3VZ-FE into st184 5th gen celica.... now running....yippeee

[OnAll-FOUR]

There are some people that have tried/are trying with the 1MZ engine but I think it requres some slight grinding of the webbing on the blok to fit the transaxel

[JustenGT8]

yes, yes and yes....but not easily. The transfer case fouls and takes quite a bit of work to clearance. Would make your 185 a lead tipped arrow though, better to use a 1MZ if trying to keep the AWD.

pipped by Ben while making my coffee

[bullet]

was that an all trac tranny? can the 3vz-fe v6 motor bolt up to the motor

[fibrewizard]

was that an all trac tranny? can the 3vz-fe v6 motor bolt up to the motor

yep sure does........

my mate in the states in currently in the process of AWD a 184..... and has completed fitting the alltrac tranny to his 3vzfe.......

will ask him for permision to post up some if the pics he took of what he had to do to get the clearance needed for it to bolt together...........

on a side note..........hahaha

my celica is now back at home.........

was a 150km trip with lots of things happening......
rad hose blew off.....
got a major power drain from somewhere, so pretty much ran whole trip[ running on a flat battery and alternator...... NEEDS to be sorted asap....

pretty sure i got BHG now....... but time will tell.......

now i still got a long way to go ... but celica is back at home where i can tinker with it everyday, while family is happier that i am there with them instead of down the coast at my mates place....lmao

next on the to do list......
sort out power drain and thermostat housing to stop hose blowing off......

[fibrewizard]

will build a new thread when starting this project... but for now heres a teaser.....
this is the 3vzfe..1997 engine that i will be building for turbo boost.....yeehhhhaaaaaa

lol.......this is what i woke upto this morning.....





this is what i ended up with......

[Jaemus]

lol very nice

good use of tree!

[fibrewizard]

ok.....

well starting gearbox conversion this week.........

stock box didnt last as long as id hoped..lol.... but nevermind..

chang will be for the better as i wont have to baby it around anymore....
so i can finally open it up and get it dyno'd to dee exactly how much HP i got and to see if stock 2.2ltr fuel pump is up to the task......

keep tuned.... more updates to come.....

[PlacentaJuan]

what gearbox were you running before and what are you upgrading to?

and that was with the n/a motor wasnt it that broke the box?

good work mate i have been watching this thread for a while so sorry if my questions have allready been answered

[Jaemus]

you broke the box? man

can i ask how?

[fibrewizard]

what gearbox were you running before and what are you upgrading to?

and that was with the n/a motor wasnt it that broke the box?

good work mate i have been watching this thread for a while so sorry if my questions have allready been answered

nah guys.... box aint broke....

but i seriously doubt it will last too much longer....

in the 200km it has driven....

i got serious whine in 2nd gear..
synchro's getting really sticky and not letting me select 3rd....
thrust bearing has given up the ghost and making a hell of a racket....

so yes not in real good shape....

yes the n/a engine.... .but stock celica box...

and upgrading to the tranny that i got with the 1/2 cut....
5 sp e53....

at least know i wont have to baby it around...and once new box is in i can get it dyno'd to see exactly what power i got .......

things i need for conversion...

1 celica front gearbox mount... ( which i already got)
1 gt4 top gearbox mount
1 mr2 mount for rear
camry inner cv's
gt4 outer cv's
gt4 hubs
gt4 struts....

[fibrewizard]

ok well long deserved update....


gearbox swap is getting very close to happening.....

items i have...
1 x gt4 top passenger side gearbox mount
1 x gt4 rear crossmember mount...
1 x gt4 gear selector bracket
now both of these fit to the e53 tranny..... my only issue that i have been informed of is that i may need to use a gt4 crossmember as the gt2 boys do when they run the e153 tranny, or a cut down gt4 tranny....

so... i have one lined up just gotta get it....

only thing i seriously need is gt4 gear selector cables......

i have been informed by gt2 owner that i do not need to change hubs etc to gt4 for the driveshafts..... they will fit to my current hubs.... whoop. thats welcome knowledge and thanks....lol.....

so whilst gearbox's are being swapped, i will be doing rear oil seal, and then all i need to source to get celica running with new gearbox is the driveshafts.....

more updates to come....

[fibrewizard]

ok so got bored today so thought id do something with the celica while my kids were playing and the wife was studying........

So i started on the airpod filter... and boxing it off to make it legal....... photos are of first process.........

makeing cardboard walls then fibreglass a base.......... still lots to go but you will get the idea........







and just an updated pic of the celica as it was when i got it off the delivery truck...lol.....just cause i can.....lol

[Sammich]

hey mate did you get around to the gbox swap? I wanna see what this thing laid down on the rollers!!!

she looks good in that last pic wheels sit really well...and one of the few instances where a ricer wing doesn't look out of place

ps paint your bonnet already

[fibrewizard]

hey mate did you get around to the gbox swap? I wanna see what this thing laid down on the rollers!!!

she looks good in that last pic wheels sit really well...and one of the few instances where a ricer wing doesn't look out of place

ps paint your bonnet already

hey guys.... and thanks dude me too...............
nah not yet i havent had the opportunity to paint bonnet and front bar yet...... will do that once the conversion has been engineered
gearbox swap is in progress.....just waiting for new exedy heavy duty clutch to arrive..
also waiting for gt4 cv to arrive.....

heres some teaser pics to show some progress......
ok the old 184 cables....bottom of pic..... and the 185 cables now needed to fit the e53 camry gearbox

replaced rear crank oil seal while gearbox was off.....

ok how the celica sits atm

and the difference between 184 and 185 front to rear crossmember........top of pic is 185.. bottom 184

[fibrewizard]

heres a few pics of the gt4 mounts bolted to the e53 camry gearbox