Hey everyone.. The time has finally came.. I've had my car for 6 years now.. And have came a long way.. From making my car stock to looking like a beast.. Now finally i'm swapping a 3rd gen 3s into her and completing the beast.. March 13 was my start date.. Took my hood and front bumper off and drove it down to my dads shop. Here are some pics


Pic after removing hood and bumper.


Starting to pull the motor at the shop.


After 3 hours we finally got the engine pulled from the car..

My very first DR TWEAK pose lol

The next day my 3rd gen 3sgte came in with the e153 trany (limited slip)


Couple pics of the engine..

Next thing was taking the awd trany off and getting the engine on a stand.




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Few pics of engine on the stand.

Next we took the intake manifold and throttle body off to get my wiring harness off

Can see the harness laying on the ground lol.

Then we started to take the timing cover off. Did our marking, and started taking cam gears off, valve cover off, Heat shields, and took my oil pans off. Here are pics of us doing them things.





After we did that.. We put the new oil pump on. And the new Water pump. And re-sealed both the oil pans..
Here are a couple pics of that getting done


This pic is with new idler pulley and tensioner pulley, new water pump oil pump. And replaced cam seals. Put cams on And ready for timing belt.. as of now what we have done..

New cam seals, new oil pump, new water pump, idler pulley, tensioner pulley, new timing belt.. And the timing all put back together. And re sealed both oil pans.. This last sunday. I got my valve cover back, put that on. Here is a pic of how the engine sits right now.


This post has been edited by celiracer: Aug 22, 2011 - 3:13 PM

Also this last weekend we finally starting prepping and sanding my engine bay.. Here are some pics of that getting done.






Here is a pic after scuffing and masking everything off.

And yet another Tweak pose


Pic of me starting to paint the bay



And the finished product of the bay being transformed to black




Well thats all i have for now guys.. The wiring harness is at Tweaks getting extended..

I also have all sorts of parts sitting in my room waiting to get put on. and didn't take pics of it yet.

Parts I have.

walbro 255 fuel pump
ACT 6 puc sprung hub clutch
thermostat
spark plug wires
dist cap & rotor
outer axles for e153 trany
Berk Tech Down pipe
Innovate wide band

Pretty much have everything i could poss need so far for the swap.. Let me know what you guys think.. And will have plenty more pics and info on my swap.

This post has been edited by celiracer: Mar 29, 2011 - 6:06 PM

NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL A CELICA! gud work cant wait till its done

I think there have been more 3s swaps in the past year then i've seen on the forums the entire time i've been here.

I think its from everyone working together and sharing information when others ask, and the how to section.

Anyways, the swap is coming along really quick!

congrats man, lookin good so far.

Dude! That's a well mainained st205, it went to a good home, nice job man

lookin good mang!

thanks guys. everythings been going good so far.. i.d like to thank manny for the toyota part numbers.. and jim for the engine and trany.. and everything else they have done. i get more and more excited each day. can't wait to get it done.. well heading down to dads shop tonight when i get off work. and working on engine.. will always keep everyone updated with pics.

Wow making good progress, i hope to join the 3s crowd soon lol

LOL ya ^ I've always said i can't wait to join the 3s crew.. And finally after 6 years of owning the car i'm finally getting to swap this beast into the celi.. Can't wait to get it finished.. And from what i know of i'm going to be one of the first Nebraska members doing the swap.. Hopefully get some more work done on the engine tonight..

looking good, excellent pictures. keep them coming.

Alright guys more pics like you asked for.. Yesterday went down to the shop and started on the turbo and exhaust side of the engine.. Here are few pics.

This pic is after we got the exhaust manifold and the turbo taken off..



Here is a pic of us replacing the water line seals and starting to take the oil cooler and adapter off.



Here is a pic of the oil cooler and adapter back on with new seals, and the new hoses from hell replaced also.



Here is a pic of the exhaust manifold and the turbo. We replaced every gasket and seal on that before put it back on.



Lastly here is a pic of the manifold and turbo back on car after replacing all seals and hoses. And i cleaned up the block and turbo a little bit more





Hope you guys enjoy.. Will have more updates as they come..

