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Hmm so like +100mm or less? Either way it looked sweet. A friend also has some 14x7 around 0 offset that I am quite tempted to try on tbh, but I dunno if they will be big enough/Crowns have massive guards... Apparently the springs I got with mine were plenty low so I dunno what's gonna happen really lol. Also, you mentioned about removing the chassis to cab bushes to drop the car. I too had that idea when I was peeking underneath mine, but I can't seem to see anything that might foul it/might no be looking in the right place? Suppose I really should replace the broken bits first though haha.

Yeah man I lurked on that thread and reread it again. Looked good on those 14x7s. How low was it?

Fiddled around a bit more with the Crown tonight. First up, started cleaning the engine bay a little bit, but then rage quit after a while  once I had wiped down most of the accessible bits to remove the crud on it. Didn't take a pic cos retard. Found out my cam cover was munted in a couple of places so now on the look out for a spare 1GFE boat anchor rocker cover that doesn't have chunks missing from the alloy haha.

Figured out why the previous HU was not working (blown fuse) but I put a DIN one I had lying around anyway as I don't really like doubles as a personal pref. Now also have somewhere to store my chopsticks. The thing looks super Ugg atm as I had to scoot off to training, but will sort that out later. 

Then I cried at the broken/mangled bits in the interior so I will have to go hunting as leaving the interior like this would make me want to cut myself.

Missing.

Mangled.

Missing again.

Wonder if the one who did this knew that things unclip? Lol. God knows how long it will take me to find these pieces, but will persevere. Getting closer to Saturday and not looking forward to wof day lol but fingers crossed. Will be doing a major clean up of the car as well in the weekend, and if the weather is good, tidying up the wheels a bit. Need to get tape to restick on the side rub strip back on too. The wish list also extends to a Crown bonnet emblem as mine has gone walkies

Oh my, might actually make this meet, albeit a bit late as landing at 7....

Yup that is the plan. Kinda more worried about the MR2 atm so focusing on that, so a basic clean will do for now. But sometime soon (probably this weekend), seats will be coming out. Hate to think whats chilling out in there considering the roaches and spiderses I found in engine bay lols. You should check out whats underneath your carpets! I found about 25 bucks worth of coins, broken glass, and a couple of matches under the carpet of my MR2. 

Also the wheels look poo currently, so will be repainting them for time being while I find some suitable rims for this. I'm not sure if I should respray both the rim and cover in silver, but definitely digging the white + chrome scheme on the car lol. 

I have now read this thread multiple times for Crown ideas Hope you get it fixed soon man!

Mazda 121 with a weee8 out the back, tubs, C4 and wheerie bars.

Oh my god where is this mythical crown? I need a left tail light and misc interior bits

So tonight I managed to get some progress done but bailed on training fuuu. Fixed the drivers window which had previously fallen into the door, and the super lazy spec boot release button. Finally seals and goes up and down properly now! Then backed it gingerly into garage, this thing is huge compared to my MR2....lolol who'da thunk?

Takes up the whole side!! Fatass spec. 

Since the car was pretty much squished in, I only vacuumed and wiped down one side of the car, will do the other side tomorrow/later on lol. 

Need some tape to stick on the side trim back again as its peeling off

Vacuum the crud, and wipe down the plastics. Slowly starting to smell liveable again. 

Will need to degrease and waterblast the hell out of the engine bay! So many leaves/cobwebs/dead spiders etc under here, and of course some sweet oil leaks lol. 

The sadly non working head unit in the car. Any tips on how to remove the trim so I can check the wiring/rip the HU out etc? I can see there's already been pried marks in there with a screw driver, but I'm not really too keen on destroying it/will be looking to replace this trim. 

So taking it in for a wof this weekend to see what it fails on, before the overall tidy up continues. Will be looking for some more trim panels to replace the broken ones on the inside, as well as a left rear tail light. Thanks for looking

So I gave up on the MR2 and decided to let the workshop sort out the front engine mount for me, so it was dropped of by Whatpower this morning to get them to do it+the exhaust plugs to quieten it down a bit.

While all this was going on, I needed a daily. With excellent timing I ended up getting a GS130 Crown that needs some TLC. It also came with roughly 100kg of lowering springs as well for after wof shenanigans. After giggling like idiots driving it home last night, I did a stock take in the garage (as the drivers window had fallen down and wouldn't come back up).

