So much WIN.
 
Funny how so many of use Sdubbers moved to Adubs hahaha

U lucky ****!! I only wish i had the cash for that one, looked at it many times on toymods... I wish u the best with it and i hoe it All goes well for u mate!., well done!.,

Dom

Monday morning update.
On the weekend I ticked off some more tasks from my list of things to do.
 
Completely overhauled the cooling system by flushing it with a cleaning solution, flushing that out with water. When I removed the old OEM thermostat it was actually in two pieces. No wonder it took forever to heat up, coolant could just pass straight through it regardless of the temperature.
Now with a new thermostat and fresh coolant the engine seems to be running much smoother. It is idling at the correct RPM and warming up nice a fast when started from cold.
The previous owner had the mechanical boost gauge connected with fish tank air hose (clear thin hose) which just collapsed under vacuum :). I replaced that with 4mm rubber and now the gauge works great (For a no-name one anyway)
I did an oil change and also installed new spark plugs. 
Instead of installing the Apexi gen3 intake kit I just bought a cheap pod filter and attached it to the intake piping in the boot. This is only a temporary solution.
 
Also found the first problem with the car that I don't think I can fix myself. The gearbox is leaking fluid from what looks to be a joint in the gearbox casing. It is the large joint that has the orange coloured sealant that runs right around the middle part of the box. This might be a gearbox out fix, I hope not.
 
Apart from the above problem that car is just getting better and better to drive. I think its really going to be quite quick once the boost is turned up from 7psi to about 15 or so once I receive the gen3 map sensor in the mail this week. 
 
Next items on the list to install or resolve are as follows:
Install new speakers front and rear in the standard locations.
Install more missing plastic trim/covers once they are arrive from the UK.
Fix the gearbox oil leak
Turn up the boost once map sensor is installed and engine running perfect
 
Peace out homies 
 
 

Gangster!
 
I'll be disappointed if I don't see it on Wednesday.

Haha, I will do my very best to be there :)
 
It will probably have to be the following meet before you can test drive it and give your approval though :)

All good. I'll just salivate over it first instead.

More progress over the weekend although not as much as I'm starting to run out of things to fix :)
 
I managed to get the tachometer working which has been bugging me since I bought it. The previous owner or workshop wired the tacho up based on what I think was a gen2 3sgte wiring guide. With a Gen3 installation the igniter wires are a different colour hence the the wire they connected it to was the wrong one. So now its all good. very satisfying to solve this particular problem. The engine cold starts on about 1200rpm and idles around 750-800.
I replaced the coolant overflow bottle hose with one that has a 90 degree bend in it as the hose that was there was pinched due to the sharp bend radius.
The engine bay fusebox had an aftermarket relay in place of the 'Engine Main' relay. This aftermarket jobby had short wires plugging to where the orginal should be seated. Very dodgy. My old daily driver Holden Apollo (Camry) conveniently had the correct relay so I swapped them over :)
I discovered after the tacho was working that the car was hitting the rev limiter very early. like around 6K. Pulled the igniter out and it was the worng one. After searching the net for the correct part number for the gen3 igniter it turns out the trusty old Apollo has the same part number :) I swapped them over and now it revs past 7K. The Apollo on the other hand does not seem to have a rev limiter anymore. I almost blew it up during testing hahaha.
Another fix over the weekend was to resolve the missing rear strut top nuts. The car only had two out of the three nuts for some reason. The other two were a buit rusty looking and mis-matched. The Apollo came to the rescue once again as its rear strut mounts have three nuts and were in as-new condition. Now the AW11 has three new nuts and Apollo two dodgy rusty ones per side lol.
I installed the Turbosmart boost tee that arrived in the mail last week. Made a custom bracket to mount it securely. It is connected but still running the minimal boost until this damn Gen3 map sensor arrives. Hope it comes this week as I'm stinging to see what its like at 15psi WITH correct fueling. Should be interesting :)
 
Ciao...  
 
 

Nice progress, hope you don't need to drive the Apollo any time soon! lol

Updates:
Gen 3 map sensor arrived finally. Got that installed and confirmed fueling was correct.
Turned boost up from 7psi to 15psi. Big difference man, the little car hauls arse now!
The radiator top plastic trim and engine bay fuse box lid arrived from the UK so I fitted those.
Fixed the wiring to the dash check engine light.
Replaced most of the small vacuum hoses with new stuff.
Ordered a used front right front lip/spoiler section, wiper arms/blades, rear strut covers and a front fuse box cover from the UK.
Ordered new ignition components from twosrus. Dizzy cap, rotor and denso spark plug leads (Already changed the plugs)
Also ordered new T-top door seals from Kbox.
Had a good quality insurance approved alarm installed this morning. I can finally stop opening the doors with the key! :) If anyone is looking to have any auto security installed I would highly recommend Daniel from Carbon Car Systems. http://www.carboncarsystems.com.au/
He did my last MR2 and now this new one so he is experienced in SW20 and AW11 :)
 
To do list:
Wheels/Tyres (I want Jap rims but don't have the budget for them atm so MR2 spyder wheels will do for now if I can find a set)
Replace all four spreakers (Not a high priority as I now listen to the turbo at 15psi right behind my head :)
Install ST205 alternator brackets and relocate Alt to the celica position. Alt is occasionaly hitting the frame rail which bothers me.
Install ignition component when they arrive to get engine into a better state of tune and humming along. (On the current dizzy cap you can't even see two of the terminals they are so worn away! They are past flush with the plastic haha)
Fix two oil leaks from the pan and one from a leaky driveshaft seal.
 
Overall the car is running okay, still seems a bit rich during idle and has a slight hesitation transitioning to boost. Judging on the way the motor was connected by the previous owner I'm thinking the timing might be off. Will check that on the weekend.
 
Senor_2 - The Apollo went to a new home last night in return for $500 
 

You're making impressively fast progress dude.