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So I'm FINALLY done my undergrad degree, and my trusty old V6 has never let me down in the five years (and 180,000km) I've owned her. However, my attention to tuition bills has robbed her of much-needed maintenance infusions. By this I really mean the body work is a bloody nightmare. So...I'm not decided yet (oh the agony) but I'm seriously considering sending her off soon and doing the body on my GTS--which gets 38mpg.
IF I decide to let 'er go, what parts would you folks be interested in acquiring? Is anyone out there considering a 5-speed swap? The trany shifts fine, output bearings and seals still seem tops. I put a brand new OEM clutch in about a month ago. The car has 390,000km on it, to nobody's surprise I'm sure.
Let me know if there's anything you guys would want, and I'll take it into consideration while agonizing over this decision. If I can find a dirt cheap welder to make the rear quarters new again, I'll be keeping her a few more years...
__________________ 1990 5spd V6 Camry (Still kicking at 393,000km) 1991 Celica GTS -- Pappa needs a 3SGTE...and AWD for all this friggin' snow
Honda my A$$, you just can't kill a Yota...
Depending on how rusty-crusty they are, I might be interested in the shift cables and the rear trans mount (with bracket from the transmission from both). It would help out greatly once I start moving parts over to my Alltrac Camry.
-Charlie
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2003 Impreza WRX Wagon 5spd - 2.2L stroker + other goodies
1989 Camry Alltrac LE 3S-GTE 5spd - SV25/ST205 hybrid
1990 Camry 3S-GTE 5spd - parted out / junked
1990 Camry DX 3S-FE 5spd - The original white90dx; gone but not forgotten
hey Tim sad to hear you might be paritng out your v6Cam. Just cut off quater panels from a decent camry and have someone weld it for you.
Yeah, that's the option I'm considering. Except that there are no mint Camrys up here in salt counrty...I'd have to buy repair panels. Welding isn't cheap, either...
Charlie, the cables are alright (I inspected them last month when I swapped the clutch) but the rear mount is crap. It's intact, but not worth shipping you (unless you just cannot find another one).
I'll keep updating as I make my decision.
__________________ 1990 5spd V6 Camry (Still kicking at 393,000km) 1991 Celica GTS -- Pappa needs a 3SGTE...and AWD for all this friggin' snow
Honda my A$$, you just can't kill a Yota...
Yeah, that's the option I'm considering. Except that there are no mint Camrys up here in salt counrty...I'd have to buy repair panels. Welding isn't cheap, either...
Charlie, the cables are alright (I inspected them last month when I swapped the clutch) but the rear mount is crap. It's intact, but not worth shipping you (unless you just cannot find another one).
I'll keep updating as I make my decision.
How about I cut panels out of my Camry and ship them to you...
Seriously though, if you decide you want to keep it, I have decent rear quarters that I would be throwing away. Though, the drivers side rear area right behind the wheel on my 3s-gte Camry is rusted (non-repaired accident from before I bought it). I could make a business of cutting rear quarters and sending them to rust country!
If the mount isn't in good shape, I'd be happy just to get the braket on the transmission. Or both so I can fill with polyurethane...
-Charlie
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2003 Impreza WRX Wagon 5spd - 2.2L stroker + other goodies
1989 Camry Alltrac LE 3S-GTE 5spd - SV25/ST205 hybrid
1990 Camry 3S-GTE 5spd - parted out / junked
1990 Camry DX 3S-FE 5spd - The original white90dx; gone but not forgotten
You guys are encouraging...my decision is getting harder, not easier.
Charlie, in all seriousness, roughly how much (I mean roughly) do you think you would need to ship me those quarters? Just finding repair panels is a chore for me, so it might actually be worth it...
AstroVannin, are you aware that I live roughly a 14-hour drive from you? Ontario is a biiiiig province!
__________________ 1990 5spd V6 Camry (Still kicking at 393,000km) 1991 Celica GTS -- Pappa needs a 3SGTE...and AWD for all this friggin' snow
Honda my A$$, you just can't kill a Yota...
You guys are encouraging...my decision is getting harder, not easier.
Charlie, in all seriousness, roughly how much (I mean roughly) do you think you would need to ship me those quarters? Just finding repair panels is a chore for me, so it might actually be worth it...
AstroVannin, are you aware that I live roughly a 14-hour drive from you? Ontario is a biiiiig province!
If the car's cheap enough it might be worth the flight.
Only downside is I KNOW id be into a complete rebuild to boost it to where I want to be.
I gotta be honest with you Astrovannin, it would only be worth your time and munnie if I swapped-in the spare engine I bought (out of an ES250 with 154,000km on it, believe it or not).
And if I'm going to all that effort, then I'm keeping the damned thing and slapping a small turbo on the front bank anyhow myself as I've always dreamed
__________________ 1990 5spd V6 Camry (Still kicking at 393,000km) 1991 Celica GTS -- Pappa needs a 3SGTE...and AWD for all this friggin' snow
Honda my A$$, you just can't kill a Yota...
I gotta be honest with you Astrovannin, it would only be worth your time and munnie if I swapped-in the spare engine I bought (out of an ES250 with 154,000km on it, believe it or not).
And if I'm going to all that effort, then I'm keeping the damned thing and slapping a small turbo on the front bank anyhow myself as I've always dreamed
Just to clarify: do you want to know how much I would sell the engine for separately? Or how much for the car with the low-mileage engine already implanted?
To answer your second question, I got the full, uncut wiring harness complete with the engine.
__________________ 1990 5spd V6 Camry (Still kicking at 393,000km) 1991 Celica GTS -- Pappa needs a 3SGTE...and AWD for all this friggin' snow
Honda my A$$, you just can't kill a Yota...
Just to clarify: do you want to know how much I would sell the engine for separately? Or how much for the car with the low-mileage engine already implanted?
To answer your second question, I got the full, uncut wiring harness complete with the engine.
Let's see, I paid $500 plus tax for the sucker (um, $575 total) so I'd probably sell it for around $250. If you're seriously interested, just send me a PM.
-Tim
__________________ 1990 5spd V6 Camry (Still kicking at 393,000km) 1991 Celica GTS -- Pappa needs a 3SGTE...and AWD for all this friggin' snow
Honda my A$$, you just can't kill a Yota...
TN is saying your inbox is full and you can't accept new PM's until you clear some space, y'old hoarder!
Lemme know when you've cleared some room and I'll re-send my reply...
__________________ 1990 5spd V6 Camry (Still kicking at 393,000km) 1991 Celica GTS -- Pappa needs a 3SGTE...and AWD for all this friggin' snow
Honda my A$$, you just can't kill a Yota...
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