Was just thinking, reminds me of ordering stuff from Sweetwater since they always put candies in with your order. It's the small touches.

So not a whole lot has happened since the last update. I've been ordering a bunch of small fittings here and there to finalize my fuel plumbing route. I also ordered an AEM X-line wideband per my tuner's recommendation along with my FID1000cc injectors only to realize that I was sent 11MM injectors instead of 14MM, so I'm waiting on the 14MM top hats to arrive.

Still need to order my standalone and my CAN gauge, but I'm getting there slowly, but surely. Hopefully next week I can place an order for those.

My fuel pump arrived yesterday, so today, I managed to sneak in some time to at least swap out the pump.






It was kind of a hassle due to that plastic bucket thing that surrounds the pump since the Walbro pump is bigger than the OEM pump. At least that's sorted and out of the way.

I also found out that the oil return line that I made was a wee bit too long, so I'll need to find some time this weekend to shorten it down a bit.

Hopefully next week I can have the old harness pulled off so I can run the new one.

Got some more spare time today after work to do more fuel work on the Celica.





Pulled the factory fuel rail out along with the cold start injector.



The only thing that was a pain in the ass about this was sitting the injector seats into the head, so to make life a hair bit easier, I pulled the harness and the valve cover out of the way.





ATS Racing makes a plate that replaces the cold-start injector in favor of an IAT sensor, so that make life a little convenient.



Also pulled the old harness off to drop in the new harness I got from Doug. You can see how much cleaner it is compared to the old one on the left. There's a couple of things I still need to change on the harness, but it's pretty much ready. I'll need to shorten the length on the MAF plug, extend one of the transmission plugs, re-pin the alternator to the newer oval style, and then there's a plastic cover over part of the harness by the transmission that I'm not sure how it's mounted, so I may just go ahead and pull it off and figure out what I'm going to do with it.



Got most of it buttoned on. I'll have to come back later with some zip ties to clean up the wiring by the injectors and wire in the IAT sensor.



Also decided to pull the eBay oil filter relocation thing out for the time being and just plug the spot with a temp Fram filter to prevent water from going into the motor when it rains.

Still have a lot more crap to do, but finding time during the week is tough. I ordered my standalone the other day and it's currently getting a base map installed. I'm told it'll be shipped out from ATS on Monday once Scott is done setting that up. I ordered my BTI CAN gauge this morning as soon as my paycheck dropped in. lol Should be here in a couple of weeks as he's about a week behind on orders.

For those who don't know what the BTI CAN gauge is, you can find more info HERE.

Would've been nice if he was able to get a 3.5" display for the Link, but I can live with the 52mm gauge.

I think that about sums it up for the day...



This post has been edited by NgoFcukinWay: Nov 23, 2019 - 1:03 AM

Not much has happened since the last update.

Standalone came in...





and then went straight back out for some additions.



Realized that I didn't have any additional inputs to run on the factory harness to add a fuel pressure, oil pressure, and a flex fuel sensor, so I sent the ECU back along with the auxiliary harness that I bought back to ATS Racing so Scott can work is magic and make me a harness that'll include all of those along with the AEM Wideband since I won't be using the factory narrowband on this car. Wiring loom looks gorgeous and I can't wait to get it into the car.

Did a few other things while the ECU was being worked on:




Swapped out and shortened the connector for the IAT that has replaced the cold start injector. Hope I didn't **** it up and wired the IAT to the wrong pins. lol

I didn't take a picture of it, but I did swap out the map sensor connector for the Delphi ones so I can use my AEM 5 bar sensor. If anyone needs an OEM 3SGTE map sensor, let me know. I think I have a spare one.

Also swapped out and shorted the alternator plug from the old circle connector to the oval one.



I crudely wrapped the downpipe in some DEI titanium wrap. Hopefully it does the job and doesn't burn the AC rubber line it's leaning up against. lol



I bought a carbon fiber intake tube from MR2Heaven hoping that it'll work, but no dice, so I sent it back and will need to fabricate my own.




