Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 We have a new project! We won't share too many details until we have made some progress of our own but we have secured a project that a friend was not able to see through. Looking forward to finishing it with some of our own touches. A real credit to the hard work he has already done 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted May 7, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2022 Couple of photos from the Trademe listing. 1981 Toyota Cressida RX60 It's had a full panel and paint with all the door jambs and everything done as well as underside. JZX81 steering rack mounts and engine mount towers have been grafted onto GX60 engine crossmember and 81 rack fitted. S13 front coilovers, hubs and castor rods have been fitted up front, I'm just having some brackets made up to locate castor rods onto factory cressida body mounts Ae86 coilovers have been fitted to the rear with the E series solid rear still there. It's had a late model chaser sedan front installed and late model mark II tail lights have been grafted on. There's a 2JZGE VVTI with the gte covers fitted, W55 and a flywheel has been located to manual convert the motor. 23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 With the rear panel being modified to take late model mark II tail lights I doubt the matching garnish that houses number plate and number plate lights would fit so I'm going to take the opportunity to attempt something similar to this Inspired by Instagram user alkku_ Mine will be a bit harder due to inner inward edges on x6 tail lights having a beveled edge not 90° with the top bottom. Hoping to use two spare lights and slice them in the middle and get the bevel right on outer then glue them up 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 Have been a bit slack on this as of late, will blame the weather. Had a few weeks off from my day job and thought I would make a start on installing the new cambelt and water pump tensioner etc I had purchased. Couldn't find the washer to space the tensioner out so ordered new with a few new engine plastics also. I think I have it all to put the front of the engine back together including cam seals and front main seal These are a bit nicer than the cracked and scraped ones the car came with and cheaper than you think. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted August 31, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2022 Got the message from Aidan at Pine engineering that the wheels for this have been completed 14x8/9 A type focus spoke. The general idea for this car for those who remember is a bit of a tribute to the old gx61 two tone drift car I had Keep it 'Simple' with a fully stripped out car, 2jzge, 14s and as close to the ground as possible with no LVVTA restrictions. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted August 31, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2022 Another crucial part of the build was sourced a few weeks ago Some new or very close to fender mirrors in 037 colour. They came in toyota door mirror box's amd with a stick on chrome blank for the holes in guards so I assume we're removed upon purchasing the car in the midst of them changing to door mirror models 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 Having a look at the rear end when test fitting some wheels yesterday. Being a nz model it has the solid rear end 7.1" E series diff. I've broken a few of these behind a pre vvti 2jzge so will likely upgrade to F series maybe even G series There's a set of ae86 xyz rear coilovers which look to have a 10.5kg spring which seems way too stiff. It's also sitting on those bump stops currently so they will need to be deleted 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 This is the current state of the exterior. I need to track down a front windscreen and fit the rear one. Also needing the blue cressida/Chaser bonnet badge if anyone has something and would like to find late model bumpers There's some fettling to do on the front lights to get them to sit properly and track down the proper Chaser corner lights. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 This thing has made it into #1 garage spot somehow Will see what I can achieve in the month or so the mark ii is away for cert. This weekends mission is to unpack every box and see what is needed to keep or go to the dump. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffs_Emporium Posted September 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2022 The Alex racing seat and Tom's 320mm leather wheel that will be destined for this car 'ALEX' is a shop in Tokyo that's been around since the early 80s that looked to specialize in ae86 parts. Interesting to see it's still around today. The website seems to be more Subaru and rally orientated now 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 Advertisement for the Tom's 'comdetition' wheel 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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