diegohiga

#1

first day i got it back in 2008


after 3 years i got a gt4 front end swap, side skirts and TRD spoiler



built my rear lip

and finally it was ready to paint


got orange wheels after the paint

installed megan racing coilovers


converted drums to disks

got 5zigen wheels

modified my trunk

got a suede interior



got front GT4 brakes


and my final pick up was the 3rd gen 3sgte w/ harness and ecu

axles

mr2 e153 tranny

And last pic of the car

its been a long wait but good stuff takes time to build

This post has been edited by diegohiga: Apr 15, 2013 - 2:30 PM

Smaay

#2

awesome. love the seats. i hate to tell you but the MR2 trans wont work unless u mod it for the linkage

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kurt95gt

#3

Amazing looking celica
Hands down one of the bezt looking ones on here imo

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cheela

#4

everything was and is a move in the right direction.

looks great.

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S8S8

#5

Awesome job mate. Love it.

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diegohiga

#6

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QUOTE (Smaay @ Mar 7, 2012 - 1:16 AM)

>awesome. love the seats. i hate to tell you but the MR2 trans wont work unless u mod it for the linkage

Thanks evryone and yes i knew that. Ill be using the linkage from the gt4 trany.

diegohiga

#7

Before installing the 3s do you guys recommend to get a better head gasket and upgrade head studs? Even though the original gasket is still good?

SupraKid

#8

Depends on the mileage of the engine...and if your planning to stay stock boost or not.

diegohiga

#9

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QUOTE (SupraKid @ Mar 8, 2012 - 7:59 PM)

>Depends on the mileage of the engine...and if your planning to stay stock boost or not.

45,000 miles and yeah ill add boost so i guess ill replace it. Which head gasket is good for the 3s? Hks?

richee3

#10

I'll admit, I remember seeing pictures of the GT4 front going on. At the time, I remember thinking it was just another 5S powered Celica with a GT4 front end- looks good, but really isn't anything special on 6gc. Then I saw the rear lip and did not like it, though I respected your abilities with the body work. Then you painted it white, made me eat my words, and now it's one of my favorite cars. I'm constantly using it as an example. It deserves the 3S you're putting into it and I hope to see your sig reflecting Manny's, Dustin's, Jim's, and several others with dyno results and 330 whp+. With these cars getting older every day, fewer members are willing to spend the money to build their Celicas, and threads like this are being forgotten. I'm looking forward to this thread and where you go with the car

This post has been edited by richee3: Mar 9, 2012 - 2:26 PM

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delusionz

#11

I got 210,000 kms (130xxx miles) and overheating issues, suspect blown head gasket, after eliminating everything else, opened up the engine to find the headgasket isnt popped but both the block and head surfaces are uneven (warped) ;\

Toyota genuine gasket (3 layer steel) is the best for a gen 3 3sgte anyways

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SupraKid

#12

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QUOTE (richee3 @ Mar 9, 2012 - 11:25 AM)

>I'll admit, I remember seeing pictures of the GT4 front going on. At the time, I remember thinking it was just another 5S powered Celica with a GT4 front end- looks good, but really isn't anything special on 6gc.

Since when did STs come with 5sfes?

I can't give any advice HG wise diego sorry, havent looked into them enough.

This post has been edited by SupraKid: Mar 9, 2012 - 4:02 PM

delusionz

#13

love the attention to detail, no part has gone untouched... just polishing that intake manifold and turbo takes many hours...

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diegohiga

#14

So today i removed the gt4 tranny


And swaped the shift link from the gt4 to mr2 tranny. But i have a question what do i do with this hole? Leave it like that?
Gt4 tranny

After the modification on the mr2 tranny

dudeofchaos

#15

Car is looking awesome! I want my calipers and head this color! Would you happen to have a color code?? ^^

WhipCreamCelica

#16

Sick man!, love every bit of it!, how much lower can u still go with the megan racings? i want to get that kit, but i wanna be super low!

diegohiga

#17

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QUOTE (WhipCreamCelica @ Mar 19, 2012 - 9:24 PM)

>Sick man!, love every bit of it!, how much lower can u still go with the megan racings? i want to get that kit, but i wanna be super low!

This much! About 2 more inches on the back and 0.5 inches on the front. But my car is at the lowest point. If i lower it 5mm on the front it rubs when i turn fast and on the back the fender hits the tires because the tire is sticking out of the car a bit.

diegohiga

#18

Before

After

Can you notice the difference?

