Coolest car you've ever built imo. What a beauty, what a sound, and what an engine and chassis combo. Dream car for every old school Toyota fan. Congrats guys, simply awesome.
Any plans for directing cool air to the ITBs? I really learned alot from that S2000 Dyno series. Hope to see it applied here. As a BEAMS owner myself, that iron block is known to run hot and create hot engine bay temps that's not good for intake air. So cool air is definitely recommended.
Yes, we may well build a custom airbox for the ITBs with a fresh air source eventually. This is a forever car for me, so we'll continue to refine it from here. This is really just the starting point for a car that I fully intend to continue developing for many years.
@@speedacademydavethat's great news to our ears. What about the torque dip caused by that exhaust header? Do you plan on doing any revisions to the header design to get rid of that torque dip?
@@aaronbryan5095 from what Mark Panic was explaining to us during the dyno tuning session, the torque dip is a characteristic of this engine and the unique acoustics we have with the 52mm ITBs and our custom header design. He said our torque dip is more pronounced than most of the other Beams he's tuned with their 52mm ITBs, so it seems reasonable to think we could get rid of some of the dip with a different header design, but Mark also said that with their forthcoming 1" velocity stack extensions he's been able to basically eliminate the torque dip because the extensions shift the dip to the right where he can do more cam timing tuning and thus get rid of most if not all of the dip. So we're going to start by re-tuning once we have their extensions on the car and move forward from there. Mark is optimistic we'll get rid of most of the dip and crest 200-whp, so we'll keep you updated on that.
@@speedacademydave 3" exhaust is something I'd definitely consider. Helping that car breath as much as possible. If you ever do a rebuild on the engine. Consider cleaning up the ports and do a gasket match. Dont need to go crazy and enlarge the ports as they already have a great design. Some Cat Cams to retain VVT-i function and you should be golden for a street car.
@@mr.cangieter8758 3" exhaust definitely does make power on these engines, but it also makes them a lot louder. The racer in me wants to power, the old man in me wants the quieter 2.5" setup haha. I do plan to eventually build the spare Beams engine we have with big cams, ported head, higher compression pistons, etc., but that won't be for a few years, I'm sure.
The Panic bros were huge contributors on the Cressida forums back in the day. Their knowledge for engine swaps and later on with their wiring services was such a huge help for guys swapping engines.
I must admit this car never interested me but this build has been my favorite to follow. I think there is something to be said of being able to follow a custom build from start to finish. Custom paint, a fully custom interior a bunch of custom parts, yeah this build has been totally rad! Very nice job guys!
This is up there with the best you guys have done. Nice work. I wonder if playing with the ITB velocity stack height could help the power dip along with the cam timing the tuner worked on already?
Great question, and the answer (based on Panic-Made recently testing a 1" velocity stack spacer) is yes it can. It moves the dip further to the right in the power band and importantly this puts it in a zone where cam tuning can further eliminate that dip, not to mention they gained close to 30-ft/lbs of torque in the midrange with the spacers and some top end power too. We are going to install and retune with these spacers soon.
It's so nice to see this car put together. And man it looks amazing 🤩. I still remember you and Moose working on it. It was a long time coming but it's worth it. Enjoy
So happy for you Dave, and stoked in general over this build! There's always more work to do but this is a huge milestone. Connie has all the right looks, makes all the right noise, and is going to be a great driver's car. The exhaust sounds great, especially under load. The Panic 52mm ITBs are second to none. It's also wild seeing Connie next to the Tundra.
that was awesome... can hardly wait for the street pull vid... was kinda halfway expecting you guys to be cheeky and edit in the video of that band playing music, jumping and turning from the old dyno vid...
You guys make the best car content on UA-cam! I love love love these episodes!! Keep similar videos coming. Love the down to earth nature of both of you and just having a crack at it!
Well done boys! This has been so sick. Dp must be exstatic to have his dream into fruition. Y’all are who inspired me to start slowly building my e46 m3
love how Connie came out you guys pour pure love into this car and made her beautiful as well as sound epic. I look forward to more content with Connie and maybe another "15 day" Build.
