Celica GT-Four with turbocharged 3S-GTE engine and full-time AWD

BEAMS 3S-GE Engine
222 hp
224 ft-lb

Trix Nissan 1400

that is one scary engine combo, fits perfect
looks better than any other engine in there.
I had gt-four engine powering my Liteace Noah
top of range double moon roofed tank and spun
wheels with minimum provocation.
Id be scared to drive that thing!

that is cool. the lead just melts off

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I used a Butane Torch and a cheap scraper (Video). Made sure to get a Face Shield and a half decent respirator as I've never messed around with lead before so didn't want to leave anything to chance.

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Here's a video of what was under the Roof Skin

Easiest and safest is to use 2 pack metal putty the good stuff,
no need for welding or soldering to warp anything or weaken metal
prepare surface well, push it in a little to let putty sit and build up.
Last for ever unless heated to 300c.

Def worth the coin, I see less going for more and this is super rare as it is
the 4 doors seemed to be lighter and easier for racing in terms of access
The center pillar is what keeps these strong and lend well for a roll cage.

Southern Cross Rallye prob will go all hybrid cars soon even lectric.
Super boring WEFarian forced choices these days.

how did you remove the lead filler?
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Very cool to see the roof structure without the skin

Generally 1200s don't rust the roof edges like that, however when rust gets that bad anything can happen

new mods in progress...pics coming up

Tackled the roof to see the extent of the rust
External evidence was enough to know that it needed to come apart. I will get cuts/sections from Donor cars in the future but I wanted to make sure I knew how everything fitted together so I can follow factory join locations for all of the Donor panels moving forward






Drilled out all 131 spot welds, removed all of the lead in the C Pillars and ground down the initial welds stabilising the roof skin to free it from the rest of the car










Once the skin is off it's easy to see how moisture gets into these areas of the roofs. I assume the factory sealer between the roof skin and the drip rails didn't last too long as I heard a story from someone who had a 1200 Sedan in the early 90s and his already had rust in the same place in the roof.










When I get the next bit of free time I'll tackle the rear quarters.