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the car died this morning.

pulled up at lights ...power died completely, tried a restart and it seems the timing belt may have slipped and now my engine is gone.

cars been towed to a toyota garage and awaiting them having a look at it.

unfortunately i cannot afford a hefty repair bill nor a new engine ,,etc.

have no ideas what im going to do or how it has all went so horribly wrong

pete

ex-celica owner

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Chin Up Pete.........

Keep us informed about the progress....

Is it worth an insurance claim?

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if it's not fixable i'm sure an engine can be found easy enough, or a replacement (gt4 ;) ) try Fennies or TCB for engines

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from the just of mr toyota a con rod came through the head and pistons are broke.

its undrivable and unfortunately no insurance job is possible.

looking at fensport 495 for engine, and quoted 500 to fit it.

the gt4 one comes in at 900.

could the 4 wheel steering front wheel drive take a gt4 turbo engine?

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just depends on the gearbox mate, if it matches then yes, if not then no. as for fitting the normal engine then it's easy enough so long as you have an engine lift ;) wouldn't pay £500! might as well buy all the equipment, would be cheaper

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There's no way a standard gearbox will take the power of a 3s-gte. I think others who have swapped to the turbo engine have used the MR2 turbo gearbox (~£400 if you can find one), but even those don't seem that reliable.

Also for a 3s-gte upgrade you will need turbo ECU, wiring loom, manifolds etc.

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i still own the gen 5 but its currently parked up in a toyota garage awaiting instructions.

and im afraid to tell u all that i jumped ship.

financed a nissan skyline yesterday.

anyone looking for a very good celica chasis that has had thousands spent?.

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mate, TCB are cheaper than fensport - but you only get 3 months guarentee.

The 3sgte fits in and the gear box bolts up - loads of guys in the USA have fwd 3sgte powered celica's - they didnt get the st185!! so all they can do is swap engines, and it does work.

imho a rev 3 3sge is a better upgrade though - power without the problems of FI and it can't be ideal having it to the front wheels.

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There is a garage around my way selling a non runner....for £1200 :eek: so hopefully matey you should get a fair whack back matey :thumbsup:

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i still own the gen 5 but its currently parked up in a toyota garage awaiting instructions.

and im afraid to tell u all that i jumped ship.

financed a nissan skyline yesterday.

anyone looking for a very good celica chasis that has had thousands spent?.

Sorry to hear about the Celica bud. :( Sorry to hear about the Skyline too :lol: I don`t know how much time you`ve got on your hands or how handy you are with a set of spanners, But you could get an awful lot more back on the celi if you broke it for spares and sold it off on eBay. :unsure: Just a suggestion. :thumbsup:

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Oooh oooh memememe if you o let me know!!! I need some passenger quarter running gear...not sure what though but the car is still pulling to the side after I kerbed it!!!

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unfortunately i cannot afford a hefty repair bill nor a new engine ,,etc.

and im afraid to tell u all that i jumped ship.

financed a nissan skyline yesterday.

:eek::unsure::unsure:

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unfortunately i cannot afford a hefty repair bill nor a new engine ,,etc.

and im afraid to tell u all that i jumped ship.

financed a nissan skyline yesterday.

:eek:  :unsure:  :unsure:

Well we will forgive you if you climb back on board the ship. RIGHT BLOODY NOW.

:P :group-cuddles:

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im not sure how to go about the process of breaking it, its lying in the mr t garage. and they are cool about storing it for me for a while.

hoping one of their mechanics mite want it, as they know how much has been poured into it.

still keeping options open, would like to get it repaired. mite try it myself.

if i order a fensport engine, do they take the old one in exchange?

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Dont think they do, My engine is a Fennies one and I think I scrapped my de-funked engine.

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Dont think they do, My engine is a Fennies one and I think I scrapped my de-funked engine.

Tis unlikely. Conrod failure`s goin to mean serious internal damage. Wont be worth them doing anything with it unfotunately :(

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i probably will re-join the group in time.

not letting my baby go for buttons. worth far more to me

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i probably will re-join the group in time.

not letting my baby go for buttons. worth far more to me

Just cos you`ve had to move downmarket and get a skyline for shopping is no excuse for leaving. :D

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