project GT2 - "courtney", like no other.

im quite happy with the way i over-do everything. imo if im building it from the ground up, might as well do it how i want to..

edit i had to put this in :twisted:
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:08 pm
Celic_GT2

 

well this post i think willie will enjoy the most...

Gentlemen, the engine harness is done!!!
put the finishing touches on it today, theres a few wires waiting for there position as the car moves on, like rad fan horn ect... but the whole system is hooked in and tied up the igniter, inj resistor, the fuel pump resistor, and the turbo press. sensor have all been bolted up in the pass fender. i had to make a 40a fuse for one of the wires, so i "modified" a stock toyota one... so the whole engine side is wired up and ready to go. now im moving onto the bulkhead harness, i mainly just want to tuck it better than it was... so here is a recap of what my engine harness has set me back...

-stock usdm gte harness
-500' 18g fine strand wire
-60' 6g 22 strand wire
-7 "fat boy" bottles of propane
-13 rolls of electrical tape
-60' of resin core solder
-22 grd 8 bolts with washers and lock nuts
-5 full exacto knife blades
-1 busted thumb, 6 sliced fingers with the exacto knife.
-too many late f'n nights!!!!!

heres some pics of the first 4th gen celica tucked engine harness... drink it in team...

my "homemade" fuse

working on it this morning


finished side

turbo press sensor

igniter

fuel pump resistor

diagnostics, needs to be mounted..

drivers side

finished pass side tonight, note my sweet 14" doughnut, and metal suspension


temp, starting, dist, trannie,

finished front...

drivers front final.

my fav pic


she will live gentlemen...

 

you know Rick, i was thinking that tonight.. i used about 98 zip ties.. lol and as for the heating issue, i have a few tricks left to fix that... but yess they will wear, one thing that has me worried is vibration, like since the harnesss is so tight to the body, may have to mod it slightly later on... i started on the interior wiring tonight... and yeah a brand new harness is quite a good feeling. but the best is knowing that i actually did, what only a year ago i wouldnt even have attempted. thanks for all the replies guys.. now we move on to my int harness job, its not as extensive, but will still be of the same ingenuity...

 

was waiting for you to check this out lol. splash guards are next on my list, but i need to get some bolts tomorrow. i would love to wire up nemesis, and im done school tomorrow, potential road trip maybe??

 

well heres an update, my girl is officially stuck to running n/a, due to a screwed turbo. i had pulled it fresh out of the sonic tank and decided to tear it down for a rebuild to come in the coming months. so i mounted it in the vice, pop off the compressor, put the vice grips on, thinking shes coming loose, when snap... she breaks the tip of the shaft off. and before anyone says it, yes, i am aware they are left hand thread. so i pull all the seals and bearings out and proceed to pop the center section off, i get it all apart, only to realize on my compressor side its all cracked to shit.. so my turbo is officially junk..... now thats just fucking peaches.......... that being done i decided it was time to give court her kemo. so out with the grinder and i chopped a good 15" out of the drivers frame rail, since the pinch weld was falling out i said to hell with it and cut out the pinch welds. i plan to do some extensive cutting to this car....... also i cut out around my gas filler as well as took out the stock filler and tossed it. you will find out why sooner or later. you can also see my int wiring job i have started, im just doing a nice subtle tuck, nothing fancy but it still looks pretty killer lol. one of the plugs that went to a stock ground snapped off, so i had to take all 6 wires and merge them into one clip to bolt down lol. well im tired heres some pics as always.

the turbo R.I.P








the start of my int wiring, its not done yet




i had to make my own ground lol....


courts kemo therapy






a pile of cancer

 

cheers man, yeah i have a little trick to mod the stock suspension, if it works, i should fit those 18s in like nothing. if it doesnt then ima have to redesign the front suspension. . again.. lol i just got the inner wheel wells back on today, going out later to take some measurements.

 

well its time for a little update, asides from drilling 4 huge f-n holes in the car i have not done fuck all to my girl. i have the neighbors 95 grand prix in my driveway. i have been doing repairs to it for weeks, i swear everything is fucked on it. but its pays me a shitty amount of cash. . and hes poor, so repairs are per payment, a very slow process (woo hear my joy. . ) so all i have done to the car is paint shit, i picked up a oil cooler at a car show not too long ago to replace my stock one (hence whys its for sale) so i need some npt fittings and braided line to hook her all up. i took off the oil filter adapt and painted it, and since the stock cooler was also a in and outlet for oil flow through the galleries, i used on old crimp line i had lying around, she came out decent after i cleaned, fitted and painted the thing. also i got bored and painted my dash cross brace. i finally painted my crossmember, i think she looks pretty killer, i need some like 1/2"-3/4' wall steel tubing to replace the stock rubber bushings. fuck deflection... well heres some pics go nuts....

pulled off my engine,

during,

after

my block crossover line,

ok so one rainy night i got realllllly f-ing bored... looks good i think?

my crossmember, with paint finally

i think this pic looks killer..

my new full aluminum cooler, needs a clean and a paint

made in canada ftw!

the center brace,

my new wall piece, R.I.P the legend,

 

yeah i came up with a little trick, hope it works, i dont think the inner fender will live though. i dont think ill have to roll the fender, but i may have to snip off the mounting tabs. the tires i showed i actually sold. currently i have a set of bridgestone potenza's 18's of course. as for the rack, i need to throw in a few steering stabilizers also to help control it.