Sorry no I meant the back of the car :-)

Sorry didn't explain too well :-(

Rear pics

Ever tried going wingless?

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Hey , never think about it .... I will need to try

Ordered my custom big brake kit , last parts was the calipers , which I received last week .






Calipers are 6 pistons , rotors are 14 inch, can't wait to do the test fit !

This post has been edited by frotou: Nov 18, 2012 - 5:14 PM

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Holy ****snacks.

Sexy.

Spectacular build, subscribed!

A few questions:
The 7A-GTE engine, I take it, is a 7A-FE (standard 1.8lt ST engine) with a 4AGE head (initnally a 20V blacktop, then a 16V) and a turbocharger. Right?

14in brake rotors are… 355.6mm! My oh my… what diameter are your wheel rims?

Regarding the longer studs and spacers for the wheels, what size are your tires? I'd like to get a feeling of how far out they go with the spacers.

Thanks,
M.

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7A = block GE= head (16v or 20V) T=turbo

I have 19 inch wheels , so much space to fill on celica . I have 19x8 front 19x9 rear . I will try 20mm rear spacer and 30mm front with more camber. I will need to change wheels if I want to get more .

I just finish the test fit the brakes I'll post some pictures .

I want in in whatever your dealing!

Custom brackets fits just fine with caliper/rotors combo



Test fit is a succes !








I can't wait to hit them HARD !

I want details! Where/what you bought, and how they perform.

holy cow. nice brakes.

Well, at least you can stop now.

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Here we go ;

Rotors are wilwood srp 14''x1.10'' , got them on ebay for 550 $. At the time to pay seller ask me if I want the wilwood hats for 125 $ more . They were made for corvette so I got them redrilled to 5x100.

After that I decided to match the rotors with wilwood 6 pistons calipers . Choice are radial or lug mount . Bought them on ebay also , 850$ with polymatrix pads type E compound . I prefer and buy lug mount caliper because it's easier to make the bracket .

Finally I contact a brake company specialized in custom brake with all my specs to get the bracket made . They already have the celica hub mounting/offset mesurement , I just tell them the specs of the calipers and rotors/hats .I got also the brakes lines and all hardware (spacers , bolts , washers) total 350$ .

The only issue I have are the pads fitment over the rotors. Wilwood list the calipers I have to go over 14'' rotors but they don't . So I need to re-profiled the pads .250'' lower to get them flush to the dics.

The total is 1875$ for the package. Ksport kits are approx. the same but I decided to go with custom parts + wilwood for cheap replacement parts in futur .


Unfortunately , I won't try the brakes before next year ; winter is already with us here ; 5 degree F today ....

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Holy ****, talk about dedicated. Very impressive though.

I recently buy 2 x E58 LSD tranny from japan levin GTZ (4agze) . I'm in the process to check the fitment issues.

Just bolted with the block



Front tranny mount is not a long shot .





Rear mount will be custom made .



Just clearing the steering rack



The 2ND tranny with spare 7afe block



This post has been edited by frotou: Jan 25, 2016 - 12:19 AM

Thats the 6speed?

E58 are 5 speed lsd transmission.

This post has been edited by frotou: Jan 25, 2016 - 2:20 AM

A lot of new things , no time to update so I will make a little effort .

I'm in the process of redone the interior





I add the water injection and 4 channel egt gauges at the bottom of the center console



Then I modify the cluster trim to adapt a complete stack dash





A little carbon fiber touch



A little glue over the plastic adaptor



I think I just need the stack dash now .



This post has been edited by frotou: Jun 28, 2013 - 7:36 PM

very nice.
From where have you got that carbon fiber touch ?

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Here is the link ; http://www.ebay.com/sch/the1store2011/m.ht...p;_trksid=p3686

Your choice of size and tickness .

The most diffficult was to cut the round shape to get nice fitment inside the cluster trim .

Got a deal on autometer dash 6013 . It is actually completely made by stack and labeled autometer AND stack .

I'm very happy with the result , no more gauges all around .



This post has been edited by frotou: Sep 8, 2013 - 6:21 PM

Wow... first time I have seen this thread come up. There is some great work and dedication in this project!

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Thank you , I think you have the right word; dedication . So much time in it since 1998 !

I'm very near to complete the E58 gearbox swap . I almost finish to collecting parts ;

Billet aluminum flywheel with quatermaster 7.25 '' twin disc




Rear motor mount with urethane (not insert) , still need to make the base to bolt on the crossmember.



Custom made axels shaft from DSS



Dowel pin on the crankshaft with ARP bolts , 6 bolt on 7afe flywheel is a know source of problem .....



It's such a long process but at least I do it right the first time .

Hope you enjoy !

This post has been edited by frotou: Jan 25, 2016 - 2:23 AM

...typically not a big fan of the 7a, but dude you deserve an award! That **** is bad ass!

Well , the 7a become more popular because it bolt to the 4ag 16/20v but is not a logical choice in the celica. I just want a different , more unique setup . There are some parts available, just need to search more .

Such meticulous effort you're putting in.

Thank you for your comments !

Updated pictures of the stack cluster . I will never go back to multiple gauge .....





More soon !