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Nothing to exciting to update but I have received the new weatherstrip which is a perfect fit... From this... To this... I've also got a little carried away, all the intake and fuel injection system is off the car and in a million pieces... I'm aiming to massively reduce fuel consumption before this goes back on the road... Photo's too come in the near future...

Gave up trying to find a replacement drivers door trim after missing out on a set that were for sale on Yahoo Japan... So after searching around a tonne of local material suppliers such as Spotlight and the likes, I just gave up and went to our local Upholsters, C H Allen in Te Awamutu, Highly recommend btw, really nice guys. We fucked around for 10 mins in the sun and kinda loosely matched the vinyl colour to the original. If you've ever tried this, almost impossible... Anyway here's my effort. Super frustrating but overly pedantic so I kept trying to make it perfect. So clearly pretty messed up. Found a donor door card, from the spare blue trim I had. I reckon it turned out pretty sweet, Have chucked it back in the car and it looks much tidier. The badge is at the engravers with a picture I've stolen off the internet and tweaked, but the engravers have been "really busy" / fucking slack. So apparently it will be finished late next week. Also have tracked down a weather strip for the L/H Door, most frustrating thing in the entire world. Profile wise it should be right but who know's, nothing I've brought so far has been right so 3rd time lucky I guess...

I still don't think that's a problem, the length of time rego has been lapsed is irrelevant. Carjam reports come off the NZTA database so you won't get anything different from them...

http://www.carjam.co.nz/car/?plate=JL182 Sorted? Surely you have the original chassis number that is stamped into the firewall? Unsure of escorts. My memory is failing me but they can issue a modern VIN number to a vehicle if you need them to but I don't think you do. To reregister your vehicle all you need is proof of ownership and proof the police don't have interest in the vehicle and then an inspection is carried out.

Being that it was in the system up until 2005 you will find that it is quite easy to gain details on the vehicle. It will be NZTA's system and with the etchings on the window and the warrant sticker you have proof that it has been previously registered...

MS6* Series Crowns just like all Crowns are a solid chassis with the body mounted on top. So there will be no sub frame.

Quarter of an update kinda. I've been doing a huge amount of work on this beast lately but being useless barely any photos have been taken. I really need to start driving this again, I've only just done 1,000Km in it since it's been back on the road. So so far I have: - Installed Audio system, Run of 400W Amp, All the speakers and Amp are hidden away to keep the interior original. - Interior Super Scrub and Tidy Up. - Tidied Up interior Wiring. - Installed Semi Sealed Headlights and Wired Up to keep the ability to return to original - Many Thanks Yowzer. - Fitted New Front Springs - As the retard who cut the front springs originally cut the wrong ends. Have raised the ride height ever so slightly in the front to take care of the rake angle and Allow a bit more practical steering. - Reshaped Bump Stops To do: - Make badge. - Retrim Drivers Door Trim - Material Lands Wednesday Fingers Crossed. - Find a God Damn window channel seal for Front Passengers Door!! - And Lots Lots More. So anyway the terrible space in the grill where the Crown Badge lives has been epically bugging me and I've have yet to find a replacement. So I've decided to make my own to fill the gap until I can track one down. The Annoying Hole. Make. Polish. Now I've just got to decide what to put on it and how.

I have lived in: Melville Glenview Dinsdale Deanwell Hillcrest And I think there is nothing wrong with these areas at all. And what's your basis of discounting Fitzroy, that's an older but nice area... I agree with avoiding: Bader Hamilton East Fairfield / 5X Roads Enderly Claudelands Also if you don't mind a bit of driving out lying towns such as Cambridge, Te Awamutu etc are also options, House Prices in Te Awamutu about $50k or more cheaper than an equivalent in Hamilton.

Double Keen for overnight event...

Bring the MRS? Plenty of haircut time for everyone

Very Keen on attending this...

I should make it...

Sorry to Spam but this general disregard for engine flush doesn't make sense in my head... When you drain the oil you are draining the flush, you are also draining the varnish and carbon it cleans. The pick up screen stops any of this being picked up again and recycled. I have actually reduced oil consumption on engines from my servicing methods and I believe this is because the varnish is being slowly cleaned out allowing mechanical objects to do there job properly again... I use this shit daily. And have never seen a negative side effect. I mean I've seen engine sumps filled with petrol / kerosene and anything to clean the scunge out has to be good for an engine in the long run... My thoughts. But i'm not Jesus so don't take it as Gospel.

No to both of these... As the cert process especially is based on the car itself and what parts were fitted when it was produced from factory... E.g a manual car can't have an auto, a non turbo car can't have a turbo and a car that doesn't have factory installed adjustable suspension can't have adjustable coil over suspension... TRD are still aftermarket parts suppliers... Just factory backed and produced aftermarket parts... And to clarify in NZ you don't really option TRD parts like that, the car will be produced from factory and then if you decided you wanted to fit TRD adjustable suspension as an option a Toyota Garage in NZ would then fit the parts, technically making it a modified vehicle rather than a factory optioned vehicle... Actually I'm not all that sure on the Porsche question. That's complicated.

I've found the detergents amazing in petrol engines, I run diesel oil in all the cars I've brought that have been neglected. Combining that with 5,000Km services and engine flush and I have cleaned the shit out of my engines... No negative side effects to date. Never had any mechanical failures...

The shocks were cheap as chips from the states but the freight however was not... About $45 US for the shocks and $100 US Shipping I think it was... Ended up being just under $200 NZD. But they're were a perfect fit... I'm still seriously considering it but I would have to get rid of the 110.

So i've been doing lots of little jobs on this lately to tidy her up and make it an acceptably original example. This is proving to be a slow, expensive exercise but I think it's worth it... This package arrived from the mighty Japan. Hailing this super awesome piece of originality. It will end up being purely there as an ornament as I am going to run a hidden Amp based audio system. It will finally the hole in the dashboard that has been bugging me for months. From this To this. Much Better I think. I've also currently got all the carpet and interior out of the car to give it a massive clean up and to install the audio gear. Should make road trips a bit more bareable with some beats. Should hopefully have the headlights sorted next weekend after wiring a relay system in when I get some time...

Very good choice on the colour. So far I reckon that's a fucking wicked green..

Please think logically for a second before you ask questions... Please...

Going to add a vote of not having two cars exactly the same colour, a lighter more silver blue I reckon could be awesome, can't find any photo's to back my claim...

I agree, Your perfectly capable of making your own...

Any chance of a pic of said rotary plugs, I still haven't seen any yet, little curious considering the prices...

I thought I was being social, and you were drinking it so does that make you one of said biches?

Damn shows how friendly I am, should really work on being social...

There was someone named Nat there? Someone lost their wallet? I'm sorry if I offended anyone...