stylez Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Discuss : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49000-stylez-gx61-mkii-hardtop-couch-spec-disc/?p=1544979 Righto. So I sold the Wolseley, as we have our first wee one on the way in about a month! This will be a second err... Family? Car. Gx61 mk2 hardtop Couch spec. Factory Manual. Oh, and I had some change for these Work Equip 01s. Flying up to Chch Sunday and driving home. Stoked. Discuss : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49000-stylez-gx61-mkii-hardtop-couch-spec-disc/?p=1544979 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylez Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Arrived in Christchurch early Sunday morning, maccas brekkie and cruised on home. Fuel up in Balclutha Got home safe and sound, goes really well. A lot of power for a single slammer. So wheels are currently these : Celica/supra/soarer ones. Decided against the works, due to being 13s and some advice given. But I picked up these, on the way to me now. They are Bridgestone Potenza tr3 stage 1s. Now if you flip the centre, this happens. Stupid dish & stupid offset. Now I've read a thousand arguments on this being fine, and the same again on it being a stupid/retarded/unsafe idea. So I don't know, maybe I'll give it a shot. Pressure on wheel bearings, tyres coming off, and others I've heard running them with no worries. I'll try it for shits and giggles and take some pics, but I think I'm going to end up running them normally for a while anyway before looking into some lips. Feel free to post your opinions I suppose. Discuss here : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49000-stylez-gx61-mkii-hardtop-couch-spec-disc/?p=1544979 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylez Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Shifter was sloppy as so ordered a new bush this morning. There's a very slight notch at high revs downshift into second and sometimes down into third. Thinking about going with this kit and having a go at rebuilding it : http://www.americanpowertrainwarehouse.com/w55-w56-w58-transmission-rebuild-kit-with-synchro-rings-fits-toyota-78-91/ Is it worth it ? I have no plans to upgrade gearbox or engine, and clutch is like new, both seem totally fine to me. The "1g-euwww" seems to have plenty power to push her along, and light tires up when required. I'll hold off until I've replaced the shifter bush, I'm wondering if the sloppiness could be part of the cause of the notch maybe as changes not so precise ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylez Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Small update Wheels arrived Bought some gloss black paint/primer/thinners etc, and a decent compressor. Massive (12") crystal gearknob showed up in mail. Looking at the wheels, they have slightly more dish than I thought, and the face and face mounting peice (tech speak) are thicker than I thought, so mounting face behind May give a decent bit of offset/dish and look alright. We will see. That's all for now. Discuss here : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49000-stylez-gx61-mkii-hardtop-couch-spec-disc/?p=1544979 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylez Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 New shoes. Disc : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49000-stylez-gx61-mkii-hardtop-couch-spec-disc/?p=1544979 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylez Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 Steering wheel & dice dice baby. Also just purchased this badboy to keep the theme. Motivate me here : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49000-stylez-gx61-mkii-hardtop-couch-spec-disc/?p=1544979 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylez Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Flipped the centres. Don't really mind it, doesn't look too silly from behind as mudflaps help hide the hori-ness. Will probably stay this way until I can afford a set of lips. Started cleaning one up a little. Call me lame here : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49000-stylez-gx61-mkii-hardtop-couch-spec-disc/?p=1544979 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylez Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Took stained/burnt door panels and recovered them. Discuss : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49000-stylez-gx61-mkii-hardtop-couch-spec-disc/?p=1544979 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylez Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Regretfully up for sale, going dad spec for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Have now acquired this! Looking forward to rescuing her! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted October 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2016 Step one- Remove Chinese 15x8s and install 14x8 and 9 focus racing spoke 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 'The plan' warrant and rego then 2jzge and coilovers and cert. Failed wof on 2 tierods and an idler arm all of which I have in Stock from two previous x6 chassis so will get in asap for the re-check then exile the 1Gay. Pics to come 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 For warrant im putting the 8j focus on the rear with the 195/45 toyo t1rs and ill put some 185/60 on these 6j enkei cross fevers up front. i see above mention of the shifter being very poor, upon investigation this is due to the rubber/metal bush in the selector being very worn, it looks like an attempt to fix this was made by wrapping the nylon socket on the end of shifter with masking tape to build it up Ive ordered a solid replacement from cube racing from Australia which comes with a small rig to press the new one in Will update on how it works when it arrives and will also one of the marlin crawler shifter seats as that is also non existent. Something that always bugged me seeing this car for sale was the lack of leather shifter boot even though it was a factory manual so i had one made up. The original one must have perished but the metal ring was still there and i had a brown one to take in as a template Here is the new heart awaiting Wof to be put in Also have a full set of facelift chaser door cards on the way as well as grill and one of the headlights which i already have the bonnet from. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Day after the warrant sticker went on cube racing bush arrived and installed as well as the marlin crawler shifter seat.gearbox feels like it should now! Before and after Full set of facelift chaser doorcards arrived from Todd down the line along with one of the headlights, corner lights and grill that match the bonnet already on my car. Doorcards cleaned up nicely with the turtle wax interior cleaner Few more photos to post over the next few days of recent acquisitions. Things are moving quickly!