sheepers

i was talking to someone at the nats, for some reason i cant quite remember who it was, about the rear sub frame in my 28.

heres a few photos, feel free to question my sanity. my wife does.

this is the arms at about the correct ride height. i will have about 30mm of travel before the wheel goes into neg camber.

i will have to make new A arms to narrow the track by about 35mm per side.

origonal mounting points nearly line up with the chassis rail.

this space saver is about 620mm in dia which will be about right for a 16x9 wheel.

this is the front mount, almost on the rail as well. it'ill be nice and strong when ive finished.

didnt have to cut too much out.......

this is me hard at work in my old shed. we've moved house and my new shed is much bigger now, YAY!!

there is a very good reason you were the last to leave the brunch table..

3 plates of food ay fat boy....

sweet weekend!!!! met some totally good dudes, had a fantastic time.

cheers to everyone, next year is going to rule!

oldschool=good cunts

sheepers.

Al is that totally top bloke who also owns a crown right?

ive heard nothing but good things about him, ill drop him a pm.

cheers,

sheepers.

i just bought some bits for my celica from a guy in wellington and i need to get them up here. can anyone bring two front gards, a bonnet and a front bumper up to taupo (the nats) for me? i would be able to extend a hardy thank you and lots of beers to the helpfull dude/dudess.

i really dont want to stick a bonnet on a courier, buy the time i get it it'll be as bent as the one i have...

thanks heaps.

sheepers.

yep, i do allot of driving around for work so youll prob see it around.

the car is original and its got no rust in it at all but its far from mint, there is not one straight pannel on it....

TBH id rather not talk about it, it was really ghey, no 160kph drift, just bad luck.

the car is pretty much ready for pannel and paint now, the bonnet is still not quite right but the rest of it is pretty much ready to go.

the body was the last thing that needed doing. it was a bit rough so i guess this gave me the excuse to paint it.

i was kind of hoping to get it ready for the nats but i wont have time to do it propperly so ill be bringing the crown.

latter,

sheepers.

discussion = viewtopic.php?f=18&t=9807&hilit=sheepers

this is my other money pit.

i built the car in melbourne and bought it back with me when i came back.

its running a 1JZ with a W55. it has a comminwhore LSD, coilovers, nolithane and all the other bits.

then i decided to bend it.

its currently in a million bits. the front has been straightened and ive got most of the bits i need to re-build it.

the next stage is to get the paint done then ill put it back together.

latter,

Sheepers.

this is one of my money pits.

i bought it off a friend who had it for 13 years.

it will have a 1JZ motor with the usuial bits and pieces. ive put a R32 GTR rear sub frame in it and ill be usint the GTR front brakes.

its not black, it dark purple.

yep, that would have been me.

the car is slowly getting better, new shocks have made a huge difference, and i got the carb re-built last week. its now using a resonable amount of gas.... starts in the morning to. fixed the heater which will rule come winter.

i was over the shore looking at a 1982 crown with a 1uz conversion. unfortunately its not the 1uz which will fit in a MS75 but if you want a ready made crown V8 with fuck all work to do to have a sweet runner you should buy it. its on trade me under lexus V8, i think its listed as "lexus v8 motor". but its all done, diff, gearbox, link computer. its a bit ruff but the hard work is done.

latter,

sheepers.

Mike-e,

i wouldnt mind talking with this guy you know.

would be totally keen to see his 1UZ powered celica.

are they first gens like this one?

the reason i ask is i have two of these and im looking at engine options for the second one.

ask him to drop me a line, sheepers@mail.com

cheers,

sheepers.

sweet!!!

so good to see other first gen's in auckland.

it looks like your doing stuff propperly which is great, i hope it all comes together for you.

i have an RA23 and an RA28. both in a million bits but i work on them just about every day.

id be keen to see your car some day.

latter,

sheepers.

i put a new set of shocks in the car.

they cost 290 all up. all monroe GT gas. i cant begin to explain how much better the car is with the new shocks, its completely different!!

BUT, best of all is how much more effecent the brakes are. its hard to describe how much better it stops in an "emergency" type slam on the brakes. but if you have old shocks in your car and you like the shape of the front of it, BUY NEW SHOCKS!!

end rant.

anyway, big difference. slowly the car gets better, i need to make some new ideler arm bushes so i can get a wheel alignment done and that should make it track a bit better.

the list goes on......

sheepers.

ive just reco'd the brakes. if you have a MS65 or an MS75 heres a tip.

the booster/master cylinder from a MA70/GA70 supra will bolt straight in. it has a 1" bore, so its got a bit more grunt and the booster is smaller and takes up much less room.

you need to take the MS off the booster and turn the booster upside down, then put the MS back on the booster.

the original booster has and alloy spacer behind it, you dont need this, just take off the old booster and bolt in the new one, you will need to bend your brake lines to suit the new exit points on the MS but its no biggie.

you cant get bits for the MS65 MS, but the MA70 is easy to get parts for.

the brakes are now like new ( i replaces the seals in the front and put new wheel cylinders in the rear ) they work so well, an absolutely amazing difference.

latter,

sheepers.

thanks for the coments everybody.

im using the crown as my daily driver so youll probably see it around.

latter,

sheepers.

i stole the whole fuckin gas station!

na, i just went down the road to put some air in the tyres after i put them on.

latter,

sheepers.

yea, about my other cars,

i read in the forum rules thats its one thread per person.

bit fucking stupid if youve got more than one car, do you reckon i would get away with one thread for each car?

Build Thread //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/20769-sheepers-ms75-toyota-crown-coupe/?p=532526

i thought id better start a responce thread. one with a title that i can find because of the completely retarded way you have to have two threads for each car, so, go ahead and post replys here.

latter,

sheepers

heres a couple of pics of the mags i picked up for it.

17x8n on the front and 17x9 on the back.

latter,

sheepers.

Discussion Thread //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/20772-sheepers-ms75-toyota-crown-coupe/?hl=%2Bsheepers+%2Bcrown

hi all, thought id post a few pics of my crown.

its standard and in pretty good nick, its got a few little dings in it but its rust free which is pretty rare.

ill eventually put a 1uz in it, but for now it has to get me to work and back every day so my main concern is keeping the old girl on the road.

latter,

sheepers.

that car is hot!!!

ive also got an MS75, its pretty standard apart from a set of mags.

i live in auckland and would be soooo keen to see your car, ill bring mine over and you can check it out.

over the years ive owned 6 of these cars and the one i have now is the most totally rust free one ive ever seen, pity is not totally dent free!

i suppose i should post up some pics of it.

drop me a line so we can catch up.

latter,

sheepers.

Name: sheepers (David)

Location: Auckland

Cars you own:1976 RA23 toyota celica, 1977 RA28 toyota celica, 1974 MS75 toyota crown coupe

Mods to them: the crown is stock.

The RA23 celica has fully adjustable suspention front and rear, nolithane bushes on everything, big brakes front and back, crummydoor LSD rear end and a 2.5L twin turbo six (1JZ-GTE).

The RA28 celica is in mid build, it has R32 GTR skyline front and rear sub frames (will be 4WD, 4WS) and will have a twin turbo six (1JZ-GTE) when im done. its about 25% finished.

Link to pics: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g233/ ... elchop.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g233/ ... ckside.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g233/ ... boside.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g233/ ... MG0018.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g233/ ... issy03.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g233/ ... rsside.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g233/ ... MG0004.jpg

How you found out about oldschool: i think i saw a link on a crappy toyspeed forum?

Anything else you want to add: im happy to trade ideas with people, thats how i got this far.