So here's my Celica as she stands now:
And when I got her, nearly 6 years ago at 139,000 miles:
She's a 1994 GT. Fully stock when I bought it(wheels aside). Perfectly clean. Never been in an accident.
Now it's got whited out JDM Tails, ST Suspensions sway bars, new Konig wheels and Megan Racing coilovers.
A few weeks ago I started getting some possible signs of a broken head gasket. So, I decided to dive in and do something that I've been wanting to do for a while.
So, today I got:
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Gaskets are on their way. I've already got a new clutch and some motor mounts. New cluster is on it's way too. Just setting to work on electrical until then!
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
BEAMS AWESOMENESS!!!!
Good luck with the swap!
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Will you be extending the harness or going through the firewall? Good luck.
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I'm planning on extending the harness the 40 some inches! Don't really want to have a hole in the firewall to plug.
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
I extended mine 24" which was still a little too much.
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So you'd do closer to 20"? And it's just on the section between the firewall and the first plug (MAF)?
I may pick up a second 5S-FE harness later today, and use that as an idea for length for everything (and probably steal wires from it too).
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
I put a hole in my firewall
haha
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20-24" is good. Like I said, mine was a little long but I'd rather have it a little too long than a little too short. I extended mine between the MAF and firewall. It wasn't too complicated. Time consuming, yes, but not difficult. Now is definitely the easiest time to extend it, I'm tired of swapping harnesses in the engine bay
Picking up a spare 5S harness is a good idea. If its OBDI, it may not have all the same color wires as the BEAMS harness.
This post has been edited by richee3: May 8, 2013 - 2:01 PM
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Good deal. I'll start on it this weekend after I finish labeling the BEAMS harness and getting it off.
Just picked up a 5S harness, it's OBD1. Some color wires are better than none. I just want to try to have as little generic white/black/blue/yellow in the harness as possible, though hopefully I shouldn't have to take it apart again for a long, long time.
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
First take at 3D Printing extra BEAMS logos:
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
Started work on the wire harness:
Got my gauge clusters in today:
And realized I got a brake upgrade with my engine. I bought a front subframe, so it has the superstrut suspension and the two pot brake calipers! Now to figure out what rotors I need for them.
Still waiting on the gaskets and timing. At this point, that's all I need to take out the 5S and put in the BEAMS!
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
Welcome to the Beams family.
3SGE Beams VVT-i powered Celica
Worked yesterday to free the new engine from the front subframe and...success!
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
I like that white faced cluster. What is it from?
1993 Celica GT Coupe - sold1994 Celica GT Liftback
Those are the gauges from an SS-III.
Also, got the old 5S-FE dyno'd today as a base mark. Not as tired of an old girl as I thought she was:
5S-FE @ 5200 feet elevation.
Short ram intake.
91 Octane.
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
Good job so far, and good luck on your swap. Finally your Celica will be the car it should've been all this time. Why Toyota ruined the USDM Celica with a Corolla or Camry engine I'll never know.
2001 Miata LS 5-speed
I have super strut everything in the front. 5s regular rotors are what you want if you use everything.
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
The BEAMS is in. And Runs. (Started on the first try!!!).
Pictures forthcoming. Thanks to everyone's help, and most especially richee!
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
No problem, glad to help out and glad to hear your BEAMS started on the first try!
This post has been edited by richee3: Jun 23, 2013 - 8:15 PM
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QUOTE (aspen @ Jun 23, 2013 - 7:46 PM)
>The BEAMS is in. And Runs. (Started on the first try!!!).
Pictures forthcoming. Thanks to everyone's help, and most especially richee!
Congrats, you now have a proper car.
2001 Miata LS 5-speed
And got a 2.5" exhaust welded up. Still a few issues, namely high idle and occasionally acting a bit strange while accelerating - both which I hope will go away once I get the remainder of the stock airbox in and fully bleed the cooling system.
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
Mine has high idle as well. Average between 1200 and 1400 rpm
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QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ Jun 27, 2013 - 1:30 PM)
>Mine has high idle as well. Average between 1200 and 1400 rpm
high idle all the time even when it warms up?
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QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Jun 27, 2013 - 2:33 PM)
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QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ Jun 27, 2013 - 1:30 PM)
>Mine has high idle as well. Average between 1200 and 1400 rpm
high idle all the time even when it warms up?
Its relentless. It thinks about low idle if you kick it into neutral at speed but it jumps back up and down for a second, eventually settling out high. IACV theory
I cleaned my ICSV. I hope I don't have to replace it, but at least with my exhaust it's nice and quiet at 2k now.
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
Well, new airbox, sort of bled the coolant (I had some issues, see further down), inspected the coils (they look good), but I've still got a high idle. When I unplug my ISCV it idles the same and can't compensate for adding in A/C and such. So, we'll see.
Also, as far as the coolant, not sure if this should be worrying me or not. Seemed like it'd be plausible for there to be that much assorted air in the system with the engine swap and several impromptu hose swaps. Also, it was 100 degrees today so it started out pretty hot to begin with.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUcI1fixPd4
This post has been edited by aspen: Jun 27, 2013 - 9:25 PM
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
A BEAMS is supposed to idle at 750, and the ISCV should be correcting your idle. I've never unplugged my ISCV with the car running so I couldn't telling you what happens there. How does your TPS look? I assume you cleaned the throttle body when you had the engine apart, so you shouldn't be having any issues with the butterfly valve staying open. It could very well be that your ISCV simply isn't working, but one guy on the BEAMS Owners Group recently got a code for his ISCV so presumably you'd have a code if yours was defunct. I'm working 11-7 tonight and I doubt if I'll be busy so I'll put some thought and research into this for you.
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I realized going through the cleaning again that I never removed the motor so I'll do that in the morning and make sure it actually moves.
My TPS could be a culprit, maybe... I did have to junk yard a new one and wound up getting one off of a Tercel (which according to ToyoDIY is the same).
I'll report back once I get the ISCV off again(sigh, I can now remove the throttle body in like 3 minutes) and the motor part taken off.
2019 M2, 2005 S2000, 1997 4Runne
Now you're onto something.
The motors get horribly gunked up in those ISCV's. Regrettably they can't be cleaned without actually taking everything completely apart. I tried just spraying some cleaner through the throttle body on mine but had to actually take it off. I despise those screws that Toyota used to attach the ISCV to the throttle body... They're those lame Jap spec super soft metal screw that strip out if you look at them wrong.
I'm sure your TPS is fine. I picked up a brand new one from Toyota for mine. They aren't adjustable on the BEAMS but when I checked my new one with a multimeter, I found that there's just enough play in it to send the wrong signal to the ECU. Whether it would make a difference or not I don't know, but I did have to twist mine as far as I could before tightening the screws.
This post has been edited by richee3: Jun 27, 2013 - 9:51 PM
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