BTI CAN gauge also came in and I got that mounted into the DCW triple gauge pod. Will get pics of that later.

I think that about sums it up so far. I just need to get water and power steering rubber lines now, figure out what I'm going to do about the AC fan, and mount my fuel pressure regulator, flex fuel sensor, and boost solenoid, but other than that, that should about do it before I clock the turbo compressor housing and start to fab together intercooler piping. I'll probably need to take a day off from work to really focus on that rather than find pockets of time on the weekend to work on the car.

This post has been edited by NgoFcukinWay: Feb 13, 2020 - 12:05 AM

Sweet......

So, you think it'll be running by spring?

hopefully. At least a first crank or something by spring just to know that it's not all jacked up.

I'm probably gonna take the 28th off from work to dedicate a whole day to it.

It's amazing what a single day can yield.

I'm convinced that it's the only real reason my junk is back together.

This post has been edited by bloodMoney: Feb 14, 2020 - 8:37 AM

indeed. I just to keep an eye on the weather and see how it goes, cuz my car sits outside and that's where I work on it.

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Completely off topic, But I would love to see this car in action once its running. You gonna do some TX2K/1320 style stuff?

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Like drag racing/highway pulls? I don't really care too much for it. I'd like to build the Celica more for street class road racing/time attack. Same with my Supra. Living at TX2K home base, there's a ****load of cars out there making way more power than I care to dump money into to chase.

Yeah, I use to live out in Humble, TX for a while. Good times, nice weather.

Terrible drainage in the area though. My last car was flooded over in Montrose, but they "fixed" it (it was a 5k car) and it wasn't totalled or branded. $3200 in damage, but I opted to take 0 deductible over having the paint fixed.

They've updated the draining system the last couple of years, so places that used to flood hasn't flooded recently. It's gotten better, but some places still do flood.

We've had great boost weather the last couple of days, but sadly, I was working. :\

The goal for the car is to eventually to make it to MSR and COTA for some laps.

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That sounds ultra fun. Good luck! I drove past COTA, place is beautiful.

So umm.. yeah. This was the state of the interior as I was finally installing the ECU back into its home.



Got the ECU in and it's lookin' pretty and also wrapped up the interior. Also swapped the spots for the boost gauge and wideband because the boost gauge's body was long enough to where I could use electrical tape to wrap it to fit snug whereas the wideband was too thin and needed the bracket to hold it in place and spot 1 on the pod had room to fit.

I just need to pick up a new radio once this project is finished.




Got what i hope is all of my heater hoses sorted out. I just need to go back with some worm clamps to hold down the hoses and we should be set. Also tossed on the strut brace for ****s and giggles, but to also have a spot to mount my FPR.




Next up will be finishing up the fuel system with new lines and probably the vacuum lines.

PROGRESSSSSSS!!!!!

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THIS LOCKDOWN AIN'T GONNA BE KEEPING ME FROM MAKING MOAR PROGRESS!!!


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....unless my friend says otherwise....>>>>

Bahaha

so about that lockdown......

Buddy of mine is taking it seriously, so he's not at his shop for the time being and is staying home.

In the mean time, I'm still considered an "EsSEnTIal" worker, so I decided to order some parts for the Supra in the mean time and might fill in some time gap in this thread with that update. Parts should be here by the end of the week, if not early next week while I'm out of town for work. The wheels I ordered for the Celica are in a shipping container somewhere on a boat on its way to California....or so it has been for the last month according to Vivid Racing and should be here sometime "soon". At this rate, they'll probably be here by the time the wheels I ordered for the Supra will be here. :\

So i managed to get a day off from work and do some more work on the Celica yesterday. Yesterday's focus was fuel. Mainly, the fuel lines.

I picked up some -6AN teflon lines from good ol' eBay. Didn't take a whole hell lot of pictures during the whole thing since I had a small window to work and time is of the essence.

Got to work and pulled out ye olde OEM fuel lines and started to measure and cut the new lines. Stainless lines are feed and the nylon braided is fuel return.