Absolutely loved this journey. For me...black out more of behind the grill, accentuates that front end more. And some period jdm bonnet vents above the itb and exhaust would look shmick too. All that aside, absolutely thrilled to finally see Connie on the rollers. Track action next? 👍🍺
I think you could make a stainless panel for the holes in the filler panel in the front end, so you can have a place to mount the hinges for the aero nose. I really like that thing, it looks great.
You guys really did do the celica justice by rebuilding it this way, considering how old it is and the availability of parts. Especially the trim. Beautiful car.
I have always loved the 70’s Celica it reminds me of a mini 70’s muscle car , one of my friends used to own one definitely not as nice as this one , but it was a fun car with the stock 20r and a Weber and header
So good to see Connie Celica complete! Feels like yesterday when she arrived in DPs home garage 7,5 years ago! Please offer Moose a ride in this beast!
Such a lovely build, lads. Wonderful work all around. Hard to believe this build started all those years ago, but it really paid off! Can't wait to see more.
Oh my God the car is so calibrated I did not know yoy could go as far as to tune the actual amount of air volume is able to be pulled into each throttle body... Wow times have changed I've never seen anyone do that before. But the idle went from sounding very outschool and plumpy. To what sounds so modern and efficient, lol. I just can't believe it. Really awesome car. I would be so happy to drive that thing. So so so much work... just awesome quality especially the interior.
My Celica had the good old 18RG, I placed the twin side draught carbies (rejetted) on the motor, all I can say is when your intake is louder than your exhaust, you know you are on a good thing.
You can actually hear the intake harmonics bounce twice before they level out. Such is the wonders of helmholz research and quarter wave tuning. Imagine if you Rev it out enough you'll hit another resonance. The F1 guys hit 6 on the way up to to 15000 rpm
Congrats, car is mad nice, loving the build from beginning to this point. I remember my brother and his friend both had one of these white and a red one iirc always my favorite celica, shout out from Jamaica 🇯🇲
Cool explanation of tuning the intakes. Glad I’m not the only on that always seems to have coolant leaks. Cooling systems in cars are like plumbing in houses, just look at them and they leak! 😂.
Loved the project, i shared this with my dad who still miss his Celica. Sadly he sold it to build a house when i was close to born on the early 80s. I must say i've been a huge, huge fan of the channel and specially of the builds you guys have made and always loved the wheel choices, but this time i totally not like them and i think that's probably because they're too "old school" for my tastes. amazing build, i want one badly lmao
Idk man to be honest I like it better with the front cover to bad you don't have the jdm filler panel. It's such and amazing build street banditos did a great job. You guys all did an amazing job putting the Celica together. That beams engine 👌
So about 2.5X the original power, I'd love to try a BEAMS in my RA20, but it's a pretty big project to swap in. The stance, body lines, flares, just amazing. Too bad so many of these older cars are crushed. So glad I kept mine.
It would be interesting to see a comparison when your build is finished between this and the build from 4 years ago. I didn't realize you did a build previously but I'm getting all kinds of video recommendations for it now.
damn, that is such a pretty car, I want one so bad now. Always loved these Celica's. I had a 1986 Celica a long time ago, the design was so futuristic then, just not a pretty car.
Love Connie! Keep on going with what you're doing 😎👍🏽 I have an altezza myself and the vvti-dip is there in OEM setup of the 3SGE from factory. Looking forward to see more! Cheers
While hoods that lift up from the rear by the windshield limit your engine access some, you never have to worry about your hood lifting because it wasn't properly latched. I had an old Volvo 240 DL hood open on me while driving because it didn't properly latch and a BMW mechanic damaged my E46 M3's hood when he took it for a test drive not having ensured it had latched when he closed it, But more than once I was driving my 2002tii and saw the back edge of the hood start to lift, Just slowed down a bit so it sat back down and moved the lever, located under the dash, to latch it down. It was never going to lift more than about 3" due to airflow anyway.
Coolest car you've ever built imo. What a beauty, what a sound, and what an engine and chassis combo. Dream car for every old school Toyota fan. Congrats guys, simply awesome.
hakosuka gtr and these are very close. Another car that's coming out is the hyundai n 74
So clean. 200whp is a great sweet spot for this setup.
Rev happy and honestly 200 hp is consistent I think even with say a modern BRZ I think????
