Box

#31

Though there'd have to be a reason for the fuses to blow in the fashion they did. They'd have to been overloaded quite significantly to throw smoke. Could be as simple as someone used way too low of an amperage fuse, that or the motors shorted out.

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igpx12

#32

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 26, 2015 - 6:21 PM)

>Though there'd have to be a reason for the fuses to blow in the fashion they did. They'd have to been overloaded quite significantly to throw smoke. Could be as simple as someone used way too low of an amperage fuse, that or the motors shorted out.

Yeah thats why I said quite possible that it would fix it, not a guarantee. Just hoping for him that its not a in depth issue.

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JosephST575

#33

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QUOTE (igpx12 @ Feb 26, 2015 - 6:12 PM)

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QUOTE (JosephST575 @ Feb 26, 2015 - 7:32 AM)

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QUOTE (igpx12 @ Feb 26, 2015 - 6:12 AM)

>Sounds more like an electrical issue involving the fuses to me rather than the radiator failing. If you were in stop and go traffic in the city with no direct air on through to the radiator it would start climbing with the temp due to your fans not running. It's amazing how much they keep the motor in check with the temp. Which fuse boxes smoked out on you?

Both the relay box on the engine bay and the fuses that are on the drivers side they both started to smoke.

The relay box has two fuses for fans and the drivers side underhood fuse box has one, so its very possible that it burnt out those fuses. give all the fuses a look though to see if anything else could have burnt out. Quite possible though once you replace any bad fuses that it will fix your issue. Did you have a chance to check the radiator yet?

The radiator is fine, I'll check the fuses to see how they are thanks for the recommendation.

JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 26, 2015 - 6:21 PM)

>Though there'd have to be a reason for the fuses to blow in the fashion they did. They'd have to been overloaded quite significantly to throw smoke. Could be as simple as someone used way too low of an amperage fuse, that or the motors shorted out.

Yeah it's weird but I'll get to the bottom of the problem .

Box

#35

Hopefully it's something simple and the engine didn't suffer any damage. Aluminum heads don't like overheating at all.

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 26, 2015 - 11:14 PM)

>Hopefully it's something simple and the engine didn't suffer any damage. Aluminum heads don't like overheating at all.

Well the engine is fine it didn't heat up all the way i tried to contain it by using the air system thats how i noticed that both fans where not working. but the engine didn't suffer any damage

JosephST575

#37

My celica Got back Yesterday nothing serious it was just one wire that was on the relay box. Thanks to all of those who told me possible things that could of started the problem.
So one day while browsing for Celica parts i came a cross on a pair of Curren Headlights:



But they are not any Curren headlights they are a rare kouki dark tint Curren headlights. still looking for more parts to make the Curren conversion.


Once i got my new radio/DvD player on i wanted to make my console look different and unique and with the help of one of my friends we Carbon Fiber wrapped it:


And heres a little video of my celica and a few other celicas:

Toyota Celica Meet

JosephST575

#38

This is how my Celica looks so far:



I will be posting how Im gonna restore my GTFOUR front strut bar and the special design i got plan for it, This is how it looks right now:




This post has been edited by JosephST575: Mar 13, 2015 - 12:14 AM

Box

#39

I want to say the GT-Four had a 3 piece front strut bar, but I could be mistaken. Someone with a more relevant memory could say for sure. I know that's the same as a regular GT anyway.

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richee3

#40

The GT4 got the same strut bar as the GT's and SS-III's. The TRD strut bar won't clear the intercooler, sadly.

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Box

#41

Ahh ok. So there you go. I thought there was something about the TRD 3-point and the intercooler, but at the same time I remembered there was one that would clear. Though at the same time, be careful in the future not to pay more just because it's a "GT-Four" or "SS" part when a regular GT had the same thing.

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Mar 4, 2015 - 1:37 AM)

>Ahh ok. So there you go. I thought there was something about the TRD 3-point and the intercooler, but at the same time I remembered there was one that would clear. Though at the same time, be careful in the future not to pay more just because it's a "GT-Four" or "SS" part when a regular GT had the same thing.

Actually i didn't pay much theres ones on Ebay that go for $90 to $100 dollars i got mines for 30 so didn't pay much and the TRD strut bar is the one with the 3 Point . i just called it GTFour since is the one that comes with it. And i didnt know the GT came with it thanks for the info

Box

#43

I say you got a good deal then. The rear strut bar was exclusive to the GT-Four though I want to say, so of course it'll be more expensive.

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Mar 4, 2015 - 4:17 AM)

>I say you got a good deal then. The rear strut bar was exclusive to the GT-Four though I want to say, so of course it'll be more expensive.

Yeah tell me about it i got mines for 90 bucks and it came with the leather protector. But I'm not doing nothing to that one since it got that leather feature.

JosephST575

#45

So today i finally got around to sand my Front strut bar since its color got faded and it had some rust spots on it. Here are some pics to show the rust spots:





So after a while of work and dedication it looks like this:
I used 80 grid sand paper.






I still gotta figure out how to get to the hard to reach spots so i can get rid of the rust on both ends of the bars any suggestion let me know.

Box

#46

Dremel with a cone shaped sanding stone.

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JosephST575

#47

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QUOTE (Box @ Mar 7, 2015 - 10:52 PM)

>Dremel with a cone shaped sanding stone.

Thanks i think I gotta get one of those then. It kinda numb my hand when I tried it just like that lol.

JosephST575

#48

Finally i painted my front strut bar first i applied black antirust paint on it:


It dried out and it look like this:


To make it more custom and unique i decided to paint a design on it:

I made templates of the 6Gen Celica dragons out of vinyl and painted over them in red:



This is how it looks install in my engine bay:


A pic of my rear strut bar too:


Since i got in the mood of painting decided to paint the headers cover too:



And the next day i got my splitters: