yeeah.. i dont think so lol
im just gunna do a minor tune up and maybe put some stupid wheels on it idc its a beater

anyways about the TRD strut bar, works great!
it makes the car alot stiffer in the front and just wants to bite throughout first and second vs. spinning like it did before, spins a little still but not as much. the car vibrates a little more, but tolerable.

i am VERY happy with this purchase and the improvement it has made to my car.

This post has been edited by Ted95: Feb 24, 2013 - 1:18 AM

So ive done a couple small mods to the celi recently. I bought SpeedSource solid brass shifter bushings to replace my old stock rubber bushings. one of the best things i put in the car, made my shifting alot more smoother and precise.

this is what it comes with



i put them in after class and before work so i didnt have time to take pics as i was going but its pretty self explanitory, pop the old rubber ones out with a flat head screw driver, and slide in the brass bushings in its place. i had a hard time getting the upper bushing on tho. it seemed to be too big so i took some 40 grit then 80 grit and 220 grit in that order to sand down the bushing a little bit to make it fit. i tried to squeeze it in with vise grips but it wouldnt go at all. after sanding it down with 40,80, then 220 about 5 times of test fitting i finally got it to slip in (thats what she said) and is still snug so no issues of being lose at all.

i find them to be VERY effective as my shifting is quicker and alot smoother. hey for $30 bucks and about an hour of my time im more then happy with it. made my car feel alot better to drive as its shiftng was very stiff before and a pain at times.

also modded my bumper a few weeks back..



moch fit after cuttin the bars off


cant see it but i painted the part that i sanded down black where the bars were






s2k antenna


my buddies new 06' si





and today i hit 225k


This post has been edited by Ted95: Feb 24, 2013 - 1:45 AM

love the fogs, was looking to do something similar, just curious what fogs those are and what they cost you. thx.

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they are the preface JDM fogs, kinda hard to come by at times. dont really remember what i paid, prob around ~100 or so

I like the bushings Ted. I'm gonna have to get a set myself. Shifting in my car could definitely be tidier.

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ya its a cheap mod and is worth every penny!

http://speed-source.net/?wpsc-product=toyo...hifter-bushings

Funny how much smaller the Celi looks compared to the Si. Celi > Si in looks as well.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Oct 7, 2011 - 8:44 AM

Excellent build, have really enjoyed seeing your rebuild, I have just started doing the same to an ST205...gives me some hope that its manageable.

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....but those things are bad news. They remove the mechanical sympathy from your gear shifts...I have seen several gearboxes trashed because of those things. (and there was no shadow of doubt that they were the cause)

http://www.jap-spec-performance.co.uk/stor...products_id=145

These are a far far better compromise and come highly recommended......they have a certain amount of "give", they wont corrode or wear down as fast.

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hm, no kidding. well then looks like ill be ordering the poly ones instead ha. that does make perfect sense tho now thinking about it, thanks for the heads up.

and ya take your time with your swap if you can, i just went peice by peice unitl my parts pile was big enough to start the swap lol it took alot of paitence but was worth it. goodluck!

Yup, the guys on mr2oc are going to spyrical bearing equipped bushings, I actually installed a set on jims alltrac for him.
The poly ones will be an improvment over stock, but the spyrical style are the best cause they allow the arm to pivot as needed, but takes away all the slop. (the "bushing" is metal) to use them on an s54 they will need an extra spacer made for them, I had one made for Jim, it was 10$.
the car is looking great dude,I really like what you did with the bumper opening!

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thats what Joey has on his mr2 right?
and thanks i think it makes the front look so much better, really brings out the IC

Yup, Joe has the same ones, he got them from mister3 on mr2oc.

I'm thinking about doing the same thing. I don't like the slop in the shifter at times.

One thing I might suggest (because this is why the bars were there), put some kinda metal re-enforcement on the inside underlip of the bumper. It will warp and sag over time and that will prevent it. Even if it's a thin piece of aluminum, it'll hold shape.

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ya i have already had that in mind and have it planned out on how i want to do it. right after i put the bumper on and started it up i noticed it vibrating a little and knew something needed to be done.


so in my search for cleaner and tighter shifting i found this little number hear..

http://speed-source.net/?wpsc-product=toyo...-clutch-pushrod

its a longer clutch push rod to help make the disengagement of a "heavy" clutch feel better and apparently a crisper shift. it is 1/4" longer then the stock rod, does anyone see anything wrong with this? would this in the long run screw up my clutch but maybe pulling it to far back, im not sure looking for input or if anyone has heard athing about them. in therory it seems like a nice little mod.

i came across these as well, spherical bearing "bushings"

http://www.deltav.com.au/index.php?page=sh...=1&Itemid=5

now it was said a spacer would need to be made, im assuming that the thickness of the end of the cable is thicker then the mr2s so a spacer would be needed to fill in the rest of the gap? like the bearing does fit all the way flush with the cable loop is that what its for, but that would disrupt the bearing from moving? im thinking the inner diameter would have to be large with a thin wall so the bearing can pivit as needed, thoughts?

or maybe this arent he right type lol still searchin..

