picked up a new DD, had a Skyline but the guy wanted it back all the sudden. he was a pain in the **** to deal with in general so i just said whatever

anyways, 1 of 2 Royal Saloon in the country. 7MGE automatic, 90,000km, 2nd owner since it came from japan 6 years ago. no modifications except for a new stereo and fully synthesized tuner. only goodies from Japanland left on it are some weird bumper sticker and a parking sticker on the back window. fully loaded with folding mirrors, rear power seats, front/rear AC, everything. has more buttons inside than i can figure out

older gentleman imported it and with the mileage i think a older person owned it in Japan, so its never been bagged. thing rides like a soft azz cloud lol





havent shot any good pictures yet but i'll try

 

Very cool dude!!!

 

That's sick!

 

thanks, yeah its pretty clean. just have to polish up the paint a bit, the trunk is full of swirlmarks

 

Very cool!

IMO, i'd ditch the steering wheel lock. Those are easily defeated by sawing thru the steering wheel itself.

 

oh my gawd.


Please do this up propper and make me loose millions of little litches into a polly-cotton mass suicide.

 

that pic is from the previous owners place, he lived close to the bad part of town. he gave it to me but i dont use it, he installed a remote starter and alarm on it already

just gonna keep it stock, the previous owner really wants the wheels off of it and i said he can have them if i get new ones this summer. only thing i might change. otherwise just a new windshield, get the underside rust proofed if it already isnt, and get it professionally detailed

 

What engine does it have, and how is parts availability for it?

 

It kindof reminds me of a cross between a Cressida and a 2nd? gen Acura Legend...

 

7MGE, so same as Cressida, MKIII non-turbo Supra, etc. its basically a RHD Cressida but more luxury options, i think Royal Saloon sold for about $36,000 in Japan in 1991. drivetrain parts are a direct swap but body and interior parts have to come from Japan, Australia or Africa. previous owner was really nice and imports cars himself, said if i ever need parts to just visit him to get them and let him see the car again lol

i'll try to snap some better pictures of it tomorrow, snowstorm here again

 

pretty much. Nissan made 2nd gen Maxima to compete with Cressida and Honda made Legend to compete with Cressida and Maxima and so on.

 

Does salt get used on the roads up there where you are? If so, I wouldn't drive it during winter time and have the salts wreak havoc on this car.

 

i think they quit using salt, bought it as a yearround daily though because i already have the Supra as a summer car, Supra never saw winter and saw rain 20 times in 34 years so im trying to preserve that more so. i think if i wash it twice a week in winter it'll be fine, the previous owner drove it yearround here for 6 years and never had a garage either so at least i can garage it

weathers a bit nice so i can wash it and snap some pics

 

some new pics, weather hasnt cooperated just going to get a professional shoot done when it warms up, but i got some today

interior
http://oi35.tinypic.com/180tjb.jpg

controls for the back seat (rear power seats, rear AC, rear speaker volume control)
http://oi37.tinypic.com/24buupt.jpg

parking sticker from when it was still i believe in Tokyo
http://oi35.tinypic.com/2eby3bb.jpg

bumper sticker from Japan, whatever the hell Tokyo Toyopet is lol
http://oi37.tinypic.com/xnt4yq.jpg

Japanese and Canadian under hood stickers, thankfully wasnt converted to R134a
http://oi36.tinypic.com/fa8rah.jpg

fully synthesized tuner in glovebox
http://oi38.tinypic.com/2wf4ld3.jpg

digi dash
http://oi33.tinypic.com/2isa6qh.jpg

front
http://oi35.tinypic.com/344tugg.jpg

 

Wooow I thought my friends Audi 100 was pimp with rear heated seats, ashtrays and lights.

i wouldn't even know what to do with this except admire the ampount of luxury for its age!

 

wow...incredible.

How are you getting used to not only driving on the right, but km/h as well?

 

 

you guys are the only ones in imperial measurements anymore Canada went to metric in 1978 or 79 i think. ive got a old map in the Supra from 78/79 that has a page on the switch

i never drove RHD much besides odd stuff at work, but its not that much different otherwise. only thing that screws me up still is the turn signal switch is on the right on JDM cars, and the wiper switch is on the left. its the opposite on LHD cars, so when i go to work Monday and work on LHD cars i keep getting mixed up. otherwise as you can imagine making left hand turns in rushhour sucks *****

anyways i should have some fresh pictures of it tonight, taking it to a car show tomorrow so i have to wash it and all that stuff tonight.

 

Is dat a oldschool kenwood 6042 EQ?

 

you know anything about it? i'll try to get a better picture of it, the previous owner here put that EQ in the glove box and put a old school Kenwood headunit in it

 

Nice! It was a killer unit back in the early 90's

 

Oh yeah. Right. somehow I DERPed and forgot you were in the great white North, eh. Carry on. Can't wait to see the new pics!

