My 1984 Toyota Celica
The engine radiator was leaking coolant, prompting a retrofit with a more modern NB MX5/Miata aluminium radiator, which is thicker but compatible in size and inlet location. Custom brackets were fabricated for mounting, existing fans were reused, and adjustments were made to hoses and overflow bottle connections for proper fit.
Now that the vacuum distribution block is fitted, I can work towards getting a solid idle. It wont be possible to get the idle perfect while the base map is … Continue Reading Idle and Cold Start.
Now the engine is working I wanted to take a closer look at the rust on the car. After removing the window trims and roof lining I found the rust … Continue Reading Chassis Swap
Before I could try to start the engine, I had to first check if the engine had oil pressure, and the ECU was recieving the required signals to start. I … Continue Reading First Engine Start
Due to the pitting on the exhaust valves, I have taken the valves out of the cylinder head on my spare engine. The second head has some compression issues of … Continue Reading Engine Reassembly
20200130_211210 Now that the body electrical system is working I was able to do a compression test. When I did the compression test I found that #1, #3 and #4 … Continue Reading Engine update
Now that the engine and transmission are bolted up to the correct position I can start put everything back into the engine bay. Apart from the nose being shorter, the … Continue Reading Engine Installation
Now that I have the altezza engine harness from the half cut, I can start splicing it into the Haltech harness. Some of the harness will be redundant, so I … Continue Reading Haltech and 3SGE wiring
After spending several months looking for either a Y series bellhousing or a J160 for sale in australia and finding neither, I decided to buy a complete SXE10 Altezza half … Continue Reading J160 6 Speed
One of the first problems I found with engine bay clearance is the differences between the sumps. The 2s has two brackets that attach to the transmisson. On the BEAMS … Continue Reading Test Fitting the BEAMS
Getting Started
Michael's 3SGE Celica Build