I think these weigh something like 2200lbs or so, definitely a solid sporty power to weight ratio.
You guys rock! Thanks for constantly pumping out gems for us gear-heads
Connie is some of your best work. Well done and thank you for the videos!
It sounds exactly like I would expect an old Japanese car to sound like but with extra spice, I love it 🤌🏻👏
Indeed :)
200hp and 2,400lbs is a great setup to have fun on back roads and track days. You're gonna love this thing.
Any plans for directing cool air to the ITBs? I really learned alot from that S2000 Dyno series. Hope to see it applied here. As a BEAMS owner myself, that iron block is known to run hot and create hot engine bay temps that's not good for intake air. So cool air is definitely recommended.
Yes, we may well build a custom airbox for the ITBs with a fresh air source eventually. This is a forever car for me, so we'll continue to refine it from here. This is really just the starting point for a car that I fully intend to continue developing for many years.
@@speedacademydavethat's great news to our ears. What about the torque dip caused by that exhaust header? Do you plan on doing any revisions to the header design to get rid of that torque dip?
@@aaronbryan5095 from what Mark Panic was explaining to us during the dyno tuning session, the torque dip is a characteristic of this engine and the unique acoustics we have with the 52mm ITBs and our custom header design. He said our torque dip is more pronounced than most of the other Beams he's tuned with their 52mm ITBs, so it seems reasonable to think we could get rid of some of the dip with a different header design, but Mark also said that with their forthcoming 1" velocity stack extensions he's been able to basically eliminate the torque dip because the extensions shift the dip to the right where he can do more cam timing tuning and thus get rid of most if not all of the dip. So we're going to start by re-tuning once we have their extensions on the car and move forward from there. Mark is optimistic we'll get rid of most of the dip and crest 200-whp, so we'll keep you updated on that.
@@speedacademydave 3" exhaust is something I'd definitely consider. Helping that car breath as much as possible. If you ever do a rebuild on the engine. Consider cleaning up the ports and do a gasket match. Dont need to go crazy and enlarge the ports as they already have a great design. Some Cat Cams to retain VVT-i function and you should be golden for a street car.
@@mr.cangieter8758 3" exhaust definitely does make power on these engines, but it also makes them a lot louder. The racer in me wants to power, the old man in me wants the quieter 2.5" setup haha. I do plan to eventually build the spare Beams engine we have with big cams, ported head, higher compression pistons, etc., but that won't be for a few years, I'm sure.
Beamsy sounds soooooooooo good 👍👍
The Panic bros were huge contributors on the Cressida forums back in the day. Their knowledge for engine swaps and later on with their wiring services was such a huge help for guys swapping engines.
I must admit this car never interested me but this build has been my favorite to follow. I think there is something to be said of being able to follow a custom build from start to finish. Custom paint, a fully custom interior a bunch of custom parts, yeah this build has been totally rad! Very nice job guys!
cars with a forward tilt hood like the datsun z is the jam
I love this build so much it feels like it's personal. 😍 I am glad you guys treat MY Connie with the respect she deserves.
This is up there with the best you guys have done. Nice work. I wonder if playing with the ITB velocity stack height could help the power dip along with the cam timing the tuner worked on already?
Great question, and the answer (based on Panic-Made recently testing a 1" velocity stack spacer) is yes it can. It moves the dip further to the right in the power band and importantly this puts it in a zone where cam tuning can further eliminate that dip, not to mention they gained close to 30-ft/lbs of torque in the midrange with the spacers and some top end power too. We are going to install and retune with these spacers soon.
I'm a fan of the A20/A30 Toyota Celica, they looked real tough back in the day!!
that carb tuning was so satisfying.
you can hear the idle get better as you turn the allen key
Tim crushed it with those flares.
It's so nice to see this car put together. And man it looks amazing 🤩. I still remember you and Moose working on it. It was a long time coming but it's worth it. Enjoy
Amazing work. The cool kid at my high school had an early Celica. Always thought they were a great car.
What a build!
That is a beautiful car. I think this car and the 240sx are what defined the show! What a shame that he 240 is gone :(
sound rad
What a real thing is beauty! She sounds glorious as well. Awesome build guys
This and the K24 S14 are the 2 best Speed Academy build. I love that street/track and strong NA 4 cylinder kind of build.
