JspeXAE102 Build Thread (+ a lil bit of history)

That my friend is over priced. You can get one anywhere from 400-800 depending on who you know.

It depends on a lot of factors. If it is a COMPLETE swap (everything down to the axles, fuel pump, shifter cables or just a motor, tranny, harness, ecu, or just a motor and tranny, or just a motor.

Here are the prices in the current market conditions:
Complete swaps go for ~$1500+
Motor, 5MT tranny, harness, ecu go for ~$900+
motor & tranny go for ~$600
motor ~450 (the 5spd tranny don't add much value because its mostly 86 owners buying em)

Also the 6spd tranny complete with the shifter cables and axles add another 1000 to the value because of the rarety (so thats a clue to how much I paid). Believe me it doesn't get any cheaper buying them direct from Japan. The 6spd tranny cost 600-800 over there!

I ask the seller and he was just selling the motor alone. Thanks for the est. price

Yeah, he's overcharging.

For our cars its advantageous to get the most complete swap as possible. Afterall the Levin in Japan is just a 2dr corolla and the everything swap over directly to our chassis including small things like PS and AC lines.

Still a nice car after all these years

The greatest corolla here (IMO) is about to get even better with a new heart! Congrats man! I wish I had money to spend like that lol.

I wish I had money to spend like that too..

I owe money @ work and my meals consist of nothing but stuff off the dollar menu and top ramen for the past few weeks:sad:

the front looks bad ass

Thats my meal everyday lol. I had to rip a check for $6400 few weeks ago so now I'm completely broke.

yea man, being broke sucks... if only it stayed stock, i'd have at least 10 grand in my bank account.

Same for me except I wouldve had $4k but it wouldnt be in the bank Wouldve been tuition money long ago lol.

i want my car to grow up to be like your car

nice dude, what car did that steering wheel come off from? was it a direct fit? no modifications to the airbag wiring and such?

came off a 00 celica gt-s.. the airbag wiring had to be soldered and heatshrinked to a 93-99 plug in order to work.

hold your head up bro things will get better soon ,No regrets for the work you did on your ride.........one of a kind.

for all the work i did on all my 5 cars i should have 200,000 $$ :lol

Hey did you reuse your airbag from the old steering wheel when you put in the new 3 spoke Toyota steering wheel or did you have to buy the new airbag to go with it?

old air bag wont fit

I see... so the only problem was the physical size of the airbag right? The airbag does not have to be specific to the steering wheel does it? If I wanted to go from the 3 spoke to the old 4 spoke steering wheel, the 3 spoke airbag could be reused in the 4 spoke with no problem since the 3 spoke airbag is physically smaller, right?

no, it would not bolt up at all.

this is like the nicest 7th gen ive ever seen

You really have the best 7th gen I've ever seen. Period. Its not just the fact that it looks absolutely flawless, but that you put so much time and effort into it to make it right. Nothing looks hacked, everything appears to work, the body looks immaculate. You did it mostly yourself! I have a lot of respect for that. GREAT WORK!

Thanks Jordan and ToyRolla.. I appreciate your compliments.

FINALLY on winter break so this thread is goina start moving


I actually pulled the engine out during thanksgiving recess because my buddy wanted to take my 5spd.. I needed the extra money so we spent 2 days pulling it out of my car and doing a complete auto->MT tranny swap into his.


As it sits now



And I wouldn't be me without doing some suspension mods.. Nagisa Auto Fender bars! for more info check out my Ultimate suspension upgrade thread.


My Office! These are the parts I've been collecting through the past few months.
TRD Japan 6MT short shifter
Exedy Stage 1 racing clutch
Racing Gear ChroMoly Flywheel 3.8kg (~8lbs)
Billion Super Solid Silicone radiator hoses
Splitfire 8.8mm sparkplug wires
NGK Iridium IX spark plugs
and some OEM toyota tune-up parts

Wow... and the swap begins!

now im all excited to see it when its done and the whole process keep it up man!

nice cant wait to see the progress

i was wondering why you didn`t get the


here is a dealer in the state`s i`m still waiting for mine to get here.
http://www.nextgentuning.com/servlet/the-Toyota-cln-Corolla-cln-1993-dsh-1997/Categories

jspex...how much could you get me a 2zz or 4ag blacktop for?

no worries guys, this thread should see at least one update per week.. I'm still waiting for my harness to get back to me and the pullies I ordered from NST to get here.

Pedro: I decided to go with the NAMS bar because there were a guy local selling them and I jumped on them.. also they cost $200+ from japan! I will get some other Ultra Racing bars in the near future tho, but its unbeliveable how much prices have gone up over the years. About 3yrs ago kenny (sxlostv1) paid $80 shipped for a set of UR fender bars!

MovieSTAR: Unfortunitely my company don't deal with used engines so I had to pay retail to some company in Canada to ship one to me. But some companies I would recommend is JHOT imports and JARCO.. I never did business with them before but they were very helpful whenever I did contact them. Call them up, they'll hook you up with a complete swap.

thanks man