Off to the body shop she goes... >> But first... DMV... here I come...

And um... my fricken Blitz EBC was defective... it powers up... lights up... but all that appears on the screen are lines that you would see on an Etch-A-Sketch... I'm hoping Blitz won't give me any problems with replacing it... The Power-iD works... just not the SBC-iD... >>

Anyway, here are a couple shots I took today of the engine bay...

Lookin great man.

beautiful

NICE >>

ang ganda at ang linis >>

that looks sooooo nice!

Is that an instruction manual on your windshield?

why are you going to the dmv?

-FallenHero+Dec 7, 2003 - 12:20 AM

-rlan214+Dec 6, 2003 - 11:36 PM

-FallenHero+Dec 7, 2003 - 12:20 AM

-97sccelica+Dec 7, 2003 - 12:40 AM

-aaronc222+Dec 7, 2003 - 12:47 AM

-FallenHero+Dec 7, 2003 - 12:20 AM

Wow! Very, very nice Ray! It looks great! >>

in-fuc kin-credible >>

Wow, thats such a great looking swap. >> Obviously the result of alot of hard work and dedication to the project. Keep us updated, Ray.

ray, i gotta tell ya, i've been waiting basicly since i joined celica.net for you to show us all what you've been up to. you're one of the few that i listen too when it comes to most of this celica stuff, along w/mike and a few others...and man, all i can say is wow....that looks INCREDIBLE!!
cant wait to see the rest of the car, im sure its gonna be just as sweet as that engine bay!! >> >> >> >> >> >>
wow....

-presure2+Dec 7, 2003 - 9:22 AM

-rlan214+Dec 6, 2003 - 11:36 PM

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the entire car is beautiful and i envy you alot.
but how much money did you put into this project (just motor)

-stelica85+Dec 8, 2003 - 7:49 PM

Here's an excerpt from my PROJECT DIARY for all you peeps:

December 8, 2003 PSSSSH! PSSSSH! PSSSSH! After over 1.5 years of waiting, I finally got to drive my car today! And boy... it sure felt good! Damn good! Although ELP took WAY TOO FRICKEN LONG, I must say they did an EXCELLENT JOB. But I'm gonna have to give MOST of the credit to Claude. He put in endless hours of time and effort. I must tell you that this guy is the MOST METICULOUS person!!

BOOST WAS CRAZY. Well, sorta. In first gear, I was maxin out at only 5 PSI. 2nd was about 7 to 8. 3rd was a WHOMPIN 13 to 14 PSI. Mind you, this is all without my EBC. That's right folks... the stock boost was hitting that high. The only reasons that I can think of why my boost was low in the first 2 gears may be due to

1. Lack of traction, which I didn't really notice since I didn't push the car.
2. The exhaust not being connected, thus lack of back pressure.

As for the kickass boost in third, I would have to guess that it might be due to a more agressively tuned ECU. I guess the WRC model has more tricks up it's sleeves in addition to the anti-lag and water injection addons.

Well, the exhaust didn't get finished, but I'm going to worry about that after M1 completes the body work. EL did a decent job with my hood latch. I'm going to get rid of my dual exhaust setup and go with a single until I save up enough for a titanium JIC exhaust. M1 expects my car to be completed within 2 weeks. I'm going to try and push them to finish sooner, regardless of how busy they are. Since I've paid them 90% of the total and since my team has given them LOTS of business and exposure, I SHOULD be given top priority. Anyway, here are more pictures for you peeps...

















This post has been edited by kuya1284: Dec 16, 2003 - 3:27 PM

That's awesome Ray! >> I can't wait to see it once it's out of the shop!

Thats is the wet dream of all 6 gen Celi owners....Superb job. That is looking incredible man. Where do I get a hood like that?

very nice!!!

All i can say.....Awesome Job Ray... Im staring to hate my celica more and more....

you should be getting 10 psi in first, 12 psi in second and 14 psi in third. anyway nice job!

car looks f*cking amazing! I cant wait to see it with the Gt Four Bumper and wing on. Awesome job so far.