Sinister

Well. It's about bloody time that I made an update on this thing!

After the tradgic events of the last post, I had lost my willpower in the car and lost interest for quite sometime with it in storage at my olds. If you look at the post dates on this thread you will notice it has been pretty much a YEAR since I have even touched the crown. Quite embaressing.

Recently I have deceided to stop moping around and get on with it.

First of all thanks to Sam (Loceda) for hooking me up with the front doors, shown in the pictures as green. This was a great help in replacing the damaged doors and was able to get back on track. I have also replaced a damage rear right door with one that came as a spare part for the car.

ANYWAYS...

I have spent the last week off work sanding down the crown in an Air hanger.

(yes, an Old School'r with no garage of his own *shock horror*)

Since there has been lack of pics, i have taken quite a few tonight.

The job isnt 100% complete. But you get the drift...

INTERIOR

OLD DOOR DAMAGE

EPIC NIGHT SHOTS

ARTSY SHIT (Now I recall why I love this car)

I know its alot of pictures for just a sanded down car. I will filter out some when I add more updates, so it keeps the project thread average size.

Oh and for those who are wondering, the rear right door isnt on because just as I was about to put it on, I noticed that the opening mechanism was broken and the handle was jammed. Grrrr.

I have decided to leave the majority of the chrome on for now as it is awfuly brittle when trying to remove.

I just have to get a little bit of paneling done. Which will hopefully be quoted this weekend!

Project Discussion

I will keep yall posted with any advancements

I have gotten in contact with someone who may be able to help me out.

Cheers everyone

Go ooonnn.....

Can anyone recommend me a good panel beater located in the Hamilton area?

Body just needs a bit of straightening out and a little bit of bog here and there. Not to much of a job so the cheaper the better all while maintaining a good quality of work of course!

Chur in advance!

Roffles @ Page 14 pictures!

Wtf is up with the cats?

http://www.reuters.com/article/domestic ... 2520070616

Video: http://www.reuters.com/news/video/video ... eoId=57090

Oklahoma centennial time capsule car found ruined

June 16th, 2007.

TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) - A car buried half a century ago in a time capsule had been transformed into a hunk of junk by the time it was unveiled on Friday as part of Oklahoma's Centennial.

The concrete vault, built in 1957 and meant to be opened this year to celebrate Oklahoma's Centennial as a state, has leaked in the intervening 50 years and most of its contents were ruined, to the dismay of those hoping to find a pristine, gold '57 Plymouth Belvedere.

Would-be auto restorers unwrapped 1950s-era protective covering from the mud-caked relic onstage Friday evening at the Tulsa Convention Center, revealing a ruined hulk with rotting upholstery, collapsed suspension, flat tires and an engine that appeared to be a solid chunk of rust.

Officials said they feared the worst when the time capsule was opened earlier this week to reveal four feet of standing water.

The unveiling of the car was to be the centerpiece of a city celebration featuring a classic car show, a "sock-hop" and the showing of a film playing in 1957 at the time the car was buried. "When we saw the water in there we were completely devastated," said event co-chair Sharon King Davis.

"We had such hopes."

The capsule was buried on the lawn of the Tulsa County Courthouse in 1957 to be opened in 2007.

According to the event chairman back then, they chose the Plymouth Belvedere because it exemplified "an advanced product of American industrial ingenuity with the kind of lasting appeal that will still be in style 50 years from now."

The two-tone, gold-and-white behemoth sported white-wall tires, a V-8 engine and high tail fins trimmed in chrome.

Items buried with the car included jugs of leaded gasoline, a change of oil and a case of Schlitz beer.

Im surprised noone has questioned the "Professionaly Lowered" part.

Mike did the most dodgiest work putting the front springs back in. I should have taken a photo of it.

Sinister and Mike-E on the Tokoroa mission stylz to deliver a Top Class "Professionaly Lowered" Sprinter Trueno.

Shit sounds.

YEEEEAH!

Roadage

LADA driveby - Almost droped the phone out the window. lolz

Mike-E flooring it while I never lose my drinking posture.

EPIC

As long as the fucking cat was ok...

(...dont ask, twas a long weekend)

I remember coming home from town WASTED!, haha. Dont remember talking to any of you. I probaly didnt! :S

need a new venue as well

Mines always happening. Great pad to get on the piss.

Only problem is nowhere to park all yours car up, can only admire that ones driving by, down the main road.

Last weekend i get pulled over by the cop's, while on my resricted, while carrying passengers late at night after town, WHILE INTOXICATED, only to have them point out that my car doors were damaged. Surprised I didnt see them when I got into the car. But anyway, that was a very bad moment to find that some fuckwit out there has kicked in both the front 2 doors, and thrown bottles resulting in 2 dents. The bottle dents are fixable ... the doors however. are not.

Im surprised the cops didnt arrest me for flipping out like I did!

18's. The correct term is "It looks evil on those 18's"

No rubbing although it only just manages to fit, will see if rubbing is an issue once I lower it.

Ill be open to suggestions about what engine to throw in it ONLY when I have confirmed that it is my only option out of this mess. Untill then, I guess I will just have to keep pumping her full of oil.

Project Discussion

Picked me up a 1973 Crown - MS-65 Sedan on Trademe for $1500. Pretty good cond. Nothing that can't be fixed I say!

After that I journeyed down south to pick up some 18" Advanti 5 spoke mags. Was a bit steep ($1000) but i wasnt concerned at the time. I just wanted the standard ones off there! Here are pics after the Wellington trip with the new wheels. Notice the dirt marks from the harsh New Zealand roads

Also cut a coil off the rear springs as you can see, have yet to do the fronts.

Mr. Flawless, flawed my pocket by making me shell out for new front springs that didnt lower the front at all.

Future plans include a full repaint (gloss/satin black), new exuast, engine rebuild, pimping out the interior with *bling bling* stainless steel, cutties in the fronts and then shorten shocks to make captive. Not in any particular order.

Chur Chur

Name: Daniel

Location: Hamilton

Cars you own: 1973 MS65 Toyota Crown, 1994 Mazda 323 Wagon

Mods to them: Crown, Shit all. Mazda, Nil.

Link to pics: Will take pics this weekend

How you found out about oldschool: Flatmate "FLAWLES"