Picked up an 89 celica gts few weeks back for $800, havent been able to post due to forum being reworked. I'll have pictures up soon hopefully. Minor rust spots here and there. Gear grinds when i downshift from 3rd to 2nd. Big issue is the engine will probably die soon... it is leaking some oil. I can either get a factory spec rebuilt brand new engine dropped in for about $2,600 including labour or get a JDM 3sgte engine. Any insights on what to do? If i do put the JDM 3sgte in, would it be wired for only the alltrac or would it be an easy fit into my gts? :roll
Most likely its ur bushing on ur shifter that's causing the grinding...... And its a little more work than what u think on the jdm swap. You should read a little more in to it before u make ur decision.......plus a beams motor is a very good choice as well.
You need another gearbox Fitting the GTE isn't as easy as it looks, ie you will need a bigger radiator as well as a wiring loom etc. Look out for a later JDM motor & box, read threads by Liontr, Bluestreak, Lone wolf, st162rocket for more info/ideas
theres a shifter kit in the aftermarket mods section , it wont stop the problem but it will help with the grinding! :thumbsup: congrats on the celica!
running a heavy gear oil instead of ATF will help as well. I used a full synthetic 75W90 gear oil in mine
haha i've been a member here for 4 years! Wow time flies. Back when i had my 86 celica gts which was totalled(some guy ran a stop sign). I will have pictures up later tonight when i'm off work.