The Infiniti Q45 cable throttle body is 80mm and a popular upgrade for many race engines.

"Just a piece of plastic"...that came from your DAD's engine. We totally understand.

Oh no! The BBQ shop was the awesome neighbors that you never want to see move away.

I'm hoping Integrity still exists in Small Companies, but it's more likely that they noticed Sarah's YT channel is exploding and dont want bad publicity. In either case, I am happy they rebuilt a HORRIBLE first attempt to rebuild this engine. Rock on Sarah. Mark from Nashua.

Never change. Your commitment to doing things to your standards is the exact reason I watch your videos first before I get to other content creators.

When you said you weren't going to let an outside shop rebuild your engines anymore, I actually yelled out "YES!". Your level of obsessive detail is my favorite part of your videos. Like when you were picky about that plastic cover. I love that! Keep up the great work!

I have no doubt the engine shop only fixed it because of your channel and your amount of viewers. Im sure if it was my engine they would have laughed and said piss off.

Swapping out the metal bolt sleeves in the plastic timing covers is absolute attention to detail! I would have never thought of doing that or even think that was possible! Bravo!

Absolutely impressed with your skills and attention to the smallest details. Never apologize for how you do what you do or why you do it. It's your build, do it your way. Only a fool would not want to watch the progress of your build. Thanks for all your work Sarah

About the engine shop, my wife would say, ‘Wouldn’t it have been easier to do right things right the first time?’

80mm Billet Throttle Body w/IAC Provision from Wilson Manifolds.

I love watching someone, who loves what they do. It is obvious with the care taken, that you care. Shine on you crazy diamond 💎 ✌️

I think I understand. I keep old tools because they were my Fathers.

15:42 you can modify the dbw throttle body to accept cable. Happy to share pictures, I did the cable conversion on my 3UZ, because old school...😂

I will always appreciate just how much is shown on your channel, it's real and not like snap here is everything done.

Infinity Q45 is the throttle body you’re looking for.

Tell Charlie we love him

The DSM guys back in the day with custom manifolds would use a "mustang" throttle body pattern. Lots of aftermarket size choices and throttle cable driven.

And a Wild Charlie appears!!

I'm a Charlie fan. Age, experience and creativity. Every friendship has a price. I hope his is worth keeping. :)

Seriously? A one-owner 1974 Celica. This is rare, an unusual survivor.

The dedication to perfection is one of the best aspects of this channel.

So nice to see working on cars does not always go to plan, as is the case with all other car shows! In the real world, there is always something waiting around the corner to crash the plan! Very refreshing and honest!

My son works for that F-16 squadron flying above your shop.👍

Check out Xcessive manufacturing's 1UZ Throttle Lock, all it is is a machined piece that drops into the internal mechanism in the 1UZ throttle body that locks the cable reel to the butterfly

For the engine stand, ask Charlie to make a solid rod mounted in bearings so it can rotate easily. Currently it appears to be a sleeve fit only.

I use a Belle cement mixer gearbox on my engine stand. It's a godsend.

Would have loved to hear the unedited tirade the first time that motor came back ❤️😅😎

Definitely want to stay with factory sensors! My dad went through several aftermarket knock sensors and hundreds of dollars before I convinced him to buy factory. Had to show him the oem/aftermarket sensor readings with an oscilloscope.

New subscriber here. Loving the content. Your Nerdy funny car videos for us people of the world watching car videos on the internet rock. Keep hustling and we’ll keep watching!

Pallet jacks are way fun, as much as a forklift

You need to get your dad a drive in that Celica some day as it has his old trucks heart in it

As soon as I see that notification of a new video..., it makes my day!

I don't care what anyone says you are fun to hangout with 👍👍❤️🌹

14:37 I would be concerned about putting anything with bearings in an ultrasonic cleaner. You take the risk of washing away the lube. Might feel ‘ok’ spinning it once you take it out of the tray, but could fail sooner down the road. I couldn’t tell if you totally submersed it or not. Just a heads up!

Often when I need to turn the engine on the stand I'll use the engine hoist on the manifold studs of one side to turn it and ensure it stays airborne, or resists gravitational forces at least. Gonna be a beast when this car is done.

Thanks and algo's

You are the most detail oriented person I have ever seen!

As a person of Planet Earth watching videos about cars, I was happy to see this one in the notification list. Hopefully the engine is rebuilt properly this time and will run perfectly once you get everything put together. As an old school old fart, I very much miss cable operated throttle bodies; I understand the reasons for the electronic ones, but when I floor the gas pedal I want the throttle to snap open instantly, dammit! And to close when I want it to. This is going to be a truly amazing car when you're done, and now I'm looking forward to the new project.

You can use a vvti 1UZ throttle body and make it 100% cable driven, I did on my 1UZ swap for my is300, there's a plastic piece that installs into the throttle body to allow it to be 100% cable driven.

