Matteybean

Cars still running like crap.. ive set the carburetor to factory 4m specs but the carbs for a 5m. Idle and revs allgood but under load it really struggles and smokes like fuck. Managed to get couple drives up and down the road.. sump appears to still be leaking which is a real pain because the huge fuck off cross members in these crowns give no clearance to access all the bolts... think I'm going to have to pull the motor . Buggar Picked up a 6 pin voltage regulator off a mate of mine that came from his old ke35.. I assumed toyota would of used the same.. yep I was right. Well that sorts out the low 12.8v while car running issue Didnt fix the issue with how the cars running though..

Cars still running like complete shit Did a compression test came up alright. Plugs 2 and 4 were abit oily but maybe from rocker cover that use to leak I've since replaced gasket and I think when I checked plugs last time might of dripped in.. Anyway I'll start from the top and go over it all including checking the electric side.. 12.9 volts could be the issue.. Anyway I will persevere..

Had a productive weekend Got the headlights working with dip switch got horn up and running and removed the ridiculous speaker boxes on the doors . There was some left over vinyl so i hole sawed and patched over Not perfect but 100x better than previously Treated myself to some hydraulic wheel dollies so handy for small garages Cars running like a bag of dicks not sure why..

So today I started it up again with no exhaust leaks so that's a success! No leaks from sump anymore so that's a win too! Hooned up and down the road beautifully Unfortunately I only seem to be getting 12.6 volts everywhere with the car running so have got another alternator I'll swap out. Battery is on trickle charge ill try again tomorrow during daylight

Ill eventually get around to having a play around with this grill and facelift headlights Looking for another pre facelift crown badge and toyota if anyone has them

shit time flies. some people say i need better work life balance but i say life is riding a bike to keep your balance you have to keep moving, anyway shit yarn ive been busy. not too much has happened with this but it is closer. took for a hoon down the road which didnt end well because no exhaust = fumes from combustion circling back around into the carb at idle/low speeds. managed to sus an exhaust of a ms65 crown but had the earlier 4m motor so just had to change flange and im away. the rest of the exhaust also got painted black but no photo.. all fitted but leaked at manifold i had wrong gasket still will get some rtv tomorrow and try again also the radiator i had got started to leak once up to temp so i soldered it up and it appears to have fixed the leak. i also purchased a new wiring harness with relays i just need to wire back to under the dash, brought the washer kit from supercheap auto so shes a squirter boys plan on giving it another go once home from work today another road test is on the cards. i need to get this one finished so i can get the corona driveable i havent touched it since i snapped an axle at oldschool drag day 2018 i think

All back together

Ok so still havent got that relay to work so will make up a new one/buy one. Took the crown for a hoon down the road. Went ok... ish. The steering isnt quite centered and turning right sucked. Need to re center. And apart from the no exhaust and motor running like pooes it was a success. Still need an exhaust if anyone knows someone keen I'm in pukekohe. Wanting mild steel. Will use factory 4m cast extractors. Also cleaned up and painted the grill and surrounds flat black. Also connected up the throttle linkages so accelerator works off pedal. Getting close.

Yeah this ones been spliced into the headlight loom. I've got a wiring diagram hopefully figure it out haha

That's weird! Shows up allgood on my phone no computer to check tho..

Put the rest of the front end on. Headlights arent working seems no power to the relay from switch side because when I press down on this the lights work. Fuses are all ok. This has been spliced into loom. Going to have to remove cluster ect again to trace behind dash.. So decided to take a break.

Been a productive week or so Installed electric ignition Also got some power steering hoses made up Hooked up my spare corona radiator which turns out is fucked anyway and started spraying water as it pressurized. Once the motor was going the power steering felt good. When I first tried starting the motor I wasnt getting any fuel to carb turns out someone cut the rocker arm off in the mechanical fuel pump for whatever reason and couldnt be arsed making a flange hah. Anyway had to install a low pressure fuel pump. I mounted it under the boot where the fuel lines exited fuel tank and used a chassis mount to mount 1 side thru boot and other side bolts thru chassis I ran an in line fuse which is in accessible thru boot. Covered the parcel tray in some 1960s grandma NZ spec carpet to hide all the holes. Will do for now Managed to drive it in and out of garage. Power steering feels good. Brakes all feel good. I'm missing the throttle linkage on firewall but have sourced one just waiting for it to arrive but just idled in and out. All lights working as they should. I finished putting together dash. Def need to give it a clean.. Once autobend open up I'll order all the bits for the exhaust otherwise waiting on a pallet from chch for remaining of missing bits and can try for a wof

Swapped the diffs over. Old one I'm led to believe is off a 308.. Australian by the look of it. Old New ms112 rear Also got all the skimmed rotors, rebuilt calipers, flexible brake hoses and brake pads. Got some diff oil aswell Only thing that had to be swapped over was the hand brake cables, everything else bolted up. I've bled the brakes and adjusted the hand brake and all feels good. Fitted driveshaft, filled diff and transmission with oil and started trying to tackle the wiring.. doesn't start off key so will need to do some digging and try see. Getting close now.