Here, you can kinda see where everything is routed. I need to secure the flex fuel sensor down a little bit better since I only drilled and tapped a pre-existing hole right by the shock tower. I may need to drill another hole to tap for a more secure mount. I got the FPR location idea from the ST205 guys as there's not a whole lot of play room to mount that and it seems to work. I just need to find some rubber p-clips to mount it better, but in the mean time, the zip ties does the job. lol



I did manage to measure the feed line from the tank to the filter wrong though. It's about 8" too long, so I'll need to pull it back to trim it down a bit, but other than that, the fuel system is 95% done until then. Next on the list is.....power steering line and some other stuff..........I think.......I dunno....We'll get there when we get there.


In the mean time, got my Trump Change and ordered a few parts for the Supra that came in pretty quick.



Picked up the 2 front wheels for the Supra since the guy already had them on hand. The rears should be arriving some time next month. Did a quick test fit today before the rain started a-rumblin' in.



Super glad that they cleared the LS400 brakes that I have on the car cuz I was told stock TT brakes would need spacers to clear the wheels.

I'm still waiting on the wheels that I ordered for the Celica to come in though. Not sure what's taking them so long cuz at this rate, my Supra's rear wheels will be here before the Celica wheels come in. :\

And as for what's in the Recaro box:



They fit really nicely, but I had to do some trimming work on the driver's side cuz there is a support bar underneath the seat that was too wide and would cause the Bride sliders to bind and not be able to slide forward and back. The passenger side would hit the amp I have sitting under the factory seat, so I'm having to find an option for the amps to mount the seat, but I think I have an idea of what to do.

Hmmmm the gunmetal color looks really good on the Supra. One day I'll own one too (sniff sniff)...
And then an MR2 too to have the Toyota Trio. Oh wait, my Celica needs to be the GT4 lol.

I just noticed, how dark is your Supra's tint?!?!

This post has been edited by TimeslideZ: May 26, 2020 - 10:18 AM

If i remember correctly, it's 25% all around in 3M ceramic tint. I got lucky and bought the Supra before all of the hype that caused the prices on them to sky rocket.

quick update on the ****box, moved it over to my friend's house so that I can have easier access to it on the weekends.

wrapped up all of the vacuum lines, i think, and then got the dip stick bent and installed into the block. Put worm clamps on all of the hoses that needed them. Just gotta find out how i'm going to mount the MAP sensor and the boost control solenoid thingy.

Next up is to JB weld the little hole in the power steering hard line to see if it'll hold or at least be a temp fix, and then pick up an upper radiator hose to see if it'll fit after I cut it down cuz stupid ass 2nd gen has to have an intermediate hardpipe between the head and the radiator.

Steering rack/column got some play in it, so I need to get under to see what's up and tighten **** down. While i'm there, I might as well double-check to see if the motor fully turns cuz I don't remember if I did that while the motor was still on the stand.

We're getting pretty close to the finish line now....I think....

Motor turns but no spark. Gonna look into it some more this weekend.

Dist pickup coil or ignitor, usually.

checked dizzy with multimeter and it passes per BGB. Replaced coil because it failed per BGB and bought a new one.

Still no spark. Gonna check the ECU via laptop tomorrow.

If all else fails, I'm pushing this **** into Galveston.

Did you make sure the new coil works/meets spec?

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with a multimeter to check resistance?

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Yes, check it the same way you checked the old one. If it's from McParts store it could be bad out of the box.

Its a Delphi unit I ordered from rock auto.

So i grabbed an in-line spark plug tester from ye olde harbor freight to test spark and when i plug it in to the wire from the ignition coil to the distrubutor, the light fires AFTER the car is done cranking and not while its cranking.

Is it something in the tune? You are on a Link right?

Yeah. I'm on a Link.

I spoke to Aaron and Scott at ATS briefly in one of the MR2 groups and they said to check a couple of settings real quick and if necessary, Scott can do a remote session to double-check that everything is good to start. So i'm gonna tackle that on Friday on my day off.