Makin nice progress man, keep it up!

thanks man. been going pretty well so far.. been a fun adventure so far. hopefully have more pics this weekend..

Lookin Good yo. Can't wait for the final product!

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the only thing i noticed, was the worm clamp on the HFHOE (the hose off the oil cooler to the block)

that area gets quite hot, i'd be worried about the clamp cutting into the soft rubber over time and creating a leak.

couldnt see it last night from my ipod.

looking great tho man, your making great progress!

Just curious why you didnt spin your turbo housing to make it easier to run the intercooler?

thanks manny. about the clamps i'll have to let my dad know about that.. only reason there on there is because my dad hates the metal clamps. every car he works on that has those and has to replace them he puts the screw clamps on. so will let him know. may change that back if going to create problems. and about turbo i'm leaving it there because i've purchased intercooler and piping already done for the set up.

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because its not that easy.
you can just spin the compressor housing, without creating a place to mount the wastegate, so that it works properly.
you'd be suprized how much that little rod will flex a peice of metal.

besides, clocking the turbo down really dont save much as far as piping (its litterally one less bend)
for a stock turbo setup, the trouble to do it really isnt worth the hassle and potential issues.
now, once you go to another turbo with an external gate, the game changes.


celiracer, your dad must be old school..lol most old school guys i talk to hate them as well, but as long as they are in good working order, they are a better choice for those locations, for the exact reason i discribed above. the worm drive clamps will bite into the rubber, especially if you sinch them down tight.

Ha Ha yea manny he is old school.. Been a mechanic for 35 years now lol. And just hates using those clamps.. Specially re-using the old ones. But we'll see what happens.

Now hopefully be working on engine some more today.. Got my intake manifold, heat shield and my water neck back from paint.... Came out amazing.. Hopefully have pictures up in the next day..

well got alot more progress done with things.. will post pics tm for sure.. question. power steering pump. on the back side there is a two hosed vacuum plug going into it.. mine is broke. where hoses go into it. is this just dealer part?? can't seem to find it. lol. thanks in advance.

This post has been edited by celiracer: Apr 5, 2011 - 11:57 PM

it's the same as the one on your 5s.

well problem is my dad tossed the other pump off the 5s.. so i don't have other one.. lol but thanks man i found one. it's a power steering vacuum valve.. pricey little thing lol. but gotta get one. will have photos us when i get off work.

This post has been edited by celiracer: Apr 6, 2011 - 10:13 AM

Hey guys. I promised more pics tonight.. Here ya go..

Firstly got my old ugly exhaust all taken off


Then i got the e153 trany out and power washed her to get ready to start cleaning it up before paint


While i was waiting a re-painted a few of my lids and caps.


Saturday night.. My buddy stopped over and dropped off my heat shield, intake many, and water outlet here are pics of them.


Here is a pic of my engine bay with the caps and lids repainted..




Now Last night we went down to shop. and put my new power steering pulley and belt on.


Also put the Berk tech down pipe on and my water outlet


And lastly we got the alt set in place. (just temp) and got the heat shield put on.. here are a couple pics of that.



Hope you guys enjoy..

Went down to shop tonight.. Got the o'ring replaced in distributor and put my new cap and rotor, plugs, and plug wires in got some pics of that.. But will be posted tm... Let me know what you guys think so far.

beautiful build!

Thanks man.. here are a few other pics.. Changed the o'ring in the distributor. and got my cap, rotor, and plugs in.. And also got my alt and tensioner put on..

howd i miss this thread? this is awesome, if you come to colorado again, i want a ride! looks like swap is going smoothly, nice job

ha ha thanks man. I got a new phone so i lost your number.. and if everything goes smooth were gonna be in colorado in july.. and yes you can have a ride lol. I told you i was gonna get it done soon lol.

Well updates so far.. All i really have left to do till my wiring harness gets back. is to get my bracket for the down pipe put on.. and paint my E153 trany.. Hopefully get that done and have some new pics up this week.