dstrbcelica

#1

i'm so sad. i threw a rod about 3 weeks ago while driving home from my parents house. so after about a week of having my wife drive me everywhere, i decided i needed to move on in my life and not fix the celica and just buy a new car. ::sigh:: wanna know the worst thing about it, i have brand new kybs and drop springs that i never got a chance to put on. they are just sitting there...oh well. i just thought i would share.

-dstrb

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former celica owner.

97lestyousay

#2

So did you sell it? If not swap it. Engines are a dime a dozen.
6gcs are forever.

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JDM guy made me do it.

CelicaZR

#3

Dont give up dstrb!
Hang in there man.
Do an engine conversion

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crismillencolin

#4

Yeah - i jus did an engine conversion --- eassssyyyyy , not too expensive either ---- keep the car you know you wanna mate !!

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351.5bhp RWD TT

snapshotgt

#5

Engine swap

~snap

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Past: V6 Swapped 6G Celica, E46 BMW M3, Jeep Wrangler TJCurrent: 850rwhp C6 Corvette Grandsport, Gen1 6.2L Ford Raptor

OOBE

#6

Yeah brother, the engines are so easy to find and so easy to install. HONESTLY...easy to install. Don't get rid of her...you'll regret it. You know how many times I have thought of just getting a MKIV Supra and get rid of the Celica, since everybody thinks it's a Supra? I will not sell that Celica for anything...and mine is more broken than yours. I will probably have to spend over $10,000 to finish it...body work, paint, engine, etc...but life is too short to give up on things I love...so I'll spend the money little by little.

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Past -7A-FTE: Will never forget youPresent -3rd Gen3S-GTE: Swap in progressQUOTE (SinisterSinner @ Dec 19, 2009 - 10:52 AM)I dont want to even think of turbos, they blow up way too often...

95CelicaST

#7

and hey, if not I will buy your springs and shocks! . Swap in a 4A, you can just get the wiring harness and ECU and use the stock trans and axels

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celiracer

#8

Hey man. If you decide to sell the kybs, i need just the front two. but honestly keep the car man

madmods

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i'm so sad. i threw a rod about 3 weeks ago while driving home from my parents house. so after about a week of having my wife drive me everywhere, i decided i needed to move on in my life and not fix the celica and just buy a new car. ::sigh:: wanna know the worst thing about it, i have brand new kybs and drop springs that i never got a chance to put on. they are just sitting there...oh well. i just thought i would share.

-dstrb

man, u been a big part of this site over the years, hate to see you go. Buy the new car to get aroung and the turbo swap.

j0e_p3t

#10

i say buy another car. it'll be less trouble than doing an engine swap. but make sure you buy another celica haha. that way you can keep your shocks and springs.

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ss-iii splitters and 404 skirts areon. which means i need to update my sig.

Jen

#11

I had that happen several months ago and had my engine rebuilt.

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YoungSurvival.Org-Celica traded for.. 350z.. traded for Mazda5.. soccer mom!

UTSlickVic

#12

How many miles did you have? Just curious...

Not trying to make another "how many miles" thread

Celicav

#13

I won't try to influence your decision. However, what kind of "drop spring" are they, and would you be willing to sell them to me? Thanks.

dstrbcelica

#14

celica is gone. i bought a jeep grand cherokee. ::sigh:: i will be selling my springs and kybs soon. maybe i'll post some pics of the jeep after i wash it..

-dstrb

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former celica owner.

Defgeph

#15

good luck with the Jeep, hope you stick around.

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I will return one day.

soulshadow

#16

MAN! you are in the same boat as I was. I had my KYB Struts and Dropzone springs as well then my rod bearing BROKE! I don't know wats going on but it seems that if you buy those two items at once your luck goes running dry and your engine Breaks down!

Rod bearing is an easy fix, just take out your engine, buy a engine rebuild kit and go from there. There is no hard to remove parts. After taking my engine apart, Im starting to relize that I should have just rebuild it for $500, then swap it for $2000.