frushez Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 19 hours ago, toy-mota said: Theres a crown wagon the same getting parted out in the north island.i sceen a post on FB of it.under offical rwd toyota page Only one I could find was a '84 shape, which sadly is too old for this girl! Cheers though! Finally got @Snoozin 's tyres fitted up on the lass! Needs some major slam to cover up that gap though.. ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 It runs! Still no idle. Done a whole bunch of shit in the meantime - pulled off the horrible pinstripes, stripped the engine bay out for a cleanup. The whole thing's just covered in unlimited shit. It is quite satisfying though. Ripped out the culprit ISCV to find it's jammed erect. great. If anyone's got a spare (non VVTI) 1JZGE ISCV laying around, let me know. Not sure how to get it to loosen up.. pic for those playing at home: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 two steps forward, one step back or something. took the bonnet trim off to clean out the shit behind it - which turned out quite well. Only to end up snapping the trim while cleaning it. Muck metal. If anyone has the bonnet trim lying around, please get in touch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Yeah so I thought I'd put it all back together again after a minor teardown, then ship it off to some poor bastard to have a whack at. And now it runs. Not complaining. Took it for a blat. Now I just need the rust sorted out and WOF time. A little late for WAGNats but ah well. And some low. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 What was the issue with the Idle in the end mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, Seedy Al said: What was the issue with the Idle in the end mate? Mostly my own ignorance.. But I'd been working on the car in darkness for the past however long. Finally got a minute to look at it in daylight, turns out one of the lines running from the throttle body was completely blocked to all fuckery and back. Cleared that out, and after a fair few neighbourhood thrashings, she's idling at a comfy 850-1k. Handles better than expected 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJFox Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hell yeah, fuck I love Crown wags. Used to use one exactly like this to dort around a kiwifruit farm as a child. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Incoming boring post but i like updating this thread anyway Forever grinding and cleaning shit that's rusted.. Perks of a car being parked in weather/under a wet tree for 4 years ha. Managed to source some old/new to me clamps for this bastard. And grind back/clean up the manifold guard. Chucked a cheeky silver coat on it for freshness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 There's stuff called grunt emerged that cleans up that white corrosion off alloy really good. Also I'm wrecking out a 130 series crown if you need interior bits etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, HighLUX said: There's stuff called grunt emerged that cleans up that white corrosion off alloy really good. Also I'm wrecking out a 130 series crown if you need interior bits etc I'll flick you a message! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 So went to Caffeine and Classics the other weekend, got hyped up/cocky and thought fuck it, I'll take it to VTNZ. Took it to a gas station for the first time.. Pretty sweet feeling Surprisingly didn't fail too hard at VTNZ. Old VTNZ barry was pining over it and yarned to me for a solid 10-er after the 45min, 4 man VTNZ bukkake. Got yelled at by the other barry for "not having a rego for the past 5 years", to my response "yeah that's why i'm here mate". Turns out the front end is a bit shot. Can't say i ever bothered to check - ha. Good to know WOF man. Can't get the bumper off properly though because the screws have rust-welded themselves to the front subframe. yay. Tempted to cut it off instead. How she sits currently. Getting there though.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 Got the bumper off, now i need a new bumper bar thing. if anyone can help out, that'd be fuggin swell. Open to any bumper bars, so long as it's 1600mm wide and can be chopped to fit. Picture for reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 forever posting boring updates till it's legal Managed to get a new bumper shipped over from Osaka via Jesse Streeter. Can't believe how easy + cheap + fast it was. Here's some old vs new pics As you can see, old one was well beyond cooked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk28 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Nice man how much was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 On 4/8/2018 at 01:16, kirk28 said: Nice man how much was it? All up was about $200. Overnight shipping. Couldn’t believe how fast it was. And. Got a WOF. She’s finally legal! Here’s some palms 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 $200 seems like a massive bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Nominal said: $200 seems like a massive bargain. Yeah quite over the moon with the whole process. Can't recommend Jesse Streeter enough tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk28 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 6 hours ago, frushez said: Yeah quite over the moon with the whole process. Can't recommend Jesse Streeter enough tbh I gotta start using him for my nz stuff... did it ship or get flown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frushez Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 10 hours ago, kirk28 said: I gotta start using him for my nz stuff... did it ship or get flown? Flown over through EMS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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