boxxy Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hey, Im a long time lurker, and I need some motovation to finish my MX83 so thought I would put my project up to see if it helps I brought My Cressy end of 2010 when I was in Twizel and needed a cruiser to eat up the miles as my 4x4 was getting tiresome He was pretty tidy, had a new headgasket and the 7mge was ticking along smoothly It didnt take long to figure he (Ronald, the nickname given to him by a mate) needed more low I tried some Cobra superlows in the front, and some RT141 kings in the back and he sat a bit better.. but not enough. Standard s15 springs fixed the issue quite well.. 70mm chassis clearance and captive Over the next few months I tydied up a few missing / broken bits of trim, found a nice half wood Momo that fitted with the age of the car and was happy... until the HOS 7m started to flash the oil light at idle after a long drive.. a few more months and a move to Wellington later the light got worse to the point it wouldnt go out below 3000 rpm with 20w50 in there I pulled the 7m with the idea of chucking some bearings, a W5* and a CT26 on the side. got it stipped and found it needed quite a bit more work than i thought and added the $$$s together to a pretend sum that told me if I sold the m series flywheel and bell, I could end up with a 1uz in there mated to the w57 for not much more than a refresh and a low boost setup I scored a W57 from a GA70 for next to nothing and it came the front half of the drive shaft, fork/bearing and a g series bell which alone payed for almost half the box After pissing round a bit, i got and the tard and a few days later this was sitting in my shed another day later it was doing this enough typing... more soon Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 As a serious question, which is going to come across dick-ish but i mean no disrespect, but why? It's (in my eyes) not an especially nice looking car and you can just buy an LS400 or something if you want a nice 1UZ cruiser for under 4K (my first one was $2700)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 MX83 is a nice comfortable car. This is a popular conversion in Aussie. I suspect an MX83 can be comfortable and become quite nimble for a sedan. Atleast compared to an LS400/Celsior. I think the title sums it up nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Never owned an ls400 myself, but aren't they quite heavy even compared to an mx83? mx83+1uz+w57 with a few susp mods would be much more fun imo, and probably easier to convert to manual? ls400s aren't exactly exciting in the looks department either, I'd have a gs300/aristo over one for sure opinions etc, I think this will be sweet as fuck for a daily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxxy Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 As a serious question, which is going to come across dick-ish but i mean no disrespect, but why? It's (in my eyes) not an especially nice looking car and you can just buy an LS400 or something if you want a nice 1UZ cruiser for under 4K (my first one was $2700)? I've always liked the X8 shape, so I figured I could kill a few birds with one stone - Ive always wanted to build something with a 1uz in it, I wanted something that I have a bit of fun with the possibility of having a go at a track day, yet still be comfortable and big enough to go away with, and as thegreatestben pointed out they are quite a bit lighter and more nimble than a Celsior anyway... onto the build After getting delivery of the mighty 1UZ and making it go, I trained the thoughts and $$s into making it stop and handle more adequatly than it should hopefully go I got on the tard again and some Ba Falcon Disks, R33 Calipers and BC's made there way into the garage to become this unfortunatly the 15s no longer fitted, and due to the pretty weak +50 factory offset, most of the wheels I liked didnt fit so i settled on a set of fake LM's for the mean time. I set too and bolted it all together, and am pretty happy with then end result, they fill the guards well and dont scream look at me Next was sorting out how to mate the w57 and 1uz together, bearing in mind I want to daily this I settled on a bellhousing and cluctch/fly kit from the cartune company that has the heavier flywheel, 10" 1100kg cover and organic plate.. lost the pic so heres one I prepared earlier Next step was some GX71 pedals which fitted mint, need to find a shorter master cylinder though after filtering through the crap on the American Cressy forums, I found that Excessive Manufacturing made a pair of off the shelf mounts so ordered a pair of these up and bolted them on as I am useless at fabricating stuff Im not sure about the compression post, but cert man was happy. They landed the day before I was off to 'strayla for a work trip so instead of packing i set to and got it in and thats how it sits at the moment.. To get it finished I need to.. Find a smaller brake booster so i can get the motor back further, this will mean the mx83/ga70 mongrel prop shaft will work, there will be more clearance to the steering rack, and the shifter will be centred in the standard tunnel hole Finish the wiring, which is the easiest part for me Hook up fuel / water lines. I have EF fans on the factory rad which should be ok for now Remote the oil filter so it doesnt hit the crossmember Torque up the flywheel / clutch as I didnt have a Torque wrench when I got excited to get it in Sort up a clutch line Sort some headers as the factory ones want to go where my steering column is.. factory Crown logs should work so I'm on the lookout for a set Cert Enjoy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 mx83 loving viewtopic.php?f=46&t=30681 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachlander Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 mx83 loving//oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=30681 Skid off between the two of you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Fucking hello Tim. Should have kept the AE85. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wo0kie Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I really like this, I too have a love for this shape, looks gank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxxy Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 mx83 lovingviewtopic.php?f=46&t=30681 Yours is why I posted this up.. appears to be a little bit of love floating around here for them na JZ screamer should be well fun Fucking hello Tim.Should have kept the AE85. gday buddy... you forgot "and shoved the 1u in that instead :twisted:" update.. MA70 LSD is now sitting on the shed floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 i like where youre taking this, and the wheels for some reason . just dont boso shit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Keen if youve got spare bits lying around. Really need to find some seat rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Waz man from garageslipway had one in this shape, and it looked especially epic with a kit. Amazing looking car and it went like a weapon to So i disagree with the ugly comment haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 ^ yea the hardtop, especially Mark 2 is allot better looking than the Cressida though, but hey this project is sweet good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chees- Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 looks amazing on those bbs, set it off nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicT Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... 56&ed=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chees- Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=456838956&ed=true standard is better imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 That wont even fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxxy Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 ^ yea the hardtop, especially Mark 2 is allot better looking than the Cressida though, but hey this project is sweet good work cheers fulla. I agree, the hard top is well sexyier, but the old guy down the road from me wasnt keen on letting his mk 2 go for what I paid for this http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=456838956&ed=true the only bit that appeals to me is the roof wing. If, and I stress IF I do anything to the outside it will be a roof wing and a HNR32 lip on the factory bumper ala this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Doesn't take much to make this shape look cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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