cam gear timing marks


And this is the timing belt and aem cam gears installed




This post has been edited by MGCustoms325: Apr 27, 2011 - 2:39 AM

MGCustoms325

#43

Just got my parts back from the powdercoater. I'm very pleased how they came out! I had the valve cover painted candy blue, the exhaust manifold ceramic coated black, and the intake manifold, downpipe, and heat shield done in ceramic chrome.

lagos

#44

Im loving the chrome ceramic coating!

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MGCustoms325

#45

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QUOTE (lagos @ May 11, 2011 - 11:40 AM)

>Im loving the chrome ceramic coating!

Thanks lagos. How you doin anyway? Everything good?

MGCustoms325

#46

I'm FINALLY getting ready to put the motor in.

Here are the parts to rebuild the GT4 Brakes.

Front:



Rear:

MGCustoms325

#47

It has been a while since my last update. The motor is now in the car!

I am still waiting on a friend of mine to finish making my front brake caliper adapters. Here is how I got the car home:



LSD E153:



My CT20B With Spring Mod:




And Thanks To Cam And Tweak For The Heads Up About The 88 Celica All-Trac Outer Axle Shafts Being Correct Length:



And The CRW HD Axle Cages:



This post has been edited by MGCustoms325: Nov 6, 2012 - 1:01 AM

DaTerrorist

#48

those 88 axles ull have to let me know how those turn out for u. im saving up for tweak to do my wiring but in the mean time i went to put in the axles i got and they turned out to be the wrong ones. would love to hear how the 88 all trac ones work for u. might just get a set for myself if they do

also could u give a part number and site u found those at would be helpfull also. please and thank u

This post has been edited by DaTerrorist: Nov 6, 2012 - 12:55 PM

MGCustoms325

#49

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QUOTE (DaTerrorist @ Nov 6, 2012 - 12:51 PM)

>those 88 axles ull have to let me know how those turn out for u. im saving up for tweak to do my wiring but in the mean time i went to put in the axles i got and they turned out to be the wrong ones. would love to hear how the 88 all trac ones work for u. might just get a set for myself if they do

My GT4's were too short. These are much longer as seen in the pic (about the size of what most claim is needed in the form of a spacer). Per tweak, these are the outer stubs they use on all the swaps they do.

DaTerrorist

#50

hm. sounds like a headache to get and find what is needed to get it. i think ill head back to the shop and see if i can get some 6g gt axles and call it good for now

MGCustoms325

#51

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QUOTE (DaTerrorist @ Nov 6, 2012 - 1:07 PM)

>hm. sounds like a headache to get and find what is needed to get it. i think ill head back to the shop and see if i can get some 6g gt axles and call it good for now

It's easy. Walk in to advance auto parts and ask for the passenger side outer stub from an 88 celica alltrac. The only trivial part is if you want them with or with abs rings. That depends on if your car was originally equipped with abs or not. And the inner stubs are from an lsd mr2 (if youre going with an e153 trans).

BTW what trans are you using? If you are using the s54 (originally came in the GT) then you will need the 6g gt axles as the e153 axles wont fit.

DaTerrorist

#52

im using a s51 trans bc it was free at least for now. the car is or should have abs. the lsd mr2 trans swap i wont be doing for a while.
the trans is originally out of a late 80's camry but it mounts up and will work until i can afford a s54.