I cannot express how relieved I am to see this lump finally return in acceptable (?) condition. Dunno how you reacted off-camera, but you're way more generous than I would be with that half-assed rebuild. 3/4 assed? Not fully assed.

I had a 2004 Tundra that I drove for years thinking it was a cable throttle body. Then I discovered it was electronic. Use the electronic one. The engine computer knows how to talk to it. It had perfect response.

So very important to use only OEM sensors on the 2UZ-FE. They don't tolerate anything else.

Drill 2 places for a zirc fitting on your engine stand so you can grease the rotation.

You are much nicer than most people. You did the right thing not mentioning the engine builder and offering them a chance to redeem themselves. 👍

When putting o-rings into a tight dry hole lube is your friend. Normaly you use what ever lubricant they will be encounting in use. So if they will be seeing crank case oil you use some crank case oil. If coolant you use coolant etc... They do make o-ring grease since you use so little of it contamination is not really consider to be an issue. Just like if you are trying to get bicycle handle bar grips on you do not put them on dry normaly you use a bit of soapy water and they go one fast and easy and when it drys they stay put. O-Rings can sometimes tear when you try to install them dry because they will stick to the surface and as you insert the part it pulls until it tears as you force it into place.

Re: your Spotify mix tapes My daughters LOVE the 2001 Audi mix, which we listen to in our 2002 truck. And I listened to the 1992 MR2 playlist while driving my 93 Miata. Listening to period correct tunes in old cars is indeed awesome.

Sarah, an extremely classy move in your dealing w engine shop. It take a special person to act and do what you did. Keep up the incredible work

Glad the machine shop came through for you this time. 👍👍

Thanks

When the rest of the car is fully restored, why leave one rusty sleeve in a plastic timing cover? The amount of time and effort you put into the little details doesn't go unnoticed, Sarah. This is A+ show quality work!

Nice Bush quote!

Watching you do a full engine build would be top shelf content. I'll be looking forward to that!

Throttle Bodies from about '98 thru '04 on MoPar's are cable. Glad to hear you'll be doing the motor yourself on the next build. In your shoes I'd be wondering "How many other jobs has that shop done half-assed?" Not many of their customers have 628K people following their builds, or the potential business killing publicity if the same second class work is done to their motors. Doing the rebuild yourself, and documenting what you get to learn during the process, is going to be fun for all of us to watch.

Also, Holley make a 80mm cable driven throttle body. Not exactly JDM, but just paint over the brand label or something.

Engine looks so much better now.

So glad that the engine shop made things right. I'm proud of you for taking the high ground and not doxxing them. So stoked to see you work through the fitting issues as that wonderful engine gets fitted into the Celica. Strong Work!

Thanks!

Build a 8x10 plastic room to build engine in with table inside....

I agree about the plastic covers. IMO 'beauty covers" on this engine would just be wrong. But the covers for the timing belt are functional. 😎

"DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." Sarah gonna dew what Sarah dew.

You know it's cold outside, when you go outside and it's cold! :)

This is the coolest build in youtube history !!

Learning so much 🙏🏻

10:00, the sound of freedom

Great progress!

About freaking time!!!

Awesome work Sarah

great build , thanks

Excellent vid Sarah, we absolutely adore Charlie he's knowledge and experience is so invaluable ❤

It's gonna be so satisfying watching you start that car and drive it out of the shop after all of the engine challenges.

Great video Sarah

Loved this video

i like the old fashioned tv montages you used in this vid lol. and i love that you're realistic. a solid 50% of building a car is just waiting for parts to show up, or fixing other peoples fuckups, or making them fix their own fuckups. exhausting honestly. im always happy to see the notif pop up that youve uploaded another video

Makin’ progress. Great vid. Thx.

Great job on the video Sarah! Thanks for making it.

Lotsa interesting stuff here, Sarah. Thanks 👍

Very nice work Sarah looks great

So great to see it all coming together!

Nice progress on the engine. Can’t wait to see it in place!

I've been waiting for this video for a LONG time! WOOHOO!

Sarah, just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your attention to detail and quality. Your knowledge is impressive. I hope you do take time for yourself and not really work 24/7. It is also great to have Charlie stop by to add some engineering spin to the topic.

Nice work! Again! You're awesome.

Awesome stuff👍👍

Yes! Sooo lookin fwd to how this turns out!

Exciting to see this coming together

Sarah! Love watching your builds.

That hardware is funky fresh!

Been waiting for this video

IT'S GETTING THERE!

I thoroughly appreciate you.

Really love watching this come together

Great work Sarah! You are brilliant!

Amazing work it's inspiring

Awesome video

You are such a breath of fresh air when compared to so many "KZfaq Divas"........Stay who you are!

Another great video!! Thanks for all your hard work. and charlie too

11:55 OCD vector'd to perfection.

I'm excited to hear this fire up for the first time.

Bringin back memories of pallet jack races on graveyard shift at the warehouse