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QUOTE (dudeofchaos @ Mar 19, 2012 - 7:55 PM)

>Car is looking awesome! I want my calipers and head this color! Would you happen to have a color code?? ^^

I bought the paint at advance auto parts its on the metallic section. I think they have metallic blue, red.and purple. And its heat resistant. At least the paint is lasting on my calipers lol

This post has been edited by diegohiga: Mar 19, 2012 - 10:09 PM

diegohiga

#19

today i got my alternator because the engine came without it
which fuel pump are guys using for the 3s swap? supra non turbo?

Ehrgeiz

#20

Your car is such an inspiration. Love it.

diegohiga

#21

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QUOTE (Ehrgeiz @ May 2, 2012 - 5:14 AM)

>Your car is such an inspiration. Love it.

Thank you very much!

diegohiga

#22

Should i replace the insterts of the engine mounts.for.those red ones? I dont know the brand.name.of it.

mak5603

#23

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QUOTE (diegohiga @ May 2, 2012 - 4:13 PM)

>Should i replace the insterts of the engine mounts.for.those red ones? I dont know the brand.name.of it.

Kirkosauras inserts? They go over the stock mount inserts, not instead of. Yeah, I would recomend them.

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diegohiga

#24

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QUOTE (mak5603 @ May 2, 2012 - 9:04 PM)

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QUOTE (diegohiga @ May 2, 2012 - 4:13 PM)

>Should i replace the insterts of the engine mounts.for.those red ones? I dont know the brand.name.of it.

Kirkosauras inserts? They go over the stock mount inserts, not instead of. Yeah, I would recomend them.

Ohh ok ok didnt know that. And i think a memeber here sell those right? Or where should i get them from?

smkr3w

#25

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QUOTE (diegohiga @ May 2, 2012 - 8:14 PM)

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QUOTE (mak5603 @ May 2, 2012 - 9:04 PM)

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QUOTE (diegohiga @ May 2, 2012 - 4:13 PM)

>Should i replace the insterts of the engine mounts.for.those red ones? I dont know the brand.name.of it.

Kirkosauras inserts? They go over the stock mount inserts, not instead of. Yeah, I would recomend them.

Ohh ok ok didnt know that. And i think a memeber here sell those right? Or where should i get them from?

He's a member both here and the mr2 forums. Though he's almost never here.

I ordered mine from his site: http://home.comcast.net/~kirkosaurus2/MR2_...ts_ordering.htm.

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diegohiga

#26

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QUOTE (smkr3w @ May 2, 2012 - 9:22 PM)

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QUOTE (diegohiga @ May 2, 2012 - 8:14 PM)

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QUOTE (mak5603 @ May 2, 2012 - 9:04 PM)

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QUOTE (diegohiga @ May 2, 2012 - 4:13 PM)

>Should i replace the insterts of the engine mounts.for.those red ones? I dont know the brand.name.of it.

Kirkosauras inserts? They go over the stock mount inserts, not instead of. Yeah, I would recomend them.

Ohh ok ok didnt know that. And i think a memeber here sell those right? Or where should i get them from?

He's a member both here and the mr2 forums. Though he's almost never here.

I ordered mine from his site: http://home.comcast.net/~kirkosaurus2/MR2_...ts_ordering.htm.

Excelent! Thanks for the info and help!

diegohiga

#27

I need some help here please. i have read many many theads of 3sgte swaps, but im not a mechanic and there are many stuff im still missing.
this is what i have so far.
3rd gen 3sgte
e153 tranny from a mr2
st185 axles
mr2 axles
gt4 shift cables
greddy BOV
hks turbo timer
intercooler
automotive fuel pressure

i still need a fuel pump and im sending my harness to tweak, but there are some other stuff that i think i still missing

like this... waht is this??? brake fluid?? do i need to get this front a gt4 or should I move the one from the 7a?? and what else ill be missing to do this complete swap? the threads are very helpful but i need a direct direccions to what to get lol

batman thanks for the picture

This post has been edited by diegohiga: May 8, 2012 - 10:34 PM

Box

#28

Power steering fluid reservoir I believe.

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kurt95gt

#29

Yep thats the ps fluid reservoir

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diegohiga

#30

Ok so i need to get that too.. Do i need the replace the power steering pump from the gt4 too?