JspeXAE102 Build Thread (+ a lil bit of history)

I know of one locally... if you interested I'm able to Pick up and ship it to you.

how much does it cost over there?

the shop told me $1,200 with cables and Shifter...

wow, that is cheap. I paid double for mines over here 2 yrs ago. They are still going for at least $1600

oh do you mean tranny only or motor/tranny?

In that case my buddy's friend is actually selling his 6spd for $600. Don't come with cables & shifters but I already have it anyways

The shop is selling only the 6Spd LSD Tranny with Cables and Shifter...

oh ok, I misread. Yea its cheaper to buy it over here than for you to buy it in PR and ship it

Of Course! haha Just in case...

thanks though...

ima try hunting down that impact gun.. lol sway bars look brutal...good luck on that trans...

Tracked down and installed another 6MT LSD. and put in some new ARP Flywheel bolts while I'm at it.

HOLY SHIT *jaw drop* at this thread

that is all.

i just realized it's been 2 months since you blew it. man that kind of down time would suck for me. are you gonna test that one too? or not use the big right foot too much now?

Glad To Hear that You Got another 6spd Man!

The LSD of this one looks Identical to the oter one that you Blew?

It actually been 3 1/2 months since I blew it. October 1st was the last time I drove it. But I was involved with building a car for SEMA so I didn't get a chance to even touch it until 2 months ago. Then I had another 2 cars to work on so I didn't have time to work on the corolla until last week. Swapping the trans took a good day and a half when doing it by myself and only having help to lift it into place. The LSD on this one actually feels stronger. I can feel it pulling the car out of corners more than before. It's hard to avoid not driving the car hard, afterall that's what I built it for.

Here's a "during" picture.
Used a 2x4 to support the engine when pulling the trans out. Never done it that way before because I usually pull the entire assembly out as one unit. But I wanted to avoid draing fluids and disconnecting hoses so I tried this method. Can't say I like it much better because lining up the input shaft with the clutch plate is a bitch.

Good to see that shes getting fixed man! That was the way we did my 5spd swap. Only problem we had was that damn rear motor mount. hopefully this trans holds up a little longer

glad to hear you finished up your 5spd swap.. yeah the rear mount is a bitch! I chose to just drop the subframe instead of pulling some acrobatics.

haha! that's what my mech do, just drop the subframe just to fit that mount... I help him though

I saw your car on Onthelow. Best corolla I've ever seen. Where can I get JDM bumpers? I live near Stockton so anywhere close by is cool or a great online site. I just want to start building my corolla too.
Added: Feb 24, 2011 2:12 AM
I saw your car on Onthelow. Best corolla I've ever seen. Where can I get JDM bumpers? I live near Stockton so anywhere close by is cool or a great online site. I just want to start building my corolla too.

your welcome. lol

yes that is my old coworkers blog. Thanks for the compliment. About the bumper - unfortunitely the shop[ I got it from stop importing from Japan. The exchange rate was just too crazy. Perhaps you can try contacting JDM20VAE101 on this fourm. I think he has some connections with getting JDM parts.
Added: Mar 21, 2011 9:04 PM

thanks pedro, all is weel with you I hope?

Went to a meet last Sunday... as you can see not much has changed

Car's looking good man.

i saw your car on the car show last sunday at reds cove

tks

nice, did you take yours?

naw.. i was gonna bring my 86

Looking Good Man!

Small update.

Everytime I pop the hood the ugly factory wire loom bothers me.. So I took a cue from the Honda crowd and re-loomed most of it using mil-spec heat shrink. Raychem DR-25


Although this might not look like much it was actually about 15 hours of work since I had to de-pin every wire from the connector and put them back. If I were to do it again I would order a fresh new harness from dr.Tweak to begin with. Unfortunitely he did not offer this service until a few month after I completed my swap.

I also finally got around to working on my brakes.


factory rear brake line vs. Technafit steel braided line. It was a perfect match.




The clearance was pretty tight (about 2mm from the top edge of the caliper) so I added a 5mm hubcentric spacer.


Painted the rear calipers too although I kinda half assed it and missed a few spots. Nowhere near as clean as Jorge's.. But at least I didn't do it super half ass and painted my brake pads.


As it sits now

That's exactly what I was requesting him to do with my Harness + Relocated fuse boxes and some things more like Tucked Type and add a Quickdisconector...