so Ray, when is it going back in the shop for the AWD conversion?

lol, that would probably take another $5k and 2 more years to get done, lol

now lets see how long the last bit of body work will take.

looks great

Two weeks + the rule of three means six weeks, but maybe not >>

Your car looks really great man. Congratulations.

nice car................ hey wat kind of side skirt are those pretty tight and aggresive............ keep up the good work........... hey i was wondering how would you get the car register through DMV..........

looks really good man >> >>

-st202gt+Dec 9, 2003 - 7:54 PM

-FallenHero+Dec 9, 2003 - 7:31 PM

-1bwilson+Dec 9, 2003 - 8:26 PM

-kuya1284+Dec 9, 2003 - 10:45 PM

looks great... are you going to take video of you starting her up so we can here how she sounds?

-macavely+Dec 10, 2003 - 3:52 AM

That's a very very neat Swap.
It's so complete. Great job!!

Do you intend to open up the ByPass Valve to activate the ALS as well ??

>> >> >>

-Lar-+Dec 10, 2003 - 10:32 AM

So since you're researching using the intercooler water sprayers, do you plan to convert to a front mount intercooler setup at some point? >>

for the IC sprayers.. if you just want a chiller you can make them your self for pretty cheap.

you can get some small PVC piping from any Home improvement center and basically make a rectangle that is slightly smaller than your IC, you will need to mount a inlet adaptor to it. once you have that made drill small holes into it so the holes are angled towards your IC.. I wouldnt do straight on but get a little bit of an angle to em.

Once you do that you will need a braided line.. not sure of the size yet as I am currently working on mine - but you will connect that line to the same kind of tank that you use in paintballing - CO2. You will need to incorpurate an electronic switch that you can hook up into your cab..

Basically you flip the switch right before your run and it almost freezes your IC and will chill the air for the duration of your run... or you could just let it go the whole run but thats kinda overkill and wastes your CO2 pretty quick.

My dad used to run something kinda like this on one of his older race cars and I made almost a sec difference on the quarter mile when he used it compared to when he didnt. I will post some pics of it all when I get it all done

-Coomer+Dec 10, 2003 - 11:27 AM

-NEVERSTOP+Dec 10, 2003 - 11:38 AM

hey kuya, congrats man.

but i need to ask you for some quick help. Can you hit me when you have some time.

AIM = sphinxpcr
yahoo = sphinx_race911

or just email me at sphinx_race911@yahoo.com

thanks

This post has been edited by sphinx_race911: Dec 10, 2003 - 4:43 PM

-sphinx_race911+Dec 10, 2003 - 2:43 PM

i just sent you a PM.

thanks again.

Ray, I have been watching your project for a while. Well, reading it and stuff. I must say, it must be a dream come true. >> . To have the 3rd Gen 3S-GTE swapped in sounds amazing. Good luck! Keep us posted on the progress.

I noticed someone asking about the AWD conversion. I have been reading on a Colt/Mirage forum because of a friend of mine who is into Colt's. There are a few Colts on there that have done an AWD conversion. A big one using the drivetrain from the GSX Eclipse. I'm don't have a full understanding on it yet, but I'm reading up on it. Are you planning on doing the AWD swap? I know in the future, I will attempt it (once I get the Celica >> ). I was thinking that that forum could help people interested in it.

The guy's post is here:
Post
And his website with detailed pictures and write-up is here:
Website

I know its not a Celica, but I figured the information would be well-above useful. I hope it helps.

-Inferno+Dec 10, 2003 - 4:29 PM

Would the AWD be cost effective, I mean wouldnt you practically need the rear clip and alot of custom work???

not just a rear clip, you would have to chop out the floor pan from the unibody and weld in the ST205 floor pan...


>> ray >> the wait was well worth it wasnt it haha

>> Congrats man!!!! >>

this is what I get for hanging around mini-truckers...

If you want to do the AWD conversion, just set it all up and then weld in two cross suported pieces of thick square tubing to the bottom of your car for support. Then just swap over what you needed from a st205, or 185 for that matter (as long as the drive ratios are compatiblewith your wrc.) It seems feasable. Plus,there are bound to be thousands of rear st205 cuts in japan. after all, we are hungry for the front halfs. I would think the parts you needed could be shipped over in a few boxes..

-FallenHero+Dec 9, 2003 - 7:31 PM

-5sfeTurbo+Dec 10, 2003 - 8:29 PM

-idriveatruckWTF+Dec 12, 2003 - 3:06 PM

and buy a supra,,, and a really hot wife (and mistress)