You guys all know that I've been doing swaps in Celicas for a long time, and after doing enough of the 3SGTE, 3SGE, 4AGE swaps, etc, I'm feeling the need for something a little off the wall. I have a feeling that there are some Celica owners out there who are thinking the same thing, they want something a little different. I've got three projects in mind that I'd be interested in doing, and I might even give a discount if someone steps up to the plate to have one done.

1. 1UZFE swap. The 1UZFE is the 4.0 V8 engine from the Lexus LS400. It makes between 265 and 300hp depending on the version. I would like to swap this engine, FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE, into a Celica, using an E153 or E58 transmission (LSD optional). I have personally seen this done sideways in a MK1 MR2, which is no bigger, if not smaller, than the Celica engine bay. We have all the equipment needed at my shop, and besides me, we now have another expert fabricator and tig welder that we just hired.

2. AWD 3SGTE conversion. This one has been done before and there's a number of threads recently on the subject. I've been ready to do one of these for a while, so if there's someone out there serious about having it done, I'm up for it.

3. 1JZGTE or 2JZGTE swap and conversion to REAR WHEEL DRIVE. Not a typo. You know what it is, you know you want it. We can do it.

Updated 7-23-08, prices were removed. Please contact me for current pricing.

Here's some more practical swaps that I'd like to do:

2ZZGE (7th gen Celica GTS 180hp) into '96+ Celica (OBD2 emissions legal)
2AZFE (Scion tC 160hp 160ft/lbs) into '96+ Celica (OBD2 emissions legal)
2GRFE, 2GRFSE, or 3MZFE into Celica (OBD2 emissions legal)

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Jul 23, 2008 - 10:31 AM

put me down for a gt-four conversion! hah, i wish. i'd like to see the supra conversion done though.

This post has been edited by j0e_p3t: Feb 24, 2007 - 8:42 PM

hmm, how about an sr20 in the celica, and then make it rwd.....i think thats off the wall enough, lol...but seriously the 1jz/2jz would be insane....

haha, would payment plans be possible?

If i just would live in the us i def would be up to 2JZGTE RWD swap. Hope someone has enough cash and wants you to make these insane swaps. I know theres someone. Btw are these already discounted prices or is it possible to get some discount of these prices?

someone needs to contact the admin. I think a mad man hacked into dr.tweaks account and started posted non-sense. LOL.. j/k

Its great to see your skills improving. If you ever do get bored, you can make the next mid-engine celica; and then... if that has not satisfied your crazy bone, you can do a dual engine celica.

if you accomplish that, you can Pm me about my crazy quad engine celica idea. muahahaha!

I could probably discount the prices a little more if that's what someone needed to say "let's go for it".

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LOL

I wouldn't mind doing a mid-engine 3SGTE swap into a Celica, if someone wanted to do it.

-Doc

2jz is CrAzY!!

Man tweak... your CrazY! (and i love it)

I wish i had 12K to throw at you.. i would be on it in
heartbeat... but for now my car is in the shop lol.

Maybe i can get this done in about... 3 years.

2jz swap, ftw...........

This post has been edited by 3WayStunna: Feb 25, 2007 - 11:14 AM

1UZFE/RWD ALL THE WAY !!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C0veAb-CiM

forget about the 2JZ and the 3SGTE already !!!

What kind of warranty would you give with these? Would the motors be guarantied to run and for a period of time? I'm glad to know that there is a place to go to get these types of ideas actually accomplished.

Hmmm... Swapping a 2jzgte into my SC is about 10K total already... 12K total for swapping it into a Celica and converting it to RWD seems a bit too low.

don't complain about the good prices. i'd give up my college education money for one of those if the law didn't scare. and if i didn't care about my future. someone do the 2jz rwd conversion already. that would be siick.

^ No one's complaining... just saying it might be a little unrealistic based on the cost of swapping a 2jzgte into my car which is relatively an easier swap.

I want one! any one! it doesn't matter to me!!!! I don't have 12K though... I've gotta seriously consider selling my soul...

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If your that desperate, I'll give ya maybe $2500 for your soul... I guess thats a start

I know where to put my $1500 towards now... and start saving...give me a year or two. Damn...

