Hey all, I'm a long time Toyota man who just got a '90 pickup for a driver and project vehicle. I have had many Toyotas over the years and currently have a 22RTE powered '83 Celica, and an '85 Celica that will receive the heart of a Supra (7MGTE) over this winter. With the projects I have on the go a truck will be a welcome addition. I was referred to this board by ShoNuff, who also frequents the Celica-GTS forums. Unlike most here, my truck won't be my primary project (for now at least ) but I do have some plans for it. It needs body work- all of it needs body work. Every panel has a ding or two, the box is gray, the cab is red. In spite of this, it is solid and fairly rust-free, so I plan on replacing the fenders, the valance, and a door with new panels. After that, a little tweaking should bring the rest of it into line, and then a backyard paintjob will finish it off, for now. Tomorrow morning I am going to check out a 22RE with harness, sensors, ECU, transmission, etc. with about 30,000 miles on it, to possibly replace my miled-out 22R carb job. I talked to the guy today, trying to find out how all of this stuff would be for sale at once. Turns out it was in a Winnebago (small one, I guess), and the owner swapped in a Yota V6 for more highway power. If it's good, it will all come home and go into my truck. For now. It's good to be here, I'm sure I will have a lot of questions for you guys, and hopefully even a few answers.
Hello & welcome to Toyotaminis, glad to see you decided to drop by and join up, hope to see and hear more about your projects soon. We are all here to learn new things and answer questions, not any one person knows everything so being part of a super great bunch of enthusiasts focused on these trucks is totally awesome. Enjoy your stay and jump right in man . . .
You know the other me, now I'm a truck guy. Seriously, even with a turbo car to drive every day, I've been taking the truck everywhere since I bought it. I really enjoy driving it, and love being able to just throw **** in the back. If it only had a little more jam.... Which leads to the 22RE I looked at today. It came out of a camperized '88 chassis. It's an early engine, with the '88 EFI. The owner was aware of this fact, and didn't try to BS me. (credibility points ) Owner claims 30,000 miles on it since installed. PO had a "new" (rebuilt?) engine installed when the original had the timing chain eat through the front cover. Whatever the story, it looks good. Comes with a W55, an auto trans (not sure which, probably an A340), clutch, all external accessories, complete EFI (sans O2 sensor, which is in the tailpipe ??) ,all for $500. All that would be needed would be an O2 sensor, a fuel pump, return line, some relays and some wiring to make it work. I think with the slightly higher output of the RE over the carb, combined with the closer gear spread of the W55, it should make my little truck a little quicker in traffic. Should be enough for now, but you know, there is a spare 7mgte in the garage....
Not me... I've seen a vid like that, it was an older Celi than mine. I don't usually beat my car like that, unless I'm at the track. As for the 7M, I don't have time for it. The carby engine that's in the truck now has almost 300,000 km on it, so I just want to get something with a little more life left in it for now. Once the 7M Celica swap is done, maybe I can try to squeeze one into the truck.
Just got home with the goodies, my truck now has 2 engines, 3 trannys, 2 rads, 1 carb, 1 EFI system, and even a few other spare parts thrown in. It's gonna take a while to sort this crap out.....
welcome to the forum. Love the celica. Did you use the 22ret harness and ecu for you turbo celica? I bought an 87 toy truck with a 22ret swap using the early celica ecu and 5 speed tranny. It runs pretty good @ 7-10 pounds boost. There's no fuel cut and I have revved it to 7000 rpm with no problems. I like the set up so much that I am picking up another 22ret / early celica ecu and tranny to drop into my 81 corolla wagon. I'm still new to turbo/efi but it's fun as hell. Please grace us with your 22ret knowledge.
lol was it this older celica doing doughnuts? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMCjqau341I or this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4TT1xBGl8w if so it was me sorry for the thread hi-jack. but back on topic, i like driving my hilux more then the celica for day to day stuff. not having to figure out how to not F up the interior is nice when i have to haul stuff, and its a ton more comfy not being in a track setup car in traffic. tho i could prolly crush coal into diamonds with my left foot.
I was thinking of this one-http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=LRsUqMI9pBA&feature=related# I know it's a Supra, but it sounds like a V8 to me, and it burns the tires right off the rims!