 

have none of my own pics of the Crown from the meet/show, for some reason i had a cluster of like 20 Asians around it. probably close to 1000 vehicles showed up, not much for old school sedans except a couple Celsior, Mark II, and the like. loooots of Skylines and Supras. got a few compliments on the Crown. G-Corporation Silvia showed up too with a for sale sign, if i had the money for that thing im sure someone i know took good pictures i can snag

got a few pictures afterwards though, might work on it tomorrow a bit and get some more. i need deep dish rims

engine


equalizer thingy

 

so someone actually did get pics of the Crown, i failed hard and never backed into my parking spot and couldnt swing around after because of the crowd buddy of mine took all these pictures so props go to him

b00sted Civic beside me

 

Looks like it's time for a 2JZ swap

 

Why would you ruin a classic?this aint riceville!these cars are big boy toys

 

Supra maybe if the timing chain did break on it but not the Crown. 7M pulls good still and the auto trans in it is surprisingly nice.

 

Putting a reliable turbo charged direct bolt in engine to make a nice car into a sleeper is rice? Are you inept or something?

Now if I said put camber on it and make the tires stretch, then I would agree with your statement sir.

 

You FAIL and im not inept,a classic is just that a CLASSIC.if he wanted turbo he would drive his supra or get a R32 or R33 but this car is a cruzer and beauty queen so respect its stature.

 

Looks like a clean car and in good shape for its age, but I guess I'm just out of the loop on this one.

 

yeah its just a luxury cruiser, dont want any down time either really with a engine swap. i save all of my big stuff for the Supra, i just bag it and if something happens and it quits on me or whatever i just get it towed home into the garage and fix it when i get the time. wish there was more i could do with the 7MGE though, little aftermarket compared to GTE.

 

latest picture of it from today



headgasket blew on it a while ago as well, was going to tear into it but my father passed away right before so i just paid a JDM specialty place to do it because i didnt want to deal with it then. only good thing is i caught it early enough that the head didnt deck, would have needed a complete engine overhaul if it was. headgasket got done, valve seals were bad, timing belt was bad, etc. big bill

washed the Supra as well, still doesnt want to run so i think im just going to take it to a restoration place next summer. that and my dad left me his Silverado 2500 beside the Crown so i have a truck again for winter, only thing that needs is a parasitic draw on the battery fixed which should be asy

 

Sorry to hear about your dad passing

 

thanks, yeah it was sudden. but knew it was coming (lung cancer)

to boot, the place that rebuilt the engine screwed up. i guess the guy had a bad day and got the camshafts backwards so it wouldnt start. they had to tear everything apart again, thankfully it doesnt damage the valves on 7MGE so i just said whatever crap happens

so far since, i dumped the trans pan because the gear oil looked pretty brown. changed the filter, got some new Bridgestone Pole Position tires, and still need to drain the pan a couple more times. got a chance to pull it to redline finally and it flies, so it might make an appearance at street legals in the next couple weeks and bore everyone with a 15 second quarter mile run

next job is fix the tail lights, moisture gets in them and the guy painted the black rubber seal really crappily for no apparent reason. he gave me what looks like Cressida taillights but i dont think they interchange so i might have to attempt to fix the current taillights until i can find a clean set from Japan or Thailand. more pics to come when i get a chance

 

newest pic of it, got caught in a bad hail storm today. roads all flooded, some being blocked off. so i chilled out in a park until things calmed down, ironically the exact same spot i coasted the Supra to when it quit last year

 

moar parts arriving , cars been in storage for winter for a few months. time to install stuff for summer

ATI Lexiclear clear timing cover



Junction Produce Fusa, my tsurikawa broke off somewhere on the highway so i need something else VIP



sourced the original starting sticker for Toyotas in Japan, mine must have been removed in Japan. small things i guess

and my worst fear, finding suspension parts



guys on an Australian site have been awesome with helping me source stuff, but had trouble finding rear shocks. went to check on the thing in storage, left rear shock is pouring out oil

after 2 hours of translating Russian websites (this gen Crown is popular in Russia for some reason ), i found the part number for Tokico shocks and was able to order a pair from Saudi Arabia. chassis parts are a nightmare to source

 

Clear timing cover ftw, that is so cool

 

clear timing cover gives you easier access to the cam gears, dont have to remove the thermostat housing anymore because its a 2 piece instead of the OEM 1 piece

 

so yet another Toyota may be making its way to me

found a 1981 Hilux 4x4 a hour away from me, 22R carb with 4spd manual. good is it has new brakes, shocks, rebuilt CV joints, new wheel bearings, and tie rods. bad is the headgasket is blown, the box is missing, trans linkage needs adjusting, and part of the frame was patched. guy daily drove it a couple of years ago but doesnt want to fix the HG, but it runs and drives for a KM before it overheats. things buried under snow in a field, he said 500 obo and he will pull it onto the highway where AMA would tow it back to my place for free.

supposed to go look at it Tuesday and if its salvageable call for a tow, looks restorable. my house is gonna look like i own a junkyard

 

wow that timing cover is sick!

hmm you going to free up some space at your place now?