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Old 09-21-2018, 03:21 PM   #19
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To Tom's point, could it be wheel dyno vs. dynojet?
I believe that was exactly the issue

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not too bad. how much was it?
Seller had it listed for $600, but I talked him down to $450
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Old 09-21-2018, 09:03 PM   #20
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14 minutes of Celica fun: https://youtu.be/Gy4JnmX9D0s

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Old 09-21-2018, 09:56 PM   #21
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^^^ I enjoyed that.
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Old 09-22-2018, 08:24 PM   #22
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Great video, that motivates me even more to bring this car back to life! Can’t wait to finally drive one of these...
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Old 10-11-2018, 02:23 AM   #23
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Blog post

The first of the blog posts on this project is up, stay tuned!
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Old 12-23-2018, 02:53 PM   #24
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Update #2 on the Celica!
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Old 12-23-2018, 02:56 PM   #25
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put the motor in your yaris and put the corolla motor in your celica :D
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Old 12-23-2018, 04:43 PM   #26
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Glad it's worked out to be a salvageable unit with a bit of machine work, bearings, and gaskets. Too bad someone gooped the silicone mess all over it though - that oil screen was awfully sketchy.. and I mean, that's my non-professional opinion.. I imagine as a professional you cry a little each time you run into that sort of work. lol

Looking forward to seeing more work on the Celica!

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Old 12-23-2018, 07:33 PM   #27
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put the motor in your yaris and put the corolla motor in your celica :D
I thought about it, but then I would have 2 non-legal cars. I’m also not interested in making the Yaris less reliable, it’s not like I have disposable income.

When it comes to finding cars with poor workmanship issues, they are easy to come by. Many “mechanics” think they know what they’re doing in professional roles, it’s almost garanteed to be worse when it’s “some guy” at “some shop”.

I may be wrong, or maybe I’m just tired of fixing other people’s mistakes...
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Old 12-24-2018, 08:09 AM   #28
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I thought about it, but then I would have 2 non-legal cars. I’m also not interested in making the Yaris less reliable, it’s not like I have disposable income.

When it comes to finding cars with poor workmanship issues, they are easy to come by. Many “mechanics” think they know what they’re doing in professional roles, it’s almost garanteed to be worse when it’s “some guy” at “some shop”.

I may be wrong, or maybe I’m just tired of fixing other people’s mistakes...
Seems to be the truth. I've had mechanics mis-diagnose several issues on several cars. When I was living in a town house and couldn't really work on my own car I'd take it to shops. It took me quite a while to find one where they were honest, let alone knew what they were talking about.

I took my yaris to a shop to have them check the water pump a few years ago and they told me the whirring sound I was hearing was a squeaky clutch pedal. lol
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Old 12-24-2018, 08:39 AM   #29
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Update #2 on the Celica!
https://youtu.be/FAvMkHX3F0g
Enjoyed this video. Will be following the whole rebuild process.
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Old 12-24-2018, 09:00 AM   #30
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Enjoyed this video. Will be following the whole rebuild process.
I second this
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