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 A couple of weeks ago I located an eagle mask sx60 (facelift mark II) that i believe used to belong to 'pies' on here? The car was in Kihikihi and was in a beyond repair state so a price was paid to take everything off it. Barnz.NZ and I shot down early saturday morning with an empty datsun wagon and a trailer which we filled to the brim. This had a few crucial pieces i needed some of which i was gearing up to buy from japan. The front which i intend to swap to had one of the headlights and corner lights broken and the other headlight quite badly chipped but after some research i found facelift chaser and mark ii actually use the same headlight but with different brackets to position the relative to corner light and grill size. Here are both of them pictured to show what i mean Facelift Mark II Facelift chaser I still need to obtain that drivers side corner light for the last piece of the puzzle but have a lead on a pair in Malaysia. I also managed to get facelift bumpers and almost every interior piece to replace what has been broken in mine, I may even swap the side windows over as some of mine is scratched and etched with two different regos This week ive stripped engine bay completely and removed guards and wiper cowl ready to paint/ under seal. I haven't stumbled across any nasty surprises yet which I'm glad about, just a bit of paint stripped from leaking brake and clutch master cylinders which I'll treat before paint. I've also set about changing all the locks and ignition to a set i have which uses one key for the lot as all exterior ones were damaged beyond use. The interior has been stripped out so i can fabricate the driveshaft hoops once engine bay is painted and so i could replace the broken boot release cable and give the carpet a good clean if i cant find a decent replacement Also picked this up from a friend who i bought this for a few years ago while in japan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 https://www.instagram.com/p/BN8zSshAkig/?taken-by=jeffsneak&hl=en 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted December 16, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2016 After removing the engine i saw the brake and clutch master cylinder must have been leaking at some point and had stripped the paint below so decided it was a good opportunity to tidy that up and paint the rest as well. Happy not to find any rust under the wiper cowl and around the front door jambs where they usually corrode. The surface rust was all stripped back and treated with 2 coats of Brunox and then primer layered on the areas where we had gone back to bare metal. next the black base coat was applied Now this is where the party starts. Two layers of clear were applied with Lil Daddy Roth's 'Trippin crystal Beth' metal flake mixed through Finally four coats of clear layered on top to effectively sink the flake to give a smooth finish. I couldnt be happier with the end result, the work was done by a friend as a labour swap in exchange for some building work so hasnt cost me a dime. The flake changes in the sunlight as seen in the video in the post above -sorry im unsure how to embed an instagram video- from green to blue and also purple. The inspiration came from this model which ive seen online, Im thinking i may paint the roof pad to match and get rid of the rising sun which the seller had told me was a sticker which upon further inspection is painted Who knows, maybe the entire car will end up this colour 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted February 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2017 I thought i would have this going by Christmas but did absolutely nothing over the holiday period. Have got back into the swing of things now with the engine and gearbox back in place Ive removed the severely damaged dash in favour of one with only one crack in it, still keen to have that repaired at some point however ill leave it for now I have undertaken most of the wiring, this has taken me a bit longer than expected as ive tried to use the 1geu engine loom as a kind of adapter plug to the 2jzge engine loom plugs so have been slowly identifying each wire, a great tip i discovered regarding a ma61 ecu which turned out to be same on my 1geu ecu is if you pop the cover off the board is actually marked with the ecu pin out with labels that are relevant to the wilbo666 jza80 2jzge wiring diagrams, this drastically sped the process up as i was able to eliminate everything i didnt need from the plugs. You will see I've taken apart way more of the dash than i would need to, this was due to literally every piece of plastic being cracked from mistreatment, most of it i have undamaged replacements for but i feel there will be a few bits ill need to pickup or try repair in the mean time. I also noticed all of the plastic pipes for the heater have been removed and outlets taped up, not too sure what this is about but i have a spare heater and ac unit in stock so ill look at checking these out and restoring that! I thought i had struck gold with some monsoon sheilds listed on yahoo auctions japan as gx61 that were chaser specific with a small decal printed on them and came with all the clips and even the bonnet emblem which i was missing and the avante and chaser boot badges However it appears they were for a gx71 hardtop Luckily i was able to pass them on to someone locally who could use them and still use the emblem for the bonnet and the boot badges so not a complete loss Next mission has been the front bumper support. The face lift iron was rusted very badly but upon inspection the pre-face lift has the same core with a few additions of indicator brackets and a top piece spot welded on. These bits aren't too badly rusted on the toasted FL support so I've drilled the spot welds and removed them to weld on my PFL support which actually seems to be pretty good condition. Whilst all of this is going on ill fix the number plate holder tabs that always break off on these too Ill get a friend to weld this up today and then strip it all back and treat rust before painting in a flat black Ive just got the mx83 alloy radiator to mount and plumb in the engine bay, connect the electric fans, finish wiring behind glove box, reinstate dash, finish aligning headlights and fit the facelift front bumper and then off to toyota festival at hampton downs on april the 1st hopefully! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 The road to toytafest! Here's a pic to prove i made it, will post how I got there in the coming days 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jackeo21 Posted April 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2019 Proud new owner! Wanted this so much, I had it shipped up from chch. Unfortunately, previous owner ran into something, so I've been working away fixing that up. Lots and lots of other things to fix and improve. Little bits of bubbling paint really coming through, suspension is completely shot, and the 5 puck clutch makes for a pretty rough ride. Have been going over the entire engine bay hiding away many loose wires, securing power steer lines, and plugging firewall holes and the like. Here it is now, just over 2 years since the last thread update. The temporary Jolly chrome steel wheels will be for sale in the near future if anybody is interested. More to come soon! choice 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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