Cool! Thanks for the info! I live in Eastsound, WA (San Juan Islands). I'll have to make it to one of those events.
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Cool! Thanks for the info! I live in Eastsound, WA (San Juan Islands). I'll have to make it to one of those events.
The Celica is currently down for the count - I got tired of adding 1-2 qts of oil per week daily driving it (it always burned a bit of oil, but got really bad with the high revs of 4.30 gears). I even missed the last 2 events of the year, both were new venues - one at Oregon Race Park and one at DirtFish Rally School (as part of the first SCCA RallySprint in the PNW in over a decade).
(pic from my last event)
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...psqpwif0lc.jpg
It might be down, but not out, just time to strengthen and upgrade - I have 4 months till the next event.
Interior is stripped, sound deadening removed with the help of 15 lbs of dry ice/alcohol, and today I'll start on seam stitch welding to stiffen up the chassis. Some of the interior might be going back in, probably the center console and carpet.
The engine & trans will also get yanked one of these weekends so I can seam stitch weld the engine bay and strut towers (part-out on AFM, header, big 5M TB & matching late-style intake manifold, etc).
(all the deadening is piled up in the passenger side)
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...psxulaslhh.jpg
What's the plan for the engine and trans?
Hopefully I'll get to see this thing in action some day!
Hell, I'll let you drive it at a RallyX if the timing works out
Toyota 3SGE Blacktop BEAMS with an Aisin J160 6spd manual trans
The 6 spd is geared a bit lower overall, so it looks like I might need to change rear gearing againQuote:
In 1998, the fifth version of the 3S-GE was released, found only in the Japanese-delivered Altezza RS200. The 'Black Top' as it came to be referred to as, was fitted with a dual VVT-i system that adjusted timing on both intake and exhaust camshafts and came in two different spec levels dependent on which transmission it was coupled to.
The MT version that came equipped with the J160 6-speed manual transmission featured larger diameter titanium intake valves measuring 35mm, larger exhaust valves measuring 29.5mm also made from titanium, a larger 33mm bucket and a compression ratio of 11.5:1. It made 210 PS (154 kW; 207 hp) at 7,600 rpm and 22.0 kg·m (216 N·m) at 6,400 rpm
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
J160: 3.874 2.175 1.484 1.223 1.000 0.869
W58: 3.285 1.894 1.275 1.000 0.783
I guess I missed the part where you said you were adding a roll cage :fangers:
Just kidding, kind of. I just got excited there was a new post.
The floor of the Celica looks really good. It seems when I see pictures like that it's to fix bad rust or damage from a collision.
some work from last year . . .
chassis gutted and stitch welded to stiffen things up a bit
http://i.imgur.com/UzqdlFK.jpg
a little bit of harness work - every circuit was stripped and a better harness was created the way I wanted it done
every branch was cable laced for durability before being covered
http://i.imgur.com/8xpCi72.jpg
3SGE BEAMS getting test fitted
http://i.imgur.com/e6HOXjL.jpg
finished product
http://i.imgur.com/2JW7rYG.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/oVJXQ8O.jpg
couple pics, just because
http://i.imgur.com/vJ88Gcr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fBS2rs3.jpg