Love the working gauges. There’s just something about it that….
You really nailed it with this one. Everything is so good.
Love the itbs. They sound great on B-series motors too.
So happy for you Dave, and stoked in general over this build! There's always more work to do but this is a huge milestone. Connie has all the right looks, makes all the right noise, and is going to be a great driver's car. The exhaust sounds great, especially under load. The Panic 52mm ITBs are second to none. It's also wild seeing Connie next to the Tundra.
It looks so good it gave me the chills 🥶🥶
This is your coolest car. Don't get rid of it and keep working on it!
I've been waiting for it to be finalized for so long 😩 it looks so good
This car brought me to your channel long time ago and I think it is the most beautiful thing you guys built. Congratulations
Very nice!
A true old school with new engine...
that was awesome... can hardly wait for the street pull vid... was kinda halfway expecting you guys to be cheeky and edit in the video of that band playing music, jumping and turning from the old dyno vid...
beautiful, awesome, incredible...I'm so proud of you guys!
You guys make the best car content on UA-cam! I love love love these episodes!! Keep similar videos coming. Love the down to earth nature of both of you and just having a crack at it!
Absolutely beautiful build, just breathtaking. There's nothing better than seeing a vision become reality without (a lot of) compromise.
Ahh memmories this brings back for me..... Awesome job on this guys. really love it.
Well done boys! This has been so sick. Dp must be exstatic to have his dream into fruition. Y’all are who inspired me to start slowly building my e46 m3
love how Connie came out you guys pour pure love into this car and made her beautiful as well as sound epic. I look forward to more content with Connie and maybe another "15 day" Build.
That is one beautiful Celica!
Absolutely loved this journey.
For me...black out more of behind the grill, accentuates that front end more. And some period jdm bonnet vents above the itb and exhaust would look shmick too.
All that aside, absolutely thrilled to finally see Connie on the rollers. Track action next?
👍🍺
I absolutely love how you guys build cars. This one particularly is a beauty! Keep up the excellent content!!
I think you could make a stainless panel for the holes in the filler panel in the front end, so you can have a place to mount the hinges for the aero nose. I really like that thing, it looks great.
She's a beaut! Inspiration for us other 1st gen owners
Truly a fantastic car and an amazing build.
...and that sound! So good.
What a great build, it was a fun jouto watch. I really enjoy the in depth builds. Enjoy that beautiful little Celica.
That is going to be a blast around the track! Dyno curve is perfect for the weight. Nice work!
What a perfect build! You guys really did such an outstanding job. I hope we see more content with this build being adjusted and driven!
You guys really did do the celica justice by rebuilding it this way, considering how old it is and the availability of parts. Especially the trim. Beautiful car.
That celica Looks beautiful In white I have my car's different Colors but my 80 Corolla hatchback looks beautiful In white.
I bet if you throw in a high flow cat, it'll take that exhaust buzz right out. Love that you're finally getting connie sorted DP!
I have always loved the 70’s Celica it reminds me of a mini 70’s muscle car , one of my friends used to own one definitely not as nice as this one , but it was a fun car with the stock 20r and a Weber and header
Definitely one of the coolest builds for you guys! More classics would be great.
Listen to it sing!!!!! Perfection👌
Love the @throtl sweater. My two favorite UA-cam channels!
sounds amazing, hearing those ITBs makes me even want sidedrafts more.
So good to see Connie Celica complete! Feels like yesterday when she arrived in DPs home garage 7,5 years ago! Please offer Moose a ride in this beast!
What a great reward for all your hard work and dedication on thos project. Keep up the great work, we'll keep tuning in!
Love this car. Hope we see it at the track in tons more videos rather than disappearing now the building bit is done.
I keep saying over and over on these vids, but this celica is such a beauty! Great work guys! 😍😍😍
Such a lovely build, lads. Wonderful work all around. Hard to believe this build started all those years ago, but it really paid off! Can't wait to see more.
Oh my God the car is so calibrated I did not know yoy could go as far as to tune the actual amount of air volume is able to be pulled into each throttle body...
Wow times have changed I've never seen anyone do that before.
