What have you done to keep the interest in the car, as it seems that there is nothing else to do. Sometimes i loose interest./

any ideas?

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Pick a swap with aftermarket support and there is a ton of fun things to do.

How many miles have you put on your swap?

This post has been edited by mak5603: Jun 20, 2012 - 10:00 PM

500 or so! lol.

that would be one of the biggest reasons. no support for BEAMS. but its fun to drive compared to the 5s/

But i really dont like turbos.

Im sometimes dreaming of reswapping.

ever think about getting into track racing or autocrossing?

not in this part of the world.

What about running new brakelines an cleaning up areas you havent messed with yet

2grfe... do eet

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yeah that would be nice...

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500?! How do you even know everything is running right and whatnot? I drive more than that much in a week, lol. That's hardly even a break in period for a new clutch..

Why don't you ever drive it? No offense, but there is no way you could have reached max fun with it in only 500 miles.. I mean..you modify the car, get out there and drive it. Why would a car need a BEAMS and bunch of suspension goodies to just chill in a garage?

Do you actually not like driving turbo cars or just don't like reading about turbo problems? Becuase when it comes to driving them, there is nothing like boost.

But anyways.. I say you go drive the BEAMS more, if it still bores you, continue thinking about a swap that floats your boat.

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You did a beams swap huh?

I have been playing with my suspension settings, is amazing how much different the car can feel just by messing with camber / damper and sway bar settings, I'm still finding the " perfect " tune for it, is fun, interesting and lots of reading / calculating. granted some of the " best " settings are not really for the strret.

on one of those test settings I was having a lot of fun, it really made the car handle amazing, BUT then it started raining and I found myself driving at 40 mph on the highway because of wet surface the car would oversteer very easily on corners, so I switched settings since, I think that's what kept me motivated, than and the fact that I have a 45 miles commute of mixed city / highway / backroads so I can enjoy the car safely.

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im always working, ii work second shift, and i drive the FJ most of the time to work, i work on the car sometimes, and it goes weeks before i finish a project. AKA the sway bars, the car has not been aligned since then, so its not safely driveable, when i painted the bumper, it went weeks. Its like i dont have the patience anymore.



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Beams is as good as any other swap, i could have swapped a 3sgte, and the same would have happen, ive been driving the FJ. I felt like after the swap, its like, ok im done.

most of the fault is the 1st gen restoration, but even thats on hold.

arghhh, oh well, well see... i wanted to see everyone elses opinion, and not talk just about my experience.

Just drive and enjoy it man.. Dont sell it
or otherwise do what i do and get more projects

well its obviously not speed your after. You were looking for something unique when you did beams swap. maybe your just growing out of the car scene.

Shave your engine bay and the replace all ur bushings!

make a custom long tube headers and wake the beams up!! that will strike some interest back into the car

In all seriousness, take it to a track, burn some rubber, buy more rubber...rinse and repeat as necessary. Nothing better than competition or just learning your car even more to keep it interesting.

what's up with the corona? didn't u buy one of those beauties as well?

3MZ-FE swap

Going to meets helps. I'm not trying to drop hints, I'm really not. But meeting up with other enthusiasts and hearing/sharing stories is great motivation to keep going. I'd like to start attending some SCCA events as well, that certainly can't hurt anything.

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i'd like that!! but stainless steel is expensive a 4-1 header design wud be nice

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thats what im saying a nice header would be sick !

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yea it cost about $1,300-1,500 for an extra 3 pounds of torque and 6 hp.

nah, not for the beams... not worth it!

Tidy it up. Clean up any wires in the engine bay, replace any half worn suspension parts ... you know, all the nitpick sh*t. Make a list of all the little (or big for that matter) things you would like to do to it if you had the money and go down the list. Make it your PERFECT Celica.

Idk man ... I kinda got bored with the whole car scene for a while myself. Built Honda/Acura's for so long that it got old. Had a little bit of a resurgence getting into Subaru after I found my rare Legacy Turbo for cheap, but the luster went out of that quick enough. Bought the RDX turbo and was content driving that around and "being a grown up" lol for quite a while before I picked up the Celica. Once I saw all the JDM parts it all came rushing back. I'm a sucker for JDM. Now I'm looking to do a trans swap in this and then probably buy a Supra project. Maybe you need something new too? The 1st gen sounds like fun. I'd like a first gen GT Liftback. Can't remember what year or trim I wanted ... I have a whole book on it at home.

Last night I just so happened to ask my fiance if she would drive a 6th gen vert if I bought it for her (instead of the Rustang she wants) she said it HAD to be black ... so maybe if you want to sell it soon, look me up

Really only 500 miles? At that stage I was still disappointed with my Beams! I went through a good few tanks of fuel before I truly loved my Beams swap, and now it just gets better and better.

But like a few others have said, the best way to maintain interest (and spend money...) is to start doing track days.