Celica 3S-GTE Progress Thread

[Kevin]

Damn. You get a standing ovation from me. Good work/dedication.

[DPancoast]

nice work so far man. ditch those valve cover screws and get some allen head bolts...

visit TwosRus... They have a lot of good stuff for the 3SGTE and carry Celica parts too.

Good luck with it. I already drool on Arts swap.

[Got Insulin?]

Very cool. So, pardon my newbness, but what's the difference between this, and say, an All-trac? Just AWD at this point?

[95st-celica]

Originally Posted by Vr-4-Life

cool.. im actually trying to sell a totaled mr2 with a 3sgte in it.

yea? what are you looking to get for it? have any pictures? PM me

[95st-celica]

Originally Posted by Got Insulin?

Very cool. So, pardon my newbness, but what's the difference between this, and say, an All-trac? Just AWD at this point?

yea pretty much...also this is a gen 2 motor or st185..these were put in the 5th gen 90-93 All-tracs that were here in the U.S. The 3rd gen 3s-gte was put in the 6th gen celica..the same body style as mine and Art's but they never made it to the U.S.

[TNTramair]

so this is what you've been up to...lol. lookin good man....when ya gonna have it ready and running?? the T/A needs someone to run..lol

[ImportDPS]

Originally Posted by 95st-celica

i mean if you really want me to do it i will...GT-FOUR FTMFW!

Customer of ours actually has a 99 fresh from Japan GT-4 Celica in black. Drives the entire car around in the street. Awesome car, this build is going to be sick.

[95st-celica]

Originally Posted by TNTramair

so this is what you've been up to...lol. lookin good man....when ya gonna have it ready and running?? the T/A needs someone to run..lol

whos this? haha

Originally Posted by ImportDPS

Customer of ours actually has a 99 fresh from Japan GT-4 Celica in black. Drives the entire car around in the street. Awesome car, this build is going to be sick.

yea there has been rumors of this floating around for some time now...i cant seem to find it though...me and lagos (art) went down to a shop in north philly..i believe the name of it is JDM motorsportz?? but they were closed...have any pictures of this car? i would love to see a real one in person

[lagos]

Originally Posted by ImportDPS

Customer of ours actually has a 99 fresh from Japan GT-4 Celica in black. Drives the entire car around in the street. Awesome car, this build is going to be sick.

Yeah, we've been hearing about this car but have yet to see it in person. Can you set something up for us so that we can check it out?

[TNTramair]

Originally Posted by 95st-celica

whos this? haha

give ya a clue...i have Twins.

[ImportDPS]

Originally Posted by lagos

Yeah, we've been hearing about this car but have yet to see it in person. Can you set something up for us so that we can check it out?

I'll get it to the shop if you want so you can check it out. Just let me know for sure for sure when you want to come in and I will have the owner drop it off to me.

[95st-celica]

Originally Posted by TNTramair

give ya a clue...i have Twins.

rick? from your sig. im thinking it could be you...only person i know with a red ws6 thats TT?? im baffled

[TNTramair]

Originally Posted by 95st-celica

rick? from your sig. im thinking it could be you...only person i know with a red ws6 thats TT?? im baffled

ofcourse!! how many red ws.6 TT have you seen lately??? i need to step my game up if thats the case..lol

[95st-celica]

Originally Posted by TNTramair

ofcourse!! how many red ws.6 TT have you seen lately??? i need to step my game up if thats the case..lol

hahah i dunno...i think the black one is due for a new set-up...from what i heard, word on the street is that new R/T gave you quite a spankin sunday night...lol...hopefully i get this thing done so i can play around too

[TNTramair]

Originally Posted by 95st-celica

hahah i dunno...i think the black one is due for a new set-up...from what i heard, word on the street is that new R/T gave you quite a spankin sunday night...lol...hopefully i get this thing done so i can play around too

see now heres the thing.....some kid bought a black one and it looks exactly like mine and everyone allways thinks its me now. my buddy called me the other nite and said, "man, did ya realize we blew by that cop the other nite?" im like "huh??"..so appearently he ran the same kid. besides, i wouldnt have lost to that R/T...

[catbed]

where did you find nite-shades? you should also shoot some clear of the nite shades. it'll make it glossy.

[95st-celica]

Originally Posted by TNTramair

see now heres the thing.....some kid bought a black one and it looks exactly like mine and everyone allways thinks its me now. my buddy called me the other nite and said, "man, did ya realize we blew by that cop the other nite?" im like "huh??"..so appearently he ran the same kid. besides, i wouldnt have lost to that R/T...

makes sense...theres a kid, i think his name is john...he just picked up a black ws6 so chances are its him...hes usually out every thursday and sunday with it

Originally Posted by catbed

where did you find nite-shades? you should also shoot some clear of the nite shades. it'll make it glossy.

yea it was just a quicky...it's actually pretty glossy in person but once i paint the car i will go over everything again and touch it up real nice, tails, calipers, etc. my buddy in chester picked the can of VHT up for my other freind who has a C5 vette..i did his tails, sidemarkers and front turns and the left over i used for mine...im thinkin he got it at a napa store...not 100% on that though

[95st-celica]

another little update...i picked up a full Black leather interior for the car a while ago...finally decided to clean it up and throw it in...sooo much nicer in my oppinion..now the interior is almost all black with the exception of the headliner...i'll eventually get to that..i installed a short throw shifter which im having some problems with it hitting my e-brake...i have a couple of options as far as that goes so i'll figure it out..and just a couple random pictures of other goodies i have for it

From This:




To This:















^Not Good...i'll have to work on that^



And 2 pictures of the custom camera bar i made




Goodies










Seats are sooo comfortable...probably the most comfortable stock seats other then srt-4 seats...these hug you really well yet arent too much...the box of parts is for the 3s...i have a few more things comming for it and waiting on my wireing harness then thats going in...i also just picked up a loteck 3 gauge A-pillar Pod...thats on its way...its comming together....slowly but surely

[95st-celica]

alright guys...its been a while and i have been gathering a lot of $hit together..trying to get this thing in before summer...i drove out past harrisburg a couple weeks ago and picked up my shifter cables, and my motor mount that i needed and also came home with another goodie..enjoy...expect another big update this weekend...if the weather gods are on my side she should be bolted up and almost done

new walbro 255 and my polly-urathane motor mount inserts



2 new axles


My front mount that came today


3 post i picked up


my work in progress CC


and my other work in progress :D



still waiting on all my intercooler pipeing (which should be here tomorrow or the next day), my oil pressure gauge, and some leds to finish up the climate control.

[OMG JDM]

nice build!