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Hello all, Newbie here in Winchester,CA. Just bought a 77 Celica GT Liftback. I need usual restoration parts like, black interior, including headliner and door panels. Weather striping and front/rear window rubber. Anyone converted to flush-mount glass ? Anyone converted to irs. or t-axel ? Anyone swapped-in alum. V8? I built one for friend in 1983 ,for same kind of car,ran pretty good. Thanks for the help. Art.

silica wrote: Anyone swapped-in alum. V8? I built one for friend in 1983 ,for same kind of car,ran pretty good. Thanks for the help. Art.

OK I WILL BITE..................

1. WHAT ALUMINUM V8 DID U INSTALL ?

2. You have any pictures of it or the engine still....

3. What was the negatives, to installing it in the celica.. handling,cooling.ect,ect.

what about smog issue??? gl

74 18RG wrote:

silica wrote: Anyone swapped-in alum. V8? I built one for friend in 1983 ,for same kind of car,ran pretty good. Thanks for the help. Art.

OK I WILL BITE..................

1. WHAT ALUMINUM V8 DID U INSTALL ?

2. You have any pictures of it or the engine still....

3. What was the negatives, to installing it in the celica.. handling,cooling.ect,ect.

#1 = circa 62' Buick block-resleeved to 3.736" bore with billet alum. main caps. 64' Buick 300" heads with bigger valves. #2= pictures doubtfull, maybe easier to find Steve McLeod, formerly of Mission Viego, C.A., his car.

jhun_hapi wrote:what about smog issue??? gl

Actually, it was pretty clean.. Way-back in 83', engine swaps were,"allowed" and you smogged to the year of motor. As I understand now, or not, swapped-in motor needs to be +/- one year of vehic le, in CA.? You meet emission standards for whichever is newer? Art.

silica wrote:

74 18RG wrote:

silica wrote: Anyone swapped-in alum. V8? I built one for friend in 1983 ,for same kind of car,ran pretty good. Thanks for the help. Art.

OK I WILL BITE..................

1. WHAT ALUMINUM V8 DID U INSTALL ?

2. You have any pictures of it or the engine still....

3. What was the negatives, to installing it in the celica.. handling,cooling.ect,ect.

#1 = circa 62' Buick block-resleeved to 3.736" bore with billet alum. main caps. 64' Buick 300" heads with bigger valves. #2= pictures doubtfull, maybe easier to find Steve McLeod, formerly of Mission Viego, C.A., his car.

#3 negatives: used more gas"daugh", required custom hedders, made more noise(good),radiator cored to 3 row, changed to new B.W. T5 trans and Mopar 83/4", posi with 3.55/1 gears.Nascartreatment on rear wheelwells-for 84 Vette Turbine wheels(9.5"x16").possitives: car handled better with "less" weight on front wheels and lower CG.Car weighed 50 lbs more than stock, mostly rear end.Big fun-factor to drive. "Elanor" lives-on. Art.

I have a Mopar 8 3/4" in my '77 celica

speedfreak426celica wrote:I have a Mopar 8 3/4" in my '77 celica

Hmmmmmmmm, 2.3 in 60' smells like smokum.Slip/slidin away? Frt/rear weight. Drag frt. struts? Art.

Pretty much stock suspension, except for the axle change.

All the weight is up front becasue of the 7m, and my tiny tires don't hook up at all.

I think my best 60' time was like 2.1 or 2.1, which sucks, but not too bad on 195 wide tires



It is a lot faster this year though, expecting some 120+mph trap speeds

I mite be off-here, but I have a "Chijuhua" that runs on nitous- and he thinks he can be your 60' times! But reelly, got drag stuts? Your motor should buzz some rpms- so maybe some "shorter"/fatter slicks for hook-up? art.