Got stuck into the diff over the weekend. Rotors and calipers sent away for skim/rebuild Changed the diff head out to the 4.1 which is the factory for a ms65 3 speed auto and gave it a clean up and paint Cheers

Holy Shikhimova time flies. 2019 turned out to be a very hectic year. Partner got pregnant, we got engaged, and decided to smash out the rest of our house renovations before our girl was born. Anyway with riley born and renovations finished it's time to get back into this and boy have I been chomping at the bit to finish it. Turned out the diff setup was as hori as the front engine mounts and me being a clever cunt I didnt check it before going to chch to strip the parts car so I needed a new one. So what did I do? I went and brought another diff off harry.. from chch. Decided I might aswell upgrade so got the whole disc rear end of an ms112 crown and the GC even threw in a 4.1 ratio diff which is the factory spec ms65 3 speed auto Needs a complete overhaul and paint. Got the rest of the panels painted Now that I've got the rear end I'll swap it over. Hook up the driveshaft and fill trans with fluid and hopefully fire it up in the rear future. Also brought a square headlight JDM front Nos Ms90 kioto headlights. Ms90 surrounds and a ms75 pre facelift grill Exciting times ahead.

finally got the windscreens in and polished up some more chrome fitted that and decided to give car a wash.. drums are binding so thought fuck it n washed with bucket in garage I wanted to wash to refit car cover. Heres some pics. Haha gotcha Thanks for looking

Haha yeah bro I was looking for some n found these. I think they are my brothers and his dog tried eating em Haha...they are now in the bin RIP

Small update Put some tyres on my wheels and test fitted for the first time since I brought em. They look good! Managed to finish mucking around with motor and have put fresh oil in and replaced spark plugs. Dizzy cap and rotor look mint so havent bothered replacing them. And Painted driveshaft Will fit this weekend and put some trans fluid in. Thanks for looking

Time for new page

Time for new page

Decided to clean up the interior a little The center console was looking tired so I dissembled it and gave it a clean and paint. Found an old photo of when I got it I also cleaned up and painted the bottom section of the dash, both front ash trays and front foot well kick panels and passenger magazine holder thingy but didnt take photos so you'll just have to take my word for it Cheers for looking

Been plugging away still. My brother came over last weekend and together we tried to bleed the brakes but with still no luck. Spent hours trying too but the bastards still seemed to over extend n leak.. anyway got over that pretty fast so have brought sheepers parts car ms65 wheel cylinders, drums and shoes. Worst case I'll get the cylinders rebuilt. My gasket set from California turned up and it all seems to be well made. The drivers rear window winder mechanism was in a sad state of affairs it had been snapped and re welded.. twice so I quickly fucked that off and got one sent up from harry in chch. Bloody works mint too. Started cleaning rocker cover prepping it for paint. And removing all the parts I had sitting on loosely.. swapped the crankshaft pully to the double for the power steering. Picked up my fully rebuilt power steering box and power steering pump from PG Hydraulics. Heres some steering porn the whole family can enjoy. The power steering box was full of water when they opened it Haha Look at the state of this crap Anyway installed those along with all the parts that needed gaskets and painted up what needed doing. Wrinkle painted the rocker. Mrs was real pleased while I had this baking in the oven for a few hours haha Just need a couple hose clamps for the oil cooler and I can put oil in. Getting closer to firing it up. I'm undecided if I want to sand back the 'Toyota' on the rocker cover and the rectangle. I did it on my Corona and I kinda like it all blacked out.

Cool wagon bro! Yeah I thought the ones I brought were identical. I'm sure they looked same in length ect otherwise I wouldnt of installed them. Hmmm will try again later today

Hey bro Which model for what? Old cylinders have been thrown out as I brought these n changed it over 6 months ago. I have receipt from bnt for part number of ones I got tho

Got some more done. Painted the factory extractors and the air filter casing Picked up the new proportioning valve from mitsi this came in a pair so have a spare. And installed it conveniently in place of a female bracket on firewall Began to bleed the brakes but unfortunately the rear wheel cylinders started leaking argh.. It's over extending and leaking out of end of piston sleeve. I took one back and a replacement is doing the same thing now...the guy matched these up and no listing for orginials and these are off 70-81 I think Corolla and coronas.. Frustrated I'll leave it for time being and tackle it again in a day or 2. I had adjusted the auto adjuster so it was wiggly to get the drum on but still extends to far and leaks