At first glance, it needs a massssssive clean up as it has been sitting around for a while, a good service, fluids changed etc and then time for a wof check. After that will come slam and a tidy up. But right now, top priority is getting the drivers side window working and sitting right, and getting the boot release switch to work (unsure if this is wof fail, but it is a bit of a pain).

Later can come fixing the stereo, slam, wheels, curtains and misc silly tinkering. Will post up some pics tonight

XS13X Gang

Have now joined this. Where do I get my patches from? Lol

Na its Sorensins 130 sedan. But quite tempted by the white wagon he has though. Need storage space though:(

Croooooown. Will post up in my fail thread if I get it. Daily for when the MR decides to troll me again. Lol.

O0o0o0 might be keen on BBS/thread vulture lol. Car's looking good May potentially be buying a Toyota barge this weekend too!

Going to be a parrot here and just repeat what has already been said? Also, I just remember my old childhood daydream of this sorta car. Used to want one with massif flares + one of those ridiculous Sierra/Lantis wings.....lol

I read fels as looking forward to next update with massive spoiler for downfawsss/extra 20hp down the hole!

Looks boss man, glad you could put them to use! Look much better on yours than my car haha. Watching with interest

So do you have two red SW20 turbos or just one?

 

I pondered buying one to replace my last AW11 as a daily, my old flatmate owned a couple of SW20s and even though his last turbo one had issues it was still quick enough to be fun. But I couldn't find any hardtop manual ones for reasonable coin (and I'm still not entirely sold on the styling) so ended up buying another AW11 instead. You must've struck it lucky finding two turbo hardtops in a row.

 

BTW - hang on to those end cap things, ARC stuff is worth moonbeams for some bizarre reason.

This is my 3rd hardtop turbo now, all of them red :S lolol. The second one is being wrecked now as a vehicular cadaver for the GTS.

Yeah they go for silly coin cos they are owned by dreamers/noobs who think that Camrys with the motors in the wrong place are worth moonbeams. Tbh, I've never owned an AW11 but I have driven and worked on them. The AW11 is much lighter but for me, the engine bay is harder to work in than an SW, even with the SW's turbo. But the SW is more liveable, and is slightly more practical, cos of the luggage boxes and boot etc.

I would keep an eye out on TM, as there were a few that past thru in the last few months for a sweet price. But tbh, I know that you like AW11s, and they do handle amazingly, I'd recommend getting an MRS. Much better handling, and much less rattier haha. Less chance of boost controllers, leaks, cheap corners being taken, and much more reliable than an sw haha. But maybe I'm just bitter?

Also, hell yea, that ARC gear is going into the hoard along with the wheels and cage. I love rice! Will be mounting them this weekend probably

helicoils are pretty easy, you just need to get the right size kit (there are some on trademe for ~50 bucks)

 

Ive done a few, doesn't take long at all.

Sweet I've googled it so I know what to do, I just don't want to run the risk of ruining it lol 

So yesterday with work being shut, I took the car in for a wof check. Failed on the busted engine mount, too loud, loose swaybar endlinks, one of the tires on backwards (silly tire shop) and number plate light not working. So drove home, fixed the number plate light and endlinks. Now looking to see if someone can help me/teach me how to helicoil the gbox, before I decide to rage quit and pay the workshop to do it cos I would like to learn/lose my helicoil virginity.

Also need to find someone who can swap the tires off the Volks onto my Impuls as my mates tire machine has gone walkies So close to running now and the next set of bits! Cant wait to have this legal and get out more! So close.

Wawaweewa, the rims look boss on this. So glad you finally chucked pics of it up, was wondering if you were ever going to:)

This thing is so ghetto/awesome. Used to have one of these back in school, but I never liked them till now. Poor car used to get hammered so much but just kept on trucking! Tbh I wouldn't chase for more power, 143 sounds fun enough! Remove sound deadening so it sounds like you are going faster=profit?

Fold up the lip

Yeah struts. Chewed your tire cos you probably need to bash the metal lip and fold it over so it stops cutting the tire. Just fold it upwards and chuck some POR15 in there as well for safety.

If you mean chew as in excessive wear, it'll be a toe issue. Also, EF forks lets you go lower

To slam these without coilovers, get yourself some EF shuttle rear shocks and BA Prelude front shocks. Combine with EF springs and boom. If you wanted to go lower, whack off the Shuttle spring perches and whack em on the above shocks and profit.