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The warrantees are provided by whoever we get the engine from. In the case of a 1UZFE, it would be a salvage yard here in the US, they normally offer a 90-day warrantee. The JDM engines are provided by the importers, and they typically offer a 30-day "startup warrantee" which is pretty much worthless. The best thing you can do is buy an engine from a reputable importer. This is what we do and up to now haven't had a problem yet.

The $12,000 for the 2JZ conversion is a good price for sure, obviously I'm not making money on it, it's really just something that I'd like to do and so I'm offering it. Of course, there are quite a number of upgrades that we can do at the same time which would add to the price... and it is an "estimate".

-Doc

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Feb 26, 2007 - 8:49 AM

that V8 sounds badass....
man i wish i wasnt poor
haha

Is there enough room to get a 2JZ into a Celica engine bay? That would be a wicked conversion

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The IS300 engine bay doesn't seem much bigger than the Celica but it fits the 2JZGTE with a few adjustments... I definately think it's do-able for a price. The RWD conversion will be interesting. If anyone does a Celica with a 2JZGTE in it... it will be on all the magazine covers for sure.

only problem with the comparison of engine bays with the Supra to the IS or even SC...is that those cars come with a transmission tunnel....thats your problem the MOTOR of a 2jz will SQUEEZE in there hardcore...but you would either have to sit the motor REALLY REALLY low (i don't think its possible to sit that low in the frame) or (realistic and most plausible option right here) cut out a section of the firewall dead center and make a concave curve into the floor pan + firewall inorder for the bell housing to fit.

its plausible and fully doable...but it takes LOTS of fabrication and the price of a life worth of trust in your mechanic

How long would it take to do one of these projects? Everyone is just so excited to here about what projects you wanna take on that people forget some things. I think one of the very important questions is "how long?" How about adding a blacktop Beams and rwd conversion to the list?

The only problem now is. Almost no one on here has those kinds of money to spend on the projects. How would you handle paying? Is it cash/credit up front or a deposit and pay the rest when the project is done?

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Not stock, the body would require some serious modification.

-Doc

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Time would have to basically be a non-issue. You have to either have a second car or a girlfriend or whatever to drive you around. The LAST thing I'm going to do with any of these conversion is rush I would say count on three months for sure.

100% of parts and 50% of labor must be paid up front, and the remaining 50% of labor before the car is picked up. We accept credit cards as well as cash.

A BEAMS Blacktop/6-speed/RWD conversion is GREAT idea!

-Doc

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Feb 26, 2007 - 4:08 PM

tweak i would love to be one of the people with one of these crazy swap-i'm just not sure if i want to sink 12 grand into a 13 year old car all in one shot. true it would be practically one of a kind (depending on how many you did) but if something were to break what would be the insurance on fixing it? like i'm talking about within a month of the swap for example?

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I know a couple of guys in town that are looking for a Celica rolling chasis to do this. Just for a full blown drag car though.

This post has been edited by BLINKYxMUNKEY: Feb 26, 2007 - 4:22 PM

You know what project I just remembered that I've been wanting to do for a REALLY long time?

RHD CONVERSION!!!


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Honestly I garantee my work for life (as far as I'm concerned). I can only thing of a few very rare situations where something went wrong BECUASE of my work (a couple of hoses blowing off before I switched over to t-bolt clamps, for example). As for the mechanical parts on the car breaking, well, it's a car, that is going to happen sooner or later. But as long as we use good parts and take our time, get the engine from a reliable importer, etc, then longevity should not be a problem.

-Doc

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Feb 26, 2007 - 8:28 PM

how about you be the first one to do this in your own car, tweak? at the very least you would have a prototype for future swaps and it would generate more business for your other projects.

honestly, i think a project like that would cost around 24k, not 12. people forget that fact that you would pretty much be building a car from the ground up. EVERYTHING would have to be stripped, and fabricated. that motor is just too big for our engine bays.

1uz would be badass. one of the best v8's made. even though its an aluminum block, im guessing its still a relatively heavy engine and would throw off the balance.

RHD isn't too hard.....

but i'm with lagos y don't u try it on your own then get someone else to foot the bill...i see this just ending in lots of problems and law suit...
but lagos motor will fit....tranny will not thats the problem