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Nov 11, 2008 20:02:14 GMT
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I'D SUCK A TRAMP OFF FOR THAT CAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!excellent job ,good luck with it! ;D ;D
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yes ,it started badly ,petered off in the middle and the least said about the end the better!!!
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Nov 11, 2008 21:54:20 GMT
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I'D SUCK A TRAMP OFF FOR THAT CAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Of The Year. ROFL-COPTER ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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hitman
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great car, great project potential. I always fancied one of these with the Supra Turbo lump in it. Be a blinder.   ;D |
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 hngggggggg nice find man, really. love these! |
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MattW
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Those CROWN utes are friggen sweet!
The one thing I do NOT like about this gen of CROWNs, is that dippy bit for the turn signals and the upper grille thing. Would have looked much cleaner without them, I think.
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thats the thing I like best about 'em. A mate of mine when we were kids, his elder brother had one in saloon form with fake dual exhaust, jack up kit, that sort of thing. It was da bomb in 1981 though. |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Nov 12, 2008 12:24:58 GMT
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Nov 12, 2008 12:32:26 GMT
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think I will be needing some parts but belgium,just a bit too far me thinks  If your expecting to keep the CROWN together, I suspect you'll need to be looking further abroad than Belgium at times. I'd be snapping that offer up... |
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RA40tony
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Nov 12, 2008 13:02:31 GMT
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think I will be needing some parts but belgium,just a bit too far me thinks If your expecting to keep the CROWN together, I suspect you'll need to be looking further abroad than Belgium at times. I'd be snapping that offer up... Very true, I think most people with old J-tin (and other cars which aren't as well catered for by UK/Europe) have found that they need to look abroad for items. I'm based in Greece and so far got parts from, UK, Czech Republic, USA, Thailand and Germany. Currently looking at some seals in Oz. As far as toyotas go, USA, Oz, New Zealand and Japan are your best bets for spares/upgrades |
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1979 Toyota Celica GT. Currently Gone.
1975 Toyota Celica ST. 13x7 Allycats, "the stick" applied. 100kW 4AGE... Sold
1963 Karmann Ghia - Lo & Slo, Sold.
1965 VW Fastback - cruising
1953 Oval Ragtop, work in progress...
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cresad
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Nov 12, 2008 22:21:44 GMT
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Hi Hitman
We've got 2 '72' MS63's ( like your's ) which were in a similar if not worse condition when we got them. We've fitted the 2.8 5M engines in ours - one with the complete fuel injection and Ecu's.
While we were rebuilding them a couple of area's that were the same ( as in rotten ) on both car's were the box section's on the body at the rear - under the boot area , the chassis rails were they bend over the rear axle and the roof along the gutter and around the windows.
We found very little in the way of panels , we got one rear quarter that we used on the one we restored as original everything else we had to make. Most of the spares we've found ( ebay ) are in the States or Australia , even consumables are hard to find.
Adam
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1978 Toyota Cressida - Restored and Modified - now sold
1977 Toyota Cressida Grande Hardtop - Still working on it - now sold
1972 Toyota CROWN - Full restoration , Modified engine and auto/box - now sold
1972 Toyota CROWN - Restored , Pick up Conversion
1993 Ford Granada Cosworth 3.0 24v
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Ether
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Nov 12, 2008 22:35:27 GMT
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Belter! Great score |
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The Doctor
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Nov 12, 2008 22:48:54 GMT
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Hi Hitman We've got 2 '72' MS63's ( like your's ) which were in a similar if not worse condition when we got them. We've fitted the 2.8 5M engines in ours - one with the complete fuel injection and Ecu's. While we were rebuilding them a couple of area's that were the same ( as in rotten ) on both car's were the box section's on the body at the rear - under the boot area , the chassis rails were they bend over the rear axle and the roof along the gutter and around the windows. We found very little in the way of panels , we got one rear quarter that we used on the one we restored as original everything else we had to make. Most of the spares we've found ( ebay ) are in the States or Australia , even consumables are hard to find. Adam parts for CROWNs are HARD to find. That was THE main reason why i didn't buy the belgian estate i meantioned earlier. The car stood for 14 years orso, brakes VERY seized. And you can't find ANY brake refurbish part. EVER. |
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hitman
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Nov 18, 2008 23:04:38 GMT
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The Doctor
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Nov 19, 2008 10:02:20 GMT
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the CROWN i saw in belgium had EXACTLY the same rot in the roof!  |
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cresad
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Nov 20, 2008 21:45:24 GMT
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Hi
We've just finished a full restoration on one of these and it had exactly the same rust on the roofline. What a pain that was to repair. It had gone down both sides and around the windscreen.
We ended up taking the gutter off then repaired the panels underneath before replacing with parts we made.
Adam
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1978 Toyota Cressida - Restored and Modified - now sold
1977 Toyota Cressida Grande Hardtop - Still working on it - now sold
1972 Toyota CROWN - Full restoration , Modified engine and auto/box - now sold
1972 Toyota CROWN - Restored , Pick up Conversion
1993 Ford Granada Cosworth 3.0 24v
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hitman
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Dec 16, 2012 20:07:25 GMT
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I love these old J cars, if and when you get the time what would be your plans? not updated for a while but now well into moding CROWN |
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Last Edit: Oct 12, 2016 17:37:55 GMT by hitman
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hitman
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Jan 17, 2013 23:25:02 GMT
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Last Edit: Oct 15, 2016 23:23:27 GMT by hitman
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unitybonez
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Jan 21, 2013 16:01:30 GMT
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One of my dream cars. I'm so fond on Japanese classics, but here in italy they are rarer than any other car. This is one of my favorites. Excuse me if its been posted alrready but I'm at work and filters block all image sharing sites / tinypic.    In my opinion these things need to be slammed. Either on hydraulics and skinny whites or coilovers and deep as curse word rims on silly stretched rubber. I'm sorta jelous Do it justice. |
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Last Edit: Jan 21, 2013 16:03:35 GMT by unitybonez
Sent from my ouiji board.
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hitman
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Nov 15, 2014 22:27:46 GMT
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been a while since ive had chance to get on with this but started on roof  its bad "REAL BAD" but it will not beat me  |
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Tell us more about the 2.0l AWD conversion - what are you using - GT4 Celica ? or non-Toyota based ?
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I'm IMMORTAL - well so far !!
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;D
getin bit full in teh garage ;Dcould prob squeeze a 126 fiat in though