But the idle went from sounding very outschool and plumpy. To what sounds so modern and efficient, lol. I just can't believe it.
Really awesome car. I would be so happy to drive that thing. So so so much work... just awesome quality especially the interior.
Look amazing and sound incredible.
I can’t like this video enough. Love, love, love this build!!!
fav build on yt
Yes!Coolest car you have built!Next is the e46 2jz!But the celica looks soo nice!
Such a good build !! Can’t wait for shack down on the track !!
This has to be one of the best sounding 4 cylinders out there. Almost has a boxer rumble to it. And it looks so cool!!
I wish this series got more views. It's probably my favorite build you guys have done!
My Celica had the good old 18RG, I placed the twin side draught carbies (rejetted) on the motor, all I can say is when your intake is louder than your exhaust, you know you are on a good thing.
I just really hope this doesn’t get sold, Great build, you guys!
Great work guys
I absolutely love this car and how it came out. Good job SA
You can actually hear the intake harmonics bounce twice before they level out. Such is the wonders of helmholz research and quarter wave tuning. Imagine if you Rev it out enough you'll hit another resonance. The F1 guys hit 6 on the way up to to 15000 rpm
PT needs get an Iain Tyrell piece of hose pipe :). Great car, great sound, no dyno required. Engine bay looks amazing.
Looking good guys! Love the progress and that's impressive! Can't wait to see it in the flesh! Come to the California shows!
Love this build!
Well done!!
Congrats, car is mad nice, loving the build from beginning to this point. I remember my brother and his friend both had one of these white and a red one iirc always my favorite celica, shout out from Jamaica 🇯🇲
She’s a beauty. Congratulations. 🥳
Cool explanation of tuning the intakes. Glad I’m not the only on that always seems to have coolant leaks. Cooling systems in cars are like plumbing in houses, just look at them and they leak! 😂.
Quantum leaks.
That’s going to be a fun car to drive with that power
Far and away your best build. I love everything about Connie!
Loved the project, i shared this with my dad who still miss his Celica. Sadly he sold it to build a house when i was close to born on the early 80s.
I must say i've been a huge, huge fan of the channel and specially of the builds you guys have made and always loved the wheel choices, but this time i totally not like them and i think that's probably because they're too "old school" for my tastes.
amazing build, i want one badly lmao
Idk man to be honest I like it better with the front cover to bad you don't have the jdm filler panel. It's such and amazing build street banditos did a great job. You guys all did an amazing job putting the Celica together. That beams engine 👌
this car turned out amazing boys
Amazing work! Sad to see this one done, but very excited for what is next!
Wow ! This car came out absolutely phenomenal
looks so nice love the car, the content, and the effort !!
So about 2.5X the original power, I'd love to try a BEAMS in my RA20, but it's a pretty big project to swap in. The stance, body lines, flares, just amazing. Too bad so many of these older cars are crushed. So glad I kept mine.
Gorgeous car
It would be interesting to see a comparison when your build is finished between this and the build from 4 years ago. I didn't realize you did a build previously but I'm getting all kinds of video recommendations for it now.
Good job guys. You look happy DP.
I enjoyed watching this series… thank 👍👍👍
I'm super happy for you 😊
damn, that is such a pretty car, I want one so bad now. Always loved these Celica's. I had a 1986 Celica a long time ago, the design was so futuristic then, just not a pretty car.
Love Connie! Keep on going with what you're doing 😎👍🏽
I have an altezza myself and the vvti-dip is there in OEM setup of the 3SGE from factory.
Looking forward to see more!
Cheers
What an awesome engine sound!
That is cool, I always wonder how they adjust those especially on a 12 cylinder engine 😮that car brings back a few memories 😊
While hoods that lift up from the rear by the windshield limit your engine access some, you never have to worry about your hood lifting because it wasn't properly latched. I had an old Volvo 240 DL hood open on me while driving because it didn't properly latch and a BMW mechanic damaged my E46 M3's hood when he took it for a test drive not having ensured it had latched when he closed it,
But more than once I was driving my 2002tii and saw the back edge of the hood start to lift, Just slowed down a bit so it sat back down and moved the lever, located under the dash, to latch it down. It was never going to lift more than about 3" due to airflow anyway.