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Hey team quick question on how to remove and replace the springs in my crown? I've had a search but have ended up empty handed. Does anyone have any tips or better still some pics or a how to? Cheers all!

So on a side note today, got the news from Whatpower that the Crown now has a wof! Will be rebuilding front brakes+new pads this weekend, and getting some cleaning done on it. Then for a looong drive in the MR2. Woo!

I would like you to mod this in a sexystyle outcome. I can donate some Hot 4 magazines as inspiration

Yeah Sebring centres are offset on 2 sides, weird eh? Do you know why though? Cos the barrel design has such a huge stagger towards the middle, the centres don't fit unless they are put in on an angle like that lol. Unsure why though? We were discussing this, and thought it could be to do with tubed tires? Who knows lol

New caliper kit for the Crown coming from Toyota, and will have new front brake pads this weekend as well. Hopefully the car might be able to go in for its wof recheck tomorrow and if it passes, Saturday could also be slam time while doing the brakes. But we shall see!

This weekend will also be spent on a long drive in the MR2 to see if any bugs rear their head and if I can iron them out. The longest journey I have done so far is 65kms and not even fully wringing it so will be trial by fire(hopefully not again).

Come at me weekend!

So an update for those who are interested, BnT and Toyota both have the parts I need. Will be getting the seals from Toyota and pads from BnT as they are closer/cheaper. Cheers for help all

Haha it may only be 1 pot, but at least you guys have pads! Mine are down to the wear indicators because it's been seized for god knows how long lolol=brakes that are actually just made of feta....

Flicked an email to Toyota. Will find out the exact details and post up results/prices if people would be interested?

Hmm I checked up the measurements for brake piston sizes for a x81 and s131 and apparently according to google they are the same? So I am unsure regarding this. May check to see if someone has a spare to confirm?

D'oh, why didn't I think of them? Will give them a buzz! Cheers K cubed

Edit: Oh and before I forget, does anyone get mates rates through BnT that they could shares? Pretty please?

Hey team, did some measurements and googling but inconclusive evidence. Are the calipers the same between the above chassis? I want to rebuild both front brakes but I can't find anything concrete if x81 stuff will work in the Crown. Otherwise could someone let me know where to find rebuild kits and front brake pads for my Crown? Hookups would be sweeeet too and I will love you rong time

So today managed to hop over to storage to pick up my Rays to go onto the fronts of the MR2 as they are 205/16s so won't rub on the strut like the Impuls did. So stoked with how similar the Rays look to the Impuls, and they don't fit too bad either. Will have to paint this pair to match the Impuls me thinks. 

Thankfully the offsets are nice and spot on too!

And final pic of the two shitboxes. Today on the Crown we managed to unseize the front left brake caliper, and swap out the front bushes to prep it for its wof recheck. Now needs a caliper rebuild kit (apparently doesn't exist at my usual part haunts/totes love obscure cars....) and some front brake pads. Should hopefully be wofd by next weekend, and then slam time!

Will be saving up some coin for the MR2 too as will be tuning it soon, so this should be an interesting experience doing it myself lol. 

Whatpower has an R31 with a CA18 in it. Love that car. Excellent red velouuuuuur interior.

Sandbar is good, but occasionally swarming with Ptown jailbait=win for some? Will try make this one. So gutted I missed the last

So in some sooper awesome news. MR2 now has a wof, and the Impuls are on. However the shitty paint that I used meant that they are now chipped. However, the car looks amazing!

Now I just need to find smaller tires for the front as the 225s on there currently are rubbing like cray. So if anyone in Wellington has some 205s, that they have spare, that would be amazing!

Would hit that.

730 is great! I won't be soo late then

Will be there late!

Damn that is cheap....not sure if I should be ghetto. Or replace. Hmm

Ah was worried you would say that, I was hoping to keep this car cheap/nab the sensor off my wreck MR2 and solder it in.....not really fussed about proper readings as its a 1GFE, just want to get rid of the CEL/get some mileage back

Whee, I also think I found a 131 repair manual, so will post up link when I check it tonight to see if its correct. Will any 1 wire toyota oxy sensor work? Cos could scab one off the MR2. Otherwise, might see if ones off Matts 126 crown would work?

Hi team, bridged the diag port in the Crown this weekend and ended up with a code 5 and a code 2, which from googling generic toyota codes=oxy sensor and AFM. I searched this part of the forum as well but no success finding anything. Could anyone confirm or deny this? Would love to get rid of the silly CEL in the crown. Any help would be lovely. Thanks in advance

Hey man, nope, the RP01s were mine, the car came on steelies when I bought it. Its deregd now

Yeah I realise a manual will be hard haha, I just wanna check if those codes are correct. And yup the engine is never gonna be a power house, but it is lazy and slow=enough for a daily till it dies and I have saved up enough for an engine swap. 

Agreed, freaking love this thing! Any idea on direction of build?