eNtrax's 3rd celica (3S-GE/5SP)

the nut holding the throttle cable onto the throttle body. loosen it, pull on the cable, lube it up while moving the cable, find the sweet spot where it doesn't stick when you put the cable and nut back on

 

maybe. she's got a bit of rust and i'm looking to get a mk2 mr2...

 

i really rather not part out. and if anything, i'd still sell it as a complete running car.

 

if you're not rubbing right now then you won't rub on the strut towers when lowered, because the whole thing lowers. however, i have the same tires as you and when i take a turn REALLY hard say 30mph 90 degree turn, my front tires very slightly hit the fender liner when the agx's are set to 1 (lowest/softest). iirc, eibach prokits drop 1 inch? so you might get away with it.

i changed only the bump stops and strut covers. my insulators were still good so i just reused it. 1362091010274038 is the discount code for rock auto!

 

i'm running b&g springs, which drop 1.6 inches. i didn't bother to cut the bumpstops to avoid hitting the top of my fender too much, but if i can do it again, i would cut them. i had 205/45/16, it ddin't rub at all, but i prefer the 205/50/16 as it's more comfortable and it fills in the arches nicely. iirc rickstar22 also uses 205/50/16s

 

updates!

i've had shitty start up times and high gear/low rpm pinging/stuttering
it seems to be that i've accumulated oil in the spark plug holes from oil changes/top up oil that's spilled into the valve cover valley. either that or i've been using the wrong spark plugs this whole time. the local store had been recommending NGK BCPR5EGP (platinum) for the 3S-GE, but I checked the BGB again and it was actually BCPR5EP11 (double platinum). not sure if that makes a difference but i've been cold starting perfectly and haven't had a single ping in the 400km's since the change.



also radiator started leaking so 2 core alu rad it is! shipped in 3 days and also flushed with toyota red coolant. it was a perfect fit, except needing to plug the hole for the st165 turbo and one upper rad fan bolt hole didn't line up






also received my st165 foglights/lower grille, but the foglights are currently being refurbished/polished and brackets made for it. however, i saw my st162 lip and decided to try out the PhantomJDM look of adding it on the st165 bumper. i kinda like it but it's way too low!!

 

yeh i was following the canadian tire recommended plugs, and it's been wrong. if you get them, they're pricey at lordco (22/plug retail). soooo if you get them at rockauto, mind getting me another set? (6/plug)

 

glad you checked! you gonna sell the trac yet?

 

i did, but decided to save up, keep the celica as the winter beast (by winter i mean no snow, just cold weather), and finding a 90+ MR2-T for the summer. i feel bad racking up 22k km's every year on the celica. i got it at 227k and it's now up to 259k.