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the Celi is faster tho hehe

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Ofcourse its faster, after all...it is a HahnDuh

So today my car is making a clunking noise on the passenger side and i can feel it through the floor, espically on the passenger side. im thinking it has somethin to do with the passenger side axel, more specifically the supporting colar bracket attatched to the back of the block.

when the wheel is turned all the way to the left (while turning out of a parking lot for example) i can hear a whinning scrapping like sound and ive never heard a bad wheel bearing before so i was thinkin that might be the problem. this has been the case for the past 2 days, but only when turned all the way.

but after work today when i left thats when i heard the clunking noise, almost like a bad motor mount knock only its more frequent, and considering i have poly mounts i dont think its that. plus i can feel the clunk through the floor, and seems like w.e it is is rubbing the axel a little bit because i can hear the axel rotating and scrapping somethin every so often ( i think..) its kind of hard to explain with out actually knowing what it is yet lol

im not bringin the car to school or work tomorrow so after work im goin to bring it out back in the garage and pop the wheels off and under plastics and see whats going on.

as for now, im stuck studying for this stupid exam.. update tomorrow

so the wheel bearing is junk, jacked the car up today and the passenger side tire wiggles around, not much to good..
tonight im actually going to go check out a little Ford Ranger for a winter beater since my brother is gettin his license and going to take the neon. so if all goes well im going to get the truck and swap plates over and take the celi off the road for the winter a little earlier since i have some suspension work i want to get done.

things to order
-passenger side wheel bearing (picking up tomorrow)
-inner and outer tie rods
-twosrus st185 endlinks
-miata rear endlinks
-front and rear poly bushings

also while shes off the road this winter im going to go through the bottom of the car and repair all and any rot that might be under the car since its been a New England car its whole life.

Mike (mkernz) stopped by last week and me and him got the boost gauge wired up and cruised around to test it out



results, 13psi with the cut-out closed and 16psi with the cut-out open.
i turned it up to 14-17 now and wow does this thing scream lol

Hehe boost is addicting, isn't it?
Mod list for the winter is lookin good dude!

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very addicting. im VERY glad i went with the 3sgte over the Beams. i love the Beams swap and may do one later on down the road but boost is soooo much fun!

i also need to add brake pads and 2 new tires to the list

so i took the knuckle off the celi yesterday and dropped it off down the road to get the new wheel bearing pressed into the hub and this is what i found..



it seems like the bearing was grinding away at the shaft on the hub and now the outter race sits lose instead of being tight like it should. has anyone else had this happen to them before?
im going to order a new hub from toyota tomorrow unless anyone else sees another solution to this lol.. if its not one thing its another.. just read my sig

once this is fixed im more then likely going to take it off the road and start saving up for the rest of the suspension maintence, which is why i just bought this tonight..



my new winter beater since my brother is going to take the neon for his first car, its a 96 ranger

Happens from driving too long on a bad bearing.. I've been there twice..

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thats what i figured, its the first time ive had to replace the bearing so i wasnt 100% sure. im pickin up a new hub tomorrow from toyota and going to get the bearing pressed in and put it back together at the house.

Cars running good right now, no problems with the new hub and bearing. drivin the 3s during my first fall season is alot of fun, with that big IC suckin in all that cold air the thing comes to live quitr nicely to say the least

i got a sticker for it today before i put it away for the winter, probably going to put the truck on the road sometime next week or so. i put to much time into this car that i dont wanna meet a snow bank even tho i kno the car can handle it. excited about the truck tho

also took my gauge cluster for the first time today to pull out the abs bulb so i can pass my inspection ha. while i was in there i took the clear plastic cover off and cleaned it up a bit, came out pretty good.

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http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...0347&hl=srs

havent updated in a while, been really busy with school and work havent had anytime to play with the car. car is off the road tho and in the garage for the winter.
im in the process of clearing out a space at my grandfathers barn to store it there since my dad is working out of the garage.

few weeks back i picked a parts car, 96 st limited edition. i bought the limited edition seats (only passenger and rears, someone took the drivers one already) the black carpet (mines tan) 2 post hatch spoiler, headlights, and a hood and gunna play around with the celi this winter and change it up a bit. ive been thinkin about just buying a single racing seat for the drivers side to offset the missing drivers seat to the set. if anyone has a limited edition seat they wanna part way let me kno!

ill post pics later,

have a happy thanksgiving guys!

some new pics, been workin on the celi here and there between work

new seats


relocated my cutout switch


modded the crash bar for better airflow.. more pics later




got my DO 2 quart tank in the mail


also recieved my poly sway bar bushings and st185 front endlinks

going to get spacers made up soon for my spherical shifter bearings

This post has been edited by Ted95: Jan 17, 2012 - 11:38 PM

Let us know how you like the water injection man! I'm contemplating running this myself. I also want to copy your intercooler piping! I love it!

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Thanks man, Manny did my piping for me, its a good route and flows well, no real sharp angles just smooth bends. i might have it re-done with better quality piping.

the Devils Own has had good reports in the past with these motors, but ill post up my results when its going.

This post has been edited by Ted95: Jan 19, 2012 - 12:06 AM

been doing some work to the celi the past few days, want to get her on the road soon but theres work to be done!

first, my version of the Toms style cluster


installed with the new 7th gen steering wheel


started the Devils Own install, ran the lines from the trunk to the bay, the lines fit perfect in the pastic peice under the carpet




also mounted the tank in the trunk and made a bracket to go with it




i also installed a apexi turbo timer that i picked up cheap, plug and play.. more to come