86turboswap
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The purpose of this thread is to document from the very beginning everything that will be done to this 1988 Celica Alltrac.
I purchased it June 11, 2009 for $350 in Phoenix, AZ. The guy I bought it from told me he had bought it over a yr ago from someone who moved here from Idaho. The Alltrac had been sitting at least since 2007 judging by the tabs.
It's Red with black interior
It had no grill, no radiator, no condensor, no Ac compressor, the hood was off a GTS and was all bent up due to the hood not being latched at some point. The intercooler, couplers, Intake tube, Air Flow Meter, fans, and several other items were found in the back. #4 sparkplug was pulled.
The Previous owner told me that he didn't think it would run and might need a new engine. He didn't know who he was talking to
I got it home and unloaded it and didn't have time to mess with it until
June 14, 2009
Today I was determined to get it running. I put the sparkplug back in and put everything together and jumped the battery with my 4runner.
Engine just cranked but no fire. Loosened the banjo on the fuel filter and found no fuel while cranking. So I jumped 12v directly to the fuel pump and got a nice spark. So I knew the fuel pump was seized. I drained the bad nasty gas, and took the pump out. I found the pump had a thick crusty gas oxidation on it. I removed the pump, threw it away and took a fuel pump off a MR2 pickup I had laying around. Cleaned up the alltrac pickup to a nice shine and installed the MR2 pump. Took the gas tank to the car wash and pressure washed the outside of the tank real good.
Reinstalled the gas tank and after 45secs of cranking the engine started up and smoked a white/grey smoke real bad for about 2 minutes. Then it completely cleaned up. No more smoke. There was a real bad exhaust leak and I found that there was not one nut on the exhaust manifold or the turbo itself holding it together, nor on the turbo exhaust elbow. I dug around under the hatch and found a bag with all new Toyota Nuts in it. Score!!! These nuts are like $2.38 each I put them all on and exhaust leak fixed I hooked up the coolant hoses from the intercooler, and tightened up all the clamps. Found that the terminal for the oil pressure sender is missing, the entire AC fuse box is gone.
I ran a garden hose into the coolant neck to see what would flush out of the sytem and to my surprise it was pretty clean. I topped off the Intercooler and plugged the pump in and it works too. Then I filled the engine with water and decided to take a drive up the block and back.
The Clutch is a bit worn, as it engages real high and feels like it's slightly slipping. The transmission shifted pretty smoothly. I hate the Trucker shifter. Need to put in a short throw shifter ASAP.
The Engine needs some serious attention, every seal needs to be replaced on the entire engine, at least thats what I'm going to do. Plug wires are cheapos, plugs are autolites, Cap and rotor look cheap aftermarket. Looks like I'm spending about $800 in parts to freshen up the motor.
Needs every fluid flushed, I need to check the brakes and mounts and driveline etc.......
Running tally of all Costs associated with the repair and restoration of this Alltrac.
6/11/09 $350.00 Purchased Alltrac
6/11/09 $ 55.00 Rented Uhaul Transport Trailer to move Alltrac to my house.
6/14/09 $ 50.00 Took MR2 Turbo Pump and Installed in gas tank, replaced terminals on pump pickup.
7/3/09 $ 25.00 Sent to RedCelicaTRD for ST165 Radiator (THANKS)
7/12/09 $ 62.72 Installed 89428-15030 Temp switch in radiator
7/18/09 $59.99 Installed new battery
7/19/09 $20.79 Did Oil change with Mobil 1 5000 10W30 and YZZG1 Oil Filter
7/19/09 $24.38 Flushed system with Toyota Long Life Coolant (RED)
7/20/09 $16.48 Installed new Throttle Body Coupler
7/20/09 $FREE Installed Bosch Spark plugs (Temporary)
7/20/09 $10.00 Wire, solder, shrinkwrap, tape, loom, and terminals for IC mod and O2 Sensor wiring repair.
I purchased it June 11, 2009 for $350 in Phoenix, AZ. The guy I bought it from told me he had bought it over a yr ago from someone who moved here from Idaho. The Alltrac had been sitting at least since 2007 judging by the tabs.
It's Red with black interior
It had no grill, no radiator, no condensor, no Ac compressor, the hood was off a GTS and was all bent up due to the hood not being latched at some point. The intercooler, couplers, Intake tube, Air Flow Meter, fans, and several other items were found in the back. #4 sparkplug was pulled.
The Previous owner told me that he didn't think it would run and might need a new engine. He didn't know who he was talking to
I got it home and unloaded it and didn't have time to mess with it until
June 14, 2009
Today I was determined to get it running. I put the sparkplug back in and put everything together and jumped the battery with my 4runner.
Engine just cranked but no fire. Loosened the banjo on the fuel filter and found no fuel while cranking. So I jumped 12v directly to the fuel pump and got a nice spark. So I knew the fuel pump was seized. I drained the bad nasty gas, and took the pump out. I found the pump had a thick crusty gas oxidation on it. I removed the pump, threw it away and took a fuel pump off a MR2 pickup I had laying around. Cleaned up the alltrac pickup to a nice shine and installed the MR2 pump. Took the gas tank to the car wash and pressure washed the outside of the tank real good.
Reinstalled the gas tank and after 45secs of cranking the engine started up and smoked a white/grey smoke real bad for about 2 minutes. Then it completely cleaned up. No more smoke. There was a real bad exhaust leak and I found that there was not one nut on the exhaust manifold or the turbo itself holding it together, nor on the turbo exhaust elbow. I dug around under the hatch and found a bag with all new Toyota Nuts in it. Score!!! These nuts are like $2.38 each I put them all on and exhaust leak fixed I hooked up the coolant hoses from the intercooler, and tightened up all the clamps. Found that the terminal for the oil pressure sender is missing, the entire AC fuse box is gone.
I ran a garden hose into the coolant neck to see what would flush out of the sytem and to my surprise it was pretty clean. I topped off the Intercooler and plugged the pump in and it works too. Then I filled the engine with water and decided to take a drive up the block and back.
The Clutch is a bit worn, as it engages real high and feels like it's slightly slipping. The transmission shifted pretty smoothly. I hate the Trucker shifter. Need to put in a short throw shifter ASAP.
The Engine needs some serious attention, every seal needs to be replaced on the entire engine, at least thats what I'm going to do. Plug wires are cheapos, plugs are autolites, Cap and rotor look cheap aftermarket. Looks like I'm spending about $800 in parts to freshen up the motor.
Needs every fluid flushed, I need to check the brakes and mounts and driveline etc.......
Running tally of all Costs associated with the repair and restoration of this Alltrac.
6/11/09 $350.00 Purchased Alltrac
6/11/09 $ 55.00 Rented Uhaul Transport Trailer to move Alltrac to my house.
6/14/09 $ 50.00 Took MR2 Turbo Pump and Installed in gas tank, replaced terminals on pump pickup.
7/3/09 $ 25.00 Sent to RedCelicaTRD for ST165 Radiator (THANKS)
7/12/09 $ 62.72 Installed 89428-15030 Temp switch in radiator
7/18/09 $59.99 Installed new battery
7/19/09 $20.79 Did Oil change with Mobil 1 5000 10W30 and YZZG1 Oil Filter
7/19/09 $24.38 Flushed system with Toyota Long Life Coolant (RED)
7/20/09 $16.48 Installed new Throttle Body Coupler
7/20/09 $FREE Installed Bosch Spark plugs (Temporary)
7/20/09 $10.00 Wire, solder, shrinkwrap, tape, loom, and terminals for IC mod and O2 Sensor wiring repair.