I will soon be converting my celica GT to a GT-4. It is a 95 GT Convertible w/ a 5sfe (2.2L) engine. The 5sfe doesn't offer as much power as I need. I'm trying to find a 3sgte (2.0L turbo), AWD tranny, and the AWD drivetrain to drop into mine. I know that the 3sgte engine lines up with the existing engine mounts in my car, and so do the transmission mounts. What I do not know is if I can slap the rest of the AWD drivetrain from a GT-4 onto my car and everything fits as perfectly as the factory produced GT-4. I know that anything can be made to fit though. I have run into some problems in doing this, the holes in the firewall for the GT-4 are on the opposite side of the firewall of the GT. This can easily be fixed by replacing the wiring and wiring harnesses with aftermarket harnesses that usually come along with an aftermarket CPU. I have figured up the approximate price to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $4G if i do the work myself. Also, does anyone know anything about dropping the V6 out of a camry into the celica? I know the engine mounts line up on it also. If anyone else knows of any other complications I can run into please let me know...below is a list of things I am looking for and please respond if you see that I have left out anything essential. It may be cheaper to order stuff directly from japan considering i'm in hawaii, but whatever works...but i don't speak japanese :(
-GT-4 front bumper and/or hood(needed asap)
-standalone engine management system w/ wiring harnesses
-3sgte engine even if it has to be rebuilt
-3sgte tranny (preferrably aftermarket)
-3sgte drivetrain
-performance engine parts: --performance rods and pistons --injectors (about 750cc)i heard supra injectors will work --racing cams & camshafts
-header
-and the 3sgte or GT-4 lettering to replace the GT letters on the trunk I feel like I'm forgetting something.
~Jay