CelicaDreams
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Hello all!
I have an engine building class (currently 5 weeks behind...) and a 1990 LS400 in my garage. I've successfully removed the intake and valve covers and find myself wondering if this will ever find its way into the Celica. I haven't gotten that one into the shop yet, but next week I should have that shell around. My plan is to swap the LS400 into the 83 Celica, from the hubs to the computer. As this may be the final year of this shop class, I'm going to focus on a balanced 8.5:1 compression engine with gasket-matched intake porting to shim-under-bucket conversion. Hopefully this will be spun by a kelford cam for Supercharger use and dump into custom-made collectors shaped for the Celica.
That's a lot of ifs. I've got the 1990 Lexus in the garage already and feel a little guilt about trying to part out the body. I've got the shell on the hook for $0 and really want to put the driveline from this beast into the econobox. I'm currently in the Head portion of the rebuild class, so have the chance to rebuild the whole engine from the ground up. With a cam, new springs in the shim-under-bucket conversion I read about with retainers and measured shims, I'll have built heads (with some port work) ready for a centrifugal supercharger.
In the spring, I'll be checking the block and possibly replacing the sleeves as well as pistons to hit 8.5. Along the way I plan to balance the rod/piston weights in the second portion of the class. What I have is a donor vehicle and possible recipient as well as the opportunity to build the engine fresh and ready for boost.
I don't know what the aftermarket looks like yet for ls400-styled suspension/brakes vs. the 83 celica I want to put the driveline into. The basic plan though is to bring what supports the ls400 into the 83 celica body. I have no idea what the Traction Control System does, but assume I should take anythings the ls400 can do and put it into the Celica shell.
Any information you can offer would be appreciated. I'm invested in the car already, and would welcome attempts to change my mind about boosting and the build!
I have an engine building class (currently 5 weeks behind...) and a 1990 LS400 in my garage. I've successfully removed the intake and valve covers and find myself wondering if this will ever find its way into the Celica. I haven't gotten that one into the shop yet, but next week I should have that shell around. My plan is to swap the LS400 into the 83 Celica, from the hubs to the computer. As this may be the final year of this shop class, I'm going to focus on a balanced 8.5:1 compression engine with gasket-matched intake porting to shim-under-bucket conversion. Hopefully this will be spun by a kelford cam for Supercharger use and dump into custom-made collectors shaped for the Celica.
That's a lot of ifs. I've got the 1990 Lexus in the garage already and feel a little guilt about trying to part out the body. I've got the shell on the hook for $0 and really want to put the driveline from this beast into the econobox. I'm currently in the Head portion of the rebuild class, so have the chance to rebuild the whole engine from the ground up. With a cam, new springs in the shim-under-bucket conversion I read about with retainers and measured shims, I'll have built heads (with some port work) ready for a centrifugal supercharger.
In the spring, I'll be checking the block and possibly replacing the sleeves as well as pistons to hit 8.5. Along the way I plan to balance the rod/piston weights in the second portion of the class. What I have is a donor vehicle and possible recipient as well as the opportunity to build the engine fresh and ready for boost.
I don't know what the aftermarket looks like yet for ls400-styled suspension/brakes vs. the 83 celica I want to put the driveline into. The basic plan though is to bring what supports the ls400 into the 83 celica body. I have no idea what the Traction Control System does, but assume I should take anythings the ls400 can do and put it into the Celica shell.
Any information you can offer would be appreciated. I'm invested in the car already, and would welcome attempts to change my mind about boosting and the build!